What did you do in kindergarten today?

When you ask,"What did you do in Kindergarten today?" and the answer is "Nothing..."

Here's what they really mean --

Read the morning message together and practiced the words "Dear Class" and "Love, Mrs. Spencer"

Found out the difference between a word and a letter.  Counted letters in a word.

Said the pledge to the flag

Listened to stories/poems -- "I Love my White Shoes" and "Rocking in My School Shoes" and "Mary Wore Her Red Dress" and “Jazzbo and Googy”

Sang and learned motion to several songs

Practiced air writing Pp and Qq and heard a song and story about Peter Puppy and Quarrelsome Queen

Sorted long and short names

Explored math stations and learned 4 ways to show the number 7

Learned about the calendar and named days, months, and seasons

Cut and glued pictures beside their first sound

Practiced saying the rules of the classroom

Practiced 3 ways to read a book

Visited the library and learned the procedure for checking out a book

Found out about different voice levels in the classroom

Colored a picture of Golden Girl and tried to stay in the lines

Used a whiteboard and markers to write

Sang a song about counting to 100

Practiced reading and spelling "red" “the” and “go”in a song

Walked quietly in a line

Carried my own tray, said my number and ate lunch in the lunchroom

Cooperated with a partner to use math manipulatives

Told the teacher which letters and sounds I recognized

Sat in one spot and read a book quietly for 3 minutes

Compared shapes to see how they were alike and different

Went to the gym for PE or art or music or computer lab

This is NOT your mama's kindergarten!!  There is a lot to learn this year, and you will be amazed at all they will accomplish in the next 169 days of school!