Smart Board Activities for Kindergarten
A SMART Board is a whiteboard that connect to a computer and allows interactive methods of education. A SMART Board can be used in the Kindergarten classroom to better explain content through dynamic lessons where student skills can be specifically addressed. Many lesson templates can be found online through a variety of educational resources.
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Count Your Chickens
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Count Your Chickens is a math program designed for kindergartners. The SMART Board uses a variation of the computer program that teachers, students and parents can play online. A number of chickens appears on the screen with three number selections for the kids to choose from. The kids need to count the chickens and select the right answer. The chickens are arranged in different arrangements to help kids understand grouping.
Rats!
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Rats! is a game centralized around Rusty Rat, the main character that needs the students' help. This game works on a variety of skills ranging from shapes, numbers, colors and letters. This is a diverse program that is customized for early learners, middle learners and advanced learners. Teachers can provide appropriate questions for different students, giving everyone in the class the opportunity to succeed and develop positive self-esteem.
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What Comes Next?
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What Comes Next is an interactive program teaching kids sequential understanding of the alphabet. Kids watch and listen to alphabet sequences. After a sequence is established, two letters are shown with a third mystery letter remaining. The children must choose the letter that follows the two letters. For kids who are just learning the alphabet, the repetition heard when the sequences are listed.
Digital Dialects
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Digital Dialects offers interactive language learning. Teachers can teach students from a variety of languages. This allows English-speakers to learn a secondary language and can help English-learners master English. Students can learn basic numbers and vocabulary words. As they become more advance, common phrases can be integrated in the lesson. Digital Dialects offers Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Japanese along with more than 50 other languages.
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