Briarcliff Fourth-Graders Become Teachers For A Day

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. — Deborah Adelberg’s first-grade class at Todd Elementary School in Briarcliff Manor was recently full of seasoned veterans passing along their experience to the younger pupils.

Todd Elementary School fourth-grade students taught first-graders how to play Cool Math games using individual presentations on their personal devices.
Photo Credit: *Todd Elementary School*

Todd Elementary School fourth-grade students and first-graders play a Cool Math game on a personal device.
Photo Credit: *Todd Elementary School*

Jim Barg

01/20/2015 12:30 p.m.

Katherine Hall’s fourth-grade class brought their personal devices to class, aimed at teaching the younger pupils how to play Cool Math games.

Hall explained the plans to the first-graders.

“The fourth-graders worked really hard on a presentation. They each picked a game, and they are going to show you how to do it.”

The work included prepared slideshows to explain their games independently and three sessions with Todd technology teacher Lori Whitman setting up the framework for the class.

Popular game choices included 'Primate Pile Up,' because in the words of one of the fourth-graders, 'people like monkeys, and it’s really colorful.'

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