Kindergarten Magnetic & Nonmagnetic Objects

I often like to use web tools with kindergarten students because if they can work with kindergarteners, then they can work for anyone! So today at Laburnum Elementary I tried out a couple of the sites that I used last week with the 2nd graders, and the kindergarteners in Ms. Orr’s room did a fantastic job with them! They have been studying magnetism (SOL K.3), so first we discussed what makes something magnetic or non magnetic. Then they went to DrawSave and drew a magnetic or a nonmagnetic object of their choice. They saved the pictures themselves and they only needed a little help copying the weblink. Next they clicked one of two links (magnetic or nonmagnetic depending on what they drew) to go to an online Padlet board. Adding their picture was as simple as clicking on the board and pasting in the weblink. The students really enjoyed seeing each others’ pictures and it lead to some good discussions as they tried to figure out what their friends drew (I later added the descriptive words since I didn’t know what some of them were either). You can see their work here: Magnetic and Nonmagnetic. The students caught on surprisingly fast and in just one hour many of them had drawn and uploaded two pictures. It was a great way to review magnetism, especially since it’s online and students can look at it at home with their families.