Any good ideas when designing courses for Grade 1

[christel_cranko]

Any good ideas when designing courses for Grade 1

[Bobby2]

Hi  @christel_cranko  Welcome to the Canvas Community. It's great to have you with the team. 

Good ideas when first starting out with grade 1:

• keep your navigation VERY simple, there are some great template in Commons or ideas here Teacher Appreciation 2018 | Home Page Templates  and here K-12 Home Pages – examples please 
• Little kids LOVE using the recording tool built into the rich content editor! Make the most of it. Record yourself too, great community creation tool How do I record a video using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?  
• The Evaluation checklist is handy Course Evaluation Checklist v2.0 but keep your class needs in mind when using it, for example you may not be relying on assignments like with older grades. 
• There's a link in this blog to a Canvas course with ideas for K-6 Community Collaboration K-6 
• Ideas for teaching literacy Invigorating English – Encouraging Writing Within Canvas K-6 
• Remember that purpose must come first Horse Before the Cart. Purpose first, Canvas second. and https://community.canvaslms.com/thread/18565-creating-a-purpose 
• Canvas can support you as the teacher in so many ways What's on your plate? 
• When you are feeling ready consider assessment Assessment and the Little People 
• So many ways to communicate with the students in Canvas Communication in Canvas 
• More good ideas from Canvas lovers in K-6 Best reasons for using Canvas K-6 

Hope that helps.

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