schools as learning playgrounds

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Playful Learning! 10+ School

Ground Activities

Play is our brain's favorite way of learning.

- Diane Ackerman

Outdoor board game challenges!

Play sports! • Host a field day or an Olympics games day • Teach them a sport from different countries

Invent a Sport

Groups invents a sport, create the rules, etc., then teach it to the class

Study math & science of playground

equipment!

Students build their own!

Study math & science of playground

equipment!

Students build their own!

Study math & science of playground

equipment!

Mentored by engineers/builders!

Measure shadows!

Test different distances & angles to improve their game!

Fun with chalk

Vocabulary challenges Fun with chalk

Draw relays

Positive messages

Win, Lose, or Draw

Hopscotch

Add to my scene

Math

Jump rope!

Photo by amslerPIX, flic.kr/p/kHEtrJ

A my name is ALICE, my brother/sister's name is AL, we live in ALABAMA and we bring back APPLES. B my name is B___, my brother/sister's name is B___, we live in B___ and we bring back B___.

Geocaching!

Ball Q&A

• Student catches the ball & answers a ? • Student asks a ? & throws to a peer

Ball Review Toss

Image, Q: Can I kick it? A: Yes, you can, by Todd, Flickr

Give a category & toss till incorrect/repeat answer or passed 3 seconds

Ball Icebreaker Questions

Maker Spaces

Photo by Digital Media and Learning, Flic.kr/p/e3aSkR

Learning Stations

Create card challenges in your learning stations!

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Budding Photographer by Dinuraj K, Flickr

Rock collectionPoetry book

Bug identification

Plant identification

Bird identification

Nature book

Digital scrapbooks & posters

Recommended Tools & Apps for Digital Scrapbooks & Posters

Bookcreator Canva Buncee Visme Tackk

Thinglink Piktochart Biteslide Smore Glogster

BookCreator iOS/Android App

Redjumper.net/bookcreator

Collages, Magazines, Calendars & More!

Frame Artist

Pic-Collage IOS/ Android

You Doodle

Image Chef

Schooltechnology.org, Photo by Lexie Flickinger, Flickr

KlikaKlu app Goose Chase app

Scavenger Hunts

QRWild.com

Schooltechnology.org, Photo by Lexie Flickinger, Flickr

Photo Challenges

Examples: Mission: Snap a photo of graffiti you consider art. Explain why? Points: 10 pts. photo & written reasons, 20pts. with multimedia app (Thinglink, Buncee, Audioboo), 30pts. app + posted on your blog

Mission: Snap photos of 5 substances in your surroundings. Post their chemical formulas.

Mission: Snap a photo that represents a fraction. Create a word problem.

QR Codes

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Have a First Aid

Kit!

Image by Noelle Noble, Flic.kr/p/bnGchz

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