Kindergarten Makes Patterns

Identifying patterns is an essential skill taught throughout the kindergarten year. This important skill transfers to every area of the curriculum. Patterns are found in math, reading, science, music, art, dance and poetry. A fun way to reinforce these skills is by having students draw their own patterns.

Kindergarten students listened to the funny story Pattern Fish by Trudy Harris. They were then challenged to create their own pattern fish using the drawing program Early Learning Toolkit. The students are very independent with the program using all the tools, selecting different templates, and printing to a selected printer.

Here are some wonderful examples:

Keyboarding Introduction in 2nd Grade

This week, second grade students were introduced to the online program, Dance Mat Typing. Created by BBC schools, this program exposes children ages 7-11 to the concept of touch typing. While keyboarding skills take years to develop, it is important to expose students to proper posture along with hand placement. Student will proceed through lessons independently at their own pace during the school day in their classrooms. Skills will also be reviewed during lab lessons the rest of the year. The students are encouraged to practice at home too.