Students are always excited to learn about the sea! Living by the coast puts us at a great advantage for students to be able to connect their learning to their experience. During this unit, By the Sea, students will begin to investigate life by the sea and what makes it so interesting. They will explore topics about sea life and how human interaction can play a role in life by the sea. Retelling A Story with Codeable CraftsAfter students have read a story about life by the sea, provide the opportunity to retell the story and/or identify elements of the story (problem, solution, characters, etc.) with Codeable Crafts. Codeable Crafts is an app for kids to create their imaginative stories by drawing and coding. You can find out more here. Prior to students creating and coding their responses, provide time for students to organize their thinking in a graphic organizer or acting out and recording their thoughts. This will also be beneficial if this is an activity that will be done over a period of time or in a setting where the students will be working on it one day and revisiting it at a later date. It may also be helpful to allow students to work in pair or groups for publishing a digital product. Rhyming Workstation with Seesaw
If students have mastered the concept of rhyming, this will allow them to focus on learning Seesaw as a tool for the classroom AND practice rhyming. This activity can be shared with students in the Activity tab of Seesaw.If students still need extra support with the concept of rhyming it may be helpful to provide a paper copy of the activity that can be manipulated before they work in Seesaw. When students are working independent of the teacher, please be sure to equip them with a task card. Once students are familiar with how Seesaw works, make sure you continue to use this tool for documenting students’ learning. It is a great way to show learning over time and sharing with parents. The activity library within Seesaw is a great resource for providing opportunities for students. Be sure to view those available or create your own. The activities can all be shared and customized to meet the needs of your classroom. Standards ELA K.RL.8.1d , K.RL.2.1, K.RL.2.4 CS K.DL.1.2, K.CS.1.2 AuthorsShannon Donaldson
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