Math Menu (Workshop)

Today was our first day of Math Menu and it was a success! After a brief explanation of how it works each small group took off with their different activities and were engaged! Here is what our anchor chart looks like!

The anchor chart is up on the whiteboard so everyone can see. Then each small group (no more than three students) gets a Math Workshop Map. They take these maps with them to each station. The blue star is always me at my horseshoe table (it actually required me to clean it off SCARY!). The yellow hexagon, green triangle and orange square are always Mrs. Bahr working on PNOA skills (counting to 50, counting backwards from 17, one-to-one correspondence etc.). The red trapezoid, black rectangle and purple circle are different activities each small group gets to explore independently.

So far it has been working seamlessly! (Only one day, but I am an optimist!) The true test will be how it goes tomorrow (and the rest of the year :-D)!

I definitely have the best view in the house! I always LOVE looking up and seeing them working so hard! Truly an amazing class!

Hope you had a great Monday! I know we did!

Love,

Miss Brehm

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Day TWO!

Day two is truly wonderful! We have so much fun together! Today we started working on our first classroom book and WOW it's going to be AMAZING! So many beautiful illustrators and creative thinkers in this class. Also today we completed our first of many Math and Writing rotations. It's been a busy busy busy day! Now to the fun stuff. It's always said that pictures speak much louder than words and I agree 100%. So here are the pictures from our magnificent day TWO! Right after lunch we went outside to explore our school garden with Nurse Amy! We picked marigold seeds which we are going to plant in our classroom! Check out all the fun we had! It was a busy day indeed, but so much fun! I can't wait for tomorrow! Love, Miss Brehm

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Sunshine Chair

This is our Sunshine Chair! It is a very special place in our classroom where friends can go to relax, regroup, think and feel safe. In our classroom anyone can go and sit in the sunshine chair any time they want. Friends also may be invited to sit in the sunshine chair. While sitting in the chair friends are able to watch Zogika and calm their minds. It is not just for students! I myself have used the chair once or twice when I am feeling frustrated, sad or if I just need some space. I do this to model the expectations for how to use the sunshine chair, to identify feelings and to help friends self regulate. Also so friends know that it is not a time out chair or take a break chair. Feel free to stop by anytime and check out this amazing space in our classroom! Love, Miss Brehm

Miss Brehm's Kindergarten Classroom

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