Exploring Ways to Make Numbers in Kindergarten with Osmo

Make a Class Book of New Learning

Kindergarten students have been busy inquiring into tree frogs in Ms. Burant's class.  They have wondered, researched, interviewed experts, observed, and reflected on their learning.  Each student has chosen a fact to share in their class book, The Green Tree Frog: Fun Facts.

Students made the posters in Pic Kids.

A High School Interim student, Matt, compiled the posters into a class book using the app, Book Creator.

Here is a video showing the almost finished book.  A few students have been absent who need to contribute to the book and a few more voices need recording.

YAKiT Kids

Kindergarten students explored Yakit Kids today to learn how to become the characters in their books. Last week, students had brainstormed one of their favorite characters with a reason why by filling out a graphic organizer.  Today, students used Yakit Kids and made a video of themselves talking as the character. Below is a sample.

A Landmarks Breakout

Students adored the challenge of our landmarks breakout. 

Ways to Make a Number

Kindergartners explored the app Drawing Pad and how they could use it to show decomposing a number.

Creation Stations Before and After

Creation Stations has now been in full swing for over a year. During this time period, it has gone from:

a simple setup with 5 stations  --> to a larger space that included more stations --> to a completely renovated space with diverse station options

Creation Stations is a learning space and innovative hub that is designed to compliment building students' 21st-century skills.  Here are some before and after images.

Our Community

Mrs. Derksen's class was learning about communities, specifically community members' responsibilities and how we rely on each other.  This group of students chose to show their learning in a video. We brainstormed how we could communicate the ideas of responsibilities and interconnectedness in a movie.  The students had a very clear idea of what to include.  They then set out to collect the footage of shoot it themselves.  After compiling the movie, the students shared it with the rest of their classmates.

 

Breakout EDU Workshop

G1 teachers participated in a voluntary Breakout EDU workshop.  Some of their colleagues have been busy collaborating with tech coaches to design and create breakout boxes that match the G1 curriculum.  To date, we have x2 Social Studies breakouts and x1 math breakout.  This session was an opportunity for teachers unfamiliar with breakouts to discover what they are really all about by experiencing one!

The teachers were thrilled to know more about breakouts and to know that there are already options for them to use immediately with their classes.   

QR Code Book Review Posters

Grade 1 students have been focusing on persuasive writing.  They explored writing book reviews as one way to convince readers of their opinion.  During a technology class, students made QR codes of their book reviews and then designed posters for sharing their reviews with a wider audience. Teachers will display the posters in the hallway and other G1 classes will make time to scan and listen to other students' reviews! 



QR Code Book Review Posters

Digital Citizenship - Searching Images Online

Grade 1 students are learning how to search for images online respectfully. They have begun their Nonfiction: Learning about the World unit where they will need the images to present their nonfiction research digitally.

What do you know about peace? An Intro to an Inquiry

Kindergarten students in Ms. wan's class are going to begin an inquiry into peace.  In order to activate any prior knowledge and 'tune in' to information students already know, Ms. Wan asked that each student share what the word peace made them think.  Here is a video.