Reading, Writing, and Math

An important part of building a community is learning each other's names. When we can do a community-building activity that also presents itself as a reading, writing, and math lesson, we are in luck! This past week, students have been working on making their own books, called "Kindergarten Friends Book." Students glued pictures and names of each of their classmates into their books and then had to carefully trace and write their friends' names.  Students had to know that there are 17 kindergartners in our class and had to keep track of whose name would come next in alphabetical order.  While keeping track of the pages, students had to read and become more familiar with each other's names. Just the act of putting glue on the paper presented some challenges for students! Now that our books are completed, students will take turns reading the books to our class. After we practice reading the books in the classroom, we will be sending them home as optional reading homework.  For students who want more of a challenge, they can practice writing their friends' names again on another piece of paper.

Posted on September 13, 2007 4:03 PM | Permalink