Help me give my students the most enriching distance learning experience possible with an iPad and Apple Pencil to take place of our class whiteboard!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. F's classroom raised $633
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Our students are 27 balls of energy! I will be meeting them for the first time over Zoom, but we will still learn a lot together and have some fun, too!
About 30% of them are English language learners and many of them will be experiencing school for the very first time this fall!
Our school is a diverse, Title I, inclusive community. We are dedicated to anti-racism, equity in education, and joy filled school days. We work hard and we play hard (and we love really big!)
My Project
A huge part of kindergarten is learning the alphabet! We go over the sounds, letter names, and how to write both upper and lowercase letters.
When teaching kindergarten students phonics, a big part of it is modeling!
They write with me and I can show them proper letter formation. This is something they will carry with them to first grade and beyond.
Unfortunately, the Zoom whiteboard is quite challenging to write on with a mouse. My handwriting is a hot mess express on Zoom!
I want to give my students the most enriching distance learning experience possible and this will bring our class whiteboard to Zoom!
Especially because so many English learners are in our class, it is critical that I create a print-rich environment. As much as possible, they should be surrounded by written language. Of course, this is hard to do from home! With the iPad and Apple Pencil, I can model writing for my students. Students learn directionality and the basic conventions of writing just from watching someone else write! Their brains really are amazing.
Of course, students do not enter kindergarten writing already! They rely on teachers creating anchor charts and writing on the board to put their thoughts down. Often I also use (poorly) drawn pictures to bring their thinking to life!
When we are beginning our first science unit of the year, the students love to share what they know and what they want to know about what we are studying. Then, when we finish the unit, they are thrilled to share what they do know.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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