Planning for Blended Learning
As we look forward to the next school year, there are a lot of questions and very few answers right now.
The best course of action may be to start collecting resources that can be used for distance learning OR blended learning OR the classroom.
WonderGrove Social Skills and Habits of Mind Animations are perfect tools for blended learning, distance learning, and in-person learning!
Teachers can show animations in class and practice fluency. Once students are home, they will remember the topic and characters and have already practiced the fluency passage…and we know that repeated reading is one of the most impactful interventions for reading fluency!
This is a great transition to a day of at-home learning because students will be excited to show their parents how well they can read the fluency passage. Students will also love the active learning project as well as putting the printable book together and reading it over and over! The coloring page is a great quiet activity for parents who are trying to work from home. Last, the extension lessons are practice for students that have a little extra motivation because they feature the WonderGrove kids!
Parents will appreciate the predictability of the layout and type of lessons being sent home as well as the fact that they are learning social-emotional skills during what may prove to be a difficult school year for everyone!
Janelle Vargo was an elementary intervention specialist for over ten years in Dayton, Ohio. She has been using WonderGrove Social Skills animations and lessons for her students both in the resource room and inclusive classrooms since their creation. She currently works as the Education Director for Wonder Media and as an educational consultant. Janelle has written lessons and articles for private educational companies as well as consulting with companies and school districts looking to make their interventions simple, efficient, and meaningful to children.
She can be contacted at jvargo@wondermediagroup.net.