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11 thoughts on “Kindergarten Day”
If anyone here has not done this I highly recommend it. I do a variation on K-day.
I have show and tell instead of reading. This allows students to share a bit of themselves. They bring an object, it could be ordinary or special–it doesnt matter. I get a bit of information from the student then I present the object providing them some of the language. Then I open it up for studnets. While moments of the “pure land” are few, it allows students to unwind and also allows for some good NT. Afterwards, I get the text from the “reporter” (the writer of non-fiction texts) and we will do some of the various reading activities.
OMG for me everyday (often all day) is Kindergarten Day (though I teach 1st thru 4th).
I find that adults who come to observe get totally sucked in to the story.
Props and rejoinders for predictable pattern books help keep the lesson engaging. Of course staying right there at the rug and re-enacting a scene after the reading (again and again – different actors – I narrate) is their fave.
TONS OF INPUT!
A great comment from a great champion, our Alisa.
Alisa how do you use rejoinders? I had them on a small hard poster for each one. I would show have it for students to lift up to be engaged–plus they didn’t have to say anything just lift it up. Im curious how they work in with your kiddos.
I just read the French translation of Green Eggs and Ham to my 8th graders, it went great, so relaxed, they ended up joining in on the repeated “et quand je dis non, c’est non!” line and we did NO follow up anything so it was no pressure. A really nice break.
Yes. I did the SAME story. A student had a copy in FRENCH. Oh course I still simplified. Is there a good list for K day storytime?
I just had kids bring in their favorite childhood books.
Great choice on books, Carly. And who cares if it’s the English version, since they only look at the pictures. I preferred the REALLY simple books. Brown Bear is my favorite. (“Brown Bear, what do you see?” by Bill Martin, Jr.).
Those were great days and now I regret not doing more KD’s, like one a week every Friday. But it had to compete with WCTG. Too many options!
Oh I have the French translation! It’s one of the better Dr Seuss translations I think!
So usually at the beginning, a gesture prompts an oral rejoinder. But then the Ss get used to knowing when to use the rejoinder from the illustrations and/or from the story action. So when the mouse opens the door and there’s a tomato sitting on the toilet, they all shout, “Qué verguenza!” How embarrassing!
I don’t use written rejoinder posters with the 1-2s. I do have some general rejoinder posters in the room that if I remember, I point to, for the kids to say chorally. Lil kids like the choral stuff. Words like, ¡Qué ridículo! or ¡Claro que sí! (Of course!)
Does that help?
Yes. Gracias