Seesaw

Here is a list of ways to use SeeSaw with kindergarten students:

(V = video P = photo D = draw) I often have my students record over any drawings & photos so that they can explain what is going on.

Math:

• Write numbers! (D)
• Draw a picture to represent a number (D)
• Compare two sets of objects & orally explain which is more or less (P)
• Demonstrate 1 to 1 counting & state the number counted (V)
• Count from 1 - 100 by 1's and 10's (V)
• Represent & explain teen numbers by using a group of ten and some ones (P)
• Draw 2-D shapes and record what they are (D)
• Find 2-D and 3-D shapes in the classroom. Name the shape! (P) (V)
• Compare two different shapes & orally explain how they are alike and how they are different (P)
• Place an object somewhere and use positional words to describe where it is (P)
• Solve an equation in a variety of ways (D)
• Explain how they solved an equation (V)
• Show partners of any given number (P)

ELA:

• Finish a sentence. Give them a starter & have them expand it (V)
• Retell a book (V)
• Draw the characters in a story (D)
• Draw the setting of a story (D)
• Explain how two books are alike and different (V)
• Answer a question by showing evidence from the book (P)
• Read a piece of writing (P)
• Practice writing & reading sight words (D)
• Read a book (V)
• Practice fluency (V)

Other:

• Give weather reports (V)
• Send a message to parents on Valentine's Day (V)
• Tell parents something new they learned that week (V)

I am sure there are 100's of other ways! How have you used SeeSaw in your classroom?