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I did two things the first came as a necessity before they gave Monday's as a work/catch up day. Chemistry Podcast...they had to find/listen to at least a 5 min portion of a podcast they find related to chemistry or science then complete a google form reflection. I also created a edpuzzle set of question and videos. I began with a video about Hydrogen and proceeded on to the elements in order.

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Half of my students or more decided to keep their pre pandemic grade and did not do any work for the semester.  I did try to keep them engaged with online labs and activities.  I also used quizlet for vocab and quizizz as review.  I tried optional class meetings that really didn't work as I only had about three kids attend any given meeting.  Most students did respond well to discussion boards where they talked about issues or fun stuff that was happening in their lives.

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Guide the bird to the moths. Click on the moth to eat it. You have one minute to eat as many moths as you can. See what impact eating more light or dark moths has on moth population.

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I tried to make sure that at least once a week I did some sort of game or activity with my kids that didn't feel like school work and was just a chance for us to hang out and enjoy each others comapny. We did a few Kahoot's I created a few myself and used ones that were already made. I did several scavenger hunts where students had a time limit and they had to go search their house for specific items. We always got a good laugh when seeing what everyone found. We also really enjoyed playing scattergories which I linked below. It was nice that it generates lists for you and you can make sure it is on a setting to keep all topics kid friendly.

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I wound up spending money on a subscription for this site.  It was money well spent.  I also used it with my own children.  Such a huge variety of skills to practice with fun movement breaks embedded in the lessons.  I found it to be such a struggle to sit at a computer screen all day as an adult, so I knew my students were dragging as well.  I would get on a Google Meet, share my screen, and the kids would shout out their answers.  I would do the movement breaks with them.

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Fluency & Fitness+ - the #1 membership for teachers

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Fluency & Fitness+ has brain breaks, phonics videos, task cards and more for PreK-3rd grade. We combine learning and movement!

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We kept up with morning meetings routines that would include a game and sharing. The kids loved weekly challenges with Kahoot - even if they weren't curriculum related. We also ended up making weeks thematic and tieing all pieces of curriculum into it.

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I did two meetings a week that focused just on keeping connected as a classroom community. There were lots of kids who shared what was going on at home: pets, bedroom getting painted, what they were planting in a garden, etc. We played several games and activities. We did a Scavenger Hunt for things around their house. We played Scattegories a few times, I made a list ahead of time and shared my screen while they wrote answers on paper. I found a Pick 3 game that they really enjoyed. One of their favorite classroom activities was Would You Rather?, so to modify it for online, they would hold up their first finger to vote for that option and hold up 2 fingers to vote for the 2nd option. There are lots of questions on Pinterest to choose from.

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I had to have virtual meetings to keep my students engaged. As a special education teacher, many of my students are not independent workers. By meeting with them, I was able to continue face-to-face instruction. I also communicated with parents more than I ever have at school. They were a great support in helping students attend my meetings and complete their work. I will also say I worked a lot more hours than many of my co-workers.

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This is one area I really felt I didn't succeed in during virtual learning. I would love some ideas of how others kept students engaged and ideas of fun things others did with their students.  I did find it helpful to have all students download the Google Hangout/Meet app that allowed them to see everyone while we were conferencing. They loved it!

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During virtual learning, I did small groups in before our whole class conference. During this time, I did
math mayhem where they competed against me on multiplication, quizziz to review old material, and I used Edpuzzle--although I only did it once. :)