 Are your students hesitant to research? Do they struggle with learning about new topics? This project is a hit every year! Students also can draw or upload pictures, depending on whether your print or have them work digitally.  Choice is one way to differentiate your instruction. Students will be fully engaged and can work independently or remotely.  Download this product here. |
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Showing posts with label remote learning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label remote learning. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Digital ABC Book Research
Friday, May 15, 2020
Daniel Day, a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood! We were disappointed that Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Live was cancelled, so we made one special day all about him and his friends... but really, isn't every day a Daniel Day? We sing his songs all day long!
We watched Daniel Tiger shows,
read Daniel Tiger books like Day and Night and What's Special at Night?
as well as Daniel Tiger 5 Minute Stories.
played Bingo and Welcome to Main Street game,
used the Color Wonder pages and markers,
sang his songs,
added stickers to his ABC book,
We even found backgrounds to print for more character play and Colorforms (put them in sheet protectors or Ziplock bags if you don’t have a laminator). Ugga Mugga!
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Digital Memory Book
Looking for a fun way to end the school year? This 18 page Google Docs digital memory book is such a fun and engaging writing activity. Students will love it. Create a digital Google Docs memory book for your younger students or with your child or have students create their own! This resource includes 18 pages of activities, including a place for students to publish their best story and poem, to record favorites and interests, awards for themselves and classmates, and to record events. Perfect for remote, virtual, or distance learning.
Easily editable! Currently set for 2019-2020 school year in fourth grade, but can be changed in minutes.
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Bitmoji Bookmark Project
Looking for a fun way to motivate students to read or summarize what they've read? This project is so fun! The purpose of this project is to encourage kids to check out books that they may not have considered in the past. They will also get to know the names and faces of the classmates in the classroom or building. This is a great project for virtual or remote learning and to motivate students to read during the summer or all year round.
This resource features step by step directions to create a Bitmoji, 3 examples, and 25 sets of 3 bookmarks for your students to create digitally. Download it here!
Projects like these work best when students are preassigned page numbers. For third graders and for teachers working remotely, I suggest having the teacher type student names underneath the "Recommended by" so there aren't arguments over who is typing on each slide. One requirement I had was that students could not repeat books, so it was motivating to complete bookmarks before anyone else could "steal" their ideas.
Want to get staff members involved? Download my Staff Bitmoji Bookmark Project. These are great to laminate and have on hand in a school library.
Already have a Bitmoji and looking for learning / teaching ideas?
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-Meet an Author Opinion Writing
-Country Research Report
Monday, May 4, 2020
May the 4th Be With You
Here are some May the 4th writing prompts to use with students.
We also did a Star Wars escape room via Zoom. We used knowledge of temperatures and energy sources to pick a planet to manufacture on, used what we knew about prefixes and shapes, deciphered a code, solved equations, used map skills, and worked together to complete the mission. Here is the mission, should you choose to accept it:
Make a copy of the Google Slides presentation or access it here.
Make a copy of the Google Slides presentation or access it here.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Digital Escape Rooms
The table of contents allows parents and kids to choose easier escape rooms (preK - grade 2) and harder (grades 3 and up).
Personally, I've done them with my fourth grade students through Zoom during remote learning. My two year old son also loved doing the Pete the Cat one at home.
Have you created a digital escape room you'd like to share? Do you have any topics you'd love to see turned into a digital escape room? Drop your links and ideas in the comments below!
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Music Mania
Music Mania was the choice for our little drummer boy today.
We played instruments from a kit we bought on Amazon
and made our own instruments using rubber bands and food containers,
played a Music Memory game,
and sorted instruments by how they are played on BrainPop Jr.
Daddy even got in on the fun!
Like always, we listened to tons of music. Here is our "eating" playlist.
Ben’s Trumpet was our book of the day,
we did Dot a Dot M to differentiate between upper and lowercase letters,
and coloring wasn’t happening, but I did find this adorable M is for Music coloring page.
Another fun game we found is called Monster Music. Sesame Street characters explore real and created instruments.
We finished off the night with the Disney Family Singalong! It originally aired on ABC, but it's free in its entirety on Disney+ if you have it!
“Ernie Puts the Duckie Down” is a classic Sesame Street video and song.
Look for some celebrity cameos!
“All You Need is a Song” is another favorite over here, especially with one of my favorite country bands, Sugarland.
What are your favorite musical activities? We'd love to hear about them in the comments below.
Check out some other fun preschool activities!
Friday, April 24, 2020
Firetruck Fun Friday
Firetruck Fun Friday was a hit!
We played with our wooden firehouse,
did puzzles,
Melissa & Doug Fire Truck Sound Puzzle - Wooden Peg Puzzle With Sound Effects
read books,
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played inside our fire tent with tools and our firebear.
We love going outside to drive the fire truck with fire boots and raincoat on, even on sunny days!
We love listening to the Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Firetruck song and video.
We like doing this Melissa & Doug Giant Fire Truck Floor Puzzle often.
Even Firefighters Go to the Potty: A Potty Training Lift-the-Flap Story is another favorite book that isn't pictured here. It shows people of many different professions using the potty.
This one is another favorite:
My husband is a firefighter, so we have been fortunate to take family trips to the firehouse as well as have him come in as a guest speaker. He reads this book to my fourth graders.
Watch him and his fellow coworkers on the NBC Nightly News for a segment called Hiring Our Heroes (veterans).
If you aren't able to make a trip to a firehouse, check out this virtual field trip.
Check out some free printables here:
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