When we go back to school on Monday (yes, I am doing my best to enjoy every last minute of the last few days of holiday), we will be chatting about new year's goals.
A resolution is a pretty heavy thing to put on a 5 year old's shoulders (heck, it's pretty heavy for an adult), so we talk about making a goal for the new year. Somehow a goal seems much more manageable than a resolution. And making goals is a prescribed learning outcome for kindergarten in BC.
Making a new year's goal requires the wearing of a silly hat.
Goals are brainstormed, thought about, formulated and shared. Maybe a little bit of A -B partner talk. (I always love hearing about their goals - some of the kidlets show some real self knowledge in the things they want to get better at.)
Then we print them. You know the drill; some kidlets print on their own, some need help sounding out words or with letter formation, some kids print over my yellow marker lines and some do the talking and I do the scribing.
Glue on the portrait. Put the glue around the perimeter of the picture. A dot in the middle will just not do the trick.
Bling up the paper. Markers. Maybe even some glitter. I might be able to be persuaded.
Onto the bulletin board (they look so empty without all our Christmas creations) and then into a class book.
What are your goals for 2013? Mine is one little word.
A resolution is a pretty heavy thing to put on a 5 year old's shoulders (heck, it's pretty heavy for an adult), so we talk about making a goal for the new year. Somehow a goal seems much more manageable than a resolution. And making goals is a prescribed learning outcome for kindergarten in BC.
Making a new year's goal requires the wearing of a silly hat.
And a Happy New Year 2013 photo shoot.
Then we print them. You know the drill; some kidlets print on their own, some need help sounding out words or with letter formation, some kids print over my yellow marker lines and some do the talking and I do the scribing.
Glue on the portrait. Put the glue around the perimeter of the picture. A dot in the middle will just not do the trick.
Bling up the paper. Markers. Maybe even some glitter. I might be able to be persuaded.
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Onto the bulletin board (they look so empty without all our Christmas creations) and then into a class book.
What are your goals for 2013? Mine is one little word.
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You didn't tell me you were going to enter glitterland!! And it is even after Christmas!
ReplyDeleteNever promised. I have to be persuaded. :)
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I love it Sandi! I'm doing this cause I never do anything really fun for New Years (at school, that is). I'm also going to do this cute little penguin activity from Traci at Dragonflies in First. I think it's worth looking at too:)
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I went over to visit Dragonflies in First. Those are pretty cute little penguins :)
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