4 Week IntroductionGrades K - Year 2

1. Use these slides to get your class in a publishing routine with Seesaw. 2. We’ll walk through 1 ELA and 1 Math activity per week for 4 weeks. 3. Print or copy the slides and check off the items as your class moves along.

Seesaw Classroom Publishing Prompt

Print the Seesaw icon and display it on your agenda for the activities you students will document with Seesaw

Introduce the idea of keeping a journal or digital portfolio: Use our Student Intro Presentation as a starting point.

Discuss Seesaw classroom expectations and journal entry guidelines: Use our Guidelines as a starting point.

Model adding an item to Seesaw:

1. Class Code: Show students how to sign in to your class by scanning the QR code or entering the text code.

Email/Google: Join the class by entering the join code creating an account .

2. Take a photo of a student's work and demonstrate how to use the voice recorder tool to explain or reflect.

3. Talk about selecting the right name (or names) from the class list so that work gets added to the proper journal.

Have students add their first item: The easiest way to get started is to add a photo or video of a project your students

have already completed. Pick an activity students have recently finished (a worksheet, art project, or creation from

another app) and have them add it to Seesaw. Then get started with these activity ideas!

Guidelines for Introducing Seesaw to Students

Week 1: Math - Counting Practice

Activity: Practice counting 1-2-3-4…, or counting in

multiples 2-4-6…, 3-6-9…, 4-8-12…,

Tip: Take a photo of a number line or number tiles

laid out on the floor. Use the audio recording tool to

record yourself counting out loud.

Supports Common Core: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.

CC.B.4.A and CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.5.

Completed _______

Week 1: ELA - This Weekend I...

Activity: Describe what you did this weekend using

an illustration plus voice recording or writing.

Tip: Draw what you did this weekend on paper and

take a photo of it, or create a drawing in Seesaw by

choosing Add Item > Drawing. Use the audio

recording tool to describe the illustration, or use the

text tool to write a sentence description.

Supports Common Core: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.

W.6 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2 - 5.5. Completed _______

Activity: Identify geometric shapes, angles or fractions

around the classroom.

Tip: Take a photo of a geometric shape, angle or fraction

you can find in the classroom. Use the drawing tool or text

tool to explain what you found. Ex: the clock is a circle,

where my desk leg meets the tabletop is a right angle, the

windows divide the wall into fourths.

Supports Common Core: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.1

and CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.G.A.3:

Week 2 : Math - Scavenger Hunt

Completed _______

Week 2: ELA - New Vocab Words

Activity: Practice spelling and then reading new

vocabulary words aloud.

Tip: Take a photo of a completed vocabulary

worksheet or list of words written on the whiteboard.

Use the audio recording tool to record spelling each

word aloud. Then record reading each word aloud.

Supports Common Core: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K-5.1

Completed _______

Week 3 : Math - Here’s How I Solved It

Activity: Create a short tutorial explaining how to solve a

math problem.

Tip: Take a photo of a math problem you successfully solved

(addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, etc). Imagine

you were teaching a friend how to solve it, and use the voice

recorder to explain how to find the correct answer.

Supports Common Core: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1,

and CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.A.1 and CCSS.MATH.

CONTENT.3.OA.A.1: Completed _______

Week 3: ELA - Key Ideas And Details From A Book

Activity: Show key ideas and details from a book.

Tips:

Level I: Take a picture of your book and share a key fact using the voice recorder tool.

Ex: The Grinch took a Christmas tree from a house.

Level II: Take a picture of a book and describe your favorite character. Be specific why

you picked this character. Ex: "I liked the dog Max. He is funny. Max is funny because a

little dog pulled a big sled up a mountain."

Level III: Take a picture of a character in your book and describe how they overcame a

challenge. Ex: Take a photo of The Grinch and his heart growing; "The Grinch was sad

that he stole Christmas and his heart was small. Then he felt good and his heart grew.

He was able to save Christmas because he was happy."

Supports Common Core: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.4. and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.

K-5.4 Completed _______

Week 4: Math - Data Collection And Graphing

Activity: Collect a set of data and then graph it. Ex: How

many of each color M&Ms are in my package of M&Ms,

what new piece of playground equipment do students

want added to the playground, how many siblings do

people in the class have.

Tip: Take a photo of your completed graph. Use the voice

recorder tool to explain your results.

Supports Common Core: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.

3. Completed _______

Week 4: ELA - Reading Fluency Practice

Activity: Practice and document reading fluency by

reading a page from a new book.

Tip: Take a photo of a page of a book. Use the audio

recording tool to record reading aloud, taking care to

speak clearly with expression.

Supports Common Core: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2-

5.5.

Completed _______

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