It's a week of races, challenges, and fun, fun, fun in Kindergarten!
May 5th is Kodomo No Hi or Children's Day. To celebrate this, the Blue team had their photos taken in front of the Koinobori or carp streamer picture which is the symbol for that day.
The Blue Team also made different kinds of ships for the unit How We Organize Ourselves. We’ve already tried if some of the ships can float. Since many ships have been created this week, we will try them at Rokko Island river after the holidays to see if they will float!
The Yellow Team had an eventful week learning about different forms of transportation and how they work.
We invited Mr. Lubin Nepomuceno — an avid toy car collector, teacher, and artist — to talk about his passion. He shared how transportation can be a hobby, a form of art, and entertainment. He also prepared a race track for the children to enjoy and use for their diecast cars! It was definitely a fun experience to learn about transportation from the perspective of others!
The children also learned how important teamwork is through a railroad challenge. They were asked to create a working railroad that goes into a continuous loop to add to our diorama in the classroom. Look what they came up with!
We have also been learning about the importance of street signs and how they keep pedestrians and drivers safe. We made different traffic signs that we’ve placed in different areas in the classroom. After the break, we will use them to for games that will teach us how each sign works!
The Yellow Team also inquired on water transportation this week. They explored and experimented on different materials to see what they could use to design a boat that will float and travel short distances. We tested wood, cloth, and metal. Some sank and some floated. The children shared their observations, came up with theories, and suggestions on how to tweak the experiment:
“The wood we used is too heavy, let’s try a lighter one.”
“The metal sinks but maybe a different shape will float.”
After the break, we will design, create, and test our boats to see if they will work based on their experiment!
For Math, the students finally gathered the answers of the school community on the different ways we go to school. They created a chart to organize the information that they’ve collected.
It was a fun-filled week of learning in Kindergarten! Have a wonderful Golden Week break, everyone.
Your Kindergarten teachers,
Pam and Azusa
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