The sun is shining! The plants are in bloom! And Spring is in full swing all over the Northern Hemisphere which can only mean one thing… our students are getting antsy and counting down the days until the end of the school year.
So what’s a busy teacher to do on a sunshiny day when their classes simply can’t help but stare out the windows at all the lovely weather?
Take it outside, of course!
As this week marks the celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day, it feels like the perfect time to take regularly scheduled lesson plans on a pint-sized field trip to The Great Outdoors right outside the four walls of our classrooms. So if you’re in the market for student centered creativity that shines just as bright as any Spring afternoon — you’re in luck. #EMC2Learning² Learning is full of hundreds of resources that are precision engineered to help your learners blossom into all sorts of colorful, creative geniuses! And since we’re celebrating the planet this week, let’s a look at just a handful of resources that we’ve designed to help teachers shake off the Spring doldrums as they get classes UP AND MOVING to experience playful, student-centered learning activities that can be enjoyed inside or out of any brick and mortar building.
ADD SOME EGG-CITEMENT TO YOUR NEXT REVIEW DAY
The Egg Dash Challenge is one of the fastest ways to get students of any age up and out of their seats. And in the years since this egg-citing egg-tivity was first hatched, it’s been played in thousands of classrooms and inspired hundreds of spinoffs all around the world. With a bit of sunshine and a handful of plastic eggs, this collection is guaranteed to crack your classes up.
Hey @MeehanEDU we are trying the #EggDashChallenge in kindergarten! Just put our own twist and spread the eggs out for 42 kindergarteners to run around. 55 CVC and Sight Words! pic.twitter.com/BSYtEm27Cr
— Ryan Berger (@RyanBerger18) April 11, 2019
BRING SOME LEVITY TO YOUR NEXT TEAM BUILDER
Whether you’re in the mood for full body activities that get students up and out of their seats, or in search of more seated (but no less strategic) challenges that will push your classrooms to the limits of collaborative thinking, EMC² Learning’s Team Builders collection has got you covered inside and out — literally. With more than 30 high energy, low prep Team Builders to choose from, shaking things up and connecting with classmates has never felt so fun. One of our all time favorites is the Helium Stick — which is perfect for outdoors!
Having a blast working with @DS_Schools on how to use data to meet the needs of all learners. Began today’s work with the helium stick activity. Shout out @mrmatera #wellplayed @NovakEducation #udl #data pic.twitter.com/NBBgqqAUPz
— Jeff Horwitz (@mrteachersir) August 24, 2022
A SUPER-POWERED GOOGLE SLIDE TRANSFORMS INTO A FULL COLOR COMIC BOOK
Looking for an alternative assessment that will add life and color into your next end-of-unit showcase? Whether you’re learning all about Earth Day or simply on the hunt for a fresh take on something other than a multiple choice exam, this jaw-dropping collection of pop-and-swap templates transforms a simple Google Slides presentation into a one stop shop for students to create their very own comic books. Plug and play for hundreds of fully editable comic strip panels, custom speech bubbles and more.
The activities featured in this blog post are just a handful of the 700+ resources available in the EMC² Learning library. This entire library is available to Engagement Engineers and members of the Creative Corps, and is included with your annual site membership. We hope you’ll consider joining us as an Engagement Engineer to unlock a full year of site access. For complete details including our exclusive limited time offer for annual site membership, click here.
