Mrs. Atkin's Kindergarten: Africa, High School Visit, and Gardening!

This past week we have been working on creating a map of Africa for our hallway. We were also visited by some High School students and they shared how important and fun reading can be and each student was given a book. We were able to spend some time outside in our garden as well. It was a very busy week in Kindergarten!

We have been continuing our study of Cameroon and Tanzania and this week we learned about a couple of tribes native to these countries and how they build their homes and what types of clothing they wear as well as what languages they speak. In learning about these countries our students have decided they wanted to create a map for the hallway showing Africa and showing the two countries we have chosen to study. This is what they have completed so far! They have got a great start on the deserts and have completed Madagascar.

The High School students that came to visit read the students a story, "Oh, The Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss and the students were able to ask them all kinds of questions about the story and about themselves. Then they had the students write and draw about where they would like to go. They had a great time visiting with the High School students and were so excited to receive a book of their own.

This year our friends decided to plant Sweet Peppers, Onions, and Lettuce. We spent some time digging up our garden and adding in some new soil. Then we were able to plant our seeds! We can't wait to see our garden grow.