CALENDAR

Every day the Kindergarten class will 'do' the calendar.  Calendar is a very important tool for learning math, science, numbers order, patterns, and more!

Each day during calendar the students:

Practice the days of the week
Practice the months of the year
Locate Today, Tomorrow, and Yesterday on the calendar
Choose the weather symbol for the day
Add the next number to the 100's chart
Count to that number
Count backwards from 20
Show the day's number in the place value chart
Show the day's number in tally marks (counting by 5's)
Write the day's number on the number line  (later used for adding/subtracting)
Tally any new teeth that may have fallen out since the day before  :)

The day's number shows how many days of school we have had so far this year.  This is a very important responsibility the Kindergarten class has is to know this number!  Older students do come and ask at random times.  We are also expected to let the whole school know when we are getting near the 100th day of school!  This is one way our class contributes!

By the end of the year we will also use the 100's chart for skip counting.  We will count by 10's, then 5's and eventually even by 2's!!!!!  It is amazing how this simple classroom tool can be so full of learning!