Tagxedo was fun and easy to use. The best way I see myself using this tool in kindergarten is working on using adjectives to describe the theme we are learning about. It might be a great way to end a unit, by brainstorming words that describe what we learned. I believe this would have to be a whole group activity or one for the higher level thinking students in a small group or individually.
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For my second activity, I continued with the apple theme and created a Spicynode. It was easy to create, but I'm not sure how I would use it in kindergarten yet. Because most kindergarteners can't read or write independently in the fall (which is when I teach apples), I will have to do this as a whole group activity. We will add one part each day after learning about apple parts, our senses and apples, apple food, and different types of apples.
Love your tagxedos. I had fun making those, too! Fun thing to add to a scrapbook (or the back of a communication sheet). You can scaffold it to work for any age.
ReplyDeleteI have not used Spicynode. Cool graphic organizer....I might need to look into that one.
I liked your idea about using the tagxedos at the end of a unit with words/concepts the kids have learned. I think they would love taking the word shapes home to share! I haven't used the spicynode yet. How would you compare it to popplet... it kind of seems similar to me.
ReplyDeleteI love the apple theme! Also, I love your spicynode...I am going to have to check that one out more!
ReplyDeleteYes I could even see this as being a whole group activity to start the unit, akin to a KWL chart, in which students brainstorm words they know to describe apples, then you could print this and post it near your writing center as a more visually appealing, fun version of a word wall!
ReplyDeleteYou could also use pictures in Spicynodes and have them describe the pictures.
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