Category Archives: Kindergarten

Chinese New Year Lesson

Posted on January 18, 2012 by middletonb

I show students our Chinese lion puppet and we choose a name for it. My favorite so far is “Lena” although the boy who suggested “Hello Kitty” got lots of laughs. Next we read the book, Chinatown by William Low, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese New Year | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Hopper and Wilson Newspaper Sailor Hats

Posted on December 2, 2011 by middletonb

The 2011 book, Hopper and Wilson by Maria van Lieshout, is about an elephant and mouse that set sail in a newspaper sailor hat boat to see the end of the world. Kindergarten students made a simple sailor hat before I read the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sailor Hats | Tagged | Leave a comment

Having Fun with Books

Posted on November 4, 2011 by middletonb

A group of kindergarteners bounced into the library like a bunch of baboons. Arms and legs seemed to be everywhere. One girl  did a spin before sitting down, reveling in the swish of her skirt. Another boy jumped before splatting … Continue reading →

Posted in Jungle Drums, Kindergarten | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

ABC Book with Foss Unit on Trees

Posted on October 25, 2011 by middletonb

Kindergarteners put together an ABC book based on a lesson in Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi’s book, Nonfiction Craft Lessons, and tied it in with the Foss Unit on trees. I printed off vocabulary words and photos to go with … Continue reading →

Posted in ABC book | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Pete the Cat

Posted on November 20, 2010 by middletonb

Our reading teacher told me about the book, Pete the Cat, by Eric Litwin, and sent this hysterical link that shows a little girl who has memorized the book and is singing it with what looks like an upside down colandar … Continue reading →

Posted in Kindergarten, Pete the Cat | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Head, Body, Legs

Posted on October 8, 2010 by middletonb

This lesson is for kindergarteners and ties in with their social studies unit titled, All About Me, where they gain knowledge of individual development and study basic external body parts. I read the silly book, Head, Body, Legs: A story from Liberia … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Me unit, Kindergarten, Lessons | Tagged | Leave a comment

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Posted on September 15, 2010 by middletonb

Kindergarteners remind me of bobbleheads. Watch the 7 second video of a bubbly boy who is so excited for his turn to use the interactive whiteboard. He is third in line which is why the girl next to him says “no.”   … Continue reading →

Posted in Harold and the Purple Crayon | Tagged , | Leave a comment