Here are a few general ideas for how Kidblog can be incorporated into each subject in the classroom, and can be adapted for each grade level, based on the specific content.
Subject |
Ways to Use Kidblog
in the Classroom |
Reading |
·
Make
predictions about what will happen next in a book and comment on each other’s
predictions. ·
Chronicle a
character’s journey from the character’s point of view. ·
Answer reading
response questions from reading groups. ·
Students can
blog after a read aloud or silent reading to share or review the books with
their class. |
Writing |
·
Share and
comment on classmates’ opinions of different topics. ·
Share recipes
or other procedural writing with classmates. Then try someone’s idea out and
comment on the process or result. ·
Write personal
narratives about fun experiences such as weekend plans or special holidays or
vacations. Comment on other people’s experiences. |
Math |
·
Create word
problems and post them to Kidblog. Have other
classmates try and solve them. Have a
back and forth conversation about the different ways to solve the problem and
the different strategies used by others. ·
Have students blog about ways they used math this week in and
out of school. ·
Teachers can
use Kidblog as an assessment tool for math by
having students respond to a math prompt. |
Science |
·
Students can
hypothesize about an experiment they are doing in a science lesson. They can
also blog afterwards to share the results with their peers and then students
can compare results and discuss possible reasons for different outcomes. ·
Students when
discussing environmental education can blog about ways to improve
conservation efforts around their school and community. |
Social Studies |
·
Students can
post information about current events that interest them and others can
comment on their post. ·
Students can
blog about their own culture and have others share their similarities and
differences in the comments. ·
Students can
analyze and comment about famous speeches made by historical leaders. ·
Students can
blog in the voices and personas of famous historical leaders based on content
being taught in class. |