Ideas for extra learning and Being Creative
- GAME - Create a game include: instructions, game pieces, and a game board
- VIDEO PROJECT - take your inspiration from something you love (TV show, music video, commercial)
- ANIMAL PROJECT - write a 1 page report create a poster to share what you learned
- INVENT SOMETHING - create something that solves a problem or meets a need
- DRAW AND BUILD - create a drawing of a building, then build it
- PUPPET SHOW - make puppets and present a show with them
- MAP - Draw a map of a place you have been or read about (or create a place you would love to go)
- MUSIC - create a new instrument, write a song, write new lyrics to an existing song
- READING GOAL - Set a high reading goal and keep a record of how much you read. Reach the goal and then do a poster summary report of each of your 5 favorite books or 5 book reviews (good or bad) of those read during the goal.
- OCEAN STUDY - Learn about the ocean. Make an ocean poster including facts about ocean animals and a model of your favorite ocean animal.
- MARITIME ZOO - Pretend you can create a zoo of all different ocean animals and decide which ones you would like in it. Include at least 10 with several that hardly anyone knows about.
- EDUCATIONAL BOOK - Write an educational book that is more than 5 pages and has fun activities to teach about a topic you enjoy. (e.g., some fact pages and some games - crosswords, etc. all about the same topic.)
- SIGN LANGUAGE STORY - Learn to read a children's book in sign language and present it to the class. Have a friend read as you sign.
- SIGN LANGUAGE SONG - Learn to sign a song and teach it to a group or teach to a group of friends to present to the class. Have a friend read as you sign.
- GAME SHOW - Make a game show and try it with the class!
- STORY WRITING - Write a 2 page creative story and share it with the class.
- TRIVIA - Create a trivia game with a set of at least 20 cards and answers.
- NEWSPAPER - Make a newspaper about our school and run 1 issue.
- FAMOUS BUILDING MODEL - Make a 3D model of any famous building - e.g., Eiffel Tower, Leaning Tower of Pisa, World Trade Center, White House)
- PHOTO EXPOSE' - Make a collection of photos all about one topic and a summary about what you studied.
- TRAVELOGUE (REAL) - Make a journal of a trip you went on. Tell what you did each day. Make sure you have a visual picture/postcard/newspaper to accompany your journal. Write a recommendation of the neatest thing you did on vacation.
- TRAVELOGUE (FANTASY) - Same as above, but with a trip you would LIKE To Take to a real or imaginary place. You may find magazine pictures for your visuals or draw them.
- MERRY-GO-ROUND - Make a carousel model that works. To be more interesting, use different types of animals than horses.
- SCIENCE - Find a really interesting science experiment. Practice it at home. Bring in materials and demonstrate to your class. Discuss with your teacher ahead of time and IF possible bring enough materials so the whole class can do the experiment. Direct or assist the whole class lesson.
- COLLECTION DATABASE - Get a collection or bring in one you already have of something like rocks or stamps, etc.
- WOODWORK - Build something out of wood. Explain how it is made.
- DINOSAURS - Choose a type of dinosaur and create a model of its body. Write a 1 page report on it.
- CERAMICS - Make 3 or more fired clay or ceramic figures.
- SPARKLE JARS - Make a sparkle jar (the kind where you shake them and it looks like snow) and a 1 page story to go with it.
- TERRARIUM - Make a terrarium with live plants and fake animals.
- CANDLES - Make candles (wax, beeswax, oil, sand, ice) and teach how to make them.
- FLOWER PRESSING - Do at least 5 different flower pressings and make pictures from them.
- QUILT - Make a quilt. You can get friends to make patches and then put it together. Be able to teach how to make a quilt.
- WRITING UTENSIL - Make up a new type of writing utensil (it has to work). Then show the class how to use it!
- SOAP SCULPTURES - Make 5 or more soap sculptures. Take pictures of them and share them with the class.
- PET FUN BOX - Make a fun box for a pet like a guinea pig. Write a 1 page report about your pet and it's fun box.
- MARIONETTE - Make a marionette (stick) puppet and do a puppet show with it.
- PHOTO STORY - Take pictures to create a story. Write the story using the pictures.
- DRESS UP BIOGRAPHY - Study someone famous or historical. Write a short biography of them. Dress up as this character and tell his/her story as if you were them to the class!
- CREATE A CONTEST - Create a contest for your class. Figure out rules, where to collect entries, who will judge and how, and prizes. Get permission from the teacher first!
- STUFFED ANIMAL - Make a stuffed animal.
- DRAWINGS - Do 15 good drawings. Show to the group.
- SCAVENGER HUNT - Make up a scavenger hunt for the class to do.
- JEWELRY - Make some jewelry like a necklace, a bracelet and pair of earrings or pin. Wear them to school.
- HAIR - Make a new hair holder - painted barrettes or new invention - wear it or get a friend to wear it.
- POSTER - Make a poster/mural that teaches something, and share it with the class!
- WORDS - Invent new meanings for 10 words and make sentences to go with them for examples.
- PAPER MACHE' - Make a paper mache' model of something.
- FLIP BOOK - Make a flip book.
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE - Do a chart of foreign language translations (at least 20).
- PAINTINGS - Do 3 nice paintings.
- LIFE COLLAGE - Make a collage about your life!