This week we started looking at money and using fake money to create amounts for objects of food. I assumed that my students actually knew and understood the value that the coins and notes hold. But I was wrong!
So I searched for resources online and came across this awesome object with money amount resource. I used this as a starting point once I had introduced money, their value and done some basic introductory lessons. As an extension, some of my students wanted to create more than one item at once, like a shopping list! So i took this resource and created my own version but with extensions! In my Money and Food resource, students can create items of food with coins to show their beginning understanding of money. As an extension, students can then add 3 items together and write the total in the box. This could be used alongside fake money to help. As a harder challenge, students can add the items and their amounts like a shopping list, and write the total in the box. Students could use this alongside fake money too. I printed off the individual items and had them displayed in like a shop wall, so students could refer to this when working out the total amounts for this activity. This activity is a great way for reinforcing creation with money and in a real example or activity practice. This is available for purchase on my Teachers Pay Teachers Store or use the code 'moneyandfood' on my website to purchase it for FREE (for a limited time)!
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This week I am sharing these magic number letters with numbers from 1-100! These are perfect for your maths programme - number knowledge focus, independent activity or group work response!
For each number there is different templates depending on what you are focusing on. The numbers from 1-10 focus on easier number representation concepts like drawing a set, counting forwards or backwards or circling the number on a line. As numbers go from 11-100 there are other ways of representing the numbers! There are also blank templates at the end for your own customisation. In these templates there are over 400 combinations for 1-100 magic numbers! Find the link to the slides here, make a copy and use them in your class! 1-100 Magic Number Templates I am always looking for new ways of getting students engaged and using Seesaw in a meaningful way. The opportunities with Seesaw are really limitless and thats what makes it so great to use in any classroom!
My new Seesaw resources adapts one originally created by @mickie_mueller/@tracipiltz; which I have then modified for a reading and maths type contract activity! You can find the original here. The aim is for students to use it as a reading or maths contract over a week, and share evidence of their learning using the different tools Seesaw offers! The great thing is this can be adapted or changed to suit your students needs or levels! Perfect for any age. Each contract has five activities or ways students can document or show evidence in their learning. The reading contract is aimed around a book or study for the week, and the maths could be used for gathering evidence over a longer period of time or time focusing on a particular strategy. Both of these are customizable, just make a copy of the template and make changes that suit your class! Find the contracts here! Do your students use Seesaw for recording?
I was on the Seesaw facebook page the other night and saw someone requesting a self assessment rubric or chart for their students to use. So I just finished making this one for teachers and students to use! In my classroom we currently have a self assessment scale with the three colours: I can do it, I'm getting there, I need some help. This rubric ties into that so it all aligns for my class. You can download a copy of this for yourself and your classroom here: Seesaw Recording Self Assessment Rubric There is also a blank version for you to add your own self assessment pictures or codes to. You can download a copy of that one here: Seesaw Recording Self Assessment Rubric blank Which one doesn't belong is a great prompting discussion within maths time. I use these a few times a week to get students to think about the possibilities and talk about their own reasoning with a buddy. These can be used within any year level, in whole class discussion, group discussion or individually!
I attended a PLD session from Donna Golightly who shared the website to these fantastic thinking prompts! I downloaded and collated some into some slideshows for you to use as well in your class! There are two sections: Which one doesn't belong - shapes Which one doesn't belong - number Click on the links above to access the google slide deck with some prompts you can use in your maths time. It is a great way to talk about different maths prompts, strategies and ways students think or interpret information. This helps students realise how huge the concept of maths can be and that their way of thinking isn't always the only way! Seesaw is the bomb and I have worked on creating loads of templates for teachers to use alongside Seesaw to share different parts of their learning. There are some for literacy (reading and writing) and also maths. The link to all the Seesaw templates are in my Google Drive that I have shared as part of this website. It has loads of other resources in it, but the Seesaw ones are also a big part of it! Check out the link to the Google Drive here, where you can get access to all the resources below plus more! 1-100 Magic numbers: perfect for a number of the day or week activity Addition 1-100 game board templates: addition 1-100 game board templates that can be used on Seesaw for addition practice Calendar Maths/number of the day: these are for senior students using Seesaw to show evidence of the number of the week Christmas maths addition templates: christmas themed maths addition templates Daily Organisers/number of the day: these templates are perfect for any age students focusing on a number of the week with different activities Handwriting templates: templates that can be used for handwriting practice HFW game boards: HFW game board templates that can be used on Seesaw for HFW practice Letter of the week: letter of the week templates that focus on a letter you might be focusing on. There are different activities for the letter Maths addition and subtraction templates: these templates are great for showing different addition and subtraction templates to solve equations or problems. Maths division templates: these templates are great for showing different ways of working out a division equation or problem. Maths multiplication templates: these templates are great for showing different ways of working out a multiplication equation or problem Number identification templates: these templates are great for number knowledge practice or identification. Practice your numbers 1-20: these templates show many different activities for numbers 1-20. Spelling templates: these templates provide different ways for practicing their spelling Word of the week: these templates allow students to practice their HFW in many different ways to reinforce knowledge and practice. Word of the week templates (second edition): these templates allow students to practice their HFW in many different ways to reinforce knowledge and practice. Click on the links to view the templates and use these in your classroom! Do you use Calendar Maths in your class?
A few years ago I went to a Maths PLD course where an educator was using Calendar Maths as part of her every day maths programme! I immediately fell in love with the concept and how many way you can use this in your classroom! Of course my calendar maths programme has changed over the past 3 years of me using it depending on the needs of my class. But it is still a vital part of my every day classroom practice. I have a calendar maths board that we refer to every day. Some of the key aspects taught on this are: days of the week, months, year, weather, calendar dates, number recognition, patterns and days in school. The days in school aspect is important as you really get to focus on the concept of place value - ones, tens and hundreds. When you reach 100 days at school, you get to have a 100s day party which is a fabulous time! All my classes have loved 100s day - its basically a day filled with everything 100! 100 activities, 100 number counting, 100 object building, 100 cake making! So much fun. To help share the love with using Calendar Maths, see my LTP that was devised to help teachers at my school see all the possibilities of using calendar maths within the class. You can download it and make a copy here. I also have some resources available! Check out my 100s day pack - ideal for 100 days at school with activities. Available here or at my Teachers Pay Teachers Store. Also check out my calendar maths pack which helps set your calendar maths board up! Available here or at my Teachers Pay Teachers Store. Have you downloaded these Seesaw ebooks yet?
Seesaw: An overview for Teachers is a simple to read ebook that explains how easy Seesaw is for you and your students! It takes you through how to get set up using Seesaw, the positives, tips and tricks to using it with links to resources that might help you along the way. Download this as a pdf here: http://bit.ly/seesawebook Download it and read it on itunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/seesaw/id1417466004?mt=11 40 ways to use Seesaw in your classroom is to provide teachers with 40 activities, resources and ways to use Seesaw within your classroom! This is perfect for those who need ideas, templates or activities for reading, writing or maths! Download this as a pdf here: http://bit.ly/seesawebook2 Download it and read it on itunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/40-ways-to-use-seesaw-in-your-classroom/id1435552566?mt=11 I am always looking for new ways of getting students engaged and using Seesaw in a meaningful way. The opportunities with Seesaw are really limitless and thats what makes it so great to use in any classroom!
My new Seesaw resources adapts one originally created by @mickie_mueller/@tracipiltz; which I have then modified for a reading and maths type contract activity! You can find the original here. The aim is for students to use it as a reading or maths contract over a week, and share evidence of their learning using the different tools Seesaw offers! The great thing is this can be adapted or changed to suit your students needs or levels! Perfect for any age. Each contract has five activities or ways students can document or show evidence in their learning. The reading contract is aimed around a book or study for the week, and the maths could be used for gathering evidence over a longer period of time or time focusing on a particular strategy. Both of these are customizable, just make a copy of the template and make changes that suit your class! Find the contracts here! Do your students use Seesaw for recording?
I was on the Seesaw facebook page the other night and saw someone requesting a self assessment rubric or chart for their students to use. So I just finished making this one for teachers and students to use! In my classroom we currently have a self assessment scale with the three colours: I can do it, I'm getting there, I need some help. This rubric ties into that so it all aligns for my class. You can download a copy of this for yourself and your classroom here: Seesaw Recording Self Assessment Rubric There is also a blank version for you to add your own self assessment pictures or codes to. You can download a copy of that one here: Seesaw Recording Self Assessment Rubric blank Do you use writing goals and checklists in your class? A few years ago I created these writing success criteria checklists as part of an assignment for university! Its awesome to say that this still play a huge part in my writing programme! These go alongside my writing goal cards that students use. Each of these checklists are linked to a learning intention or WALHT that your students might be focused on. They have some picture cues to help those who need help reading the sentences with feedback and feedforward options at the bottom. I use these with Seesaw, making the evaluation explicit and clear for the student, teacher and parents! Check out this example below! The box on the side is for students to place their books to help them keep track of the checklist and their work at once. These are free to download from my Teachers Pay Teachers Store for a limited time! Check them out or download them here >> Writing Checklists. Want to see a student using this in action? Watch this video recording of one of my students sharing and looking for evidence of his goal in his writing! How do you shake up learning? It's just a great slogin. Gets you really thinking about the learning and teaching that is going on in the classroom. Kasey Bell is a fantastic educator from USA that provides resources, ebooks, books and PLD services to help you 'shake up learning'.
I first came across Shake Up learning in early 2018 when I purchased her book - Shake Up learning. It was a easy read with tonnes of tips to help you think about what is going on in the classroom and what you can do to help you move to a dynamic type of teaching and learning. You can purchase this for yourself from amazon here >> 'Shake up learning' book A huge part of Shake up learning is the online courses that are run! These are amazing, and a great way of discovering new learning, tips and ideas for you and your class! There are heaps currently offered with more coming over the next few months. Check them all out here on the website >> Shake up learning teachable PLD A few favs on there at the moment are: Google Classroom Master Class Online Course The Dynamic Learning Workshop Online Course Get Google Certified Online Course Level 1 Level 2 Become a Google Certified Trainer Online Course This one is coming in November! Google Slides Master Class Online Course Click on the links to go and view or purchase those online courses! Believe me, it is worth the money! You will walk away with so many ideas! Check it out, and email me if you have any questions about anything. The links in this post are affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase after clicking on them, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support! I presented my second Seesaw presentation today at U-learn 2018. This one was still focusing on Seesaw, but how you can integrate it with other apps in literacy. This focused on 'app-smashing' - using multiple apps to produce an end product.
If you would like access to my presentation to see my slides, please visit bit.ly/jordanpriestleyseesaw2! It shows you step by step examples on how to use the apps, activities you can use it with and how to share it to Seesaw! Lots of fun if you have some free time. Today I presented at a New Zealand teacher conference - U-learn. It was a great way to share with other educators, providing some help on how to use Seesaw within literacy. We worked on some activities, explored the seesaw activity library and then made some of our own!
I had fun delivering this session and hope the people attending did too! If you were unable to attend and want access to the slide deck that I shared, please visit bit.ly/jordanpriestleyseesaw1 to make a copy for yourself! Have you heard of this great website 'Jigsaw Planet'? It is a fantastic tool that allows you to make online jigsaws with any picture or image! These jigsaws can be embedded onto websites or share the link for students to then complete them!
There are so many ways this could be used: -to solve pictures -to look for clues -for a digital breakout clue -special announcements -anything exciting! To make a jigsaw, simply choose your image first! You can even design your own images or posters on Google Drawings to use for the puzzle. Students could also design their own pictures which you could create into jigsaws for them! You can choose how easy or hard your jigsaw puzzle is by dragging the bar over. You can even change what the pieces of the puzzle will look like. Once done, click on the share click and find how you would like to share it! If you click on embed, it will give you the link which you can then share with your students to have them complete it! Awesome! It times you as well while you are completing it so you could easily turn this into a fun interactive competition in class! Have fun with it! |
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