Learning is fun!
Posted in bilingual, kindergarten, nonfiction lesson, picture book lesson, and technology
Last week in the Jackson Library, kindergarten learned facts about the bumblebee bat and used a Seesaw template I created to label the bat. The bilingual students used the Spanish words. This book won the Theodor Seuss Geisel award.
Posted in bilingual, first grade, picture book lesson, technology, and TTESS 1819
Last week, I created my first Seesaw activity! (link below) After reading The Wonky Donkey and singing the song, the first graders had to think of a NEW flaw for the donkey. They used Seesaw in pairs to draw their wonkier donkey and they used the microphone to tell about its new flaw. They had a blast!
Posted in bilingual, picture book lesson, reading skills, second grade, social-emotional learning, and writing
One book we are reading to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in the Jackson Library is Lucia la Luchadora by Cynthia Leonor Garza. Last week, the second graders identified causes and effects in the story. Since the boys teased Lucia, she asked her abuela for help. When she wore the luchadora costume and mask, she had the courage to rescue Coco from the top of the slide. We discussed stereotypes and assumptions people make about appearances and how to overcome those with inner confidence and strength. After the story, the kids wrote a sentence about what some people perceive as a limitation, and then wrote what they CAN do despite that perception. This great idea is from Ms. Rodrigo’s Twitter feed! Finally, they colored their own Nino (from Yuyi Morales’ Nino Wrestles the World book) or Lucia la Luchadora (mask drawn by me) to take home to finish.
Hou Chronicle Author Interview
Lucia luchadora mask – drawing attempt by AK
Lesson idea from Ms. Rodrigo’s Twitter Feed
Check out Cynthia Leonor Garza’s new book about Lucia!
Stop by the Jackson Library to get your Hispanic Heritage Month books! They are on the cart at the front of the library!
Posted in apps, bilingual, nonfiction lesson, and Pre-K
Before STAAR week, Pre-K had fun guessing Whose Feet? in the Jackson Library. After reading My Eyes are Big and Red, the kids guessed what animal on which the story was based. Then they had to guess what animals were on the poster just based on the feet. At the tables, they played the Whose Feet? game on the app, colored the feet of Jan Brett animals, and listened to the fun Maple Leaf songs.
Pre-K had fun in the Jackson Library when we reviewed the days of the week. We read a fun fold out book, sang the song, and matched the animal with its corresponding day of the week.
Today is Monday
Posted in apps, bilingual, first grade, kindergarten, and spelling
Bilingual kindergarteners and first graders had fun taking turns playing spelling games with Osmo last week. Did you know Osmo WORDS has a Spanish word bank? They had fun testing it out last week in the Jackson Library! I found out about this excellent resource from the Jenine Dowdy, the Sigler Librarian on Twitter. Follow her at @SiglerLC!
