PK-TK - 2nd Grade Lesson Activities by Core Instructional Priority
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Assessment for Learning
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| Grade Level | Title | Description | Seesaw Link |
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| PK/TK | Making Name Cards | Created by the Elem. ELA Team, this activity gives the youngest of learners an opportunity to review and practice drawing and writing skills. Which are key skills for emergent readers and writers. | Seesaw Activity Link |
| Kindergarten | What I am proud that I have learned this year | Students are prompted to tell their teachers and their families what they are most proud of what they have learned this year. | Seesaw Activity Link |
| 1st Grade | Self Assessment for Conferences | Students are prompted to share how they are feeling about their progress across content areas | Seesaw Activity Link |
| 2nd Grade | End of the year portfolio reflection |
After looking through their Seesaw portfolios, students are asked to respond to a few reflection questions to reflect on their growth from Kindergarten through 2nd-grade. |
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Collaboration
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| Grade Level | Title | Description | Seesaw Link |
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| PK/TK | Build a reading fort | Inspiring students to read at home is important. Reading in new places keeps reading fresh and interesting. This activity also gives students a fun way to actively engage with their family. | Link to Seesaw Activity |
| Kindergarten | Growing Kindness | Students will learn and practice how to share kindness seeds with other on Seesaw | |
| 1st Grade | Group Storytelling | One SFUSD educators example of how they introduce and practice collaboration strategies for their students where a pairs of students shares 1 device (pair-programming, etc.) | Link to educator reflection |
| 2nd Grade | How to set up Actionable Feedback in Seesaw |
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Equitable Access and Demand
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| Grade Level | Title | Description | Seesaw Link |
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| PK/TK | The Skin you're in- Self Portraits |
After reading the Skin You Live In. students are prompted to watch the book read by the author ( that's the person who wrote the words). After watching the video use the template to draw a self-portrait of the skin, you live in. (created by the Early Education Department) |
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| Kindergarten | Curious Minds | Students are prompted to share something you learned or created this week that you are excited about. (this activity could be used multiple times throughout the year to support) | Seesaw Activity Link |
| 1st Grade | Block Boards | The Seesaw Block Board Activities are similar to choice boards as they are designed to support student agency. There are a selection of Block Boards across content areas that can be use to supplement lessons and support the acquisition of skills. | Seesaw Activity Link |
| 2nd Grade | All About Me | Students will tell about themselves by practicing using the drawing, camera and microphone tools in Seesaw. | Seesaw Activity Link |
Inquiry
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| Grade Level | Title | Description | Seesaw Link |
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| PK/TK |
Developing our Research Skills |
By watching a video on Seesaw, students will have the opportunity to develop their Research Skills through making observations, asking questions, making hypotheses or predictions | Seesaw Activity Link |
| Kindergarten | Seesaw Attribute Scavenger Hunt | Support students with explore attributes in their everyday worlds by engaging with Seesaw's Creative Canvas students can share what they found with their class community. | Seesaw Activity Link |
| 1st Grade | Little Activists: What can a citizen do? | After listening to "What can a citizen do?" students can use Seesaw's creative canvas to share how they can be activists with their community. | Seesaw Activity Link |
| 2nd Grade | I Wonder | After giving students the opportunity to explore wonderopolis, students are encourage to share what they discovered. This could be a great entry point activity for research topic brainstorm. | Seesaw Activity Link |
This page was last updated on May 3, 2023