Inch by Inch!

 

                                   Worms!

What do you do when your class finds worms on the playground? In my classroom, you build worm habitats, grab the worm books off the shelf, turn worms into math, and more. 

We started by reading another classic by Leo Lionni, Inch by Inch. We made our inchworms from playdough and compared sizes with our table teams. I brought a "super worms" cup to feed our pet tarantula, Ms. Webbington. After investigating the superworms, we determined how many she needed each week. We were also surprised that our cup stated that fifty worms were inside, but after counting each one, we had sixty. Bugs, kids, and counting. Too much fun. 

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Ms. Webbington eats two super worms a week, and we learned that she needs eight worms a month to be happy. Since we had so many extra worms, we shared them with Toto, a visiting box turtle. She enjoyed her tasty treat.

                                                              Math and Nature Rock!

Counting Carrots!

 Springtime is the best time of year in kindergarten. Everything starts coming together, and the Bunnies can do so much independently. After lunch, one day, my desk was covered with the leftover carrots that no one seemed to enjoy. We quickly turned this into some math and reading fun. 

We read the classic book, The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss, and then went outside to plant carrot seeds of our own. After all, we're Kinder Bunnies, so carrots should be our favorite snack. I passed out the carrot sticks and asked the students to create different carrot combinations. Check out what we came up with. Afterward, we washed the carrots and gobbled them up.

Remember, you're a counting star!