Activity template

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Have an idea for a learning activity? Create a new activity page to share your idea with children around the world.

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One Laptop per Child is interested in learning activities of all kinds-- subject-specific exercises, interdisciplinary activities, generalized models for learning and play, etc. The following sample activities are intended as inspiration. They should be used as guidelines, not stencils.

Sample Activity: School Census

School Census. An activity outline for how to conduct a census in your school, inspired by a story from Galadima School, Nigeria. A good example of learning that extends beyond the classroom-- and into the classroom next door!

This activity uses the activity template.

List of activities using this template: Category:Learning activity template.

Sample Activity: Class Orchestra

Class Orchestra. An activity outline for how to stage an XO orchestra in your class inspired by a story from Galadima School, Nigeria. A good example of extending a single-subject exercise into a interdisciplinary learning activity.

This activity uses the constructionist learning activity template.

List of activities using this template: Category:Constructionist learning activity template.

Sample Activity: Right Angles

Right Angles. A well-structured lesson plan about right angles, as well as a model for collaboration between classrooms. A good example of how to engage constructionist principles in the process of crafting a detailed lesson plan.

This activity uses the constructionist learning activity template.

List of activities using this template: Category:Constructionist learning activity template.

Sample Activity: Poll Builder

Poll Builder overview and lessons (1, 2, 3, 4). A series of lesson plans about polling, designed by the World Wide Workshop Foundation in partnership with OLPC. A good model for modular lesson plans that engage constructionist principles.

This activity uses the MaMaMedia activity template.

List of activities using this template: Category:MaMaMedia learning activity template.

Create a new activity!

What kinds of activities do we want? Here are some ideas to help you get started.

• Read our educational activity guidelines to understand our vision for learning.
• Browse our always-expanding collection of learning activities for ideas and inspiration.
• Use one of the activity templates to help you get started.

Create your learning activity

1. Type the name of your activity into the search box on the left of this page.
2. If a page for your activity already exists, skip to the next step. Otherwise, follow the red "create this page" link to create a new page.
3. Type {{subst:template:learning activity}} into the editing window.
4. Click the "Save page" button, and you'll be ready to go.

For your reference (or if you'd rather just cut-and-paste), a copy of the Learning Activity Template is included below.

Short description.

Created By

List of/links to creators.

Suggested Age Group

Self explanatory.

Subjects and Skills

List of subjects and skills that your activity involves, each with a short description.

Goals and Objectives

Short description of learning objectives.

Resources

Materials/equipment/technology required.

Activity

1. List
2. of
3. steps...

Extended Activity 1

1. Variation
2. of
3. activity...

Extended Activity 2

1. Another variation
2. of
3. activity...

Extended Activity 3

1. Etc...