Writing looks different in kindergarten than it does it many other grades. We try allow students to develop at their own pace, while encouraging different conventions to develop. As a teacher I am more focused on the content of my students' stories than correct spelling and punctuation. In this past unit we focused on giving our opinion and sharing why. To encourage good story telling students discussed their opinions, drew them, and wrote them. Then, they recorded themselves reading their writing to attach as an overlay using the Aurasma app. Now, people walking our halls can scan the different pictures on my bulletin board to hear and see students reading their work. I also put up a background to encourage students and teachers from other classes to stop by and give their own opinion. I'll add these videos as QR codes as they are sent to me. A new way to interact with student work!
We had some fun the week before spring break with this fun CVC QR reader activity. I wanted my students moving around (you know how restless they can be before a break) and I also wanted to assess their ability to read a CVC word with picture assistance. Students were instructed to choose a picture page and then hunt around the room for their QR codes (indicated by the clipart at the bottom of their picture page). The QR reader shows them a CVC (or CCVC) word that matches a picture on their picture page. Students then write the word next to the matching picture. It's so much more fun than a regular egg hunt AND it gets them reading! Download the activity here. ![]()
We also had fun bunny day led by my student intern. We learned about what they look like, what they eat, and even how they feel! She brought in a real rabbit and we had so much fun with her. As one of the students' bunny-themed activities they described different bunnies using Chatterpix. I instructed students to pull one of the pictures I had posted for them on the GoogleDrive and create a talking rabbit. Didn't they turn out great? |
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