Hello Katie,

I was thinking of coding activities as well in conjunction with other optional lessons.  Maybe if you have "stations" or "choice" activities, students can rotate and choose what they would like to work on that particular day.  There are many online activities that are specific to certain subjects or interests.  The only thing you would need to be aware of for all of this is parent permission or log in information that might be required (due to the new law).

If you're a Google school, you can have students use certain apps to help them create things, (Google drawings, templates, slides, etc).  Also Classcraft might be a good option depending on grade.  If you're interested, I can try to send you some resources to look into.  I hope this helps.

Respectfully,

Loretta Sullivan
Library Media Specialist
Manchester High School



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On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 6:06 PM, Christian, Jeanette <JChristian@stamfordct.gov> wrote:
Code.org?  Teaches great thinking skills. You can go through the curriculum or do coding games. Kids who like it can do more at home.

Jeanette


> On Aug 15, 2017, at 4:46 PM, Katie Fargo <kidlitkate@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi there,
> I've followed along all threads having to deal with enrichment groups at the elementary level as I've had a few of these groups the past two years, but this year the schedule and way we're doing it has changed. I'm going from 30 minutes every week with a set group of about 6-8 kids to 30 minutes every third week with an entire class. I actually think of this new way as not enrichment, but an extra special, but...not up to me. Anyhow, any thoughts on what would be great for the kids with this kind of schedule with an entire class? Off the bat I can tell you that we do not have any makerspace items or will we be getting any at least the first half of the year. I'm very open to any ideas. I'm thinking the every third week concept will make it difficult to work on a continuous project with the kiddos, but I could be wrong...
> Any thoughts are truly appreciated!
>
> Katie, Library Media Specialist
> Claude Chester School
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