Day 2
Schedule "routine" items for day 2:
Playground rules, quiet sign, attention getter ("bump-ba-da-bump-bump" is the only one I use), clean up bell, fire drill, morning meeting, and jobs. I also had to re-teach how to use the sink and the process for washing hands before snack. Day 3 may include another round of this- I really want to get the sink routine under control before I spend the entire year cleaning up puddles and running out of paper towels.
Activites for day 2:
After reading Wemberly Worried we talked about things we worry about in Kindergarten. Students drew a picture of his/her Kindergarten worry, again with the option to write words if they were ready. Here's a link if you're interested: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By1GkRIpToipY0EtNG5mclFySk0/edit?usp=sharing
The second must-do for Day 2 was the start of a project using the Kissing Hand. This project will take a few days. Before working on this project students explored scissors. We talked about how to safely use scissors and then students were asked to cut a piece of paper into strips. This is a great way to quickly tell who has used scissors before and who will need hand-over-hand support for a while. The first part of the Kissing Hand project was to cut out a tracing of his/her hand (I did the tracing).
One other teacher must-do is to take the class outside for photos on the playground. I love the colors of the playground! Make sure that you take your class outside when no other class is using the playground. I have my class sit in the shade so that each picture is of only the child and some of the playground. I do this again at the end of the year (for the slide show). The beginning of the year photos are used in the Art Gallery, hanging next to each child's self portrait spot all year.
Books for day 2:
Day 2 "things to send home":
The only items I sent home at the end of Day 2 were from the school.
Good luck everyone!
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