Older students reading on video to younger book buddies. A photographic nature walk. Students sharing photos of helping at home, kitchen creations, completed assignments. \u201cShow and tell\u201d via Zoom or image folder. One-on-one FaceTime sessions.<\/p>\n
These samples of the hundreds of interactive hours of content created by EMS teachers in the last month of online learning show dedication and commitment to building a true virtual community during the COVID-19 closure<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cStaying connected even though we are apart takes a combination of student interest, parent involvement, and teacher guidance. Some days \u2018click\u2019 for everyone, and other days are harder,\u201d observes Maria Archer<\/a>, EMS K-8 principal. \u201cOur goal as teachers is to meet families where they are at.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe recognize parents are juggling working from home and having their children out of normal routines,\u201d continues Archer. \u201cOur students miss each other and their teachers. Face-to-face interaction, with online meetings or videos, helps students stay more engaged in learning and each other, and confirm that they remain a part of the EMES community.\u201d<\/p>\n The whole K-5 community continues to share a weekly experience through Archer\u2019s \u201cGathering\u201d videos, which include a story or school tradition, such as the annual Easter week passion walk. See the videos <\/a><\/p>\n Lynette Mast<\/a>\u2018s kindergarten connections include a weekly Zoom gathering. \u201cThis week we all shared something and then drew together using a \u2018how to draw\u2019 site that one student wanted to do with his friends,\u201d she says. Mast, or one of the other teachers, reads a book on video each week, she offers FaceTime one-on-one session. \u201cThey love to show me the things they are doing.\u201d That may be family activities, something in their home or a result of materials she has placed in their online learning folder of original videos and activities.<\/p>\n Hannah Bailey<\/a>El programa virtual show and tell invita a cada estudiante a compartir un elemento y una descripci\u00f3n en una carpeta de Google para que "puedan mostrar en qu\u00e9 est\u00e1n trabajando en casa y los productos terminados de las cosas que les he asignado", dice. "Las im\u00e1genes han estado llegando a raudales y simplemente me calientan el coraz\u00f3n".<\/p>\n Heidi Byler<\/a>, maestra de tercer grado y l\u00edder del equipo de primaria, organiza una reuni\u00f3n grupal semanal de Zoom. Es un espacio para mantenerse al d\u00eda con la tradici\u00f3n del c\u00edrculo de cumplea\u00f1os en el que cada persona dice algo que aprecia acerca de la persona que cumple a\u00f1os. \u201cLos estudiantes de tercer grado se toman esto muy en serio\u201d, se\u00f1ala Byler, \u201cy este es el regalo que nos hacemos unos a otros. Estoy muy contento de que esto haya podido continuar incluso cuando estamos f\u00edsicamente distanciados unos de otros\u201d.<\/p>\n She also hosts smaller group meetings so she can focus on individuals fully. \u201cIt means you can see all their faces at one time even if on a tablet or Chromebook,\u201d she\u2019s learned. In these meetings, she notes she has had the privilege to:<\/p>\n \u2013 see many drawings and pieces of art created. \u201cThey are my hope, and I am even more grateful for them than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n Fifth grade students have been enjoying teaching each other during virtual class meetings, reports Erika Gascho<\/a>. \u201cSo far, we\u2019ve learned how to draw, how to code in Python, and laughed together during a make-up tutorial gone wrong,\u201d she reports.<\/p>\n Students also created their own version<\/a> of the hugely popular SGN (Some Good News) series on YouTube<\/a> with John Krasinski. SGN responded to their Instagram post, \u201cThis is a teacher curriculum we can get behind!\u201d<\/p>\n And, \u201cthe fifth grade teaching assistant, Mr. Elliot, is special to all\u201d reports Gascho about the family dog.<\/p>\n See a sampling of EMES videos, including PE teacher Kendal Bauman sharing an original story with stuff animals around the school, weekly Gathering videos, and more.<\/a><\/p>\n Dirt Play Dough Recipe from Erin Williams, art teacher<\/strong> 2 cups white flour 1. Place all ingredients in a medium saucepan.<\/p>\n 2. Whisk until smooth.<\/p>\n 3. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until dough forms a clump.<\/p>\n 4. Put playdough on a plate to cool, kneading occasionally so no crusty spots form.<\/p>\n 5. Once playdough is completely cool, store in a lidded bowl.<\/p>\n Play suggestions Use with construction vehicles.<\/p>\n EMS During COVID-19 Older students reading on video to younger book buddies. A photographic nature walk. Students sharing photos of helping at home, kitchen creations, completed assignments. \u201cShow and tell\u201d via Zoom or image folder. One-on-one FaceTime sessions. 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\n\u2013 watch an amazing dance routine.
\n\u2013 observe lots of virtual background switches.
\n\u2013 witness the softest-looking baby chick.
\n\u2013 listen to what they are playing and reading and making.
\n\u2013 learn about bike rides and backyard croquet games.
\n\u2013 leave the meeting and let them keep chatting, laughing, trying on Halloween costumes, eating snack and generally being completely goofy together.<\/p>\n
\nDirt Playdough<\/p>\n
\n\u00bd cup salt
\n2 tablespoon cocoa powder, optional
\n4 teaspoons cream of tartar
\n2 cups water
\n2 tablespoons vegetable oil
\n2-4 tablespoons used coffee grounds, optional
\n3 drops red food coloring
\n3 drops yellow food coloring
\n2 drops blue food coloring<\/p>\n
\nFill small flower pots with dirt playdough then poke silk flowers into the playdough to create beautiful flower arrangements.<\/p>\n
\nSee the latest news from EMS<\/a>, including community life and learning during the coronavirus closure<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"