Below is an overview of some of the centre activities that were designed and implemented during practicum in a Kindergarten classroom:
Subtraction Activities
Students were provided with collaborative, open-ended activities to apply their skills related to subtraction. Below are some of the activities students could choose from:
-Subtraction Ladder: Students self-selected a partner would engage by rolling a giant foam die and then jump their way down the ladder from 20 to 0. The first student to hop down to zero wins!
-Subtraction Bowling: At this popular centre, students and their partner would play a modified version of bowling. Students were responsible for keeping score for one another and practiced crossing out bowling pins as they were knocked over.
-Tower Race: A pair of students each builds a tower of ten unifix cubes, students roll one die and remove the corresponding number of cubes. The first to remove all cubes from their tower wins!
-Reverse War: Lower card wins the war!
–Popper Board Race: Students take turns rolling two die and find the difference between the two die (ie. 6-4=2). Then students get to pop the corresponding number on the board. First student to fill their board wins!
Dinosaur and Insect Activities
To conclude the thematic lessons related to the Dinosaur Unit and the Insect Unit, students had the choice of the following activities to further their understanding:
-Loose parts to create stories and scenarios involving dinosaurs/insects
-3D and 2D puzzles
-Bonus activity sheets, colouring sheets, and bookmarks
-Memory/matching activities
-Pattern block outlines to create dinosaurs/insects
-Choice of theme focused books
100th Day of School Activities
To celebrate the 100th day of school, students participated and rotated through the following structured activities:
-100 Stamps Booklet: Practice counting by 10’s. Students are challenged to put ten stamps per page to reach 100.
-Sort 100 Objects: Using the provided sorting guide, students are challenged to put ten objects in each bubble to reach 100 objects total. *Option to collaborate with a partner.
-Draw 100 Gumballs: Using a gumball template and colourful markers, students are challenged to draw 100 gumballs.
-Make 100: Using a template and sharing pattern blocks, students are challenged to create the number 100.
-Race to 100: With a partner from their table group, students choose a colour different from their partner. Then students take turns rolling a die and colour in the corresponding number of boxes until they reach 100.