Category: Math

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SeeSaw – The Digital Journal App

seesawLook what we’re doing with SeeSaw!  Second graders are being introduced to using the iPads and are given explore time while I work with students one-on-one for the first time in SeeSaw.  The smiles on their faces tell me this year long project is going to be a hit. And the best part is that it’s friendly, secure, and can be shared only with the teacher and the child’s parents. Students gain access to the app by scanning a QR Code that is unique to their class therefore student journal entries can only be made from school.

Click SeeSaw Accomplishments for a sample of what second grade students began with in Mrs. Wiedeman’s Class and Mrs. Rule’s Class.

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The Learning Journal

Seesaw is a free student-driven digital portfolio app that empowers students (as young as 5!) to independently create, capture, and share artifacts of learning.

FEATURES:

Collect and Organize Digital and Physical Work in One Place
∙ View entire class feed, or sort by individual student or subject area.
∙ Use folders to organize content by subject or learning goals.
∙ Great for parent-teacher conferences, assessments, or student self-reflection.
∙ Access student content anywhere, anytime from iOS app or on the web.

Designed for K and up to Use Independently
∙ Gives students ownership of their own space to create & record what they learn.
∙ Students can add text and voice recordings to journal items to reflect, explain, and develop their academic voice
∙ Simple QR code login, student-friendly content creation tools, and teacher approval of new items all make Seesaw safe for students to use independently.

Add All Types of Student Work
∙ Use our suite of creative tools to create photos, videos, drawings or notes.
∙ Add directly from many popular content creation apps (Shadow Puppet Edu, PicCollage, Book Creator, Explain Everything, iMovie, Skitch, Keynote, Pages, Numbers, Docs, Pages, Drive, and more).
∙ Kid-friendly camera only takes a photo when subject is in focus and camera is steady.

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2nd Graders Use iPads

Second graders at Bowling Green Elementary were introduced to iPads this week and began using a Math and Language program for review.  2nd Grade Learning Games was purchased for the school.  Students were thrilled to have these devices placed in their hands and look forward to using them more frequently.

  • Math – Money, Time, Place Value, Multiply, Numbers
  • Language – Alphabetical Order, Spelling, Puncuation, Synonyms and Antonyms, Verbs, Nouns, and Adjectives
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Kid Clocks

Kid ClockMath/Physical Education Activity

Use a pencil and a long piece of string to make a large circular clock on the classroom floor. Yarn or tape can be used to mark this outside rim of your clock. Students will make numerals on large pieces of cardboard and stand in the appropriate place on the face of the clock. Select one student to carry the big hand and one the little hand. Prepare ahead a set of time cards, some in digital format and some analog. One child will select a time and the ones with the hands will illustrate the time. Vary the game by having some cards say things like “advance five minutes” or “time elapsed 35 minutes,” etc.

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Teaching Time

teaching timeIf you are looking for a FABULOUS teaching tool for time, then this is the ticket for you. This interactive website is a MUST HAVE:

  • hour hand, minute hand, second hand
  • am, pm
  • 1 minute, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour settings
  • current time
  • daytime and nighttime background scene at time changes
  • and a digital clock to check yourself

Bookmark Interactive Clock for Teaching Time today!