Kristi Meeuwse's articles Technology Me and My World-Teaching Sustainability to Young Children A greater focus has been placed on our environment in recent years. We hear the terms sustainability, climate crisis, global warming, carbon footprint, hazardous waste, greenhouse effect, and more…all aimed at raising awareness. Some of these topics can seem confusing even for adults; so, how Written by Kristi Meeuwse January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Me and My World-Teaching Sustainability to Young Children A greater focus has been placed on our environment in recent years. We hear the terms sustainability, climate crisis, global warming, carbon footprint, hazardous waste, greenhouse effect, and more…all aimed at raising awareness. Some of these topics can seem confusing even for adults; so, how Written by Kristi Meeuwse January 13, 2020January 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Coding With Young Learners I’m often asked about coding with young learners. Is it appropriate? Is it too difficult? When done well, it is both appropriate and fun for young children to dive into the coding world. Coding is a basic literacy in our digital age; and just like reading and writing, it is best to start early Written by Kristi Meeuwse January 3, 2020January 7, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Coding With Young Learners I’m often asked about coding with young learners. Is it appropriate? Is it too difficult? When done well, it is both appropriate and fun for young children to dive into the coding world. Coding is a basic literacy in our digital age; and just like reading and writing, it is best to start early Written by Kristi Meeuwse January 3, 2020January 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Creation for Early Learners Using the iPad One of the greatest misperceptions about our youngest learners and meaningful technology use, is they “are too young” to be able to do that. Since the beginning of this blog, I’ve had hundreds of visitors in my kindergarten classroom to see my “littles” in action creati Written by Kristi Meeuwse July 9, 2019January 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Creation for Early Learners Using the iPad One of the greatest misperceptions about our youngest learners and meaningful technology use, is they “are too young” to be able to do that. Since the beginning of this blog, I’ve had hundreds of visitors in my kindergarten classroom to see my “littles” in action creati Written by Kristi Meeuwse July 9, 2019January 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Adapting Classic Stories with iPad Children love classic fairy tales and many early childhood classrooms incorporate them into a unit of study. These tales have stood the test of time and when children hear these stories, they often imagine themselves playing a role in them. One of my kindergarten students’ favorite fairy tales Written by Kristi Meeuwse March 18, 2019January 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Adapting Classic Stories with iPad Children love classic fairy tales and many early childhood classrooms incorporate them into a unit of study. These tales have stood the test of time and when children hear these stories, they often imagine themselves playing a role in them. One of my kindergarten students’ favorite fairy tales Written by Kristi Meeuwse March 18, 2019January 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Collaborative Dot Day Book with Pages Merriam Webster defines “create” as to produce through imaginative skill. What struck me is the word “skill”. Creative acts are a means of self-expression, but I hadn’t really thought of it before as a skill. After reflecting on this, I’ve c Written by Kristi Meeuwse September 4, 2018January 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Collaborative Dot Day Book with Pages Merriam Webster defines “create” as to produce through imaginative skill. What struck me is the word “skill”. Creative acts are a means of self-expression, but I hadn’t really thought of it before as a skill. After reflecting on this, I’ve c Written by Kristi Meeuwse September 4, 2018January 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Revive Your Creativity When I was in elementary school, I played outside almost every day with my next door neighbor. We created elaborate play schemes, including an outdoor “kitchen”, complete with mud pies. We also had fun reenacting one of our favorite books, Harriet the Spy. It was always an adventure and Written by Kristi Meeuwse August 8, 2018January 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Revive Your Creativity When I was in elementary school, I played outside almost every day with my next door neighbor. We created elaborate play schemes, including an outdoor “kitchen”, complete with mud pies. We also had fun reenacting one of our favorite books, Harriet the Spy. It was always an adventure and Written by Kristi Meeuwse August 8, 2018January 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Loading Load more
Technology Me and My World-Teaching Sustainability to Young Children A greater focus has been placed on our environment in recent years. We hear the terms sustainability, climate crisis, global warming, carbon footprint, hazardous waste, greenhouse effect, and more…all aimed at raising awareness. Some of these topics can seem confusing even for adults; so, how Written by Kristi Meeuwse January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Me and My World-Teaching Sustainability to Young Children A greater focus has been placed on our environment in recent years. We hear the terms sustainability, climate crisis, global warming, carbon footprint, hazardous waste, greenhouse effect, and more…all aimed at raising awareness. Some of these topics can seem confusing even for adults; so, how Written by Kristi Meeuwse January 13, 2020January 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Coding With Young Learners I’m often asked about coding with young learners. Is it appropriate? Is it too difficult? When done well, it is both appropriate and fun for young children to dive into the coding world. Coding is a basic literacy in our digital age; and just like reading and writing, it is best to start early Written by Kristi Meeuwse January 3, 2020January 7, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Coding With Young Learners I’m often asked about coding with young learners. Is it appropriate? Is it too difficult? When done well, it is both appropriate and fun for young children to dive into the coding world. Coding is a basic literacy in our digital age; and just like reading and writing, it is best to start early Written by Kristi Meeuwse January 3, 2020January 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Creation for Early Learners Using the iPad One of the greatest misperceptions about our youngest learners and meaningful technology use, is they “are too young” to be able to do that. Since the beginning of this blog, I’ve had hundreds of visitors in my kindergarten classroom to see my “littles” in action creati Written by Kristi Meeuwse July 9, 2019January 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Creation for Early Learners Using the iPad One of the greatest misperceptions about our youngest learners and meaningful technology use, is they “are too young” to be able to do that. Since the beginning of this blog, I’ve had hundreds of visitors in my kindergarten classroom to see my “littles” in action creati Written by Kristi Meeuwse July 9, 2019January 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Adapting Classic Stories with iPad Children love classic fairy tales and many early childhood classrooms incorporate them into a unit of study. These tales have stood the test of time and when children hear these stories, they often imagine themselves playing a role in them. One of my kindergarten students’ favorite fairy tales Written by Kristi Meeuwse March 18, 2019January 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Adapting Classic Stories with iPad Children love classic fairy tales and many early childhood classrooms incorporate them into a unit of study. These tales have stood the test of time and when children hear these stories, they often imagine themselves playing a role in them. One of my kindergarten students’ favorite fairy tales Written by Kristi Meeuwse March 18, 2019January 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Collaborative Dot Day Book with Pages Merriam Webster defines “create” as to produce through imaginative skill. What struck me is the word “skill”. Creative acts are a means of self-expression, but I hadn’t really thought of it before as a skill. After reflecting on this, I’ve c Written by Kristi Meeuwse September 4, 2018January 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Collaborative Dot Day Book with Pages Merriam Webster defines “create” as to produce through imaginative skill. What struck me is the word “skill”. Creative acts are a means of self-expression, but I hadn’t really thought of it before as a skill. After reflecting on this, I’ve c Written by Kristi Meeuwse September 4, 2018January 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Revive Your Creativity When I was in elementary school, I played outside almost every day with my next door neighbor. We created elaborate play schemes, including an outdoor “kitchen”, complete with mud pies. We also had fun reenacting one of our favorite books, Harriet the Spy. It was always an adventure and Written by Kristi Meeuwse August 8, 2018January 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Revive Your Creativity When I was in elementary school, I played outside almost every day with my next door neighbor. We created elaborate play schemes, including an outdoor “kitchen”, complete with mud pies. We also had fun reenacting one of our favorite books, Harriet the Spy. It was always an adventure and Written by Kristi Meeuwse August 8, 2018January 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
