Waddle we do...

We had a waddle of fun this week with our penguin unit!

Finally NEPA is starting to feel like winter.

Students in Kindergarten enjoyed their first ever early dismissal and late starts.

I for one was also very excited to finally sleep in mid week :)

This week we were still able to enjoy our penguin unit to its fullest.

Just like every other week we started with conversations about what we know about penguins.

We completed this adorable craft where students practiced labeling the different parts of a penguin.

They came out great!

I took part of a TPT unit found here

We also read several fact books ... here are just a few:

I incorporated some measuring into our Penguin unit with this fun craft.

Instead of focusing on patterns in the penguins scarf we wrote down the two colors we used to make our pattern.

These came out adorable and after completing the activity we read

I am Pangoo the Penguin

by: Satomi Ichikawa

This is an adorable story about a penguin who is looking to find his place.

I loved how this lil guy also wore a scarf much like the one we made in our measuring project.

This week we also read

Tacky the Penguin

by: Helen Lester

Tacky was an odd bird but his unique characteristics saved the penguins!

As a group we talked about how our unique qualities make us great!

Lastly we read

One Cool Friend

by: Toni Buzzeo

This story was all about a well mannered little boy who gets a penguin as a pet.

The story was a great way to talk about how to be a cool friend!

Here is a worksheet we worked on

Check out some of the other things we have been doing in math

Ten Bears on a Bus

download here

Students conducted a shape walk around the room where they found objects of different shapes and drew them in their books. They found some great things to share with one another.

Here is the shape book I made

Here is a little freebie I worked on for my team.

Roll and Records for each month!!

Enjoy:)