Creating and using common behavioral and academic language across grade levels within our schools increases success and accessibility through repetition and consistency. SIOP has taught us that visual cues provide needed support… Continue reading "Using Common Icons in Seesaw"
I’m an advocate for teaching children coding. From our 5 year olds sitting anxiously on carpet squares, to our 18 year olds just itching for graduation day, I believe all… Continue reading "Teaching Young Learners Coding through Unplugged Activities"
I don’t necessarily love everything about teaching math. But I DO love number talks. What are number talks? Number talks were created to help teachers engage with students in mental… Continue reading "Flipgrid Fever with Digital Number Talks"
Struggling with how to teach the inauguration in your classroom? Below you will find lessons, read alouds, primary sources, and seesaw activities to help students better understand this day in… Continue reading "I Do Solemnly Swear: Inauguration Day 2021"
Looking to celebrate MLK Jr day in your classroom, but not sure where to start? Find resources here.
Holding kids accountable for their reading at home (or even in class) is always a challenge. Kids are getting better and better at “fake reading” and are often unfocused. Even… Continue reading "Supporting Independent Reading with Book Talks"
I assign a discussion questions daily for my students to answer in our “morning work” time before specials. The purpose is to get students writing, first thing in the morning, about… Continue reading "Using Seesaw as a Daily Journal"
We wanted to eliminate using multiple worksheets and add depth of knowledge to science and social studies assignments this year. Making templates in Pages is easy to do, so we took… Continue reading "Using Pages Templates with Elementary Students"
Meaningful small group instruction time is a precious commodity in our classrooms. We turned sight word practice into an independent activity to reclaim some back. Using Seesaw, you can create… Continue reading "Sight Word Independent Practice with the iPad"
Our first eLearning day is coming up on September 30th (remember, this is secondary only). To help you get ready, the Technology Ambassadors worked hard to get a huge document… Continue reading "eLearning Activity Ideas"
If you’re looking for new (or additional) ways to help students learn and use content vocabulary, we’re recommending Jeanne Halderson’s Teaching Vocabulary: Using Keynote to Create Flash-y Cards available for… Continue reading "Book Review: Flashcards in Keynote"
As many elementary teachers would agree, ReadWorks.org is an awesome resource. I never thought that it could get much better, but it has! ReadWorks has now gone digital! Using the… Continue reading "Going paperless with ReadWorks!"