Nearpod.com – Collaborative Learning

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Nicole Bonavia

This website allows the educator to communicate and collaborative with her pupils. During the current situation this might be an alternative way of delivering an activity, or normally as an introduction or continuation of a project at home.

using a code to start the sharing session (live lesson), or student-paced.

It can be used for virtual collaboration through:

Storytelling (Immersive Reading)
Slideshows (can be teacher-led)
- 360 degrees images – virtual reality
- videos
- websites (like google arts and culture,maps/street view for exploration)
- Board for thoughts, discussion, brainstorming and so on
- games (matching pairs, memory game etc)
- slideshows
- quizzes and polls (time to climb)
- drag and drop answers in sentences
- link to Flipgrid.com
- websites

Students can enter the website through this link and enter the code given by the teacher

Easy Maths Activities To Do at Home

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Nicole Bonavia

Although online games and activities are all well and good for the learning of mathematical concepts, actual real life games and activities are very helpful in developing and understanding different mathematical concepts. Therefore, below I have included some activities which can be done at home that do not require any special equipment or resources, just simple everyday items:

Scavenger Hunt: Finding ‘8’ pieces of some thing

The Reggio Emilia approach is starting to filter through primary schools, especially in the early years, and I can see why!

Sorting According to Colour, Shape, Size etc.

line up in size order, whole group then packages for math station

Learning the Concepts of Heavy and Light with an easy DIY Balance

Today's activity is so simple to setup, but can spark a ton of learning about science! This easy hanger balance activity comes from Michelle, a member of our Activity Room activity planning service. The Activity Room is my way of providing you with something easy to do with your toddler or preschooler, week after week. I plan out the months and weeks so that you get a variety of activities from gross motor to sensory to craft and art projects. Some are a little more advanced, while others...

Counting

Obviously there are many more things you can do with everyday items, Pinterest.com is the holy grail for that!

Menti.com Question: What are you doing at Home?

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Nicole Bonavia

Scan the QR below or click on this link to answer the question.

p.s. you can answer the question multiple times 🙂

You can see other parents’ results through this link

Corona Virus Challenge #week2

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Nicole Bonavia

Welcome to this week’s challenge, where each child will have the opporunity to express creatvity digitally.

This week each child is challenged to create a book using of the two methods we have already introduced in class:

Mystorybook.com or Story Jumper

The theme to be focused on is obviously, the virus, however the book does not have to be story that the child invents. It can be a dairy of what you do each day, a non-fiction fact book about the virus or any form you think of … the more creative the better.

since the children are still learning to read and write, I recommend you let the children to the graphics first, and then they will explain or literate and you write a caption the the pages.

Remember, it is important that your role as an adult is not to tell the child what to do, but to facilitate and suggest how the child goes about creating this masterpiece. When you are finally finished from doing your book, send me photos or videos of the children doing the book (the process) and a link to the the finished product. I will look through them and post them by the end of the week!

Corona Virus Challenge #getcreative

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Nicole Bonavia

After finishing from the previous task I have provided about introducing and explaining(in a child-friendly manner) the current situation and why we are not going to school, I have another task for the children to engage in during this week without school. While it is important to stay safe by staying indoors, it is not safe to do nothing and watch videos or play games on tablets.

Therefore, I invite you as parents to implement an activity with your child to create something related to Corona virus using recycled material. It is important that your role as an adult is not to tell the child what to do, but to facilitate and suggest how the child goes about creating this masterpiece. When you are finally finished from doing your artwork, send me photos or videos of the children doing the craft (the process) and the finished product. I will look through them and post them by the end of the week!

So, get your plastic bottles and tape ready …. and start crafting!

3D illustration of Coronavirus, virus which causes SARS and MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

COVID-19 Awareness for Kids

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Nicole Bonavia

Dear Parents/Gardiuans,

Due to the current global situation, most of what we talk about it what is happening. Although it is quite a difficult situation for children to understand we should not leave them in the darkness about the situation, but we should enlighten them through child-friendly ways, such as this Document below. Fell free to print it or show it digitally to your children and help them understand the current situation, through such a child-friendly format.

I f you would like, when the child fills in the pages, send me the photos or scans and I will make a college with all the children’s works.