My books- Hacking Digital Learning Strategies http://hackingdls.com & Learning to Go https://gum.co/learn2go Resources at http://shellyterrell.com/playgrounds

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Playful Learning!
Schools as Playgrounds

2. “Play is our
brain's favorite
way of
learning.”
- Dianne Ackerman
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3. Outdoor board
game challenges!
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4. Play sports!
• Host a field day or an
Olympics games day!
• Learn sports from
different countries.
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5. Invent a Sport
Groups invent a
sport then teach it
to the class
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6. Geocaching!

8. Fun with chalk

9. Vocabulary challengesFun with chalk
Draw relays
Positive messages
Win, Lose, or Draw
Hopscotch
Add to my scene
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10. Photo Challenges
Mission: Snap a photo of graffiti you consider art. Why?
Points: 10 pts. photo & written reasons, 20pts. with
multimedia, 30pts. app + posted on your blog
Mission: Snap a photo that represents a fraction.
Create a word problem.
Photo by flickingerbrad, Flic.kr/p/b9wUSgShellyTerrell.com/playgrounds

11. Image from questgarden.com

12. • An object from home
• In their textbooks
• Around the school
• That represents a
math, science, or
grammar concept
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13. Predictions!
Playground
mathematics!
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Experiments with
kites, paper
airplanes &
rockets!

15. Ball Q&A
• Student catches the ball & answers a ?
• Student asks a ? & throws to a peer
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16. KlikaKlu app
Goose Chase app
QRWild.com
Scavenger Hunts!
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17. Makerspaces!
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18. Learning Stations
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19. Create card
challenges in
your learning
stations!
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20. GeniusHour
Slid.es/teichh/genius-hour

21. Jump rope!
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22. A my name is ALICE, my brother/
sister's name is AL, we live in
ALABAMA and we bring back APPLES.
B my name is B___, my brother/
sister's name is B___, we live in
B___ and we bring back B___.

23. Jump Rope Game Cards at Theinspiredtreehouse.com

24. Jumpropeinstitute.com/kids.htm

25. Clapping
Chants
Photo by U.S. Embassy Jakarta, Indonesia, Flic.kr/p/bYjRCb

26. Funclapping.com

27. Youtube.com/watch?v=vHFPM3xIiBY

28. Gameskidsplay.net/games/
ClappingRythmsGames/index.htm

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Tag
Hide-N-SeekTraditional
outdoor games

30. Have a first
aid kit nearby!
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31. @ShellTerrell
Facebook.com/ShellyTerrell
Gum.co/learn2go
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30Goals.com
TeacherRebootCamp.com