Kristi Meeuwse's articles Technology Enhancing the Creative Process in Young Children with iPad Recently, I was chatting with a colleague who teaches first grade. She indicated some of her students are reluctant to tap into their creative sides for fear of “not doing it right”. Too often, school can “teach” the creativity right out of our students by either consci Written by Kristi Meeuwse March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Alphabet Journal with Book Creator When I was in the classroom, my students kept a math journal on their iPad. It was made in Book Creator and I’ve written about it here and here. They loved the ability to capture their thinking and learning on the iPad and it was a great way to show cumulative growth over the school year. Written by Kristi Meeuwse February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Investigating Animals with Young Children and the iPad Children are naturally inquisitive about animals and nature. When I was teaching kindergarten, my students would always be excited to tell me about a new pet, or a recent trip to the zoo or the aquarium. In fact, the first words of many children are dog, bunny, or cat. They have an innate desire to Written by Kristi Meeuwse February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Professional Development How to Help Your Students Explore Careers For most students, the first thing they want to do after graduating from high school is to prepare their curriculum vitae, hoping that it would be their stepping stone to a successful career. If you want to make a meaningful contribution and be recognized, you need to know what you want to do and yo Written by Kristi Meeuwse February 1, 2020February 1, 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 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. 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Technology Enhancing the Creative Process in Young Children with iPad Recently, I was chatting with a colleague who teaches first grade. She indicated some of her students are reluctant to tap into their creative sides for fear of “not doing it right”. Too often, school can “teach” the creativity right out of our students by either consci Written by Kristi Meeuwse March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Alphabet Journal with Book Creator When I was in the classroom, my students kept a math journal on their iPad. It was made in Book Creator and I’ve written about it here and here. They loved the ability to capture their thinking and learning on the iPad and it was a great way to show cumulative growth over the school year. Written by Kristi Meeuwse February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Investigating Animals with Young Children and the iPad Children are naturally inquisitive about animals and nature. When I was teaching kindergarten, my students would always be excited to tell me about a new pet, or a recent trip to the zoo or the aquarium. In fact, the first words of many children are dog, bunny, or cat. They have an innate desire to Written by Kristi Meeuwse February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Professional Development How to Help Your Students Explore Careers For most students, the first thing they want to do after graduating from high school is to prepare their curriculum vitae, hoping that it would be their stepping stone to a successful career. If you want to make a meaningful contribution and be recognized, you need to know what you want to do and yo Written by Kristi Meeuwse February 1, 2020February 1, 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 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
