Mrs. Mondello's Kindergarten: Week 25 & 26

Last week we learned about where we live. Students learned the names and shapes of all seven continents. We learned the continent song!!! It was lots of fun.

We then turned our focus to "Me on the Map." We discussed North American, The United States of America, Massachusetts, and Burlington. Pleas be sure your child knows his or her own address as we will be sending invitations and writing our address on a picture of our homes.

In preparation for the Legoland field trip we spent lots of time building, and discussing spring weather. However, a large portion of class time was spent making the connection between our Social Studies unit and the Lego "Mini Boston Museum." We read the beloved classic Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey looked for all of the landmarks in the story and then read Journey Around Boston from A to Z by Martha Aschock. Students became familiar with several landmarks around our states capital and were able to appreciate seeing the " Mini Lego" versions at Legoland.

This week we launched a comprehensive literacy unit on pond life with a focus on insects. Students have been learning how to conduct research and write nonfiction text.We are off and learning about insects...We introduced an Observation station for all of our new creepy crawlers: tadpoles, caterpillars and ladybugs.The writer's of room 177 have been busy taking notes and turning the notes into text. We learned to organize information and check facts for accuracy. As research writer's we are learning to ask questions and use resources like; books, an ipad, photos and videos to get the answers. Mrs. Small has been in class supporting this project and providing appropriately leveled library books. Thanks Mrs. Small your help has been wonderful.