Perfect Square--Kindergarten Activity

It has been a while since I've posted anything on here.  With Book Fair at the end of April, it has been a nonstop roller coaster.  It is hard to believe that we have just a few weeks left of school!  I'm going to be posting quite a bit in the next few weeks because we have a lot of activities happening and being introduced.

One of the nominated books for the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award is Perfect Square by Michael Hall.  Click here for a summary on Goodreads.  I just loved this book!  It's a very fast read, but the kids have fallen in love with it.  After reading it and see what things the square could be made into, I gave each student a square.  I told them that they could cut, tear, rip, crinkle, wrinkle, or whatever they wanted to do to change their square into something else.  I gave them glue, so they could put the pieces together.  Then, if they wanted, they could get a piece of paper to mount it on.  After they finished, I let them use crayons to add details, if they wanted.

I was amazed at how creative my Kindergarten students were with this activity!  I wanted to show off a few of their creations.  I used a tech tool called Animoto.  It is a really neat tool to share photo or illustrations.  There is a free version, all you have to do is set up an account.  You can email the "movies" or embed them like I have done here.  Hope you enjoy them.

Keep checking back for updated information.

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda 

Make your own photo slideshow at Animoto.

Make your own slideshow at Animoto.