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• Advertisements : create an advertising campaign to sell a product.  The product can be real or imaginary.  Try using this to teach persuasion, as an assignment for speech class, or to reinforce skills learned in a consumer class.
• Album Covers: create artwork for an album.  The album may be connected to a skill (such a multiplication) and should demonstrate or explain how that skill is used.  Or the album cover may be connected to a novel and the art work might present a relevant theme in the story.  Another use would be to have students create natural disaster album covers in a science class where the cover would depict and explain the event.
• Autobiographies: write the story of your life.  This assignment may help you teach autobiography or reinforce a broad range of  writing skills.
• Awards: create awards to present to historical figures, scientists, mathematicians, authors, or characters from a novel.
• Banners: create an informational banner.  Students could create time lines of the American civil war or the Spanish alphabet.
• Bar Graphs: create illustrated bar graphs.  These may be used to explore data sets, use statistics to support a point, or illustrate a growth or change in a market.
• Biographies: write the life story of someone else.  It could be a friend, family member, historical figure, or a fictional character.
• Blogs: create blogs for literary characters or historical figures.  Create an actual blog for free at blogger.com or just have students write and organize articles on white printer paper if the internet is not available.
• Blueprints: create blueprints or floor plans of a scene described in a novel, an historic setting, or an earthquake proof bridge or structure.
• Boardgames: create boardgames where students review course concepts.  Game play should be based around answering review questions correctly.
• Book Clubs: Students read either novels or selections from the text book and discuss the readings in small groups.  Students might be required to take notes about the discussion or provide an audio recording of the discussion as the artifact to be evaluated.  Students might also create discussion questions beforehand and have these approved by the instructor.  This activity may be applied to reading selections in any subject.
• Booklets: create an informational booklet.  In the past I’ve had students create booklets showing comma rules, narrator’s perspective, genre, figurative language, and more.  Booklets can be applied to almost any unit of study and all they require to make are some blank white printer paper folded in half, one of my favorites.
• Bookmarks: create illustrated bookmarks with relevant information.  A bookmark might summarize previous chapters or contain the definitions of challenging vocabulary words.
• Brochures: brochures can be made as either tri-fold or bi-folds. Students can create informational brochure’s about geographic locations, a story’s setting, or a natural event such as how a tidal wave is formed or how the food chain works.
• Calendars: create a calendar charting the dates of key events.  This can be applied to an historical event (like a famous battle), a scientific event (such a the path of Hurricane Katrina), or the sequence of events in story.
• Casting Calls: select people (fictional, famous, or otherwise) to play the role in a movie version of story or historic event.  Explain which character traits were considered in each selection.
• Cheers: create a cheer explaining a scientific or mathematical process.  Alternately, a cheer could summarize the events of a novel or an historic episode.
• Classified Ads: create classified type ads as seen in newspapers.  It could be a wanted ad or a M4F type ad depending on the age of your students.  Update the concept and have students create Craigslist ads or Ebay listings.  Example applications include covering vocabulary words, introducing multiple characters in a drama, examining figures in an historical event, or studying endangered and extinct plants and animals.
• Coat of Arms: create a family coat of arms for a character from a novel or a person from history.  A good activity for teaching symbolism.
• Collages: create a collage or collection of images related to a topic.  Images can be hand drawn, printed, or clipped from a magazine or newspaper.  These work best with large thematic ideas that give students the ability to maneuver, like a collage representing slavery, the 1920s,  or an entire story.
• Comic Strips or Books: create an illustrated comic strip or book representing events from history or a work of fiction.
• Crossword Puzzles: create a crossword puzzle to review definitions of challenging vocabulary words.  Great for science, social studies, reading, and even math terms.
• Diary Entries: create a diary entries for a person from history or a fictional character who experienced an historic event.  Can also be applied to characters in a story or survivors of a disaster.
• Dramas: create a play.  Students might adapt an existing story or create original works and plays can be centered around any event in history.
• Editorials: provide an opinion about a hot topic in history or science.  Should the space program be reduced?  Is US military intervention in current conflicts appropriate?  Is global warming a concern?
• Fables: create fables that teach a lesson.  Students may create illustrated story boards of their original fables or even dramatic adaptations which they then perform.  A good character building activity.
• Flags: create a flag representing either an actual county (like Libya)  or fictitious place (like Narnia).  This project should be accompanied by a brief report explaining what ideas the colors and images on the flags represent.
• Flash Cards: create cards helpful for study and review.  Flash cards can be created for any subject and topic.
• Flowcharts: students create flowcharts analyzing and representing a mathematical process, a natural event, or an event in history or literature.
• Glossaries: If students need to understand a large array of vocabulary words, consider having them construct glossaries to help them study and review.
• Hieroglyphics: create pictures that represent vocabulary words.  Alternately, students could retell the events of a story or historical episode in simple pictures.
• ID Badges: create identification cards for characters from a work of literature or for people involved in an historical event.  Include relevant details on the badges.
• Illustrated Quotes: Have students choose a meaningful quote from a text that they are reading.  They should explain why the quote interests them and then write the quote on a blank sheet of paper and draw related images.
• Instructions: write instructions on how to perform an operation or experiment, diagram a sentence, or start a World War.
• Inventions: create and illustrate your new invention that address a problem in nature or society.  Address environmental or sociological issues.
• Limericks: write limericks about events from history or scientific discoveries such as, “There once was a man named Sir Newton…”
• Magazines: create magazines covering large units of study such as the Industrial Revolution or Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, that way many articles can be written.  Images may also be drawn or printed and added to the publication.
• Maps: create maps based on actual geographic or national boundaries and landmarks or maps illustrating the setting of a story and the journey of a character.
• Merit Badges: create vocabulary merit badges where the term is defined in three or fewer words and a small image is drawn to represent the definition.
• Movie Adaptations: plan a movie version of a novel, scientific discovery, or historical event.  Pick who will play what role, plan scenes, write dialog, even create a soundtrack.
• Murals: create a mural or a large drawing of many images related to a larger idea.  A mural about the Harlem Renaissance might contain images of Langston Hughes,  Countee Cullen, and W.E.B. DuBois.
• Myths: write creation myths to account for scientific or historic events or for a creative writing assignment.
• Newscasts: deliver important information from literature, history, science, or math in the form of a newscast.  Newscast can be prerecorded or presented live.
• Pen-pals: write letters to and from important people from history or the characters in a story.
• Poems and Raps: write a poem or rap reviewing any topic.
• Postcards: similar to the pen-pals assignment above, but postcards have illustrations representing thematic concepts.
• Posters: create posters to review skills.  As a bonus, many of these posters can often be displayed during state tests, so if your students create high quality posters, the posters may be a useful resource during the test.
• Questionnaires: create a questionnaire and survey students to gather an understanding about thematic issues from a text or social problems for a speech or presentation.
• Radio Broadcasts: create a script for a radio program covering any appropriate field of study.
• Reader’s Theater: silently act out the events of a story or text alone or with a group of people while someone reads the text aloud.  Students should be given time to prepare their acting.
• Recipes: students can create recipes about how atoms combine to form molecules (H2O), or how to create events like the French Revolution or World War I (add one Arch Duke).
• Scrapbooks: create a scrapbook of your favorite poems or important events from a decade.
• Skits: create a short skit to bring an historical event to life.
• Slide Shows: if you have access to enough computers and a projector, I suggest having students create PowerPoint presentations.  With just a little instruction, students should be able to create pretty flashy presentations, and you can combine this project with a research paper as a culminating activity.
• Soundtracks: create a soundtrack for a movie version of a novel or historical or natural event.  Use actual songs or just describe the mood of each song if you do not know song titles.  Explain why you feel that each song matches the event.  A good activity to review mood.
• Stamps: students create commemorative stamps honoring people, depicting elements from the periodic table, or challenging vocabulary terms.
• Storyboards: create story boards summarize a short story or to plan a narrative, movie, or presentation.
• Tests: write a test to help you review unit goals and objectives.  Questions can be multiple choice, matching, and true or false.  Answer keys should be provided.
• Vocabulary Quilts: create quilts with badges representing the meanings of vocabulary terms.  Badges should have an image and a few words.
• Websites: design websites that historical figures, scientists, mathematicians, authors, or characters from novels would have had.  Also, student can create websites for historical movements, scientific theories, or literary concepts.
• Worksheets: create review worksheets.  Worksheets can be applied to any subject and topic of study.
• Yearbooks: create yearbooks reviewing the characters and events from several stories that the class read or containing information about many important figures from history.

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This list of school project ideas is fantastic! I especially love the creative approach to blending reading and hands-on activities. It really inspires students to engage with the material in a fun way. Can’t wait to try some of these in our next class!

Tideas are very great for students. I want to apply all of this ideas.

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121+ Innovative Project Ideas For School Students

Get ready to spark your curiosity! Explore our designed list of 121+ innovative project ideas for school students, containing 14 diverse categories and loaded with 10 engaging ideas each. From Science and Technology to Arts, Entrepreneurship to Space Exploration, these projects are primed to inspire.

 Discover hands-on experiments, creative innovations, and problem-solving ventures perfect for students eager to dive into the depth of engineering, health, and social impact. Unleash your potential with projects in maths, sustainability, and digital creativity. Step into history, explore cultures, or delve into agriculture the possibilities are endless. With these project ideas, learning becomes an exciting journey, fostering innovation and sparking the imagination of every student. Let us start this journey.

7 Advantages Of Project Ideas For School Student

• Hands-On Learning

Projects offer hands-on experiences, allowing students to use their learnings to real life problems. They make learning more interactive and engaging, helping concepts stick better. Projects let students roll up their sleeves and dive into practical tasks, giving them a deeper understanding of how things work beyond textbooks.

• Promotes Creativity

Project ideas encourage creativity by allowing students to discover, experiment, and have unique solutions to challenges. They’re like blank canvases where ideas flourish.They offer the freedom to think outside the box, fostering innovative thinking and honing creative problem-solving skills.

• Enhances Critical Thinking

Working on projects requires students to analyse, evaluate, and make decisions, enhancing their critical thinking abilities. Projects challenge students to think critically, helping them weigh options, solve problems, and make informed choices.

• Encourages Collaboration

Many projects involve teamwork, promoting collaboration and communication skills among students.Collaborative projects encourage students to share ideas, work together, and learn from each other’s strengths.

• Boosts Confidence

Successfully completing projects, especially those that require effort, boosts students’ confidence in their abilities and accomplishments.As students overcome challenges and finish projects, they gain confidence in their skills and capabilities.

• Real-World Application

Projects often simulate real-life scenarios, by enabling students to use their theoretical knowledge to real life situations. They remove the gap between theory and application, showing students the real-world relevance of what they learn.

• Encourages Self-Directed Learning

Projects allow students to take charge of their learning journey, fostering independence and self-motivation. Students get to choose topics, plan, and execute projects, developing autonomy in their learning process.

 Whether you’re a student looking for a unique project idea or a teacher looking for inspiration, this article will surely spark your interest and ignite your imagination. Let’s dive into the world of innovative school projects and discover the amazing things students can achieve when they put their minds to it. Here is a list of project ideas duly categorised and they are as:

• Top 10 Innovative Project Ideas On Science And Technology
• Renewable Energy Models
• Smart Home Automation System
• Biodegradable Packaging Solutions
• Aquaponics: Sustainable Agriculture
• Robotics in Healthcare
• Virtual Reality Learning Environments
• Waste-to-Energy Innovations
• AI-Powered Educational Apps
• Hydroponic Farming Systems
• 3D Printing in Medicine
• Top 10 Innovative Project Ideas On Engineering And Robotics
•      Automated Garden Irrigation System
• Robotic Arm for Recycling Sorting
• Smart Traffic Management System
• Solar-Powered Vehicle Prototype
• Autonomous Delivery Drone
• Voice-Controlled Home Automation
• AI-Based Waste Management Robot
• Biometric Attendance System
• 3D Printed Prosthetic Limbs
• Virtual Reality Educational Tool
• Top 10 Innovative Project Ideas On Environmental Sustainability
• Solar-Powered Community Garden
• Waste-to-Energy Recycling Initiative
• Green Roof Installation for School Buildings
• Portable Water Filtration Systems
• Eco-Friendly School Supply Drive
• Urban Vertical Farming Modules
• Bio-Diverse Habitat Restoration Project
• Plastic Upcycling Workshop
• Renewable Energy Awareness Campaign
• Sustainable Transportation Solutions Program
• Top 10 Innovative Project Ideas On Health And Medicine
• Virtual Health Assistant App
• Biodegradable Medical Implants
• AI-Powered Disease Diagnosis Tool
• Nutrition Monitoring Wearable Tech
• Smart Medicine Dispenser System
• Telemedicine Platform for Remote Areas
• Personalized Medicine Kits
• Health Education VR Modules
• Microbial Detection in Food Packaging
• Mindfulness and Mental Health App for Teens
• Top 10 Innovative Project Ideas On Social Sciences And Community Impact
• Community Storytelling Archive
• Mental Health Awareness Campaign
• Urban Garden Initiative
• Diversity and Inclusion Workshops
• Civic Engagement App Development
• Sustainable Community Recycling Program
• Youth Mentorship Program
• Anti-Bullying Campaign
• Local History Preservation Project
• Poverty Alleviation Task Force
• Top 10 Innovative Project Ideas On Mathematics And Computational Thinking
• Fractal Geometry Exploration
• Cryptography and Code Breaking
• Data Analysis Through Sports Statistics
• Algorithmic Art and Design
• Mathematical Modeling in Ecology
• Game Theory Application in Everyday Situations
• Robotics and Geometry: Building Mathematical Machines
• Quantum Computing Concepts for Beginners
• Number Theory and Music Composition
• Probability and Predictive Modeling in Finance
• Top 10 Innovative Project Ideas On Arts, Creativity, And Design
• Recycled Art Sculptures
• Interactive Digital Storytelling
• Sustainable Fashion Design Showcase
• Augmented Reality Art Gallery
• Community Mural Project
• Wearable Technology Fashion Show
• Kinetic Sculpture Installation
• Eco-Friendly Architecture Models
• Designing a Green Urban Space
• Experimental Film-making Project
• Top 10 Innovative Project Ideas On Business And Entrepreneurship
• Sustainable Business Initiative
• Virtual Business Simulation
• Social Impact Startup Plan
• E-commerce Platform for Local Artisans
• Entrepreneurial Podcast or YouTube Channel
• Innovative Product Design Challenge
• Business Pitch Competition
• Green Entrepreneurship Project
• Financial Literacy Campaign
• Tech-Based Entrepreneurial Solution
• Top 10 Innovative Project Ideas On Education And Learning Enhancement
• Interactive Learning Apps for Specific Subjects
• Gamified Study Platforms for Different Age Groups
• AI-Powered Personalised Tutoring Systems
• Virtual Reality (VR) Field Trips and Educational Experiences
• Language Learning through Immersive Technology
• Mindfulness and Mental Health Apps for Students
• Project-Based Learning Modules on Real-World Issues
• STEM Workshops Focused on Practical Applications
• Community Engagement Programs for Peer Learning
• AI Chatbots for Instant Homework Help
• Top 10 Innovative Project Ideas On Space Exploration And Astronomy
•   Space Habitat Design
•   Martian Colony Simulation
•   DIY Telescope Construction
•   Satellite Technology Innovation
•   Lunar Rover Prototyping
•   Virtual Reality Space Exploration
•   Exoplanet Discovery Project
•   Space Debris Cleanup Initiative
•   Astrobiology Research for Student Scientists
• Designing a Space Mission Patch
• Top 10 Innovative Project Ideas On Psychology And Behavior Studies
• Impact of Music on Mood and Concentration
• Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Behavior
• Influence of Colour Perception on Emotions
• Memory Retention in Different Learning Environments
• Stress Management Techniques for Teenagers
• Role of Exercise on Mental Health and Well-being
• Perception of Body Image and Self-esteem
• Behavior Analysis in Different Social Settings
• Investigating Dreams and their Interpretations
• Impact of Nature and Environment on Mental Health
• Top 10 Innovative Project Ideas On Historical And Cultural Studies
• Interactive Virtual Tours of Historical Sites
• Recreating Historical Artifacts Using 3D Printing
• Creating Educational Historical Board Games
• Documentary Series on Local Cultural Heritage
• Digital Archive of Historical Photographs
• Cultural Exchange Program with Partner Schools
• Historical Podcast Series on Significant Events
• Creating a Historical Cooking Show
• Storytelling Workshops on Folklore and Legends
• Historical Reenactment Performances
• Top 10 Innovative Project Ideas On Agriculture And Food Science
• Hydroponic Farming Models
• Smart Irrigation Systems
• Vertical Farming Techniques
• Food Preservation Innovations
• Soil Quality Monitoring Devices
• Aquaponics Integration in Agriculture
• Drone Technology in Crop Monitoring
• Biofuel Production from Agricultural Waste
• Sustainable Packaging Solutions for Food Products
• Urban Agriculture Initiatives
• Top 10 Innovative Project Ideas On Multimedia And Digital Innovation
• Interactive Storytelling Apps
• Virtual Reality Educational Modules
• Augmented Reality Museums/Guides
• Digital Art Installations
• Gamified Learning Platforms
• Social Media Awareness Campaigns
• 360-Degree Video Tours
• AI-Powered Educational Chatbots
• Digital Music Composition Tools
• Multimedia Journalism Projects

Exploring over 121+ innovative project ideas for school students opens up a world of possibilities. These ideas aren’t just assignments; they’re paths to exciting discoveries. They help us learn in fun ways, solving problems and sparking creativity. 

With these projects, we become active learners, enjoying the journey of exploration. They’re like keys to unlocking our curiosity, making learning a thrilling adventure. So, let’s dive in, explore, and find inspiration in these innovative projects they’re not just about school, they’re about embracing our love for learning and discovery.

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“Everything begins with an idea.” – Earl Nightingale

When I started on my Project-Based Learning journey, I always wondered what other teachers were already doing with PBL in classrooms around the country and world. I remember joining Ning sites and finding other teachers who were doing PBL, it was like a dream come true to chat and discuss and learn.

With the growth of Twitter, blogging, and conference I was able to meet educators from around the world who have inspired me to go deeper into Project-Based Learning. Their ideas were what got me started documenting projects and step-by-step practices that would enhance any PBL experience.

PBL is growing because it engages and empowers students to learn experientially and share that learning in new and unique ways that go well beyond the classroom. Yet, many teachers are asking: How do we plan and implement PBL? How do we “fit it in” our current curriculum? How do we assess it using our current grading guidelines? How do we manage this type of learning?

These are all real concerns and questions that cannot be dismissed. PBL takes time to plan, implement, manage, and assess. Then it takes time to tweak, improve, and highlight.

If you asked any teacher, administrator, parent, school board member, student, or community member to list their top goals for an academic program, you would see achievement, 21st-century competencies, equity, and motivation all at the top.

Project-based learning is shown to work in all kinds of schools, in all different grade levels, with students of varying backgrounds and abilities.

So, if this is what the research says about PBL, then why do we still have so many schools falling into the test prep trap? Why do some many teachers feel like they cannot make the jump into PBL? Why haven’t we seen a nationwide movement towards PBL as a best and effective practice for all students?

It comes back to HOW to do PBL in the midst of standards and curriculum. I’ve put together a free workshop to show you the 5-step process to do just that.

I’m holding three workshops this week (for K-5, 6-12, and school leaders):

• For Elementary Teachers (K-5 Workshop)
• For Middle School and High School Teachers (6-12 Workshop)
• For School Leaders (Admin and Central Office Workshop)

Ideas to Get You Started

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It comes back to HOW to do PBL in the midst of standards and curriculum. I’ve put together a free workshop to show you the 5-step process to do just that. You don’t need to start from scratch, instead, you can get a jumpstart on the process.

You can sign-up to be a part of the training right here! If you can’t make the time, please sign-up so you can get the recording.

Are you ready to hit the ground running? Let’s get started!

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• Post author By Amar
• February 17, 2024

As the new school year begins, teachers and students are excited and happy about the learning journey ahead. However, keeping young students engaged and eager to learn throughout the entire school year can be difficult. 

That’s exactly where our “120 Days of School Project Ideas” blog comes in to help. Designed to provide a constant flow of fresh, creative, and educational project ideas, this blog aims to be an excellent go-to resource for educators searching for ways to bring a sense of wonder and enthusiasm into their classrooms. 

From hands-on experiments that involve doing things with their hands to thought-provoking assignments that make them think, each project is carefully chosen to align with what needs to be taught in the courses while also fostering important skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and developing a true love and enjoyment for learning itself. 

So whether you are a very experienced teacher who has been doing this for many years or a brand new teacher just starting for the first time, we invite you to join us on this exciting adventure as we explore a wide world of possibilities for learning, one creative project idea at a time.

Table of Contents

What Is The Importance of School Projects?

School projects are a really big deal for students. They let you take what you’ve learned in class and use it in real-life situations. These projects help you build super-important skills that will be useful later on.

Hands-On Practice: School projects let you apply the stuff you’ve been taught about in textbooks to actual examples. This makes it way easier to understand concepts truly.

• Skill-Building

Working on projects helps you develop useful skills like researching, thinking critically, solving problems, managing time, working with others, and communicating well. These skills will help you out a ton in school and jobs.

• Learning by Doing

Projects let you learn by actively doing things instead of just reading or listening. This interactive approach helps the knowledge stick.

• Creative Thinking

School projects often push you to think outside the box and develop unique, creative solutions or problem-solving approaches. This flexes your problem-solving muscles.

• Responsibility

Managing a project teaches you to be responsible – meeting deadlines, coordinating tasks, and owning your work. It prepares you for handling future commitments and challenges.

• Personal Growth

Tackling school projects builds up your confidence, resilience, and self-discipline as you face obstacles and figure out how to overcome them.

• Career Prep

Lots of school projects mimic real workplace situations. This valuable experience gives you insight into different career paths or higher education programs.

The key takeaway? School projects are crazy important for academic success, picking up essential life skills, personal growth, and getting prepped for your future career or education.

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Most Creative 120 Days of School Project Ideas

Here are some of the most creative and interesting 120 school project ideas for students. 

Science Projects

• Make a Sun Oven: Try cooking with sunlight.
• Build a Volcano : Make a volcano model explode with baking soda and vinegar.
• Clean Water Project : Make a filter to clean dirty water.
• Watch Plants Grow: See how different liquids affect plant growth.
• Wind Power Test: Make a small windmill and see how much electricity it makes.
• Eco-Friendly Plastic: Try making plastic that breaks down easily.
• Make a Hovercraft: Make a small hovercraft and see how it moves.
• Fun with Slime: Play with different slime recipes.
• Study Germs: See what helps or stops germs from growing.
• Magnetic Fun: Make a magnet and see what it can do.

Technology and Engineering

• Create a Phone App: Make a helpful app for your phone.
• Try 3D Printing: Make a toy with a 3D printer.
• Build a Robot Arm: Make a robot arm and control it.
• Make a Virtual Sandbox: Make a sandbox that shows maps on it.
• Clean Air Project: Make something to clean the air in your home.
• Smart Home Project: Make your home do cool things with smart gadgets.
• Try Virtual Reality: Make a pretend world that you can see with special glasses.
• Weather Station Fun: Make a toy that tells you the weather.
• Grow Plants Without Soil : See if plants can grow without dirt.
• Make a Bluetooth Speaker: Make a speaker for your music.

Mathematics and Statistics

• Nature Patterns: Find cool patterns in nature.
• Math Games: Play games that help you learn math.
• Chance Experiments: Do games that help you understand chance.
• Shapes in Buildings: Look at buildings and find shapes.
• Secret Codes: Make codes and try to solve them.
• Picture Graphs : Make pictures that show numbers.
• Art with Math: See how math is in cool art.
• Fun with Pi: Have a party to celebrate Pi Day.
• Music and Math: Find math in your favorite songs.
• Solve Real-Life Problems: Use math to fix real problems.

Social Studies and History

• Time Capsule : Put things in a box to open later.
• Tell About a Famous Person: Tell a story about a famous person.
• Pretend United Nations: Talk about world problems with friends.
• Culture Show: Tell about fun things from different places.
• Tell About Inventions: Talk about cool things people made.
• Pretend Vote: Have a pretend vote for the best idea.
• Books and Society: See what books tell us about life.
• Different Religions: Learn about what different people believe.
• World News Talk: Talk about what’s happening in the world.
• Space Race Story: Tell a story about the space race.

Language Arts and Literature

• Book vs. Movie: See how books and movies are different.
• Make a Comic: Draw a funny story in pictures.
• Poetry Party: Share poems with friends.
• Book Talk Radio: Talk about books in a pretend radio show.
• Funny Words: Find silly words from old stories.
• Write a Story: Make up a story and write it down.
• Talk to a Character: Pretend to talk to a character from a book.
• Make a Magazine: Write stories and draw pictures.
• Learn Grammar with Games: Play games to learn grammar.
• Draw a Story: Draw pictures to tell a story.

Art and Design

• Recycled Art: Make art with stuff you’d throw away.
• Paint a Wall: Make a big picture on a wall.
• Fashion Drawings: Draw cool clothes.
• Art on a Computer: Make art on a computer.
• Make a Statue: Make a statue with clay.
• Take Pictures: Take pictures of cool things.
• Chalk Art: Draw cool pictures with chalk.
• Art History Story: Tell stories about old art.
• Make Old Stuff: Make things like people used to.
• Fold Paper: Make cool things with folded paper.

Physical Education and Health

• Exercise Challenge: Try fun exercises and see who’s best.
• Healthy Eating Talk: Talk about good food to eat.
• Sports Science Play: Play games to learn about sports.
• Relax with Yoga: Do easy yoga moves to relax.
• Cookbook Fun: Write down easy recipes.
• Learn First Aid: Learn how to help if someone gets hurt.
• Tell About Sports Stars: Tell stories about cool athletes.
• Fun for Everyone: Play games everyone can play.
• Dance Party: Learn fun dances with friends.
• Play Together: Have fun games for everyone.

Music and Performing Arts

• Make an Instrument: Make a cool noise-maker.
• Music Styles: Listen to different kinds of music.
• Write a Song: Make up a song with your friends.
• Make a Play: Make a play and act it out.
• Make a Music Video: Make a video with music.
• Have a Concert: Sing songs with your friends.
• Music Games: Play games with music.
• Record a Song: Make a recording of a song.
• Learn About Composers: Learn about people who write music.
• Music from Everywhere: Listen to music from different places.

Environmental Science and Sustainability

• Make a Garden: Plant flowers and vegetables.
• Stop Trash: Talk about ways to make less trash.
• Clean Water: Keep water clean for fish and plants.
• Fashion Show: Show off clothes that help the earth.
• Green Energy: Use sun and wind to make power.
• Bees are Cool: Help bees and learn about them.
• Save the Ocean: Talk about how to help the ocean.
• Cool Buildings: Make houses that don’t need much power.
• Good Food: Grow food in a way that’s good for the earth.
• Stop Climate Change: Talk about ways to help the earth get better.

Business and Entrepreneurship

• Make a Business Plan: Make a plan for a cool business.
• Ask People: Ask people what they like to buy.
• Learn from a Boss: Talk to someone who runs a store.
• Help People: Make a business that helps others.
• Money Talk: Learn about how money works.
• Short Speeches: Say a quick speech about your idea.
• Make a Toy: Make a fun toy for kids to play with.
• Help Businesses: Make a place for new ideas to grow.
• Play Store: Play a game where you run a store.
• Listen to Smart People: Listen to people who made cool things.

Psychology and Sociology

• People Games: Play games that help you understand people.
• Cool Tests: Do fun tests that tell you about yourself.
• Talk About Feelings: Talk about how to feel better when you’re sad.
• Learn About People: See how people work in groups.
• Be a Good Friend: Learn how to help your friends.
• Boys and Girls: Learn how people can be different.
• Learn About Countries: Learn how to talk to people from different places.
• Calm Down: Learn ways to feel better when you’re upset.
• Stop Bullies: Learn how to help if someone’s mean to you.
• Talk to a Friend: Help your friends feel better.

Foreign Languages and Cultural Studies

• Meet New Friends: Talk to kids from other places.
• Talk in Another Language: Try to speak in a different language.
• Learn About Places: Learn about cool things from different places.
• Watch Fun Movies: Watch movies from different countries.
• Learn Languages: Try to learn a new language.
• Cook Cool Food: Make food from different places.
• Read Fun Books: Read stories from different places.
• Sing Cool Songs: Sing songs from different places.
• Write to a Friend: Write letters to kids from different places.
• Learn About Friends: Learn about cool things kids do in other places.

What Are The Benefits Of Doing The School Projects 

Doing school projects allows students to use what they learn in real, hands-on ways. Working on projects, alone or with others, helps students build useful skills for college and future jobs. Some main benefits of fully taking part in school projects are:

• Learning time management and planning  

Projects require breaking big jobs into steps and making schedules to finish different parts. This teaches students how to organize time and prioritize tasks.

• Practicing teamwork 

Group projects teach students to work well with others, take on roles, and deal with relationships. These skills are important in most professional settings.

• Gaining practical abilities  

Projects allow students to use tools, instruments, software, or hands-on materials to make products, models, presentations, etc. This gives them direct experience applying what they learn.

• Improving research and critical thinking  

Projects often involve finding information from different sources and analyzing evidence to conclude. This builds analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Developing communication 

Presenting or explaining projects requires organizing and sharing information and ideas. This helps improve public speaking, writing, and listening skills.

• Building confidence 

Meeting project goals and making high-quality deliverables gives students a sense of accomplishment and belief in themselves. This motivates more effort and success.

In short, fully taking part in school projects gives benefits beyond just learning academic material. It helps prepare students for success in further education, work, and life. The hands-on practice from projects is precious.

Closing Up 

School projects allow students to show creativity while building important academic and life abilities. The 120 project ideas in this blog post are meant to engage students’ imagination and interests across subjects and grade levels. 

From designing their cities to putting on a mock trial to making algorithms for a video game, these projects give students chances to apply critical thinking, teamwork, communication, and technical skills in fun, hands-on ways. 

Teachers can mix and match ideas that fit their curriculum goals and students’ needs. While projects take planning and effort from both teachers and students, the learning benefits make it worthwhile. Students can deepen their knowledge through real experience and feel proud of what they creatively accomplish. 

The projects they work on will leave lasting impressions and prepare them for future academic and career work that requires innovative thinking and products. In summary, including creative projects in learning is a worthwhile investment that pays off in getting students engaged, building skills, and preparing them for the real world. 

The ideas in this post can spark project-based learning that motivates students while giving them skills for lifelong success.

What are some good projects for beginner creators or students who don’t think they are very creative?

Start with simple designs, recipes, structures, or technology projects. Focus on following instructions rather than original ideas. Creativity grows with practice.

How much guidance should teachers provide versus letting students figure things out?

Give students a goal and basic requirements, but let them make many choices. Too much guidance limits creative problem-solving. Periodic check-ins help keep them on track.

Do students need access to expensive technology or materials to do creative projects?

Not necessarily. Every day recycled items can become building materials. Online programs like Scratch let students create games and animations. Creativity stems from ideas, not just resources.

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Art Class Projects

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• Sustainable Business Practices Plan: Develop a plan to make a business more environmentally sustainable.
• Local Business Revitalization Project: Students work with a local small business to develop strategies to increase their customer base and revenue, focusing on digital transformation and community engagement.
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45 Engaging End of Year Assignments for Your Classroom

September 9, 2023 //  by  Eileen Zajac

Building confidence and self-esteem starts with recognizing student success. Having fun end-of-year assignments is a way to celebrate their success throughout the entire school year. Whether they struggled through the year or got straight A’s, completing a grade is a big accomplishment. We’ve created a list of 18 activities projects and more that your students will love and be engaged with! Celebrate your students at the end of this school year, and celebrate YOU!

1. End of the Year Writing

A favorite activity for the end of the year is this summer-themed writing activity. Students love creating their little avatar and writing in the sunglasses always adds a little extra pazazz!

Learn More: 2nd Grade Savvy

2. Plastic Wrapped Desks

This fun activity in the final days of school will remind students HOW MUCH FUN school really is. Have students help you make this super fun fort. Let them spend some class time in here.

Learn More: Flickr

3. End-of-Year Activities in Balloons

No matter which way you look at it, popping balloons is ALWAYS exciting. This activity is perfect for the last few weeks of school. Students will love the simple visual of this countdown.

Learn More: Miss Alexx in Wonderland

4. T-Shirt Painting

Creating t-shirts to hold students’ favorite memories can be so important. Sometimes it’s easier to just do a handprint and everyone’s name, making sure no individual student feels left out!

Learn More: Dr. Cortes Writes

5. Paper Plate Activity

An activity students of any age can participate in. Whether it’s words or pictures, showing students love for their teacher and classmates is always a great way to end the year!

Learn More: Hojo’s Teaching Adventures

6. End of Year Best Reads

End-of-year books are so great for students. Some kiddos might lose their reading love over the summer so it’s important to keep it going for as long as you can with books like Miss Maple’s Seeds & Cloudette .

Learn More: Kinder and Cactus

7. Teacher Likes & Dislikes Whole-class

This can be easily made on google slides/drawings and your students will love it! If you’re still practicing distance learning, put it up on google classroom and let your kiddos prove who knows you best.

8. End of Year Countdown

Fun summer activities like this will not only serve as a countdown to the end of the year but also as a plan for the day. Each balloon will have something special for one or more of your students. Fun enrichment activities like this will keep students engaged and excited to keep coming!

Learn More: Kelcie’s Classroom

9. End-of-Year Whole-Class Poster

A puzzle poster is so much fun for your older students. This could be used as a writing assignment or one of your independent projects, just make sure to give a good assignment explanation so students understand the assignment details and expected outcome.

Learn More: Top Teaching Kids

10. Snapshots of My Year

Memory snapshots will be so much fun for your students to make! Use it as a writing assignment by having them write about their memories on the back of each picture!

Learn More: Loz Loves Prep

11. Wish I May, Wish I Might

Use a book like I Wish You More to help students picture and understand the assignment for these creative, hands-on projects!

Learn More: Coffee-Fueled Classroom

12. End of Year STEM Challenge

Using detailed project instructions students will absolutely love this activity! Archive class teams for this activity and see who can create the strongest or most elaborate treehouse using the materials given!

Learn More: Tumble Shine Gymnastics

13. Icosahedron Memory Share

An extension assignment for the end of the year like this is bound to have middle school students excited for the project. Have students watch a tutorial video on how to make this craft then decorate with their favorite memories.

Learn More: Teaching with Kindness

14. Summer Bucket List

Cute creative ideas like this summer bucket list are great for classes who just love coloring! This can also be made on google drawing if students are working distantly!

Learn More: KC Kindergarten

15. End of Year Scavenger Hunt

A game design that students will love! Have students complete this game with cardboard if you don’t have clipboards! They will love searching the classroom and answering the questions.

Learn More: From Math to Music

16. End of Year Bingo

Find game templates here for this awesome end-of-the-year Bingo game! Students will compete in active teams to complete all of the bingo pockets! This is an engaging game that will help your students talk about their summer plans!

Learn More: The Rigorous Owl

17. Compliment Scoot

Hands down an English class favorite, this compliment scoot allows students to give each other compliments! It’s so cute and fun students will love to create this for their assignment memory book.

18. Pom Pom Poppers

Celebrate the last day in the most fun way students know how PARTY! Create these super exciting and fun pompom poppers for students to use when the bell rings or at the end of the day dance party! They will love it and you will love their excitement.

Learn More: Easy Kids Craft

19. This Year in Color

Have students make a picture highlighting all of their favorite things that happened in the past year. If your school allows candy, share skittles with students to give them some ideas of what colors to color their pictures.

Learn More: Digging Deeper Teaching Resources

20. Goodbye Stars

Create each student their own star, you can write their names yourself or have them write them! Once their names are on their star, have students go around and write little notes to each other. This is something simple that they can take home and keep for years to come.

Learn More: Proud to be Primary

21. Dear Future Students

Writing to the next students coming in will allow students to feel accomplished. Not only that they’ve finished the grade, but also that they’re ready to help the next ones in line. Keeping them humble and excited to share all of their great experiences.

Learn More: Teachers Pay Teachers

22. Rock, Paper Scissors Tournament

It’s not just for the little kids. Kids throughout all grades will love to play in this tournament. Let them play in teams or individually.

Pro tip: Have multiple activities going during the tournament to keep busy ones engaged

Learn More: Session Lab

23. Find Someone Who

A little foreshadowing activity so students can see what their friends will be doing over the summer. This is a fun way to engage students in continuing their learning and friendships.

24. Coloring Page

Sometimes the most simple assignments are the best assignments. This free coloring page is great for almost any grade. Whether you have it as extra work or an actual assignment, students will be engaged while decorating and reflecting on their year.

Pro tip: Have students create one of these at the beginning of the year and one at the end!

Learn More: Crayola

25. Friendship Books

Friendship books are great because they help students to reflect on their peers, while also receiving feedback on how they were as a friend. This is helpful to both help kiddos grow and to have a keepsake!

Learn More: 18 Adorable Children’s Books About Friendship

26. End of the Year Bubbles

Making bubbles together as a class is a mix of science and fun! Take your kiddos outside in the last few days and whip up some bubbles. Not only will this be fun for students, but it will also send them home with a fun activity to do this summer.

Pro tip: Have students record the recipe used to make the bubbles in order to make them at home.

Learn More: Primarily Speaking

27. Goal Setting for the Summer

Summertime is full of excitement, warmth, and well, sometimes confusion. Taking kiddos out of their usual routine can have a pretty strong effect on their overall well-being. Help prepare your kiddos with some summer goal setting!

Pro tip: Easily create your own flip book by following this video.

28. Sidewalk Scoot

Scoot is such a fun and engaging game, especially on a hot summer day at the end of the year. If you’re still trying to squeeze some standards in the last few days, bring in some sidewalk chalk and let the kids do the work.

Learn More: Apple for the Teach

29. Lemonade Tasting

If your school allows drinks and snacks, then a lemonade tasting is the perfect end to a long year. Simply make a pink and yellow lemonade and have students decide which is their favorite! Use different charts that have been taught throughout the year to keep track.

30. End of the Year Mix

Are you always searching for that perfect playlist to play during end-of-the-year activities? This music will give you and your kiddos a great vibe to get through the last few days of the school year.

Learn More: Jack Hartmann Kids Music Channel

31. Read Aloud

If you’re behind on grading or need some time to get other activities ready, playing a read-aloud is the perfect way to keep your kiddos busy and still attentive. This book is perfect for exactly that and the narrator uses a great voice for students to follow along with!

Pro tip: You can choose to slow down the audio if the video is too fast for younger learners by clicking on the settings wheel and slowing down the speed of the video.

Learn More: Time 2 Read 2 Us

32. End of the Year Memory Video

Make your students their own little memory video! These videos are super easy to make and they make for an amazing keepsake both for the students, for you, and for parents.

Learn More: Mrs. Young’s Teaching Corner

33. Learn a New Song

Singing songs is really important in grades throughout elementary. This song was made for Kindergarten, but honestly, it can be used in any lower-elementary grade. Students will love to learn and sing this song in the last few days of school.

Learn More: Teacher Michael TV

34. Last Day Letters

Create little bags for students to keep all of their last-day letters in. Start this activity by listening to or reading A Letter From Your Teacher on the Last Day of School   and then hand your letter to each student. Have students write each other letters.

Learn More: Life Between Summers

35. Last Day of School Brain Breaks

My students love these brain break activities. Usually, when they’re at lunch or recess I just move the desks out the way and then have the video ready for them when they get back. They’ll be super excited to follow along with the obstacles on the video.

Learn More: Now What? With Britt & Shawn

36. This or That

Playing this or that is so much fun in every class! This is great for any extra time you may find throughout the last few days. Rather than allowing students to just chat, play this video and even play along with them.

Pro tip: Follow this up with an activity about what students are most excited about this summer break! 

Learn More: PE with Coach Shockley

37. Riddles

Who doesn’t love guessing riddles? There are so many times in those last few days where there’s just not much learning left to be had. Thankfully, your students will love building these words! Let them write them on whiteboards or notebooks.

Learn More: 50 Riddles To Keep Your Students Engaged and Entertained!

39. Hot Seat

Hot seat is a perfect game for the end of the year! Whether you play inside or outside, your students will absolutely love playing this game. You could even choose a brave student and play at the school assembly.

Learn More: Games 4 ESL

40. Freeze Dance

Freeze dance, the end of the year style is great for kids of all ages. With Spongebob cartoons, students will love laughing along, while also getting ready for an intense mode of Freeze Dance!

Learn More: Coach Corey Martin

41. Ceramic Tile Art

This is fun with upper elementary and even middle school students. This is a great project that can be done inside or outside in the last few days of school.

Pro tip: Check a local thrift shop for ceramic tiles! 

Learn More: Jeff Tech Art

42. Why do We Have Summer Breaks? 

Colossal questions are some of the best videos out there for answering simple questions asked by students! This one is dedicated to understanding summer breaks. Before watching, ask students what they think.

Learn More: Colossal Cranium

43. Good Ol’ Dance Party

Well, there’s no better time to break out the disco lights than the last few days of school. This is the perfect soundtrack for a full-on dance party with all of your students!

44. Koo Koo Kanga Roo End of Day

By the end of the last day of the year, my kiddos are absolutely full of every single bean possible. They are ready to go and excited for the fun-filled summer ahead of them. This video helps everyone to get those sillies out at the end of the day!

Learn More: Steve Steve

45. End of the Year Discussion Wheel

Finding ways to keep the conversation school-focused can be challenging when kids are so excited about all of their summer plans. Keep your community tight with this end-of-the-year discussion wheel!

Learn More: Worldwall

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How to Create a Successful Project (for School)

Last Updated: November 28, 2023 Fact Checked

This article was co-authored by Kim Gillingham, MA . Kim Gillingham is a retired library and information specialist with over 30 years of experience. She has a Master's in Library Science from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania, and she managed the audiovisual department of the district library center in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, for 12 years. She continues to do volunteer work for various libraries and lending library projects in her local community. There are 8 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. This article has been viewed 566,927 times.

School projects can come in a variety of forms, and the exact process you'll need to create a successful one will vary from project to project, subject to subject, and class to class. However, some general steps and best practices can help you tackle any project on your plate more successfully. You'll need to pick a topic and plan out your project. Next, you'll need to do some research. Finally, you'll need to put everything together in your final project.

Deciding on a Project

• For instance, maybe your assignment is "Create a visual representation of the US Civil War. You can pick one battle, one idea, one speech, a defining moment, or focus on the war as a whole. Make sure to include relevant dates and people in your representation."
• You can break this down into parts: 1) Make something visual about the Civil War. 2) Choose a focus. 3) Include relevant dates. 4) Include relevant people.

• Try freewriting. Take out a sheet of paper. On the top, write down something such as "US Civil War Project." Start writing about the project. Don't stop yourself or censor ideas. Just let them come as they will. For instance, maybe you could start out by writing "For me, one of the defining points of the Civil War was the Gettysburg Address. It really made clear that the fight was about human equality. But now I must make that visual. Four-score and seven years ago... I could take individual lines, maybe? Connect ideas to defining parts of the war..." [3] X Trustworthy Source University of North Carolina Writing Center UNC's on-campus and online instructional service that provides assistance to students, faculty, and others during the writing process Go to source
• Try a map. Start with a circle in the middle of the paper with "US Civil War Project" written in the middle of it. Draw a line from the center circle to another circle, and add a fact or idea. Just keep associating ideas together, not really thinking too deeply about it. As you go, group like ideas near each other. When you're done, look at where the largest groupings are, and let that guide your focus. [4] X Trustworthy Source University of North Carolina Writing Center UNC's on-campus and online instructional service that provides assistance to students, faculty, and others during the writing process Go to source

• The best way to pick a topic is to choose what you focused on in your brainstorming. For instance, maybe you think the Gettysburg Address is a good focal point.
• However, if your topic is still too broad, such as "battles in the Civil War," try picking one aspect within that topic. You could choose one battle you think is defining, or a particular aspect of the battles, such as battle fatigue in soldiers.
• Most public and university libraries have databases providing access to scholarly articles. You can always ask the librarian to help you find what you're looking for

• You can even think about doing something 3-dimensional instead of 2-dimensional. Maybe you could make a 3-D map of the battles, depicting the movement of troops.
• Alternatively, you could try sculpting out of papier-mâché. Maybe you could sculpt Abraham Lincoln and use scripts coming off his body to tell your story.

Planning Out Your Project

• To make an outline, start with the main topic you are covering. Maybe you're doing the Gettysburg Address. Write that at the top.
• Next, break down your project into sub-headings. Maybe your subheadings could be "Speech Background," "Location of Speech," and "Impact of Speech."
• Under your subheadings, jot down the basic ideas of what you'll need. For instance, under "Speech Background," you might need the date, what battle preceded the speech, and the reason Lincoln gave the speech.

• Assign time for each chunk, including deadlines. Work from the final deadline backward. For instance, if you have 4 weeks to complete your project, say you'll spend the last week painting and putting the project together. The week before that, write out the text for your project. The week before that, research your project. In the first week, make your plan, and get your materials together.
• If needed, divide your project further. For instance, "researching the speech" may need to be divided into several days' worth of work.

Researching Your Projects

• When using an article database, narrow the search engine to only relevant databases. For instance, platforms such as EBSCOhost carry a wide range of smaller databases, and you can narrow your search down to one relevant to your topic, such as a database focused on history.
• You can also research the archives of particular newspapers. While some newspapers offer free access to their archives, others might require you to pay.

• You'll need the author's full name, the title of the book, the publisher, the edition, the date it was published, the city it was published in, the title and author of individual articles in the book if it has them, and the page number where you found the information.
• For articles, you'll need the author's full name, the title of the article and the journal, the volume and issue (if it has them), the page numbers of the article, the page number you found it, and the digital online identifier number (doi), which is usually on the description page in the catalog. [10] X Trustworthy Source Purdue Online Writing Lab Trusted resource for writing and citation guidelines Go to source

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• Your teacher should tell you how should cite your sources or what guidelines you should be using.
• If you don't know how to write according to those guidelines, try an online resource such as Purdue's Online Writing Lab. It covers the basics of the major citation styles. [12] X Research source

• Before you turn it in, make sure you covered everything your teacher asked you to.
• If you skipped something, see if you can add it in, even if it's last minute.

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• Ensure you build in extra time for each step. You may run into problems or parts may take longer than you think. Thanks Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0

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• Write down a lot of ideas for your project, that way if someone else has an idea similar to yours you can still do something else.
• Plan in advance and be enthusiastic about it! Your enthusiasm will rub off onto your work and make it that much better.
• Ask your teacher if you can look at projects from previous years to get an idea of what they're looking for.

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• ↑ http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/brainstorming/
• ↑ https://libguides.umflint.edu/science/topics
• ↑ https://theartofeducation.edu/2016/06/21/12-key-steps-leading-amazing-mural-projects/
• ↑ https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/resources.html
• ↑ https://www.library.cornell.edu/research/introduction
• ↑ https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_electronic_sources.html
• ↑ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

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16 Ideas for Student Projects Using Google Docs, Slides, and Forms

July 31, 2016

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As you probably know, Google Drive is far more than a place to store files online. It also includes a suite of versatile creation tools, many of which perform the same functions as the ones we use in other spaces. These include  Google Docs,  a word processing program that behaves similarly to Microsoft Word,  Google Slides,  a presentation program similar to PowerPoint, and  Google Forms,  a survey-creation tool similar to Survey Monkey.  Although Drive also includes other tools, these three are particularly useful for creating rigorous, academically robust projects. If your school uses Google Classroom or at least gives students access to Google Drive, your students are probably already using these tools to write papers or create slideshow presentations, but there are other projects they could be doing that you may not have thought of.

Below I have listed 16 great ideas for projects using Google Docs, Slides, and Forms.

Annotated Bibliography By the time a student reaches the later years of high school, and certainly by the time she’s gotten to college, it’s likely that she’ll be required to write an annotated bibliography, a list of resources that not only includes the bibliographical information of each source, but also a short paragraph summarizing the resource and reflecting on its usefulness for a given project. Usually an annotated bibliography is required as a part of a larger research paper, but it could stand alone as an assignment that tasks students with seeking out and evaluating sources just for the practice of doing so. And the research tools in Google Docs allow students to locate, read, and cite their sources all in one place. To learn more, see this guide from Cornell University Library on How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography .

Book Review Instead of a book report, have students write a book review instead. This is certainly not a new idea, but publishing the work electronically allows students to enhance the final product with the book’s cover image, a link to the book’s page on Amazon, and even links to other titles the author has written or articles on related topics. For models and inspiration, elementary and middle school students can read student-written reviews on sites like Spaghetti Book Club . Older or advanced students might work toward more sophisticated, nuanced review styles like book reviews written on Oprah.com .

Collaborative Story Because Google Docs is cloud-based, multiple people can work on a Doc at the same time. So students can work together on a story, a script for a play, or any other kind of group writing project. They can use the comments feature to give each other feedback and make decisions together. And because students can work from any location with an Internet connection, collaboration isn’t restricted to school hours; each group member can work on the project from any location whenever they have time.

Media-Rich Research Paper Any kind of research paper can be given a big boost when done in a Google Doc, because students can insert images, drawings, and links to other relevant resources, like articles and videos. Using the research tools built into Docs, students can research their topics and include in-text citations with footnotes.

Super Simple Blog If you don’t want to mess with actual blogging platforms, but want students to be able to experience writing blog posts that contain images and hyperlinks to other websites, this could be accomplished easily in a single running Google Doc.

Table Being able to organize information visually is an important skill, and students who understand how to build a table in Google Docs will have a skill for presenting all kinds of information in the future. They can be used as a compare and contrast exercise, to display data from an experiment, or even put together a schedule. Yes, you could do these things yourself, print them, and have students fill them out, but why not have students practice creating the tables themselves? 

Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Story Because slides can contain hyperlinks to other slides, students could build a whole story where the reader chooses different options at key points in the story, leading them down completely different paths. The reader would consume the content as a slideshow, clicking on the links themselves as they go through. This could be a pretty massive undertaking, but we all know students who would be totally up for the challenge.

E-book These could take a variety of forms: mini-textbooks, children’s books, cookbooks or how-to manuals, personal art or writing portfolios, even yearbook-style memory books. To learn more about the possibilities, see my post from earlier this year on  Student E-Books .

Magazine Along the same lines as an e-book, students could use a similar template to create a PDF magazine or newsletter that is shared online on a regular schedule. The possibilities here are endless, useful for student clubs or sports teams, classroom or grade-level newsletters, or magazines put out by groups of students who share a common interest, like gaming systems, soccer, or books.

Museum Kiosk Imagine if we could enhance science fair projects with a looping video display that provides the audience with vivid visuals and text about our topic. Or imagine an art show, where a self-running informational slideshow could be placed beside an art display to share the story behind the piece and photos of the work in progress? This is possible and EASY in Google Slides: Simply create a slideshow, then use the “Publish to the Web” feature to create a slideshow that auto-advances and has no need for a presenter. Pop that up on an iPad or laptop and you’re all set. This mock-up of a slideshow on Coral Reefs shows you what it could look like (click the image to open in a new window).

Short Film Students can upload their own images and add text boxes to a slideshow to create an animated story, then record the slideshow with a Google extension called Screencastify . They can either record their own voice as narration, add background music, or both. There are so many different kinds of films students could produce: illustrated stories or poems, final reflections for a 20 Time or Genius Hour project, video textbooks on content-related topics, or news-like feature stories of school or community events. In this quick sample, I added music from YouTube’s library of royalty-free music that anyone can use to enhance their recordings:

Video Tutorial Using the same screencasting software mentioned above, students could also create their own video tutorials by creating a Slides presentation on their topic (such as “How to Open a Combination Lock”), then recording the slideshow with narration. This would make a nice final product for a unit on informational writing or a way for students to demonstrate their learning at the end of a unit in science (“How to Take Care of Lab Equipment”), social studies (“How to Measure Distance on a Map”), or math (“How to Multiply Fractions”). Student-made tutorials could even be created to teach classroom procedures. And any tutorials students make could be stored for later, so other students can also benefit from them.  Learn more about how Screencastify works right inside Chrome .

Peer Survey Whenever students need to gather data to support an argumentative essay or speech, let them gather data quickly and easily by creating a survey with Google Forms. Links to the survey can be sent out via email, QR codes , or through a post in a learning management system like Edmodo or Google Classroom. When results come in, students can use them to support whatever claim they are trying to make in their argument, or make adjustments based on what they discover in their research.

Feedback Form Have students provide feedback to each other’s presentations, speeches, even videos using Google Forms. Here’s how it would work: Each student creates her own form, asking for the kind of feedback she wants on the project. As other students view or the project, they can be sent to a form to offer praise or constructive criticism, which the creator would then be able to view privately and use to improve the project. Students could even use their feedback to write a reflection on their process after the project is done.

Quiz One great way to learn material is to create a test or quiz over the content. Have students use Google Forms to create their own multiple-choice, True/False, fill-in-the-blank, or open-ended quizzes on the content they are learning.

Visual Representation of Data Sets Whenever people enter responses to a Form, Google allows the form creator to view responses in charts and graphs. Have students gain a better understanding of how data can be represented visually by accepting responses (or entering their own fake ones) into a Form, then looking at how the numbers are represented in graphs. This could work well as a series of math lessons.

Way Beyond Worksheets

Just this morning on Twitter, someone posted a comment along these lines: “A worksheet on a Google Doc is STILL a worksheet. Students should be using tech to create!” I’ve heard this sentiment over and over, and it’s exactly why I’ve put this list together. Google offers some incredibly powerful tools if we know how to use them. I hope this list has given you a few new ideas to put into your students’ hands. ♦

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This is wonderful.

This is my first year teaching in an alternative high school. All students have IEP’s as well as social and emotional disabilities. I really want to focus on literacy as many are well below grade-level, ability wise. Writing of course is a big part of literacy. I’m looking for ideas that they can collaborate on, via Google Docs, Slides, etc. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Check out Boomwriter: A Fun Twist on Collaborative Writing . Lots of good resources there that you might like. Also take a look at Student-Made E-Books: A Beautiful Way to Demonstrate Learning .

I am an RSP teacher in Anaheim. For summer school I am going to have them build a “Bucket List” in Google slides.

Thanks for compiling these resources. I use many already but haven’t tried Screencastify yet. My district uses Google Classroom, but the forms app is blocked on student accounts- I think because it’s a perfect medium for under-the-radar cyberbullying (“How much do you hate Linda?…A little, a lot, a ton…”). Before teachers plan a lesson using forms, they should make sure the feature is enabled for students in their district. In my district, students can access forms and create them but they cannot send them to other students.

Thanks, Robyn. Good to know!

I love these ideas! You are so creative and now I have GREAT ideas for my SS project! Thanks! XD

this is all true

Our district is allowing extra credit this year and I have always been totally opposed to offering extra credit. These ideas are worth extra credit, and my focus this year is on what the students can teach me and the rest of their peers.

This gave me some good ideas for culminating activities. Thanks!

Thank you so much for sharing these ideas about creating projects by using the Google Drive! The middle school I teach at implemented a 1:1 program last year with Chromebooks, so the students have easy access to all of the Google apps. I had always grown up using Word docs and I was a little hesitant to start using Google docs at first. After just a few weeks, I absolutely fell in love with it! It is amazing how you can access all of your docs, forms, slides that you create from any device you’re using and the fact that everything automatically saves is just the cherry on top. I am grateful for this feature, especially working in a middle school where it is easy for students to forget to save something before exiting out. Although I teach Math, I found a lot of your project ideas to be utilized cross-curriculum and I truly appreciate it. I got my feet wet last year and had my students create google slides presentations in groups. At the beginning of this year, I started with a google form I created where students answered review questions from 6th grade Math. I love that when you get the results from all of the forms, you can easily see which areas students are struggling in and which areas they are proficient in because it is presented the results in graphs and charts. I just learned recently that you can create quizzes now, which is awesome because all of the testing in my district is done on the computers, so this will help prepare my students. I want to borrow your idea of having students create peer surveys that they can post on Google classroom in order to gather information and analyze results. This is a great skill for students to have. Thanks again, I truly enjoy reading your blogs!

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Great collection of resources! Easy to read and very helpful for teachers who often do not get the tutorials they need to instruct with GAFE. I particular like the Museum Kiosk idea. It will work great will my history classes.

– Kevin

Hi everyone! I also would like to suggest my own (free) templates site. Im designing these presentations using “free” resources from other sites such as FreePik, FlatIcon,… and I think the result is pretty good. I invite you to have a look. The site is https://slidesppt.com

In the section of student blog posts, can you clarify how all the students in one class could be writing and posting a running blog which everyone in the class can read and respond to ?

This is Holly Burcham, a Customer Experience Manager. The idea Jenn laid out here is to simply create a shared Google Doc where each student would basically be responsible for his/her own page (literally page 1, page 2, etc.). Within a shared Doc, everyone with permission can be in and typing at the same time. Once “posts” are written, students can go in and add comments to others’ work. The comments would show up in the margins and would be arranged by corresponding content, not time like a typical blog post.

But, as you can imagine, this could quickly become very convoluted and a bit messy. The thought behind using Docs as a student blog is more for writing practice, getting the feel for writing a blog post without doing the real thing…

So, if you’re interested in your students truly creating a blog, we highly recommend checking out Edublogs and Kidblog . Hope this helps!

How are these good for projects? you said that these are for kid presentations, all I see are essay templates and idea’s for teachers to map out their classroom jobs(other then the coral)

Hi, Isaac! I’m not sure what could be used to map out classroom jobs specifically from this post, and I think the ideas here go way beyond essay outlines–please get back to me to clarify exactly what you’re referring to, because we believe all the ideas here are good for student use. Thanks!

You might update this post. Google Forms now supports branching which would be much easier to create a “choose your own” adventure type experience.

Thanks for the suggestion. I can picture how that would work, yes, but I guess the aesthetic experience might be lacking in a Google Form. With Slides you have complete creative freedom to design the slides like a real book. I guess it would be a matter of personal preference?

Where do I go to find accessibility features of Google docs, slides, and forms? I am a teacher of the blind and visually impaired. This technology is wonderful but without the ability to navigate the site independently, my students are at a lost. Can you direct me?

Hi! A couple of things that may be of help: Go to “Tools” in the menu bar and select Voice Typing (use Google Chrome). You can also click on Add-Ons in the menu bar and add the Speech Recognition Soundwriter extension for free. Here’s a link to find more Google Accessibility features — you just have to spend a bit of time looking through the list to see what may be relevant to your needs. I hope this helps!

You can also combine Google forms and docs to simplify book reports for elementary students: https://electriceducator.blogspot.com/2016/03/elementary-book-report-machine.html?m=1

Is there an available rubric or assessment piece for the museum kiosk activity?

Hi Colleen! No, sorry, I don’t have anything on that!

Hi I am a teacher at a elementary school and I was wondering if you had any ideas for what I could do for an autobiography book report.

Hi Madison,

There really are so many things you can have the kids do — I would first think about what you’re expecting the kids to be able to do in the end. What will actually be assessed and what will they be accountable for? (I suggest checking out Understanding Backward Design if you haven’t already.) From there, they can choose how to present what they learned, meeting the assessment criteria. I think using some of the ideas in the Slides section of the post could work really well, especially Student Made E-Books , or making a short film.

Madison, I love the idea of using Google Slides for autobiography book report. I’m thinking about Jennifer’s Slides suggestions and just tailoring it to your book report criteria/rubric. Thoughts?

thank you very much!!

Thank you! I can’t wait to explore some of these options more. This list is very much appreciated! 🙂

I really appreciate your kindness and your efforts and I’m going to try everything you have mentioned in this wonderful article

Thanks. Higher Ed ESOL Prof -no lesson prep for me… but I DO have my reading list for the next several (10-12) hours! All suggestions added to the original post are appreciated.

I am a huge fan of Google resources, but you have showed me some new ways I can use these. Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for some great ideas! I have another suggestion that I have used before- my students really liked it- a collaborative Google Slides presentation. I did this for types of organic molecules as an intro to organic chemistry. Each pair of students in the class was assigned a specific molecule to research. They had to create 1 slide with some specific information and add to a collaborative google slides presentation that I shared on Google Classroom. When the slideshow was complete, they could all access it, and they used it to take notes.

Great suggestion Susan! Thanks so much for sharing this idea.

I am wondering if I can find similar google instructions to send to my students now that we are teaching remotely and 90% of them probably don’t know how to use Google. This would be a fantastic use of their time. Thank you

Take a look at Jenn’s Google Drive Basics video course ! I think it’s got what you’re looking for – it’s for teachers and students!

I am thinking about doing a Rap Challenge in which they (as teams based on which class period they are in) create lyrics using WWII vocabulary we have used.

I create raps for my students and my though was that I would take parts of ALL of their submissions and create a WWII rap to add to the collection they have heard already.

Which of the Google Drive features would be my best bet for collaboration like that while the students are all working from home?

Hi Jim! I think this could be done in Google Docs pretty easily, as they are just writing a script, correct? If you want to share video or audio, you can just put these files into a shared folder in Drive and give all students access to those files. I hope this helps!

Amazing ideas

An innovative way to eliminate paper.

Hi! I love this site. I am beginning to use technology in my higehr education classroom. Could you help me to suggest some kind of game to use in Communication Skilss? Thanks a lot

Hi! Check out our Gamification Pinterest board and see what might be relevant. Hope this helps!

I’m a college student (who is now a nanny which brought me to this page) and for the screen recording, I highly reccomend Loom over Screencastify. In my experience using both during the remote learning period, the video quality is much higher on Loom, the user interface is easier, and you can’t edit Screencastify videos in an external editor like iMovie. (I had to do a group presentation and since partner lived in Kuwait we used this vs Zoom, etc. to record the presentation since we weren’t recording at the same time. It was very difficult to figure out how to merge our parts of the presentation into a single file.)

Also with screencastify the time limit per video on the free version (5 min I think) was frustrating as my work was longer. May not be a problem for students but for educators using the tool who don’t have the premium, this could be highly inconvenient. With Loom there isn’t a time limit.

What an adventure for me, who’s relatively new to this google drive thing. Mind blowing resources. It’s amazing. I’m excited as to what I can do with and in google drive. I’m definitely taking it one day at a time, will surely enjoy this ‘CRUISE’. Thank you Jennifer.

What does it mean to type I am from Germany?

Hi Flannery! It can mean a few different things depending on the context–either typing on a keyboard or the “kind” of something (“What type of ice cream do you like?”). We’d love to give a specific answer, so please let us know which part of the post or which comment you saw that you’d like more clarification on. Thanks!

Thanks for sharing these ideas. July 2021

I love all the awesome ways to incorporate technology in the classroom. This post had so many options to choose from and some that I personally loved when I was in school. There are so many different ways to make learning fun with technology!

So glad you enjoyed the post!

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100 Sketchbook Prompts Your Students Will Love

If you’re anything like me, you can never get enough good sketchbook ideas. I’m always looking for ways to engage students so that they truly  want  to work in their sketchbooks. Whether you use sketchbooks for project planning, skill development, brainstorming, or something else, you’ll find ideas here that will work for you. My sketchbook assignments and prompts take an “all of the above” approach, making the following list well-rounded.

Want an eBook with all these prompts? Click 100 Sketchbook Prompts eBook to find it!  

The list covers many bases and is organized by category. There are prompts about animals, food, people, and other things that will spark interest among students. This list is geared toward secondary students, but you’ll find a lot here that will work for younger students as well. Take a look and see what will work best for you and your students. Add your own favorite sketchbook assignment in the comments below!

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These prompts are an amazing place to start. However, knowing how to implement the prompts and manage students with sketchbooks is important, too! If you’d like ideas to help your students develop their creativity, drawings skills, and information retention, be sure to check out the following two PRO Packs, which can be found in our PRO Learning .

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• Implementing Sketchnotes in the Art Room

100 Sketchbook Prompts Your Students Will Love

• Draw someone you sit by in an odd pose.
• Draw family members with things that are important to them.
• Draw yourself (or someone else) painting toenails.
• Find a quiet place in a crowd. Draw the crowd.
• Draw a relative by the light cast from a TV/Phone/Computer or other screen.
• Make a portrait of yourself in twenty years. Or in fifty years. Or both.
• Draw a masked man (or woman) that is not a superhero.
• Draw the ugliest baby you can imagine.
• Draw two sports figures–one in a dynamic pose, one in a static pose.
• Draw two self-portraits with odd expressions.
• Draw something or someone you love.
• Draw hair. A lot of it.
• Take a picture of someone near you on a bus or in a car. Draw them.
• Draw an animal eating another animal.
• Draw your art teacher in a fight with an animal.
• Draw an animal playing a musical instrument.
• There is an animal living in one of your appliances. Draw it.
• Draw a dead bird in a beautiful landscape.
• Draw something from a pet’s point of view.
• Draw an animal taking a bath.
• Draw an animal taking a human for a walk.
• Combine 3 existing animals to create a completely new creature.
• Draw a family portrait. Plot twist: It is a family of insects or animals.
• Draw the most terrifying animal you can imagine. Or the most adorable.
• Draw a pile of dishes before they get washed.
• Tighten a C-Clamp on a banana. Draw it.
• Draw a slice of the best pizza you have ever seen.
• Draw junk food and the wrapper.
• Draw your favorite food.
• Create your own restaurant. Draw the restaurant, your executive chef, and a 12-item menu.
• Draw the ingredients or process of your favorite recipe.
• Draw salt and pepper shakers.
• Draw fresh fruit or vegetables, or something fresh from the oven.
• Draw a salad.
• Draw the oldest thing in your refrigerator.
• Draw a piece of fruit every day until it becomes rotten.
• Draw everything on a restaurant table.
• Draw what is in the rearview mirror of the car.
• Draw moving water. Draw still water.
• Draw an object floating.
• Make a drawing of all of your drawing materials.
• Find a trash can. Draw its contents.
• Draw tools that belong to a certain profession.
• Draw three objects and their environments. One of the three should be in motion.
• Draw the interior of a mechanical object. Zoom in, focus on details and shading.
• Create three drawings of messes you have made.
• Draw five objects with interesting textures: wood grain, floors, tiles, walls, fabric, etc.
• Draw a collection of purses, wallets, or bags.
• Draw your favorite well-loved object or childhood toy.
• Draw a watch or another piece of jewelry.
• Draw something hideous that you keep for sentimental reasons.
• Draw something with a mirror image.

Technical Skill/Skill Development

• Draw all the contents of your junk drawer with one continuous line.
• Make a detailed drawing of a rock.
• Draw a dark object in a light environment.
• Draw a light object in a dark environment.
• Make a detailed drawing of five square inches of grass.
• Draw a transparent object.
• Draw a translucent object.
• Do several studies of eyes, noses, and mouths in a variety of poses.
• Draw an interesting object from three different angles.
• Value Studies–Draw three eggs and part of the carton with a strong light source.
• Draw three metallic objects that reflect light. Focus on highlights and reflections.
• Refraction–Create two drawings of separate objects partially submerged in water.
• Make three drawings (your choice of subject) using materials with which you are not familiar.
• Draw a piece of patterned fabric with folds.
• Draw a bridge and all of its details.

Creativity/Originality

• Draw yourself as an original superhero.
• Make a drawing that looks sticky.
• Draw a mysterious doorway or staircase.
• Draw an empty room. Make it interesting.
• Draw a flower. Make it dangerous.
• Draw an object melting.
• Draw an imaginary place, adding all kinds of details.
• Draw a gumball machine that dispenses anything but gumballs.
• Danger! Draw yourself in a dangerous situation.
• You are on the back of the bus. Figure out who is with you, where you are going, and why. Illustrate and explain.
• Draw what’s under your bed (real or imagined).
• Draw the most incredible game of hide-and-seek you can imagine.
• Create a new sport. You can improve an existing sport, combine two existing sports, or come up with something completely new.

Open-Ended Themes

• Make a drawing that is totally truthful.
• Make a drawing that lies all over the place.
• Make a drawing that is completely and utterly impossible.
• Story Illustration: Fix a story that you don’t like, or reflect/improve upon one you do.
• Let someone else choose your subject and tell you what to draw.
• Draw your greatest fear.
• Use song lyrics, quotes, or poetry to inspire a drawing.
• Find the three most useless objects you can and draw them.
• Draw an interesting form of transportation.
• Draw something for which you are thankful.
• Go somewhere new and draw what you see.
• Draw something that can’t be turned off.
• Draw something soothing.
• Draw something you think sounds or smells incredible.
• Draw something that needs fixing.
• Draw something you’ve always wanted.
• Draw something out of place.
• Draw something that should have been invented by now.
• Draw something you keep putting off, or something that causes you to procrastinate.

Does this list inspire you to take some sketchbook assignments head on in your art room? Or maybe the opposite is true and you are finding that you feel underprepared to teach drawing skills. Maybe you fall somewhere in between and you just need a little more inspiration to tweak your drawing curriculum. These are all great reasons to take a peek at our course, Studio: Drawing . The class is jam-packed with hands-on learning experiences, advanced technique tutorials, and opportunities to share and learn with art teachers just like you.

What are your favorite sketchbook prompts to use? How do you use sketchbooks in your classroom?

Magazine articles and podcasts are opinions of professional education contributors and do not necessarily represent the position of the Art of Education University (AOEU) or its academic offerings. Contributors use terms in the way they are most often talked about in the scope of their educational experiences.

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Tim Bogatz is AOEU’s Content & PD Event Manager and a former AOEU Writer and high school art educator. He focuses on creativity development, problem-solving, and higher-order thinking skills in the art room.

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Creative Homework Ideas

How can you create homework assignments that build on the day’s lessons and encourage creative, student-led learning? It’s a challenge for most teachers, especially as motivating pupils to complete homework can add a whole extra layer to your lesson plans. But it’s essential to bridge the gap between teacher and student learning –  the skills gained through independent study reinforces knowledge from your class, as well as a host of other benefits:

• Extended learning time – outside of the constraints of the school day, students are free to learn at their own pace and in their own environment.
• Independent learning – vital skills for exam preparation and higher education
• Teaches students to be resourceful and to overcome challenges independently.
• Gives students the freedom to be creative in their learning, gain valuable problem-solving skills and confidence in their own abilities.

Tips For Setting Creative Homework

• Plan independent learning both in and out of the classroom – you can monitor students effectiveness and address issues that may arise in the classroom before they become problematic for pupils at home.
• Don’t leave homework assignment to the end of the lesson, rushing through the task might leave some students confused which inevitably leads to a lower homework completion rate. Write plenty of time for explaining homework assignments into your lesson planning – read our Beginner’s Guide To Lesson Planning here
• Homework should to not too easy nor not too hard, offering pupils a challenge that reinforced the topics learnt during the day
• Give room for creative expression – allowing students to add their own diagrams, decorations or chose their own project topics from a selection. 
• Try using peer or self-assessment to mark homework – a double whammy of reducing your workload and allowing pupils to take control of their own learning.
• Include timings and explicit steps for completing more complicated assignments, especially for pupils that you anticipate might struggle. Comprehension of the task is the biggest hurdle in getting pupils to work on an independent basis.
• Self-driven projects, posters, creative tasks and research are more exciting than standard comprehension tasks and might encourage pupils that find sitting and writing dull or hard to complete the homework set – give students the freedom to learn and be creative in their home study.
• Provide specific instructions and internet safety reminders for research-led assignments. It’s very easy for children to find research overwhelming with a vast amount of information available online. Provide suggested websites and links in your homework to keep things on track!
• Don’t introduce a new topic for homework – keep it to topics that you’ve already covered in class
• Taking note of the subjects that excite and engage your class and set homework accordingly – try keeping dryer topics and  for the classroom so that you can monitor engagement
• Mark work promptly – essential to keep students motivated to complete work in their own time!
• Offering students the opportunity to select the homework that they would like to do from a selection guarantees a higher rate of completion. We’ve seen some teachers create grids or sheets of homework assignments for the pupils to select, or offer baskets of activities for younger children to take home and complete with an adult.

Creative Homework Ideas For All Ages

Coming up with innovative ways for students to reinforce their knowledge at home can be difficult – many of these ideas would be suitable for lots of subjects with a little tweaking!

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15 Back-to-School Activities for Middle and High School

It’s time to go back to school! With the back-to-school season upon us, it is time to start planning back-to-school activities for the first week of school. Here are 15 engaging and fun first-day and first-week school activities for middle and high school students.

1. Student survey

After my students complete this survey, I keep them behind my desk organized alphabetically by class period in a binder. This survey is also included in my Back-to-School Stations and my  Back to School Activities for Secondary ELA pack .

2. One-word project

A one-word project is a fun and simple way to start the school year. I use 4×6 notecards and have students think of just one word they want to embody their school year. I provide students with markers and other art supplies and encourage students to fill out the entire card.

3. Stacking cup challenge

Have you ever played the stacking cup challenge? It is a fun way to encourage teamwork and collaboration. I usually complete this challenge toward the beginning of the school year. You can read more about my Teambuilding Tuesdays in this blog post .

4. Classroom quilt

When building a classroom community, one way to include everyone is to make a classroom quilt and display it on the walls. Everyone receives a quilt square, and then students decorate their squares with things that are important to them. The classroom quilt activity is available as a stand-alone resource or included in my Back to School Activities for Secondary ELA pack .

5. Classroom welcome slides

Another great way to welcome students into the classroom is by creating a welcome slide deck. Each student contributes their own slide to the deck, and once the final presentation is complete, you can share the deck with the classroom. I created this back-to-school activity as a way to help my students get to know one another.

6. Back-to-school stations

This resource includes four different stations that are absolutely perfect for the middle school and high school English classroom! In this activity, students will complete a survey, set up all of their class accounts, review the course syllabus, and complete a fun reading recommendations.

7. Growth mindset escape room

Escape rooms are always a fun and engaging activity to get students collaborating! From my experience, students are 100 percent engaged in the activity on escape room days. This growth mindset escape room is a great activity for the first week of school. It helps students learn about a growth mindset and includes famous failures as well!

8. Name cards

I don’t know about you, but I don’t always memorize my 180 students’ names during the first week of school. It is just….really challenging with such big class sizes. One way to help learn students’ names and more information about them is to have students complete a name card or a nameplate. Students write their names in the center in large, bold text. Then, they write one thing about them or one interest in each corner.

9. Growth mindset activities

This growth mindset resource includes a growth mindset survey, class exit tickets, assignment reflection forms, and so much more! You’ll be able to use this resource throughout the entire school year!

10. Letter to yourself

Having students write a letter to their future selves is another great way to start the year. Just like with the one-word project, you can provide students with a large notecard and have them write the letter to themselves on it. Better yet, have them write their letter on the backside of the one-word project and have them turn it into a postcard.

11. Class contract

Students perform best when they feel seen and heard. One way to start the school year is to create a class contract together. As a class, discuss what classroom rules and policies seem most fair, along with which ones will help students succeed. Yes, you’ll have some students suggest unlimited time on phones and complete access to music at all times in class, but this is a good time to teach students about digital citizenship and smart and responsible use of technology.

12. Email etiquette

I teach my students the ins and outs of email etiquette and how to write a professional email using this email etiquette lesson . My students love the presentation for the direct instruction portion of the lesson, and I love the emails I receive later in the year.

As an added bonus, my teacher inbox is a much friendlier place now!

13. Growth mindset banner

I really love decorating my classroom with my students throughout the year. One really great way to do that is by having students help create colorful decorations from day one! This free growth mindset banner is a perfect way to celebrate your new students and their aspirations!

14. Writing a personal statement

15. Classroom syllabus scavenger hunt

Finally, an enjoyable way to help students review the syllabus without boring them is by completing a classroom syllabus scavenger hunt. Rather than read the syllabus aloud with students, I have them complete a scavenger hunt by finding key information, like “do I accept late work?” “what is the restroom policy?” and things like that. Students find and write the critical information, and the students keep the scavenger hunt page in their binders. I have a classroom syllabus scavenger hunt activity available in my  back-to-school stations .

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170 Creative Product Ideas For School Projects

School projects let students learn new things and show their creativity. These projects are more than just assignments. They let students explore their interests, use their knowledge, and develop essential skills like problem-solving and teamwork.

Choosing the right project idea is important. It should teach students something new and be fun and engaging. This blog will discuss creative product ideas for school projects across different subjects. There are ideas for everyone, from technology projects to art projects.

Students can get the most out of learning by picking new and relevant project ideas. They can also impress their classmates and teachers. Let’s look at some inspiring project ideas to use for your next school project! 

Criteria for Selecting School Project Ideas

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Here are some criteria for selecting good school project ideas:

• Easy to Understand: Choose topics students can comprehend and explain based on their grade level. Avoid overly complex concepts.
• Educational Value: Projects should teach students new skills or build on concepts covered in class. Prioritize intellectually stimulating ideas.
• Creativity and Originality: Opt for ideas that allow students to apply original thought and creative expression. This makes the projects more engaging and fun.
• Resource Availability: Consider project ideas that use accessible and affordable materials. This makes execution easier for students and teachers.
• Alignment with Curriculum: Ideas should connect to key learning objectives and curriculum standards for the subject and grade level. This ensures their academic relevance.
• Skill Building: Projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork skills have great value for students.
• Student Interest: Topics students feel passionate about will lead to more engagement and motivation to learn.
• Feasibility: Ensure ideas are realistic in scope and can be completed within given timelines and resource constraints.

Tips for Successful Project Execution

Here are some tips for students to execute school projects successfully:

• If available, understand the project requirements clearly by reviewing the assignment brief and rubric. Ask questions if anything is unclear.
• Do your research and plan thoroughly before starting the work. Gather all materials you may need well in advance.
• Make a schedule covering different phases of the project and stick to it. Include buffer time for unforeseen delays.
• Leverage and correctly cite all sources – online articles, books, expert interviews, etc. Keep track of references.
• Be creative and add a personal touch to make your work stand out. Introduce unique ideas that meet the project goals.
• Document your work at every step with photos, drawings, or other records based on the project type.
• Proofread, edited, and refined the final output multiple times to produce high-quality deliverables.
• Practice presenting your work or prepare cue cards. Be ready to explain your process and learnings to the teacher and class.
• Save all files in multiple places for backup to avoid last-minute technical issues or data loss accidents.
• Congratulate yourself once you are done! Hard work pays off, so celebrate your efforts and accomplishments.

Product Ideas For School Project

Creating an innovative product idea for a school project can be challenging. The product must be helpful, feasible to build with limited resources, and appealing to the target audience – usually the teacher and classmates.

Here are some creative product ideas for school projects across different age groups and skill levels. These ideas can be great starting points or inspiration for your next school project.

Language and Literature Projects

• Writing and presenting a graphic novel adaptation of a classic novel
• Creating a poetry anthology exploring themes of identity and belonging
• Designing a language-learning board game for practicing vocabulary and grammar
• Organizing a literary magazine featuring student-written short stories and essays
• Hosting a spoken word poetry slam event to raise awareness about social issues
• Crafting handmade bookmarks inspired by famous literary quotes
• Creating a podcast series discussing the influence of literature on society
• Writing and executing a play based on a historical event or literary work
• Designing a digital storytelling project featuring interactive narratives
• Conducting a comparative analysis of different translations of a literary text

Mathematics and Economics Projects

• Designing a budgeting app to teach financial literacy skills
• Creating a board game that incorporates mathematical concepts and problem-solving
• Investigating the relationship between socioeconomic factors and academic performance
• Developing a stock market simulation game for learning about investments
• Designing and analyzing surveys to gather data on consumer behavior
• Building a model of a sustainable city with efficient transportation systems
• Creating infographics to represent statistical data on population trends visually
• Organizing a charity fundraiser and analyzing the economic impact
• Developing a mathematical model to predict trends in climate change
• Investigating the mathematics behind encryption algorithms for data security

Health and Wellness Projects

• Designing a nutrition and exercise plan for improving overall health
• Creating a peer mentoring program to promote mental health and well-being
• Investigating the effects of different diets on physical fitness and performance
• Hosting a wellness fair featuring workshops on mindfulness and stress management
• Developing a mobile app for tracking daily physical activity and nutrition intake
• Designing a community garden to promote access to fresh produce and outdoor activity
• Researching the benefits of alternative medicine practices
• Organizing a sports tournament to promote teamwork and physical fitness
• Creating informational posters on the importance of sleep hygiene
• Designing a campaign to increase awareness about the dangers of substance abuse

Environmental Science Projects

• Building a model of a sustainable ecosystem with native plant species
• Researching the effects of pollution on local waterways and wildlife
• Designing and implementing a recycling program at school
• Creating educational materials on renewable energy sources like solar and wind power
• Organizing a beach cleanup to raise awareness about marine pollution
• Conducting experiments to study the impact of climate change on ecosystems
• Designing a community garden to promote urban agriculture and biodiversity
• Building a model of a sustainable home with energy-efficient features
• Investigating the benefits of composting and organic gardening practices
• Creating a documentary film on environmental conservation efforts in the community

Physical Science Projects

• Designing and conducting experiments to study the properties of magnets
• Constructing a model of the solar system to present planetary orbits
• Investigating the effects of different variables on the rate of chemical reactions
• Creating a volcano model to simulate volcanic eruptions
• Designing and testing a homemade rocket for a science fair project
• Investigating the physics of roller coasters and designing a miniature model
• Conducting experiments to study the properties of light and optics
• Building a model of a renewable energy source like a hydroelectric dam
• Investigating the properties of different states of matter through experiments
• Designing a wind tunnel to study aerodynamics and lift forces

History and Social Studies Projects

• Creating a multimedia presentation on a significant event in world history
• Organizing a historical reenactment of a pivotal moment in local history
• Writing and performing a skit based on a historical figure or period
• Designing a museum exhibit showcasing artifacts and documents from a historical era
• Conducting interviews with elders in the community to preserve oral history
• Creating a timeline of significant events in a specific historical period
• Hosting a cultural heritage day to celebrate the diversity of different cultures
• Investigating the causes and consequences of a historical conflict or war
• Designing a mock election campaign to learn about the democratic process
• Creating a documentary film on the history and significance of a cultural tradition

Geography and Anthropology Projects

• Designing a map of a fictional world with unique geographical features
• Creating a model of a geographic region to study its landforms and ecosystems
• Investigating the impact of urbanization on local geography and demographics
• Conducting fieldwork to study the culture and traditions of a remote community
• Designing and conducting surveys to analyze demographic trends in the community
• Creating an interactive digital atlas with multimedia content on different regions
• Studying the effects of natural disasters on human settlements and geography
• Organizing a cultural exchange program with students from another country
• Designing a board game that teaches about geographic landmarks and locations
• Creating a documentary film on the geography and culture of a specific region

Culinary Arts and Nutrition Projects

• Designing a cookbook featuring healthy and culturally diverse recipes
• Organizing a cooking competition to promote culinary skills and creativity
• Investigating the nutritional value of different foods and creating a dietary plan
• Designing a school garden to grow organic fruits and vegetables for cafeteria use
• Creating informational posters on food safety and proper nutrition guidelines
• Hosting a multicultural food festival to celebrate diverse culinary traditions
• Conducting experiments to study the chemical reactions in cooking processes
• Designing a meal delivery service for students with dietary restrictions
• Investigating the cultural significance of food rituals and traditions
• Creating a documentary film on the history and evolution of a specific cuisine

Performing Arts Projects

• Writing and performing an original play or musical production
• Organizing a talent show to showcase various performing arts skills
• Creating a dance performance inspired by a historical event or cultural tradition
• Designing and producing a student-led theater production
• Hosting a film festival featuring student-produced short films and documentaries
• Conducting workshops on improvisation and character development
• Designing and performing a puppet show with handmade puppets and props
• Creating a radio drama series with original scripts and voice acting
• Organizing a choir or instrumental ensemble performance
• Writing and performing spoken word poetry or slam poetry pieces

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Projects

• Designing and making a working model of a roller coaster
• Creating a water purification system using household materials
• Investigating the principles of flight and designing a paper airplane
• Designing and constructing a bridge with specific load-bearing requirements
• Building a model of a solar-powered car and testing its efficiency
• Investigating the effects of different variables on the growth of crystals
• Designing and building a simple machine to solve a real-world problem
• Creating a model of a sustainable city with renewable energy sources
• Investigating the properties of different materials and their applications
• Designing and conducting experiments to study the principles of electricity and magnetism

Environmental Sustainability Projects

• Creating a recycling program for the school and educating peers about its importance
• Designing and building a composting system for organic waste
• Conducting an energy audit of the school and implementing energy-saving measures
• Organizing a tree planting initiative to promote reforestation efforts
• Designing and implementing a water conservation campaign at school
• Investigating the impact of plastic pollution on local waterways and wildlife
• Creating informational posters and presentations on environmental issues
• Organizing a community cleanup event to remove litter and debris
• Designing and implementing a school garden to promote sustainable food practices
• Hosting a sustainability fair to showcase eco-friendly initiatives and solutions

STEM Outreach and Education Projects

• Organizing STEM workshops and activities for younger students
• Designing and implementing a robotics program for elementary school students
• Hosting a science fair or expo to showcase student-led STEM projects
• Conducting outreach programs to promote STEM education in underserved communities
• Creating educational videos and resources on STEM topics for online platforms
• Designing and building educational kits for hands-on STEM learning
• Establishing a STEM mentorship program for high school students
• Organizing field trips to STEM-related facilities and industries
• Hosting guest speakers and professionals in STEM fields for career talks
• Creating a STEM-focused newsletter or blog to share student achievements and opportunities

Digital Media and Communication Projects

• Creating a podcast series on topics related to technology, culture, and society
• Designing and producing a student-led news broadcast or video series
• Organizing a photography exhibition showcasing student work and perspectives
• Designing and implementing a social media campaign for a cause or issue
• Creating a digital magazine featuring student writing, artwork, and photography
• Producing a radio show or podcast featuring student music, interviews, and commentary
• Designing and conducting surveys to gather data on student opinions and experiences
• Creating digital portfolios showcasing student projects and accomplishments
• Developing a website or online platform to showcase student work and achievements

Technology-Based Projects

• Designing a mobile application to promote mental health awareness
• Creating a website for sharing educational resources and study materials
• Developing a software program for learning a new language
• Building a robot that assists in household chores
• Designing a game-based learning platform for younger students
• Creating a virtual reality simulation for exploring historical events
• Developing a fitness tracker app tailored for teenagers
• Designing a social media platform focused on promoting environmental activism
• Building a weather forecasting system using data analysis and visualization
• Creating an online platform for peer-to-peer tutoring sessions

Science and Engineering Projects

• Constructing a solar-powered car model
• Designing and testing a water filtration system
• Investigating the effects of various types of soil on plant growth
• Building a model of the human digestive system
• Developing a wind turbine to generate electricity
• Creating a model of the solar system with accurate planetary orbits
• Investigating the relationship between exercise and heart rate
• Designing a greenhouse with optimal environmental conditions for plant growth
• Building a model of a sustainable, eco-friendly house
• Investigating the efficiency of different insulation materials

Arts and Crafts Projects

• Painting a mural depicting local wildlife conservation efforts
• Sculpting a model of a famous historical figure
• Creating a stop-motion animation film on the life cycle of a butterfly
• Designing and making handmade jewelry from recycled materials
• Crafting a scale model of a medieval castle
• Creating a collage representing cultural diversity in the community
• Sewing and designing eco-friendly clothing
• Making a paper-mâché sculpture of an endangered species
• Designing and painting a set for a school play
• Creating an origami exhibit showcasing endangered animals

Social Studies and Humanities Projects

• Organizing a cultural festival celebrating diversity in the community
• Creating a documentary film on the history of local landmarks
• Designing a board game that teaches about different cultures
• Writing and illustrating a children’s book on environmental conservation
• Conducting interviews with war veterans and creating an oral history project
• Hosting a debate on current social issues
• Creating a podcast series exploring influential historical figures
• Organizing a food drive for the homeless in the community
• Designing a community garden to promote sustainable living
• Creating a mock United Nations conference to discuss global issues

These project ideas have various categories and offer opportunities for students to examine their interests while earning valuable skills. Remember to choose a project that aligns with your interests and the resources available.

Final Remarks

In summary, product ideas for school projects are an excellent way for students to learn, grow, and show their creativity. By exploring new and exciting ideas across different subjects, students can make learning more fun and meaningful.

Whether building a model or making art, there’s no limit to what students can do when they try. These projects help students develop essential skills like problem-solving and teamwork. Students also get to express themselves and positively impact their classmates and teachers.

So, the next time you have a school project, don’t be afraid to think creatively and try new ideas. Enjoy the chance to learn, have fun, and make your project one to remember! I hope you liked this post about product ideas for school projects. 

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31 Activities for the First Day of School To Start the School Year Off Right

Back to school, here we go!

The first day of school can come with lots of excitement and, often, a bit of the jitters. It’s the start of a fresh academic year with new challenges and loads of learning opportunities. It’s also time to meet new people, make new friends, and learn different perspectives. These first-day-of-school activities will help you start off the year with a bang as you and your students form your community and begin your journey together.

1. Take first-day photos

Mark the occasion! These signs for the first day of school are the perfect back-to-school accessory for photo opportunities and activities on the first day of school. Get your Free First-Day-of-School Printable Signs for Every Grade here.

2. Play a round of Classmate Bingo

Who doesn’t love a good game of bingo? This fun version gets students mixing and mingling as they learn fun facts about one another. Get it here: Free Get To Know You Bingo printable .

3. Go on a school supply scavenger hunt

Spending lots of time gathering supplies for each classroom assignment can be time-consuming. Use our free school supply scavenger hunt printable to send your students on a scavenger hunt to familiarize them with your organizational system. Include the locations of all the supplies they will need for assignments. Then, when the time comes, they’ll be able to get geared up quickly. If the hunt is a hit, take note and download our free printable bundle of 40+ Scavenger Hunt Ideas .

4. Ask your students about their hopes and dreams

Asking students about their hopes and dreams at the start of the school year gets them excited and enthusiastic about learning in your classroom. It helps you get to know them and understand their expectations and also sets the stage for aiming high. Choose a quiet time and have kids write their responses to the question in their journals. Then, once everyone is done, come together as a group and ask students who would like to share to do so.

5. Play a name game

Playing a name game is a fun way to help the entire class place faces with names and learn proper pronunciation. Plus kids are more likely to feel like they’re part of an inclusive environment when they hear their name pronounced correctly. For more ideas, check out 35 Fun Name Games To Play With Your New Class .

6. Open up with a teacher Q&A

Holding a Q&A session is a great way for your students to get to know more about you. Sit center stage and open the floor to their questions. Or create a multiple-choice quiz about yourself and let students guess the answers. Not only will this establish trust and help your students feel more comfortable with you, it is a great way to model how your morning circle will work.

7. Read first-day-of-school books

The first days back to school can truly set the stage for the entire school year with students. Get off on the right track with these Perfect Back-to-School Books To Read Aloud on the First Day .

8. Establish first-day-of-school traditions

Over the years, you’ll find a few first-day-of-school activities stand out. Create a tradition and return to them year after year to mark the day as special and help set the tone for a fun year ahead. Check out our list of teacher-touted First-Day-of-School Traditions Your Students Will Love .

9. Break the ice with icebreaker questions

Sometimes as kids first get to know one another, thinking of questions to ask is hard. That’s where our big list of 300 Fun Icebreaker Questions comes in. Choose your favorites and display them on a screen, or print out the lists to pass around. Pair students up and set a timer and let them take turns asking each other questions. Revisit this activity throughout your first few weeks when you have a gap in your schedule or otherwise need a time filler. ADVERTISEMENT

10. Try a few icebreaker activities

Icebreaker activities help kids form positive relationships from the get-go and are a great way to build community in your classroom. Check out our 40 Elementary Icebreakers To Start the School Year Off Right and try Classmate Bingo, Spiderweb Questions, All My Friends, or one of many other activities.

11. Use anchor charts to set classroom norms

Setting up your classroom community correctly from the get-go plays a huge role in how your year will turn out. Kids need a clear understanding of the rules, procedures, and expectations in order to feel safe and do their best learning. These Classroom Management Anchor Charts will help you cover everything from basics like good listening and hall procedures to treating each other with respect and more in a visual, interactive way to get you started on the right foot with students.

12. Interview a classmate

A new school year means so many new friends to get to know! Have students pair up and conduct a short interview of one another, taking notes on our free Interview a Classmate printable . Do this activity a few times, having students switch up partners each time.

13. Put together a group puzzle

Create a beautiful collage of student art with a group puzzle. Hand out one puzzle piece to each student and ask them to decorate it in a way that expresses their personality. Either use a puzzle template printed on card stock, or find some inexpensive puzzles with large pieces and have students use the back sides. Once everyone has completed their piece, give students time to put the puzzle together. Once they’re done, apply clear contact paper over the puzzle and turn it into a hangable piece of art for your classroom.

14. Write “I Am” poems

“I Am” poems beautifully capture a snapshot of your students at the beginning of the school year. Their poems reveal their hopes, dreams, and fears and help you get to know them a little better. Write your own along with them, and be sure to share. Download our free I Am … Poem printable , then try a few of the other suggested types of poems.

15. Set aside one-on-one time

Spend a few minutes one-on-one with each of your students. Ask them questions. Find out what interests them and what they’re excited or nervous about this school year. Have a laugh or offer words of encouragement. Tell them about yourself too. It’s a great opportunity to help students feel seen and welcome in your classroom. Plus you gain valuable knowledge you can use throughout the year to connect with your students.

16. Create class rules together

Taking the time to create classroom rules sets the stage for a supportive environment. Asking questions like “How do you want to treat each other?” and “How should we handle conflict?” opens up the dialogue and lets your students know that their needs are important. Plus, developing a structure of rules together gives students ownership of their classroom community. Learn more about What Makes for Good Classroom Rules . Then, help yourself to our free printable classroom rules posters , puppy classroom rules posters , and classroom tech rules posters .

17. I wish my teacher knew …

Sometimes it’s hard to feel seen in a group setting. Many will appreciate the opportunity to quietly and privately tell you more about themselves. Invite your students to share the things they think are important for you to know about them and their lives with this free printable . You may be surprised how much insight their responses will provide.

18. Take on a STEM challenge

STEM challenges not only encourage kids to work together to solve problems and challenge their thinking skills, they’re also super fun! Plus, working together will help them get to know one another and hopefully plant the seeds of friendship and cooperation.

Learn more:

• Kindergarten STEM Challenges
• First Grade STEM Challenges
• Second Grade STEM Challenges
• Third Grade STEM Challenges
• Fourth Grade STEM Challenges
• Fifth Grade STEM Challenges

19. Just play

Remember that you don’t have to have every single minute of your first day together scripted. Yes, there should be structure and limits. But hopefully, you’ll be able to build in a good amount of free play time. So much can be gained by just giving students time to explore and talk and get comfortable in their new environment. Set up stations with Play-Doh, art supplies, books, blocks, etc., and let students choose.

20. Set goals

Being able to set goals is an important skill for students to practice all year long. This fun activity helps students identify some of the things they hope to accomplish and document them in an artful, creative way that becomes a colorful display for the classroom and a great keepsake for parents. Learn more about setting goals with students , and download our free printable goal-setting worksheet.

21. Try a few Kagan strategies

Kagan strategies are play-based activities that help build a positive classroom community. Activities like Find Someone Who, Mix-Pair-Share, Team Charades, and more are designed to not only be fun but also to boost self-esteem, enhance learning, and promote risk-taking. Learn more with our roundup What Are Kagan Strategies?

22. Lay down clear procedures and routines

The first days and weeks of school require repeated guided learning in order for students to get the lay of the land. Check out our big list of Must-Teach Classroom Procedures and Routines and learn how to establish, reinforce, and streamline classroom procedures that will really make a difference.

23. Document the beginning

Kids grow so much over the course of a school year. Be sure to capture a snapshot of each student on the first day and do an All About Me writing activity. Then, after displaying them for a while, put them in a safe place. At the end of the year, do the same thing and compare how much they’ve changed and grown!

24. Ask “Would you rather” questions

A perennial favorite, “Would you rather” questions delight kids of all ages. Funny, silly, and though-provoking, they loosen up first-day jitters and help kids find common ground with their classmates. To help you out, we’ve rounded up over 250 Would You Rather? Questions for Elementary School .

25. Band-Aid game

Here’s a fun activity from one of our We Are Teachers Helpline group teachers, Abbie S. “I play the Band-Aid game to discuss differentiation. The kids usually love this game. I have everyone come up with an injury, and one by one they come to the front of the class and share it with me and the class. No matter what it is, I give them a Band-Aid on their hand as a cure. Broken leg? Band-Aid on the hand! Busted lip? Band-Aid on the hand! Itchy feet? Band-Aid on the hand! Then, when everyone has one, we talk about how everyone needed something different and the same cure doesn’t help everyone so that is why some people will have special things to help them learn. Don’t ask me why, but kids love this.”

26. Take a survey

Knowing who your students are, their strengths and weaknesses, and their likes and dislikes is an extremely powerful tool for building a positive classroom environment. Get to know your class with these free Student Interest Surveys .

27. Set the stage for a great year

The key to a well-planned classroom management system is finding out what works best for you and for your particular group of individuals each year. Here are 20+ teacher-tested Brilliant Classroom Management Strategies and Techniques to help you design and maintain your ideal classroom learning environment.

28. Find common ground with Venn diagrams

Venn diagrams are not only a great learning tool, they can also make super-fun first-day-of-school activities. Start by pairing students up with one of our free printable Venn diagrams . After their write their names at the top, have them take turns saying one thing they like. For instance, “I like ice cream.” If both students agree, write “ice cream” in the intersection. If just one student likes it, write “ice cream” on just their half. This is a quick and easy way for students to learn just how much they have in common with one another.

29. Use a beach ball

A classic get-to-know-you activity, this fun game of toss comes with a twist. Take an inexpensive blow-up beach ball, and using a Sharpie, write questions in each of the ball’s colored sections. Include questions like “What is your favorite color?” “Do you like breakfast, lunch, or dinner best?” “What is your favorite sport?” “When is your birthday?” etc. Gather the kids in a circle and toss the ball around. When a student catches the ball, they read and answer the question under their right thumb. Continue around until everyone has had a chance to answer.

30. Play a team-building game

Team-building activities are a super way to kick off the first day of school. They give your students the chance to get to know one another, build trust as a community, and, best of all, let them have fun! Try some of our favorites here: Awesome Team-Building Activities for Kids .

31. Give students a preview

Every new year comes with exciting new opportunities for learning, and each grade level’s curriculum includes interesting and important content. Give your students a preview of all the fun and exciting topics you’ll cover together. Include special events like field trips, big projects, and everything that is going to make this year one of the best!

What are some of your favorite first-day-of-school activities? We’d love to hear about them in our We Are Teachers HELPLINE  group on Facebook.

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• Removable roof and back for easy bus access.
• Seating space for 8 minifigures (9 in the Type D model).
• Re-engineered seat design to allow for short, medium, and full height minifigures.
• Dedicated wheelchair space.
• Opening engine hood and removable engine (Type C model only).
• Fire extinguisher (safety first!).
• Safety bar to prevent passengers from crossing the street.
• Battery box door that opens.
• Bus driver and crosswalk guard minifigures.

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