North Side Cyber++ Classroom
I teach kindergarten and second grade Elementary Cyber++ classes at the North Side Student Center.
The Elementary Cyber++ program is designed to give students academic and social enrichment opportunities in a live setting. We do many fun activities based on the Common Core State Standards and skills from the curriculum. [Note: We do NOT teach lessons from the Little Lincoln or Calvert curricula.] Students also have technology time, which includes use of laptops and iPads.
So what kinds of activities do we do? Anything that makes learning fun! Here are some of my students' favorites:
Sight Word Swat: The teacher writes sight words on big bugs and scatters them around the floor. Students are divided into teams; one person from each team gets called to the front of the room. The teacher calls out a sight word, and the first person to swat the correct bug with their fly swatter earns a point for their team!
Bingo: We can review pretty much any skill by playing Bingo, and who doesn't love a trip to the treasure chest?
Write the Room: The teacher posts pictures, words, math problems, etc. around the room, and the students have to find all of the cards and write the word or number on their recording sheet.
Roll and Color: Each student receives a picture with numbers on it. Students roll a die and color the corresponding number on their pictures. (The difficulty level can be increased by rolling 2 or more dice and coloring the sum.)
Fishin' Addition: Students work individually or with a partner. They "catch" two fish (using a magnetic fishing pole) and add the two numbers together, writing the equations on a recording sheet.
Silly Journal Prompts: Students love making up alternate endings to stories or writing something silly about their family members.
Crafts: I love to bring a book to life by making a craft. Some of the best ones were paper ring caterpillars (for The Very Hungry Caterpillar), toothpick & marshmallow constellations, and pet rocks. (Cheesy, I know, but do you know that not one single kid knew what a pet rock was??)
YouTube Videos: There are some amazing educational channels on YouTube that engage students through songs, raps, dances, cartoons-- you name it! I like to post these on my blog, too, so that you can watch them at home.
The Elementary Cyber++ program is designed to give students academic and social enrichment opportunities in a live setting. We do many fun activities based on the Common Core State Standards and skills from the curriculum. [Note: We do NOT teach lessons from the Little Lincoln or Calvert curricula.] Students also have technology time, which includes use of laptops and iPads.
So what kinds of activities do we do? Anything that makes learning fun! Here are some of my students' favorites:
Sight Word Swat: The teacher writes sight words on big bugs and scatters them around the floor. Students are divided into teams; one person from each team gets called to the front of the room. The teacher calls out a sight word, and the first person to swat the correct bug with their fly swatter earns a point for their team!
Bingo: We can review pretty much any skill by playing Bingo, and who doesn't love a trip to the treasure chest?
Write the Room: The teacher posts pictures, words, math problems, etc. around the room, and the students have to find all of the cards and write the word or number on their recording sheet.
Roll and Color: Each student receives a picture with numbers on it. Students roll a die and color the corresponding number on their pictures. (The difficulty level can be increased by rolling 2 or more dice and coloring the sum.)
Fishin' Addition: Students work individually or with a partner. They "catch" two fish (using a magnetic fishing pole) and add the two numbers together, writing the equations on a recording sheet.
Silly Journal Prompts: Students love making up alternate endings to stories or writing something silly about their family members.
Crafts: I love to bring a book to life by making a craft. Some of the best ones were paper ring caterpillars (for The Very Hungry Caterpillar), toothpick & marshmallow constellations, and pet rocks. (Cheesy, I know, but do you know that not one single kid knew what a pet rock was??)
YouTube Videos: There are some amazing educational channels on YouTube that engage students through songs, raps, dances, cartoons-- you name it! I like to post these on my blog, too, so that you can watch them at home.