A Look Inside Seesaw Instruction & Insights
Actionable Insights at the School & District Level
New dashboards provide deeper visibility into engagement on Seesaw and performance on standards.
Engagement Dashboard
Set District-Wide Standards and Rating Scales for Consistency
Now users will only see the standards and rating options set by the district throughout Seesaw.
Learning Insights Dashboard
Organize the School & District Library to Meet Your Needs
Curate instructional sequences with new bulk tools to bring your scope and sequence into Seesaw. Save teachers time and align with your initiatives by providing high-quality content in a space they already utilize.
Control Contributor Permissions
Organize by Subject, Grade, Theme, Curriculum Alignments
Plus new integrations support a streamlined implementation!
Deepen Instructional Impact for All Learners with Exclusive Tools and Supplemental Curriculum Packages
Premium Instruction and Assessment Tools
Reading Fluency Assessment
Capture accuracy, words correct per minute, omissions and more!
Focus Mode alows teachers to limit the amount of tools on the canvas
Custom, flippable tiles
A new free response option for formative assessments
Read aloud with word-by-word highlights
Supplemental Curriculum Packages
• PreK-2 Content in English & Spanish
• 500+ Lessons
• Covers phonemic awareness and phonics skills, letter identification and recognition, sight word practice and fluency
• Utilizes the new premium tools & assessments
*Packages available for Seesaw Instruction & Insights subscriptions
• K-5
• 450+ lessons to start
• Three levels of lessons in Math, Science, Social Studies and Language Arts
• Our multimodal tools give students a safe place to listen, speak, read, and write with built-in scaffolds that allow them to access grade-level content knowledge and skills
Seesaw Early Literacy
Seesaw Instruction & Insights Supplemental Curriculum Package
Support foundational reading skills with 600+ engaging, hands-on, PreK-2 lessons that bring joy and student autonomy to an area that can feel repetitive and boring.
Evidence-backed supplemental early literacy curriculum built on the leading elementary learning experience platform that instills confidence and joy.
• Student voice recording promotes reflection and reading fluency
• Flexible student groups unlock easy differentiation
• Lessons address top skills through a balanced literacy approach
• Includes modeling and multiple practice formats
• Utilizes NEW premium tools like Reading Fluency Assessments that automatically analyze student progress on literacy skills
Evidence-based & standards-aligned
Grounded in the Science of Reading, we use evidencebased approaches to literacy with intentionally designed, explicit, scaffolded, and differentiated instruction. Aligned to state/national standards and over 30 different curricula
Explore Seesaw Early Literacy
Alphabet Garden PK-TK
Alphabet Treasures K
Fun Phonemes PK-TK, K
Phenomenal Phonics K-2
Fonética fenomenal K-2
Fonemas fantásticos K
High Frequency
Words With Turtle K-2
Letter & Word Book Treehouse K-1
Passages Playhouse K-2
Introduce early learners to letters through hands-on lessons that invite students to practice letter formation, phonemic awareness, and making connections to each letter in the real world.
Students complete activities on their alphabet journey to build rapid letter recognition and identification - hearing, identifying, and writing the letters of the alphabet in multimodal ways. Available in Spanish!
Students build phonemic awareness with Teacher Barnes and Sound Hound by listening to, identifying, and matching sounds to build mastery of each phoneme. Available in Spanish!
Dynamic phonics practices help students recognize sound-spelling relationships by sorting, blending, segmenting, and making connections. Available in Spanish!
Los cuadernos de ejercicios son cosa del pasado. ¡Con Seesaw, las lecciones de fonética son fascinantes y divertidas!
¡Sigue a Loro Sonoro para practicar y jugar con los fonemas!
Engage students in dynamic activities that foster analysis, spelling, identification, writing, creativity, and practical application of over 100 high-frequency words, paving the way to build confident and fluent readers.
Embark on an enriching literacy journey and ignite a love for learning in early readers as they explore the alphabet, practice letter and digraph sounds, build foundational vocabulary, and master decoding skills!
Dive into the world of reading fluency and comprehension! Invite students to experience reader’s theater, while engaging in word work and reading comprehension activities, fostering confident and skilled readers.
Phonics Games K-2
Enhance phonics fluency with Phonics Games: engaging, interactive activities that reinforce sound-spelling patterns and foster early reading and writing skills, perfect for independent or partner play!
Everything teachers need for flexible, effective implementation
• Versatile lessons that support whole-class, small group and independent work
• Activity mats
• Lesson plans
• Teachers guides with week-by-week recommendations
With more to come!
English Language Development
Developmentally appropriate lessons are designed for flexible instruction and include integrated language supports, making content accessible to multilingual learners at all proficiency levels.
The package includes
• Premade templates
• Lesson plans
• Teacher Guide for implementation
Seesaw Instruction & Insights Supplemental Curriculum Package
Seesaw ELD provides multilingual learners with scaffolded, flexible lessons that go beyond just vocabulary. Lessons front-load the essential academic language and background knowledge they need to participate and excel in academic content conversations.
Lessons follow the WIDA framework and are designed to align directly to K-5 content in ELA, math, science, and social studies, ensuring students build a strong foundation of language skills in the context of meaningful academic content.
Level 1
Entering & Beginning
• Resource Guide to align with your specific content area needs and ELD model
3 Levels of Language Acquisition per Lesson
Level 2
Developing & Expanding
Level 3
Bridging & Reaching
How Seesaw ELD Front-Loads Language to Build Academic Confidence
Step 1: Introduce Key Vocabulary & Concepts
Pre-teach key vocabulary with visuals and clear explanations. Connect new concepts to prior knowledge and background.
Step 2: Practice in a Safe Space
Support students’ practice with modeling, visuals, and graphic organizers that help them process language at their proficiency level.
Step 3: Confidence to Engage with Peers
Through modeling, sentence starters, and guided interaction, multilingual learners gain confidence and skills to participate fully in classroom discussions and group work.
The Seesaw platform is available in Spanish, French, and Portuguese, perfect for dual language programs and supporting newcomers as they develop foundational language skills.
Each subject has 10 base lessons that cover the content area standard, with 3 levels of language acquisition for each lesson.
Math
Grades K-5
Science
Grades K-5
English Language Arts (ELA)
Grades K-5
Social Studies
Grade K-5
Students explore math concepts and build confidence through engaging activities that encourage them to explain their understanding of foundational topics such as numbers, counting, fractions, algebraic thinking, data, and more.
Exploring phenomena across topics in Physical Science, Life Science, Earth and Space Science, and Engineering, students investigate scientific questions, make observations, and construct scientific arguments using evidence.
Students engage with narrative and informational texts to practice and apply reading comprehension skills, such as asking and answering questions, making inferences, and comparing and contrasting.
Through inquiry-based activities, students explore culturally relevant topics in economics, geography, government, and history to make connections to real-world experiences and issues.
The Seesaw Difference
Teachers Students Administrators
• Communicate with families in 100+ languages
• Gain real-time insights into student language development through built-in assessments and portfolios
• Create student groups for easy differentiation
• Access multiple ways to model, practice, reflect on, and use new language skills
• Hear themselves, reflect, and identify areas for improvement–promoting self-reflection and agency
We align our pedagogical approach with the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, SIOP Model, TEKS, and state ELD standards like ELPA21, targeting the four domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
• Monitor the progress of their ELD program and quickly pinpoint areas for improvement
• Make data-driven decisions with school and district-level dashboards
Validated by industry-leading third-party LearnPlatform as an evidence-based intervention. Our dedication to inclusivity is exemplified through the awarding of the CAST-UDL through Digital Promise.
Seesaw AI Insightful, Flexible, and Always in Your Hands
Your Trusted AI Partner for Elementary with best-in-class privacy and security on a platform intentionally designed for elementary.
Teach smarter not harder - to reach every learner. Seesaw AI doesn’t just save teachers time, it gives teachers richer, more personal insight into each student - supporting both teacher effectiveness and student growth with real care and connection.
Learning Magic, Less Prep! Seesaw’s Activity Assistant Let’s You:
Turn any existing paper resource into a Seesaw Activity with a few clicks.
Generate activities in seconds by entering a custom prompt.
Expand access - instantly translate text into a student’s preferred language.
Auto-graded fluency checks to support and track student growth.
Quickly create auto-graded formative assessments with our AI-powered Question Generator, seamlessly integrated into teacher workflows.
Literacy Tools
Guided reading practice with word-by-word highlights help build confidence in early readers.
Pave the way for responsible use of AI with a developmentallyappropriate introduction.
The Seesaw Difference
The real power of AI with Seesaw is that it’s on the Seesaw platform - a place where:
• We give every student a voice in a low stakes environment, fostering confidence & independence.
• Keeps human connection and relationships at the center.
• Teachers gain richer, more personal insight into each student so they can support learning with real care and connection.
• Educators are deeply involved in all aspects of time-saving AI - with the power to override and adjust.
Time-Saving AI Tools + The Only Learning Platform Designed for Elementary = Joyful, Connected Learning Experience That Improve Student Outcomes
Seesaw’s AI Features Are:
• Focused on solving real problems for elementary educators, learners, and families
• Seamlessly embedded within the Seesaw platform.
• Created in collaboration with elementary educators and research professionals. Our AI models are trained by real educators at Seesaw.
• Built for pedagogically critical cases, like literacy development.
To learn more about our award-winning instructional platform grounded in research and designed by experts, please visit: https://seesaw.com/awards-press/
