This is my first blog entry ever, so let's see how this goes! In my classroom, practicing and knowing sight words in very important. These are words they should be able to read and spell as soon as they see the word. As in other classroom's I am sure, I have students in many different ranges regarding their ability. To meet all of their needs, I wanted to do something that would not only push my lower level students, but also push my higher students and keep everyone engaged. I have known about padlet, so I wanted to give it a try. Today was our second time using it, and it was amazing. Last week, we tried it and it was a learning experience because they have never seen it before. Today, students took off with it. When I told them to go to Google Classroom and we are going to practice our sight words before our spell check, they started cheering they were so excited! :) What I have them do is write the word, and then try to use it in a sentence. We have also been practicing our typing skills, so why not incorporate typing into our sight word practice as well. When the kiddos open Google Classroom, they knew exactly what to do this time and they got started right away. Some still have trouble on how to do the punctuation and capitalize letters, but their "teammates" at their table help them out. To challenge some of my higher level students, I had them write sentences using two of the sight words, and they took this very seriously. Those kiddos even showed me they were trying to use other sight words we have done previously. They just got so excited seeing their posts on the screen! Some students even went up to the SmartBoard to show their teammate their response. Not one student was hesitant to try this. They either asked me if they needed help, or they asked one of their teammates. Some students got further than others and some just wrote out the words, yet all the students were so excited to see what everyone did and share that excitement with them. I will have to see how I can keep this engaging for the future and change it up so students can work with one another to identify the sight words through each others work. Stay tuned!
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