Rocking in Our Kindergarten Shoes
Mrs. Schmidt's Kindergarten Update
Upcoming Events
April 7th Animal Research & Oral Presentations Due (see below)
Monday, April 10th Dad's send in your $7 for special gift for mom.
April 13th Egg Drop 1:30 with buddy class.
April 14th & 17th Holiday-No School
April 27th Zoo Field Trip to the Frank Buck Zoo in Gainesville 8:30-2:00
Snack & Specials Calendar for April
Animals Research & Oral Presentation (Kindergarten Style)
We will be studying animals during April and will be learning about habitats, body coverings, family groups, what they eat, how they move along with other information. We have used the Internet to learn about subjects we have questions on at times throughout the year. We have also used non-fiction books throughout the year to gather information on different subjects.
One of the goals for kindergarteners is to be able to get information from different sources and to learn from visual aids, conversations, and reading sources. In order to accomplish this goal, the kids are going to need to do some work from home. Your child’s homework this week and next is to research an animal then make a presentation on that animal. Your child can make a poster, book, diorama, Google Doc, Chatterpix app, or some other form of visual presentation. Please help your child locate information on the animal he/she chooses. You can use the Internet, library, or books you have at home. Be creative. Consider an animal that others might not think of. Discuss whether the animal is a mammal, oviparous, reptile, etc. Discuss the types of homes they have, what part of our world does the animal live in and the foods they eat. Discuss the life cycle and any other information that you feel would be important in the report to fully describe the animal.
All projects will be due by Friday, April 7th. We will begin our presentations as soon as the projects start coming in and will present two projects a day until we have seen all projects. We will then display all of the presentations for a while to use as story starters.
When you child brings in his/her project they can bring a written report that I can read or a book they would like me to read to the class but the kids also need to be ready to give a short oral presentation on what they learned while researching their animal.
Have fun (I suspect the opening title put old college fears in the hearts of a few)! This is a learning process for the kids to see that information can be obtained from numerous sources then shared with others.
I look forward to seeing all of the projects. Thank you, Mrs. Schmidt