Scratch Art Activities on Seesaw
As a kid, I felt so satisfied when holding the small wooden scraper tool to scratch away the layer of black ink, revealing all the hidden rainbow colors on a… Continue reading "Scratch Art Activities on Seesaw"
As a kid, I felt so satisfied when holding the small wooden scraper tool to scratch away the layer of black ink, revealing all the hidden rainbow colors on a… Continue reading "Scratch Art Activities on Seesaw"
“For decades I’ve argued that, as the stories once told around a campfire are now being told with the glow of a computer monitor, we must ensure that the new… Continue reading "Story-Based Templates"
For some teachers, bringing technology into an elementary classroom can be overwhelming. What tools should you use? How much is too much? Or enough? What if the kids break their… Continue reading "5 Ways to Use Edpuzzle with Elementary Students"
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"
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"