Groups of Objects on the iPads

We have been working on the Common Core State Standard 1.NBT.A.1 - Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120.  In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.  I decided to have the students create and count their own groups of objects between 1-120 on the iPads.  I let the students pick different manipulatives to use for this project such as blocks, links, counters, buttons, etc from my math manipulatives in the classroom.  The students counted out four different groups of objects and took a photo of their groups with the iPad camera.  Some of my students chose to use the Popplet app and some of them choose to use the Pic Collage app to showcase their different groups.  Here are some of their finished products.

Equality of Equations on the iPads

We have been working on equality of equations in math, CCSS 1.OA.D.7 - understand the meaning of the equal sign, and determine if equations involving addition and subtraction are true or false.  I created a QR code task card activity for my students to use in practicing this skill.  My students love everything about QR codes. I had the early finishers create their own equations for everyone else to solve for equality on the iPads.  Here are some of the student created equations.

 

 We used the Doodle Buddy app to create our equations and saved them to the camera roll.  They submitted their finished products to me in the Showbie App.

A few students decided to use the PicCollage app to create their equations.

Then I had a few students who decided they wanted to add their voice to their equations.  They uploaded their equations into the Explain Everything app and the Tellagami app.

From the Showbie App, I uploaded the student made equations to Dropbox.  Then I created a QR code that linked to each problem.  We used the student created equations to practice this skill again. 

The students LOVED solving the problems created by themselves and their own classmates.  

This activity was a huge hit that we will be repeating!  My students were totally able to create the problems for our task cards.  Why didn't I think of this before?!

To download a copy of our student made QR code equality of equations task cards click the picture below.  

QR Code Task Cards

My first graders have enjoyed QR code task cards. After completing several activities made by other teachers, I decided to create one myself.  I began by creating the actual task cards themselves.  I made 12 different problems for my students to solve and created a recording sheet for their answers.

I then saved the task cards as JPEGs and uploaded them to my dropbox.  In dropbox, I clicked the share link button on each image to get the URL.  I copied each URL into the Kaywa QR code generator website to create the QR codes to link to each task card.  I previously blogged about using this website to create QR codes.  Click here for a post with a teacher sheet on how to use this website to create the codes.

I'm so excited to try this activity out with my class.