“The most powerful and effective way for children to begin learning the complex
process of learning about letters is by writing their own names”
- CAROL LYONS
process of learning about letters is by writing their own names”
- CAROL LYONS
Since the beginning of the school year, N1 students have been practicing how to trace their initial letter, learn it’s sound, and to copy their complete name from a name card. Now we are encouraging children to sound out their name and write it by memory.
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We video recorded each child doing this and showed the videos to the class. This has motivated children to give this task their best effort. They have enjoyed watching themselves and each other while learning new letter sounds in their friends names.
Students in Prekinder 9 filmed videos with the assistance of their teachers to send messages to classmates, parents and friends. We used the digital camera to record students sending messages. Students reviewed their recordings to see if they could improve it or if they were satisfied with the recording.
We showed the students how the videos were transferred from the digital camera to the computer. When asked how they thought the video on the camera got onto the computer, Simon explained, “The movie goes through the white cable and then we can see it on the computer.”
We then used these recordings to make short clips to share with friends and family. Students were able to see how their messages were shared with parents and friends on computers and cell phones. The children loved this activity!
We are studying sunflowers in K10. First, we watched a video of a sunflower growing in a time lapse. After that, students took a photo of a seed using the iPad and then used the app Doodle Buddy to draw the roots and the flower growing from the seed. When they finished they saved the photo to the iPad’s gallery.
Students enjoyed imagining how the seeds we planted will grow. It also helped them understand the life cycle of a plant using a different media.
Once our sunflowers grow bigger, we will compare the photos of the children’s drawings to the actual plants and check if their predictions of how the flower would look like were right.
Once our sunflowers grow bigger, we will compare the photos of the children’s drawings to the actual plants and check if their predictions of how the flower would look like were right.
En la clase de español, a los alumnos de kínder les gusta utilizar los diversos recursos tecnológicos para comunicarse con sus compañeros de generación que están en otros salones. Algunos de ellos se conocen por haber compartido anteriores grados escolares o debido a su convivencia durante el tiempo de recreo.
Para fomentar aún más esta dinámica y enlazarla a los diversos objetivos de aprendizaje correspondientes al grado kínder, hemos invitado a los alumnos a utilizar el celular para enviar mensajes de voz relacionados a libros leídos por la maestra o para ayudar a comprender un tema en particular. La maestra graba los audios y los comparte con los alumnos de tal forma que surja una conversación entre ellos.
Para fomentar aún más esta dinámica y enlazarla a los diversos objetivos de aprendizaje correspondientes al grado kínder, hemos invitado a los alumnos a utilizar el celular para enviar mensajes de voz relacionados a libros leídos por la maestra o para ayudar a comprender un tema en particular. La maestra graba los audios y los comparte con los alumnos de tal forma que surja una conversación entre ellos.
Audios acerca del libro: "Un Pueblo Lleno de Bestias" de Francisco Hinojosa | | |
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Los alumnos de kínder también han participado activamente en la creación de sus propios libros o historias. Debido a la experiencia que han adquirido han realizado por iniciativa de la maestra un video en el que comparten sugerencias o tips sobre cómo crear tu propio libro.