My favorite digital tool to use with my students is Blooket! We use this for class competitions and to practice our fast math facts. I think this would also be incredible for sight words.
1. Go to blooket.com and sign in as an educator. Don't pay for pro, just sign in with your google account!
You should hit the turquoise sign up button!
2. Select teacher 
3. Verify your age 
4. The authenticate through google for the easiest connection to your school account!
5. Your home screen should look something like this, with the exception of the set that I made for my students. 
8. Scroll down until you see the Blooket Curriculum bar. From here you can select your subject. 6. Next, have your students log in the same way that you did, but they click student instead of teacher.
7. Then hit discover on the side tab. This is my favorite way to find low-lift activities that engage students and get them to practice their fast facts and sight words!
9. Once you select your subject, you will be able to use the drop down menu to select your grade level and narrow down what you are looking for in your subject (I have selected ELA, so the ELA options are listed below. 
10. Once you select your Blooket, you will get an overview of the questions. In this one, students will select the correct digraph for the picture from multiple choies. 
11. Then, you hit host game!! It's the turquoise button again.
12. You will have an option of what type of game to pick. My favorite is gold quest. Closest to a Kahoot, so it's familiar and simple, but with some fun random elements to get extra points!
13. Hit the purple host button!
14. Students will then enter the code and be able to play together :)
In my opinion, Blooket is a great back pocket activity and students often view it as a reward. I think it is incredibly helpful for students to grow their automaticity with both math facts and letter sounds. It also has grade level options for almost any teacher!
Daniel, this is a great step-by-step tutorial! I love using Blooket in class and it's cool to hear how you use this with younger students. I would be curious to hear which "modes" or games you use more oftener which ones you think are more engaging for students. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this resource about Blooket, I am really curious about using it in my class!
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