Seesaw is a powerful tool that helps teachers find, assign, and create lessons that truly support student learning. Let’s take a closer look at how to navigate Seesaw’s libraries and make the most of its features in your classroom.
Exploring Seesaw’s Libraries
Seesaw offers four main libraries to help you discover lessons and activities:
- Seesaw Library: Packed with research-based, ready-to-assign, dynamic lessons & activities organized by subject
- Community Library: Free, vetted, teacher-created activities from Seesaw Ambassadors and Seesaw Certified Educators
- My School & District Library: Collections and activities built and curated for use by your own district experts.
- My Library: Lessons and activities that you have saved for easy access later, or activities you have created.
These libraries make it simple to find the content you need for your students. To explore, just tap the ‘Explore Libraries’ button, choose a subject tile, and start browsing lessons.
Understanding Lesson Components
Once you’ve explored the libraries, you can dive deeper into the lessons themselves. Seesaw’s lessons are consistently structured and research-based, helping teachers and students feel confident about the content.
You’ll learn how to use lesson features to support your classroom goals, leverage available resources, and create smooth, effective learning experiences for your students.
Assigning Lessons & Activities
After exploring the libraries and lessons, it’s time to bring the content into your classroom. Seesaw makes assigning work flexible and straightforward. You can assign an entire lesson to your whole class, an individual activity to a specific student, or anything in between.
Tips & Tricks: Check out Seesaw’s Daily Routines – short, meaningful activities that build foundational skills, support emotional wellness, and help monitor understanding! The Daily Feelings Check In is perfect for any age and and can be used at the start of the year, the beginning or end of a unit, or any time you want to check in with your students.
Creating Your Own Activities
While Seesaw’s libraries offer a wealth of ready-to-use lessons, sometimes you may want to design activities that match your classroom goals. Creating your own Seesaw activities is simple—and powerful! Whether you want a basic template or an interactive, multimodal lesson, Seesaw’s tools make it easy to build activities that engage your students.
Seesaw makes it easy to bring engaging, research-based content into your classroom while giving you the flexibility to tailor activities for your students. By exploring the libraries, diving into lessons, and creating your own activities, you’ll be ready to start the school year with confidence and creativity.
Now it’s your turn—explore, assign, and create, and watch your students thrive with Seesaw!
