ALEX Learning Activity Resources

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7. Compare two numbers between 0 and 10 presented as written numerals (without using inequality symbols).

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6. Orally identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater/more than, less/fewer than, or equal/the same as the number of objects in another group, in groups containing up to 10 objects, by using matching, counting, or other strategies.

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2) Demonstrate use of input devices.

Examples: Mouse, touch screen, keyboard.

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7) Locate letters and numbers on the keyboard.

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12) Use a variety of digital devices, in both independent and collaborative settings.

Examples: Interactive boards, tablets, laptops, other handheld devices.

Molly's More or Less Quest is an interactive game that reads students a short word problem and asks the student to tell if the numbers are less than, greater than, or equal to that are given in the word problem. The numbers are visually displayed. When a student hovers over the word it also reads the word to them before clicking.

This activity was created as a result of the DLCS Resource Development Summit.

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20 ) Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print. [RF.K.1]

a. Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page. [RF.K.1a]

b. Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters. [RF.K.1b]

c. Understand that words are separated by spaces in print. [RF.K.1c]

d. Recognize and name all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet. [RF.K.1d]

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R6) Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.

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2) Demonstrate use of input devices.

Examples: Mouse, touch screen, keyboard.

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12) Use a variety of digital devices, in both independent and collaborative settings.

Examples: Interactive boards, tablets, laptops, other handheld devices.

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R1) Identify, demonstrate, and apply personal safe use of digital devices.

Students take photographs of themselves making the shapes of letters. They use the ear for the letter C, their mouth for the letter O, or use their entire body and their peer to create the letter B. Let students get creative and create the alphabet with their body. Compile all the letters into a digital alphabet book in which the students must guess which letter the students are trying to represent in the photograph. 

This activity was created as a result of the DLCS COS Resource Development Summit.

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2. Count to 100 by ones beginning with any given number between 0 and 99.

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2) Demonstrate use of input devices.

Examples: Mouse, touch screen, keyboard.

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12) Use a variety of digital devices, in both independent and collaborative settings.

Examples: Interactive boards, tablets, laptops, other handheld devices.

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1) Classify and sort information into logical order with and without a computer.

Examples: Sort by shape, color, or other attribute; sort A-Z.

ABCya provides a fun and educational interactive game that teaches students to count by ones from another number other than 1. In this particular connect the dots, students are counting by ones from the number 21 to 40. The game provides scaffolding after wrong attempts and gives accuracy in a percentage when the dots have been connected.

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2) Demonstrate use of input devices.

Examples: Mouse, touch screen, keyboard.

Each digital tool teaches basic manipulative mouse skills.

Students will engage in simple games that teach students to move the mouse and click, click and drag, basic timing skills and judgement of spacial relationships. Basic eye-hand coordination and timing skills are introduced.

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26 ) Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened. [W.K.3]

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28 ) With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. [W.K.6]

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26 ) Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure. [W.1.3]

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28 ) With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. [W.1.6]

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24 ) Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. [W.2.3]

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26 ) With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. [W.2.6]

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R6) Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.

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2) Demonstrate use of input devices.

Examples: Mouse, touch screen, keyboard.

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R6) Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.

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R6) Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.

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9) Use a variety of digital tools to connect with other learners.

Examples: Online conferences, blogs, collaborative documents.

Storybird is a website where you can create and publish books that you write. The site has many illustrations that you can use with the book that you have written. You can also read other people’s creations and give feedback on them. You can also receive feedback from other people about your creations. Storybird can be used in writing and teaching the students about technology. It can expand the students’ creativity by giving them a chance to create something that is all their own and publish it. This will also get students excited about reading and writing.

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12. Fluently add and subtract within 5.

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2) Demonstrate use of input devices.

Examples: Mouse, touch screen, keyboard.

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7) Locate letters and numbers on the keyboard.

Socrative lets teachers engage and assess their students with educational activities on tablets, laptops and smartphones. Through the use of real time questioning, instant result aggregation and visualization, teachers can gauge the whole class’ current level of understanding.  Socrative saves teachers time so the class can further collaborate, discuss, extend and grow as a community of learners.

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25 ) Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative or explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic. [W.K.2]

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R5) Locate and curate information from digital sources to answer research questions.

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R6) Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.

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2) Demonstrate use of input devices.

Examples: Mouse, touch screen, keyboard.

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7) Locate letters and numbers on the keyboard.

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8) Present information from a variety of digital resources.

  Story Jumper is an online publishing website that allows kids to create their own story books. You have the tools needed to create a title page, dedication page, choose a theme for your book, upload pictures, or simply use the clip art gallery provided. This tool can be used in the classroom as an english language arts activity. By having students create their own books, teachers can express the importance of correct grammar and proper sentences. This tool can be used for any grade level. In kindergarten the students could have a more picture-book based story with few words and in sixth grade students could write a book about a famous historical leader from the Civil War. 

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2) Demonstrate use of input devices.

Examples: Mouse, touch screen, keyboard.

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7) Locate letters and numbers on the keyboard.

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10) Identify an appropriate tool to complete a task when given guidance and support.

Examples: Choosing a word processing tool to write a story, choosing a spreadsheet for a budget.

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17) Use digital devices with a variety of operating systems.

Examples: Interactive boards, tablets, laptops, other handheld devices

This word cloud generator will provide an engagement activity for ALEX Lesson # 32258 It's Number Time.

This online word cloud generator is appropriate for second grade students.