TPACK Creating Assignment Template - Jessica Miller

Content Knowledge

Subject Science

Grade Level Kindergarten

Learning Objective K.2 – The students will investigate and understand that humans have
The objective of the lesson is what
students will be able to do as they
senses that allow them to seek, find, take in, and react or respond to
finish the activity. For this information in order to learn about their surroundings.
objective, use the Standards of
Learning (SOL) to say what you a) the 5 senses and corresponding sense organs
want to focus on.
You can find the SOLs at
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testin
g/ look on the right of the screen
for the subjects and go from there.
Pedagogy Planning

Complete this sentence by naming the technology tool and the creation activity:

In this activity, my students are going to use Seesaw to

create a drawing of the sense organs for the 5 senses .
Pedagogy

Activity Describe what the Before Seesaw activity: As a large group, the teacher will introduce the
learning activity will be. What will
the students and the teacher be
5 senses and the senses. We will investigate the vocabulary words; see,
doing? (This includes what they are hear, smell, taste, and touch. The teacher will add these words to
doing with the technology). Many
people tend to find this part easier vocabulary word board. During station time, the students will access the
if they number the action in order activity on their Seesaw account on their classroom device.
and think of this from the view of a
substitute teacher. This lesson was
left on the desk, can you follow it 1. Students will access their Seesaw account.
and teach the class today? Add
numbers as you need to describe 2. Students will select the Activities button and select the 5 senses
your class/activity for the day.
activity assigned by the teacher.
Seesaw –Students
3. will begin by watching the YouTube video linked in the
Technology

Web 2.0 Technology Seesaw.com

Note: Seesaw is available in VBCPS as an app in Pre-K through 2 nd in their
Classlink app/website that is directly linked to each child’s class and
teacher.
Link to the example
product you made https://app.seesaw.me/pages/shared_item?item_id=item.c59b3c02-
pretending to be a 4c60-48a1-ab66-
student 2a9087f21c00&share_token=w4uTCN_nRgGY8X8cEBIKXA&mode=share

Imagine that you are at a school that utilized BYOD and allows students to use mobile devices. Answer the following
Mobile App Option questions:

1. The Seesaw Class and Family apps are available on iOS, Android, and
Kindle Fire devices. You can also use Seesaw on the web using a
computer or Chromebook on Chrome, Firefox, or Edge browser . Seesaw,
including app versions, are all available free.