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Arrowhead 2nd graders did an awesome job of sharing facts they learned about turkeys using the FREE tool Adobe Spark Video (available on an app or via web). They completed a graphic organizer before beginning the project, which helped them organize the information and plan out their videos by placing one fact on each page. You can find some free turkey graphic organizers on the website What the Teacher Wants . As the students worked, the teachers were making anecdotal notes on all of the MANY proficiency scales they were targeting with this project! Truly impressive. Check out the example below.

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Use the new Seesaw Activities feature to send your kids a turkey template they can use to demonstrate their understanding of turkeys! Click the image below to download the image and directions. Directions can be differentiated depending on grade level. Check out this awesome example from one of Mrs. Huskey's 2nd graders!

Let your students make a cornucopia of thankfulness using the apps PicCollage or PicCollage Kids ! Students will add the cornucopia image to PicCollage and set as the background of their collage. Then, they'll use the web search tools, drawing, text and stickers to add things they are thankful for. This is a fun activity to personalize and share what they are grateful for. Click the image below to grab a copy to share with your students! This idea was inspired by the amazing Erintegration ! This also works great in Seesaw activities! Check out how I added directions to make this an independent project for students.

Using the template below, students drag labels to the correct Thanksgiving foods. Students then use the drawing tool to draw their family in the photo, and add their favorite Thanksgiving foods. They can use the microphone or screencast option to tell about the foods. Click the image below to access a template with directions, and keep reading for examples from Mrs. Erickson's awesome first graders!

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Broadwater teachers Mrs. Bishop & Mrs. Romei had this AWESOME idea to digitize the Project Lead the Way activities using the app Book Creator . This allowed students to complete the books digitally, then upload finished books to Seesaw to share with one another and their families. Check out the example below, and continue reading to access the templates to share with your students. The following activities from the 1st grade Project Lead the Way light & sound unit have been digitized into Book Creator book templates by Mrs. Bishop . You can access the templates to use with your own students by clicking the links below. Activity 1.2 Sound Activity 1.3 Light & Sound Project 4 Light Investigation For instructions on opening these epub files in Book Creator, click the image below. These instructions were adapted from Sara Malchow ! 

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Don't forget! The Billings Seesaw Social is next week. This is a fun, informal opportunity to connect with other teachers, learn more about Seesaw, or share ideas. Because this isn't a PD event, no OPI credits or MEA Trade will be offered. LEARN MORE OR REGISTER FOR THIS FREE EVENT