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Engaging K and Cycle 1 Learners Online

Tiffany Templeton (she, her)

Grade 1 French Immersion Teacher

EMSB Virtual Learning

ttempleton@emsb.qc.ca

Let’s connect!

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Online learning concerns...

How do I evaluate student progress?

How do I keep students engaged during online classes?

What materials do students need for learning at home?

How can I make sure the materials are accessible?

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Kahoot! Survey

(Sign in with your phone or tablet or open a new window.)

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Relationship-building

& Icebreakers

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Scavenger Hunt

Find something with a logo.

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Building relationships with kids:

Ice breakers (Lève-toi si…, I Spy)
“Causerie” at the beginning of the day or week

Building relationships with parents:

Two truths and one lie (in person or using Kahoot)
Virtual Classroom Scavenger Hunt to get to know platform (students and parents do it together)
Weekly update with parents (include photos of activities)
Video tutorials (How to sign into the Virtual Classroom, how to use apps, how to share screen, tour of Virtual Classroom, guides with screenshots)

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Netiquette for young learners

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Keep it simple.

Make contracts/agreements with students and parents.

Digital Citizenship activities

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Jessica Kang (Cycle 3 Virtual Learning Teacher)

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Handy tools and hacks for online learning

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Custom Cursor Browser Extension

https://custom-cursor.com/

Scanner Application https://evernote.com/intl/fr/products/scannable

Don’t have a document camera?

Sign into your online conference twice using your phone or tablet (mute) and use the camera.

OR Try the IPEVO mirror-cam.

https://www.ipevo.com/products/mirror-cam

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Classroom Screen

https://app.classroomscreen.com/wv1/82a9985e-b2f7-452e-92a2-5dadb7cbb8b9

Online Voice Recorder

https://online-voice-recorder.com/fr/#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcsvMX6jxGY

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Interactive activity ideas (that require minimal materials)

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Scavenger hunts (numbers, initial letter sound, colours, geometrical shapes, length)

Design/STEAM challenges using recycled or easy-to-find materials (build a catapult, a marble run, a game, a home for an imaginary pet…)

Practising math facts, spelling, vocabulary together using personal whiteboards (Dollar Store) or use https://whiteboard.fi/

https://www.whiteboard.chat/

Quizzes using apps like Kahoot! https://kahoot.com/schools-u/

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Using pictures

(I Spy, using prepositions, descriptions, “What looks strange to you?”, “What does not belong?”)

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thought-provoking puzzles for math

http://wodb.ca/

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Evaluation

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Flipgrid for oral presentations https://info.flipgrid.com/

Google forms quizzes https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/

Jamboard or Google Slides

https://jamboard.google.com/

Math Learning Center

https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps

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Movement and Brain Breaks

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My go-to sites :

Cosmic Kids Yoga

https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

Force 4

https://www.force4.tv/

GoNoodle

gonoodle.com

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Great content that looks good online

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Requires an account:

ERPI (Alphabétik, Numérik, Rat de bibliothèque)
RAZ Kids
Sora, Vooks, Epic

Free/no account needed:

Storyline Online https://www.storylineonline.net/
TumbleBooks (through Westmount Library) https://westlib.org/iguana/www.main.cls?p=*&v=fe8a0ee0-5fb1-464e-9154-9b53da4e0c6d
Ensemble chez nous https://www.ednet.ns.ca/ensemblecheznous/
From EMSB French Consultants:

Textes entendus : https://www.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAAB1n54_cAA42ASCTGcw==

Textes vus : https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/textesvus1

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Manipulatives for Math

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Virtual Manipulatives

Math Learning Centre

Toy Theater

Mathigon

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What could you put in a homemade math kit?

Dice
Dominoes
Deck of cards
Bingo chips
Popsicle sticks or toothpicks and elastics
Dry pasta or beans
Beads and string
Ruler or measuring tape
White board and wipe-off marker
Printable ten-frames, number line, 100 chart, clock faces (cover with packing tape or sheet protector)

Screen-free math games and activities:

https://www.boxcarsandoneeyedjacks.com/covid-19-resource-page/

https://www.youcubed.org/resource/youcubed-at-home/