PreK Students Write a Book

Our PreK students are slowly learning their first sight words.  I try to incorporate these sight words into typing activities in the computer lab.

This week we reviewed the sight words "I", "can", "see" and also reviewed numbers 1-20.

We assigned each PreK student a specific number 1-20.  Then, students each typed "I can see ## _______." After typing the beginning of their sentence, they practiced dragging/dropping pictures into their page.  Because we have less than 20 PreK students, the early finishers we able to type a second page.

We printed each child's page and combined them to make one class numbers book.  Now the students have their own book to peruse in their classroom reading loft.

Spelling Practice

The students teamed up to practice their spelling words last week.  Each group of students were given a small tub of magnetic ABC letters.  They worked together to make as many of their spelling words as possible in five minutes.  Even though we are an iPad classroom room, it is important not to do everything digitally.

This simple activity worked more than just their spelling skills.  It also tested their teamwork and communication skills.