KG’s and iPads
Barbara Jenn tied in the use of iPads and an art app with her KG kids after exploring color with crayons, markers, and colored pencils. Her students listened and watched carefully as she reviewed the...
View ArticleKeith Haring Contour Project – A KG Art and Tech Integration
To begin, we looked at artwork of mentor artist, Keith Haring, who made simple, contour art on a big scale such as in murals. Haring often made his art in the New York City subways in the 1980’s....
View ArticleSnail drawings
[See image gallery at estech.esblogs.aes.ac.in] Activity done at the end of the Science unit. Focus was on drawing all the body parts of the snail.
View ArticleKnuffle Bunny – A book by KG M
Skills – Forming questions – “Where are you Knuffle Bunny?” Voice – inflection, expression (How do you know somebody is asking a question?), use of two voices – one for self and the other for Knuffle...
View ArticleKG – Evernote Snail Journals
I just wanted to let you know that I tried Evernote with a group of kids yesterday and it was pretty cool. I really loved how once the handwriting piece was cut out of the equation the kids were able...
View ArticleUnderstanding Shapes
Key understandings that were focussed on during this lesson – A shape has to be closed, if it has any opening then it is not a shape Reviewing shapes with straight sides Why is circle/ oval not part of...
View ArticleDesigning Eric Carle Paper
Kindergarten used the Draw Free app on the iPads to design Eric Carle paper. They watched the Eric Carle video as he created a red mural for The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book. Here are some samples...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Chameleon – a digital book by KG
Key concepts — Brings out the students understanding of concept of camouflage Students tell about — What is your chameleon doing? What’s happening to your chameleon?
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