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| Arionna made a car using KidPix. |
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| Dallas made a train using KidPix. |
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| Kindergarten learning to left click. |
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| Mac responds to an eBook. |
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| Building our working memory with a game is fun! |
Thursday, October 5, 2017
A Few Pictures
What's Happening
This year our paraprofessional helpers had to be taken out of our rooms to work with students on reading and math. Most of our classes are smaller, but it's been a challenge to get to help every student as they need it. I'll be doing a lot less with kids, but I know they will still learn something this year. I'm excited to tell you about their first few weeks with me. Read on....
Kindergarten
Week 1 and 2 worked on logging in with our secret username and password. Shhhh! It's a secret! 🙊
Students are also learning to click once on the left. If they right-click, they are working on how to problem solve what to do. Week 3 we are creating our own picture using the Kidpix drawing program. This is a program that we have purchased at school. We heard the words "tools" and "toolbars". Kids have time to explore drawing, making shapes, using a fill bucket, stamping and working with clipart which the program calls stickers and finally animation.
1st Grade
The first week of school we reviewed internet safety and classroom procedures. Then we practiced using our Kidpix drawing program. Next we created a word search online, printed a copy and played the interactive version online with a friend. The last two weeks, we have spent some time on the United For Literacy & Epic websites discovering what awesome books and learning videos we have available online. Taking the time to practice eBook and Video features is a must and the kids LOVE it!
2nd Grade
Like 1st grade, we spent the first week of school reviewing internet safety and classroom procedures. This proves very helpful when kids see open chat rooms on the popular programs such as Roblox. In the following weeks we added lessons on how to access our own keyboarding account, Google Classroom and a math favorite for kids, Prodigy. Last week we practiced keyboarding with proper hand placement. This week we are using a Google browser extension called "Talkie" to help us read text that may be difficult for us at this grade level. I'm having students read an article from Dogonews (a news site for kids that reads the article to the students as it highlights the words being read) then they are taking a quiz using Google Forms to answer question based on the article. We are using Talkie to read the question to us if we need help. This extension will help make high interest reading very accessible to our young readers.
In addition to the daily lesson plans, students are beginning to work on their "Working Memory" with me. They are echoing strings of numbers being said to them that will help when lots of directions are given and it helps with personal passwords.
1st Grade
The first week of school we reviewed internet safety and classroom procedures. Then we practiced using our Kidpix drawing program. Next we created a word search online, printed a copy and played the interactive version online with a friend. The last two weeks, we have spent some time on the United For Literacy & Epic websites discovering what awesome books and learning videos we have available online. Taking the time to practice eBook and Video features is a must and the kids LOVE it!
2nd Grade
Like 1st grade, we spent the first week of school reviewing internet safety and classroom procedures. This proves very helpful when kids see open chat rooms on the popular programs such as Roblox. In the following weeks we added lessons on how to access our own keyboarding account, Google Classroom and a math favorite for kids, Prodigy. Last week we practiced keyboarding with proper hand placement. This week we are using a Google browser extension called "Talkie" to help us read text that may be difficult for us at this grade level. I'm having students read an article from Dogonews (a news site for kids that reads the article to the students as it highlights the words being read) then they are taking a quiz using Google Forms to answer question based on the article. We are using Talkie to read the question to us if we need help. This extension will help make high interest reading very accessible to our young readers.
In addition to the daily lesson plans, students are beginning to work on their "Working Memory" with me. They are echoing strings of numbers being said to them that will help when lots of directions are given and it helps with personal passwords.
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