Professional publications and content created and authored by Karrin Burns
iOS Apps
Get Your Facts Straight: Math for Young Thinkers challenges young minds ages 4-7 to practice open-ended, flexible, and creative math! GYFS is available for iPhone and iPad on the App Store.
Mood Monster's Wellness Workshop is an iOS app (iPhone only) to help kids ages 6-12 do and track sixty minutes of exercise daily. Created by Karrin Burns and Mrs. Burns's Third Grade. MMWW is available on the App Store.
Mood Monster's Yoga Workshop is an iOS app to help kids ages 6-12 manage emotions through yoga. Created by Karrin Burns and Mrs. Burns's Third Grade. MMYW is available for iPhone and iPad on the App Store.
Learn, Draw, Share: Illinois Native Plants is an iOS app (iPad only) that lets the user learn about Illinois native plants, find them in the garden, then sketch and share drawings with friends and family...all in one app! Learn, Draw, Share: Illinois Native Plants lets the user explore nature and creativity at the same time.
Podcasts
The Chat with Mrs. Burns's Third Grade is a weekly podcast where Third Grade students discuss a topic with a guest or among themselves. Notable guests include MLB All Star pitcher Kerry Wood, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Food Network star Jeff Mauro (The Sandwich King), Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts, Restaurateur and entrepreneur Dog Sohn (Hot Doug's), and CEO Betsy Ziegler from Chicago Technology and Entrepreneurship Center 1871, and many more. The Chat with Mrs. Burns's Third Grade is available on Apple Podcasts. Created by Karrin Burns and Mrs. Burns's Third Grade.
Books
Mandala-in-Place: Calming Coloring Activities for use with iPad and Apple Pencil (2020)
Download the PDF version, open on your iPad with Apple Books, and color away!
Download the PDF version, open on your iPad with Apple Books, and color away!
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Accommodating All Learners: Everyone Can Code Curriculum for All (2019)
Accommodating All Learners focuses on the use of iPad's accessibility features to help all learners learn to code with Swift Playgrounds and the Everyone Can Code curriculum.
Accommodating All Learners focuses on the use of iPad's accessibility features to help all learners learn to code with Swift Playgrounds and the Everyone Can Code curriculum.
Cultivating a Culture of Collaboration and Creativity in the Classroom (2018):
Cultivating a Culture of Collaboration and Creativity in the Classroom is a guide for facilitating a positive, student-centered community by developing a creative, engaged classroom team. This book contains eight projects used in the author's classroom, as well as links to free iOS apps and iBooks that will help readers encourage collaboration and creativity in their own classrooms. Written by Karrin Burns.
Literacy by Kurt Klynen, Christine Klynen, Karrin Burns, Christina Carbone, Richard Colosi, Katie Gardner, Kerry Guard, Jake Lee & Sara Malchow (2018): This book is designed by a team of global elementary school educators to help teachers learn how to use iPad to support literacy. It focuses on five elements of literacy —listening, reading, writing, speaking and vocabulary—that help make learning more meaningful for learners. We hope you find these practical examples helpful in establishing a culture that will enhance literacy in your classroom and at home. Allowing your learners the freedom to use iPad to express and capture learning in fresh ways.
The Lincoln Native Garden: Creating and Maintaining a Successful Native Habitat (2017): Planting a native garden is a wonderful way to help the environment and incorporate authentic learning into the classroom! The students at Lincoln School in River Forest, Illinois created a native garden in 2016, with the assistance of staff and various community members and organizations. Read about the mission, objective, action plan, and lessons learned through the process of creating and maintaining the Lincoln Native Garden! Written by Karrin J. Burns and Mrs. Burns's Third Grade.
Our Awesome Year: Mrs. Burns's Third Grade 2017 - 2018 (2018): We had a wonderful year! This is our story, in our words! Includes music videos, class song, class logo, and personal pages for each student. Written by Karrin J. Burns and Mrs. Burns's Third Grade.
iTunes U Courses
Instructional Resources
Common Core Kindergarten Math Resources: a collection of math resources for Kindergarten, organized by standard.
Illinois Animals in Winter: an instructional website for elementary students to learn how some native Illinois Animals survive.
The Native American Project: a webquest to learn about the Native Americans of the Great Lakes.
Westward Expansion Literature Circles Project: a culminating project to wrap up a Westward Expansion novel study
Global Projects
#GlobalLearningBigDay: This is an annual online STEM 'conference' for kids to teach and learn from each other.