22 Scavenger Hunts to Keep Students Busy at Home
These are various types of scavenger hunts, designed for a wide range of age levels, that students can complete at home when learning remotely.
December 3, 2020
Tag: Actively Engaging
Sensory Nature Scavenger Hunt
This scavenger hunt asks students to find items in nature based on their senses.
December 3, 2020
Student Roles: Democratizing Group Work
This website shows how to implement students’ roles in group work so that each student contributes effectively to the overall work of their group.
December 3, 2020
Battling the Boss Explanation
This website covers information about Battling the Boss, the teacher who designed the strategy, and artifacts to help with implementation both in-person and remotely!
December 3, 2020
Cosmic Kids Yoga
These yoga and guided meditation videos for kids share fun and challenging physical activities appropriate for students.
December 2, 2020
Discussion Sentence Stems
This resource provides sentence stems for accountable talk that students can use for discussions in person, remotely, or in a hybrid model.
December 2, 2020
Choice Board: The 2020 Election
This choice board from Seesaw focuses on the 2020 election. Explore the following for additional ideas: Choice Board: Indigenous People of the Pacific Northwest and Choice Board: PNW Folktales & Story Elements.
December 2, 2020
Amtrak Car Breakout Room Teacher Slides
When implementing a variety of breakout rooms, it is important to be clear and consistent so that students know what to expect. These two slides describe the various Amtrak Car breakout rooms and cover the expectations for specific student actions and opportunities for engagement.
December 2, 2020
Color-Coded Google Assignments
This screenshot shows how one teacher color-codes all of their assignments so that students can quickly scan and find assignments based on the days they were in person, in remote learning, and/or missed class entirely.
- Monday: Red
- Tuesday: Orange
- Wednesday: Green
- Thursday: Blue
- Friday: Purple
NOTE: To ensure accessibility for all students (including those that have difficulties perceiving color), it would be beneficial to assign shapes, alongside colors, to each day.
December 2, 2020
Weekly Checkpoint Document
This document is given to students weekly to ensure they know their expectations for the week, where to go for content support, and what content they will be covering throughout the week. Included throughout the document are definitions, graphics, checks for understanding, and color-coded stop-points to enable the teacher to check that everyone is at the same spot and on-task quickly via GoGuardian.
December 2, 2020