I like all of these as they are in song form. Any time I sing to my students it immediately grabs their attention. These are great way to start lessons. I would never use them by themselves but as an activator for my lessons. Jill
I agree that songs grab the attention of students. I can use all of these songs in my classroom, and I will look on brainzy.com to find more on different topics! I'll use the second song in my classroom to reinforce how to make 10. As for pbskids.org/games, I like the games that require students to create things, especially Inventor's Workshop. In this game, students are able to create inventions and then test them. I also like how the games are separated by subject on PBS. -Jackie
Thanks for suggesting the Inventor's Workshop. It took me a bit to find it, but eventually saw it under Engineering Games. I know several children who will enjoy building & testing out their own creations.
I like the songs too and think they can get a class excited about Math. The number pairs game was really good because it had great visuals of using the ten frames and fingers. I also really like the Number Gator to teach greater than, less than and equal to. It was great that they used the language and the symbol for reinforcement of an equation. The first telling time game went too fast and didn't identify the the hour/minute hand, so I thought it would be hard for those students who are struggling to tell time. It also needed to show how to count by 5 for the minutes around the clock. I have not used these youtube songs before, but now I'm definitely going to check out more of them to use in my class.
I think all of these songs are a great way to engage students and help them better retain what they are trying to learn. It is more fun for them and will most likely help them recall the information better than if it were black and white with a paper and pencil. My daughter comes home singing every song she has learned at school, so I see this type of learning as beneficial.
The music & song in the first Telling Time video was very catchy & easy to remember. I already have ‘Let’s Tell Time Together’ stuck in my head. I showed my daughter who is in first grade, she liked the song & thought it was fun practicing counting by five to tell time.
The Number Pairs video, was very repetitive which is great for kids! I like that the video only focused on number pairs that made ten. As an extension activity I would ask students to select another number & write down all the number combinations that could be used to get the sum. They could record their findings with paper/pencil or using a tablet.
The Greater Than, Less Than, Equal To would be great for younger students. I wish the video incorporated the symbols for greater than > & less than <.
I spend quite a bit of time exploring the PBS Kids site. So many amazing games that help to reinforce concepts taught in the classroom. I enjoyed some of the ABC Games, “Puppy Letters” asks the children to fill in the missing word in a sentence, great practice for letter identification & creating words.
https://www.learninggamesforkids.com/memory_games.html https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/adventure_pass/memory-games/ http://pbskids.org/caillou/games/memory.html How could you incorporate these into your class?
https://www.learninggamesforkids.com This site has all kinds of educational games, it even includes songs. Please take some time to explore the site pick 2 activities that you would use in your class . Explain the benefits of these activities.
I like all of these as they are in song form. Any time I sing to my students it immediately grabs their attention. These are great way to start lessons. I would never use them by themselves but as an activator for my lessons. Jill
ReplyDeleteKids love to have a catchy tune that helps them remember concepts.Good reinforcement.
DeleteI agree that songs grab the attention of students. I can use all of these songs in my classroom, and I will look on brainzy.com to find more on different topics! I'll use the second song in my classroom to reinforce how to make 10. As for pbskids.org/games, I like the games that require students to create things, especially Inventor's Workshop. In this game, students are able to create inventions and then test them. I also like how the games are separated by subject on PBS. -Jackie
ReplyDeleteI’m glad you found this helpful..PBS is a wonderful resource.
DeleteThanks for suggesting the Inventor's Workshop. It took me a bit to find it, but eventually saw it under Engineering Games. I know several children who will enjoy building & testing out their own creations.
DeleteKids love to build and test what they have built. Stem is a wonderful way to get the kids involved in design and redesign.
DeleteI like the songs too and think they can get a class excited about Math. The number pairs game was really good because it had great visuals of using the ten frames and fingers. I also really like the Number Gator to teach greater than, less than and equal to. It was great that they used the language and the symbol for reinforcement of an equation. The first telling time game went too fast and didn't identify the the hour/minute hand, so I thought it would be hard for those students who are struggling to tell time. It also needed to show how to count by 5 for the minutes around the clock. I have not used these youtube songs before, but now I'm definitely going to check out more of them to use in my class.
ReplyDeleteI’m glad you like the songs.kids do respond well to music it helps them to remember the concept.
DeleteI think all of these songs are a great way to engage students and help them better retain what they are trying to learn. It is more fun for them and will most likely help them recall the information better than if it were black and white with a paper and pencil. My daughter comes home singing every song she has learned at school, so I see this type of learning as beneficial.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. Music works and definitely helps kids to remember.
DeleteThe music & song in the first Telling Time video was very catchy & easy to remember. I already have ‘Let’s Tell Time Together’ stuck in my head. I showed my daughter who is in first grade, she liked the song & thought it was fun practicing counting by five to tell time.
ReplyDeleteThe Number Pairs video, was very repetitive which is great for kids! I like that the video only focused on number pairs that made ten. As an extension activity I would ask students to select another number & write down all the number combinations that could be used to get the sum. They could record their findings with paper/pencil or using a tablet.
The Greater Than, Less Than, Equal To would be great for younger students. I wish the video incorporated the symbols for greater than > & less than <.
I spend quite a bit of time exploring the PBS Kids site. So many amazing games that help to reinforce concepts taught in the classroom. I enjoyed some of the ABC Games, “Puppy Letters” asks the children to fill in the missing word in a sentence, great practice for letter identification & creating words.
I like your extension activity.Im glad your daughter liked the activity.
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