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Tamara Helfer
Nov 13, 2020, 6:12:09 PM11/13/20
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Hi everyone,
Apologies if this topic has “Zoomed” by and I’ve missed it!
I’m looking for ideas for good 5-minute filler activities for distance learning, when a Zoom lesson has gone faster than expected. We have our fleet of "Back Pocket Activities” for lessons outside in the garden, but what about for DL? Looking for suggestions for grades K-5.
Thanks!
Tamara
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Mary Thompson
Nov 16, 2020, 8:27:46 AM11/16/20
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Hello Tamara,
We have some engaging 5 minute videos for connecting the garden to the kitchen to cook some fun kid friendly recipes on Apple Seeds Youtube Channel. These are intended for elementary and middle school ages.
Hope this helps!
Mary Thompson
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Sara Severance
Nov 16, 2020, 9:27:24 AM11/16/20
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Hi Tamara,
A fun, quick observation activity we've played over zoom is Sharp Eyes. The teacher tells everyone to take 20 seconds to observe the teacher and their zoom surroundings paying close attention to details. Then the teacher turns off their camera and quickly changes something small about themselves or something in their immediate background (takes out an earring, flips over a picture in the background, etc). The teacher turns the camera back on and students use their observation skills to try and guess what was changed! Other students can take turns changing something or you could even do this in breakout rooms. Have fun!
Sara
Amy Bowman
Nov 16, 2020, 9:35:26 AM11/16/20
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Tamara,
Lateral thinking puzzles are a great quick filler. I started out using them as a filler years ago but they quickly became a daily favorite of my students. This would be easy to incorporate into zoom. Another idea that I think can be fun and challenging for student is sorting. Have students find one item near them and show the group, once everyone has shown their item, the group has to figure out a way to sort them, this can lead to some great discussions on how plants, animals etc are classified, and the students can come up with very interesting categories.
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Tamara Helfer
Nov 16, 2020, 5:56:33 PM11/16/20
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Thank you to everybody for all your creative ideas!! :)
Tamara
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