Using Fill in the Blank on Classkick

Classkick is one of my favorite tools to use in the classroom - if you haven't tried it, be sure to visit classkick.com to check it out. Classkick is FREE, and can be used on computers, Chromebooks or iPads. It's such a terrific way to send multiple-page assignments to students, allowing them to respond with text, audio, drawing, photos and video. And HUGE BONUS: teachers can watch their students complete work and provide feedback in real time!

The lesson I made in Classkick was created using the first 10 words on the Fry Sight Word list, and was made to satisfy standard RF.K.3.C in the kindergarten phonics & word recognition strand. Using Classkick allows me to say the word to the student using the audio feature in Classkick, rather than having to pull students back one-on-one for an assessment, or repeat myself many times. I love that by using a digital tool like Classkick, teachers can place this activity in a center or reading group rotation, and students can work independently while the teacher is working with a small group. Such a better use of teacher and student time in the classroom!

To create this activity, I recorded a separate sight word on each page, and used the fill in the blank feature to make this a self-checking activity. Using fill in the blank, I was able to add an acceptable answer. This will allow teachers to quickly glance at students' responses to see if the sight words they entered are correct.

By toggling on the "show students their grades" option under "View Student Work", the assignment will self-correct and students will receive immediate feedback on whether or not their response was correct. How cool is that?!

If you'd like to try this activity with your own class, you can grab a copy here that you can share with your own students. The Classkick assignments are also super easy to duplicate, so you can make your own versions with different sight words, or even differentiate the assignment for groups of students in your room.