Collaboration with

Presented by Truc Huynh and Katherine Mendenhall

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 About Us

● 6th year of teaching ● 3rd year of teaching

● Just graduated from ● Graduate student at CSUF:
Chapman with a Masters in Ed Tech Program
Educational Studies ● Substitute with Irvine and
● Kindergarten teacher at Newport-Mesa
Saint Polycarp School ● Huge geek, loves the ocean
● Loves art and music! and baking

2 years together at Saint Polycarp

Presentation overview
What is OSMO?
● An iPad game system which
fosters social intelligence
and creative thinking
through physical play.

Video courtesy of www.playosmo.com

 OSMO Learning Stations
Numbers Tangrams

● Grades TK - 6 ● Grades TK-6

● Fluency with numbers: ● Spatial Reasoning:
○ Counting ○ Compare, manipulate, and
○ Addition transform geometric pieces to
○ Multiplication create shapes
 OSMO Learning Stations
Words Monster

● Grades TK - 6 ● Grades TK-6

● Reading ● English Learners
○ Foundational skills: letter recognition ● Vocabulary
and decoding ○ new vocabulary and comprehension
○ Spelling through interactive activities
● Vocabulary ● Listening Skills
○ Connects images to words ● Creativity
 OSMO Learning Stations
Coding Awbie Newton

● Grades K - 6 ● Grades K - 6
● Computational Thinking: ● Engineering:
○ exploring the functions of ○ Physics and gravity
decomposing parts, detecting ● Creativity
patterns, and crafting algorithms ○ Open-ended puzzles
● Critical Thinking
○ cause-and-effect
Collaboration and Creativity with OSMO

● Encourage students to think creatively

● Have students share different solutions they found for the same level
● Encourage students to collaborate and think together
● Celebrate students who come up with creative solutions
● Fewer directions on how exactly to play the game
Implementation Tips

● Introduce one program at a time.

● Have clear objectives and expectations:
● Stations ideas:
○ Rotation Station
○ Choices
Exploration Time!
Thoughts & Questions
Thank you for coming!
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at either
thuynh@stpolycarpschool.org or katmendenh@gmail.com