Blended Learning in a First Grade Classroom

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Back To School Back to Googling!!

                                         
Welcome Back Everyone!!!  School year has begun and chromebooks have been distributed.  Students have already begun to take them home and they are practicing math facts on Xtramath and reading on their individualized Razkids reading program for homework.  Parents are signed on to the Remind App and we are ready to roll.

Science/ELA Lesson

This is our first year exploring the Next Generation Science Standards.  Here are the standards we are working on in this lesson:

 So we started our lesson with a question in Answer Garden http://answergarden.ch/for students to respond to.  Here are the student responses:

In the past, we would use a KWL chart.  I would chart student responses and they would try to pay attention while I was writing.  Answer Garden elicits immediate responses and the students love to watch the screen to see when their idea appears.  We used this garden to start the lesson and after the students did the reading below on their chromebooks they were able to go back and add new learning to the garden.
Here is the link to the book below that they read with a partner:  Ice and Snow

For a formative assessment I created a google draw sorting activity.  Check it out below:
Here is the link: Sorting Animals

I also found a great Kahoot game to use with this lesson. Here it is:Animal Coverings

First Graders are doing amazing things on Chromebooks!!!  Love it :)

Happy Spring!!

Double Trouble Facts

Here is a fun activity for Double Facts: This is the Link:   Double Trouble

Lucky Charms Graphing

So here is my Lucky Charms Graphing activity that I created on Google Draw.
Have your kiddos sort the marshmallows onto a sorting sheet and then complete the graph. Have them click on the graph boxes and then click the paint can in your tools section and choose a color.  
                                 Happy St. Patrick's Day

Lucky Charms Graphing

KAHOOT IS A HOOT!!!

Okay so I have been introduced to Kahoot and I am loving it!  My students ask to play it daily and it provides formative assessment information along with lots of "FUN." You can create your own learning games or you can use games that were created by other teachers.  Here are a few that I created:

Enjoy!!

Happy Long Weekend Friday! #cupcakes

Padlet

Used Padlet to create an interactive wall for the kids to post their reindeer schema for our informational writing pieces.

Google Draw Friday!!

Happy Friday!!!

Here is a google draw creation to scaffold kids into problem solving and using a friendly 10.


Snowball decomposing

Class Charts Part Two

So we started today and the kids love it.  Parents were sent home their codes and they will be able to check on their child's behavior all day.  The kids received their codes and they have been checking in too.  

Gadgets: 
 So you can change the face icons and let the kids choose their own.  

You can add positive behaviors and negative behaviors to the short list they provide.  These are the extras that you can add:

Here is what the daily report looks like.  They also have weekly and monthly.

You can also add comments or use a yes or no format.

Class Charts App

So I found this app today and I am excited to use it.  It is called Class Charts.  You can find it in your Chrome Apps.  Teachers can create their class, set up seating arrangements, and manage Behavior. The best part is that student's can sign in and check their behavior and parents have the code so they can check on their child's behavior.  It provides a class report and analytics.  This could be very useful for RTI documentation.  

 During the day students can earn award points.  

Teachers can also remove points and choose the behavior that students need to improve.

Phases of the Moon

We have been discussing the phases of the moon so I created an assessment in Google Draw.  
Here it is...Phases of the moon

Happy New Year!!!

                                             

Here is a new Google Draw Creation to start the New Year!!     Snowglobe Blends