Kindergarteners adapt easily to technology. At Dinsmore Elementary, we’ve furnished each kindergartener with an iPad loaded with learning software – Khan Academy Kids, Reading Eggs, and Mathseeds. Any kindergartener can take an iPad home (with both teacher and parent approval). And if they don’t have access to wi-fi, no problem! We provide a cellular internet […]
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OK, now that you’ve learned to spell hug, use your best penmanship to write it. Our newest product is a handwriting folder containing 129 colorful CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) images. Next to each image is a handwriting space just waiting for a kindergartener to practice his/her writing skills. Kindergarten mastery of CVC words is vitally important. We
Our job does not end when we get the iPads in the classrooms. A lot of work that goes on is behind the scenes. Our first job is to make sure students are safely connected to the Internet. Every iPad is controlled with Remote Management Software. Student access is limited to the learning software we
Kindergarteners participating in our tutoring program earn tickets as they complete lessons. These tickets can then be used to purchase items (some are even educational) in our classroom store. The kids do enjoy choosing their purchases and weighing the number of tickets each item costs. But, oddly enough, what they enjoy most is counting out
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It isn’t the students struggling to keep up, it is us at Know & Grow. With so many new kindergarteners enrolling, we can’t seem to deliver enough iPads. We just delivered iPads #82 and #83 this week. You know the saying “wash your car and it will rain”? With us, it is “order spare iPads
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We prepare Sight Word flashcards upon request. Included are the words young students are expected to learn and know “by sight” (i.e., not by sounding them out). In total there are 237 words broken into four colorful ringed sets. We thank the volunteers who print, punch, and ring the flashcards. We thank FedEx Office, Marsh Landing for cutting
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Our teachers were instructing kindergarteners on the use of the number line with only a paper banner above the chalkboard. Now every kindergartener has his/her own complete with a dry erase marker and eraser. Kindergarten classrooms use number lines to explore the concepts of addition and subtraction. In our version, the student can position a
New this year! All kindergarteners have an online subscription to Reading Eggs! Reading Eggs supplements classroom learning with individualized, one-on-one lessons that keep young children engaged and eager to learn. Those who struggle receive more practice. Those who are ‘high fliers’ can move faster. Every child has both an online learning subscription and an iPad.
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Did you know teachers spend an average of $750 per year of their own money on classroom supplies? We implemented a supply refurbishment system in February 2023. While the supplies remain the same, the storage location has changed once again. At first we had supply bins in every kindergarten and first-grade classroom. This proved too
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New this year! All kindergarteners are now enjoying learning with Mathseeds! Mathseeds provides a structured learning sequence with self-paced lessons focused on teaching essential kindergarten math skills. Every child has both an online learning subscription and an iPad. While students enrolled in tutoring are eligible to take an iPad home for after-school learning, parents may