Writing in Kindergarten

Writing in Kindergarten

We are learning to writing!

Learning to write takes time and practice and looks different for every student. In kindergarten, we usually begin by writing the letters that are important to us, such as the letters in our name. Later, as we learn more letters and sounds, we begin to write the beginning sounds we hear in the words we are trying to write. Once we start to get comfortable writing beginning sounds, we can start using the beginning and end sounds or the dominant sounds we hear. Eventually, we hope to be able to put those words together and make a sentence!

After the winter break, the boys and girls were asked to think about one special thing they did when they weren’t at school. Next, we used our shapes to draw a picture and tried our best to add lots of details. After drawing, students were encouraged to label their picture and try to write a sentence. Students did an excellent job with this challenge and are continuing to build on their skills with the teacher. 

Here are a few examples of our writing:

Writing is something we want the boys and girls to love doing and we encourage them to tell their stories through writing. No matter where your child is in their writing, it is important to encourage them to keep trying their best. :) 

Gingerbreads continued..

After building, drawing and discussing our Gingerbread people with our peers, we realized that they all had different details making them special and unique- just like us!

       

 

Unfortunately, just like the little Gingerbread boy in the story, our Gingerbreads were very tricky and they ran away!

To solve this problem, boys and girls created missing posters of their own unique Gingerbreads. First they drew a picture and added important details, such as ribbons/icing, buttons, nose and more. Then, they coloured using colours that make sense. Last, they made a checklist of what they’re Gingerbread had on its body.

 

After creating our “Missing” Posters, we practiced building our oral language by talking about the different parts of their Gingerbread person with some of the older students at our school who might help us look for them. Boys and girls were challenged to use descriptive words, such as colours and shapes, to be on target when sharing.

  

After talking with our buddies, we learned that our Gingerbreads were hiding in the learning commons! Luckily, we were able to catch our Gingerbreads before they ran away again.

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Have a very safe and happy winter break! We look forward to seeing you back at school on Tuesday, January 7th!