The last days of 2014 are counting down, and it’s likely that your days in the classroom for 2014 are even fewer! As you’re planning for the last days of the calendar year, consider using interactive tools for one of these fun, winter activities:
- Choose an聽聽(like penguins, polar bears, or snowshoe rabbit), and explore its habits and life cycle with the聽听颈苍迟别谤补肠迟颈惫别.
- Use the聽聽to create a resume for a character from a favorite story or song. What would Scrooge list on his resume?
- 颁辞尘辫辞蝉别听聽around going home on the bus for the last day before break. Students can talk about all the things they hope to do during their time off.
- Have students map significant personal events they remember from previous winter holidays with the聽.
- Write a class alphabet book of activities to try during the winter holidays with the聽.
- Ask students to think of a favorite event that happens during the winter break, and compose聽聽about it.
- 颁谤别补迟别听聽for characters from winter-themed or holiday-themed books or songs. Imagine a trading card for the Baby New Year!
- Reflect on all that has happened since the start of the school year in a class newspaper, created with the聽.
- Explore school days and winter vacation in a聽聽that unites the two opposing topics.
- Use the聽聽to mock up social networking profiles, yearbook profiles, or newspaper or magazine profiles for characters from winter-themed or holiday-themed books or songs. What would Frosty the Snowman list on聽his Facebook profile?
鈥婦o you have other ideas to share? We’d love to know how you use our tools!