If I were to use a slow reveal graph in my classroom I would use the graph "International Literacy Rates Overtime" to have a discussion with my students about the importance of reading and writing. I would pull this out when they pop the "why is this even important?" question.

For the digital storytelling, I haven't used it yet but I have incorporated it into my next plans :)

One of the slow reveal graphs that appealed to me was the "Number of Eyes Different Animals Have" because it seems like a great starter reveal graph for a diverse group of learners (in the Learning Centre), because it’s fun, engaging, and easy to understand. I feel like Animals are a topic everyone can relate to, and the activity works well with pictures, discussions, or hands-on materials, making it easy to adapt for different learning needs. It seems like a simple and inclusive way to keep all students interested and involved.

This week, I worked with one of my Learning Centre students to create a digital story using Canva. Together, we created a simple story about her favorite animal, a dolphin. I supported her in choosing pictures, writing short sentences, and recording her voice to narrate the story. This activity helped build her confidence with technology and helped to support her literacy goals.

I found 12 graphs, including bar graphs, line graphs, and pictographs, that align well with the Grade 3 Math Curriculum. I’ve saved them to my Google Drive for future use. While our graphing unit for this year is complete, these graphs will serve as an excellent review tool before Provincial Assessments. Their relevance and relatable content will likely increase student interest and connection. For example, two graphs I selected, Daily Screen Time and Bullying, are easily integrated with Social Emotional Learning and Health Outcomes.

Although I have not yet integrated Digital Storytelling into my classroom activities this year, I plan to do so using my Digital Literacy Passport (Assignment #2) guide and lesson plans. Specifically, I intend to use Book Creator for students to collaboratively share photos, results, and reflections on upcoming Science tasks and activities. Beforehand, I will need to teach a few lessons on text and image insertion, as well as formatting, to ensure my Grade 3 students are prepared to use the tool effectively.

I’ve just come across this site, but I can already see how it could be beneficial in the music classroom. Revealing small parts of a musical concept at a time helps students feel less overwhelmed, and the gradual reveal keeps them engaged, sparking curiosity about how the concept will unfold. While I haven’t yet incorporated digital storytelling in my music classroom, I’m planning to use it for an end-of-year project with my Grade 6 students, where they’ll do a "Grade 6 Music in Review" project. I’m really enjoying exploring the slow reveal graphs website and seeing how it could enhance my lessons.

There are 2 graphs that I would use for 2 different units. First, I think I would use the map referenced in the video. We do a unit on population and urbanisation where we closely study population pyramides, migration and immigration patterns across the globe. I think it's a great conversation starter or even treat that "slide-deck" as a think-pair-share activity that could transition into a bigger class discussion.

I have not yet implemented the activities from my Tech portfolio (we were in the thick of exam prep the past few weeks). So hoping to try some new things with my new students in the coming weeks!

As for digital storytelling it had to take a back seat last week as we are in the middle of exams but I hope to integrate it the next few weeks as I get my new sections of courses up and running.

I found a Slow Reveal on streaming services which could be good real-world. In trying to create a Slow Reveal Graph myself (for simpler linear equations where we can build on other representations) it seems like it could be kept fairly straight-forward - have a graph with all the parts labelled, and then crop, or cover words/info up with a white rectangle - duplicate the slide many times, then go back to the beginning and delete one cover-up-shape to reveal one element at a time. Love it, and definitely trying this in my class this week!!

For digital storytelling in art this week (Tuesday) we are warming up with the Brush Ninja - their task is to create a short GIF that tells a tiny story about something transforming. Hoping we move forward from here to build on this small start :)

Once they’ve calculated the inflation-adjusted prices, they’ll work through a variety of scenarios where they’ll need to stick to a budget and factor in tax. I think the students are going to love it tomorrow.

I know we have a few Grade 7 teachers here, so I’ve attached the lesson link if anyone wants to use it. Slide 1-13 is from the Slow Reveal Graphs site and the rest is what I added on. It’s not super polished or fancy, but it will be fun!

The graph that caught my eye was "Number of People per Representative in the US". In my ELA class, every Friday we study a current event. In the lead up to the US election we talked a lot about American politics and this graph would have been really helpful in explaining part of how the system operates. Will definitely be looking to this for future current event topics.

As for Digital Storytelling- I did not have the opportunity to implement it in my classes last week as we were finishing up and preparing for exams happening this week. I did chat with another English teacher (we try to align our curriculum) about how we could use it in our upcoming Novel Study unit.

It allows for so much critical thinking, and the subject will encourage students to really dissect how consumers view foods as "healthy" and "unhealthy". It's the perfect addition to my unit on how life skills determine our overall health.

I tried a critical response to a prompt using Book Creator! It was a learning curve - I didn't have it set up properly, deleted my original book, students created 24 individual books that I then had to delete - but by my second class we had it. I did a live demonstration of how to choose a text box, audio recording or video recording, asked students to partner up and answer the prompt. It was great and students were very happy to use the tool rather than their old-fashioned writing journals. I plan to do this again in the near future.

This was my first time ever hearing of Slow Reveal Graphs. I immediately thought of my team teacher who teaches Math and thought what a cool way for him to engage students. I tried searching for a few things relevant to the subjects I teach ex: earthquakes and volcanoes as we just did a unit however came up short. I decided just to scroll down and see what there was and I found the Not Everybody Loves Chocolate. With Valentine's Day coming up, I have some small group and whole class readings about the history of chocolate and cacao so I will likely implement this as a hook/warm up. It gives students the opportunity to make predications and see in real time if they are correct. It is also useful for those who are visual learners or mathematical thinkers! As I continued to scroll, I saw some more interesting graphs such as one about Netlfix and one the Superbowl which would be interesting to some of my students. I can see Slow Reveal Graphs being useful for just as you are doing - as warm ups to get students engaged for the day. There is so much pressure to have every single thing related to curriculum. While I believe curriculum is important, I think it is also ok to make space for activities like this to spark student curiosity! This is definitely a site I will bookmark and check frequently to see how I can make it fit in with what I am doing.

As for digital storytelling, I am having students in one of my ELA classes use it to tell me about the novels they are reading. Each page is an exit slip/reading strategy. For the visualization strategy I have asked students to explore Brush Ninja to create an illustration/meme/drawing of what they have read. In the end they need to create and embed a video giving me their recommendation of the book, like a book talk!

So after the two snow days I remembered I did a writing task with my students last year - I had them write a simple paragraph about what they did on their days off - first person, narrative/sequential writing. Well this week I was going to get my students to do the same thing then I had the idea to get them to do a stort board. I have some studnets on IPPS and figured I could create an assignment for ALL student abilities. So we took time on Friday to brainstorm what they did on their days off then we explored canva storyboards! It was fun! It isn't the refined lesson assignment Id like but sometimes you just have to dive in

I thought this was a really cool website. It reminded me of the slow reveal we do in math with numberless word problems where we give them a little bit of information at a time. I think I could include these in the visualization portion of my math block as a way to continue looking at data as that math unit is so short. I found a couple of animal based graphs that I think would be engaging for my students. The first one was a a graph showing the number of eyes for a bunch of different animals and this one that goes over the number of baby teeth per mammal. I think they could connect with the grade 4 Science unit on habitats as we could then explore the habitats of these animals and then find out why these animals have these traits.

This week I had my students work on the biography research project tasks that I included in my Passport Assignment and they also had a little more time exploring with Brush Ninja. I plan to work on ways that I can include more digital storytelling into my teaching with my students.

I would like to look at the slow reveal graph about gender stereotypes, as this is a health curriculum subject that I often find difficult to teach my grade 5's. Having factual information about kids' stereotypes will make it easier for my students to understand what the word stereotype means and to check their own gender biases. Every year I read the boy in the dress to my class- a book that challenges these stereotypes. I would love to accompany the read aloud with some math too! I love a cross curricular moment and I am picturing so many opportunities with this graph. Another reason why I liked this graph for my grade 5's is because they have to understand and read double bar graphs. This graph is technically a triple bar graph, which will deepen their understanding on what graphs can look like and how we can graph data.

This week with digital storytelling, I got my students to create gifs using brush ninja to retell a read aloud we just finished, the 100 dresses. I was amazed by the artistic abilities of my students and it was nice to see some students thrive at this activity, when they would have perhaps struggled a bit more with a more traditional book summary.

I haven't had a chance to apply any of these new ideas to my class yet because I've been off recovering from my surgery, but have been applying them to my planning and look forward to getting back at with my class!

I love the idea of a slow reveal graph! I think it is a great way to engage students and get them thinking rather than just plunking a completed graph in front of them. I especially liked that you didn't know the title until the end, that kept my attention because the more information that was revealed the more interested in it I was. While I can't think of a specific example right now, I do feel this is something I would be able to use when doing classroom lessons at any age level.

In my class, students love Steve Wyborney's "esti mysteries" and "Mystery Patterns" and I think they would like this presentation too because it encourages them to talk to each other and make predictions as a group.

To extend my learning I looked into slow-release graphs that tell climate change stories and I found a really interesting one on the NASA website which relies on visuals and animations to help show the impact of climate change. This one comes with a guide with questions to uncover and I think that I could scaffold them using ChatGPT so that my students could access the material in ways that are meaningful to them and coincide with our learning goals. I attached the link to this padlet.

I also love that this activity encourages discussion—students can share their reasoning, justify their predictions, and learn from each other’s thinking. It’s a natural way to build number sense, pattern recognition, and even a bit of storytelling around the data. Plus, using something as relatable as LEGO makes it extra fun and accessible!

I could see this working well in my class as a quick, engaging warm-up that sparks curiosity and sets the stage for deeper math discussions. It also aligns really nicely with fostering a growth mindset—students get to see that it’s okay to change their thinking as they gather more information, which is such an important skill beyond just math.

As for DIGITAL STORYTELLING - We are working on personal narrative slide shows to share with our penpals! This is quite a project, and they're really enjoying it. Also - I really love the idea of the choose your own adventure on google slides. I hope to find time to try that later in the year.