Innovative Blended Learning Ideas Book

This elearning book is dedicated and in support of all the amazing k12 educators and parents who are designing and delivering creative digital learning content, during this time of the Coronavirus health crises. This ebook has been designed and created as a supportive FREE enrichment resource for k12 educators, students, parents and grandparents, to continue to provide inspirational learning experiences to engage All students of every ability.

The teaching and learning best practices shared in this ebook are proven elearning examples that have been successfully implemented by myself, and my amazing team of master educators and K12 nation consultants.

We as a team of Technology and STEM Innovation Specialists are very proud and honored to share these exemplar teaching and learning lessons, activities and innovative ideas! When an activity has a supportive or linked resource that extends the learning, we also provide the credit where credit is due to celebrate the learning of who created the resource, and/or educational company that is mentioned in the resource.

Please note: There has been no financial funding provided, or exchange of dollars, or educational promotions by vendors to benefit the Innovative Educator Consulting team in the creation and publication of this ebook.

Enjoy the differentiated hands-on learning experiences this ebook has to offer, to extend the learning potential for ALL!

Naomi Harm
Innovative Educator Consulting
#TogetherWeAreBetter

Welcome Message from Naomi Harm

Dedication Page and Table of Contents ............. 2
Magical Learning Moments 5 Day Journal ......... 3
QR Code Postcard Activities ................................. 3
Reading Everything Around You .......................... 4
Walkie Talkie Apps for Book Clubs ...................... 4
Play & Active Learning With Scavenger Hunts ... 5
Quotes, Emojis and Videos of Learning .............. 6
Motivational Wellness Tips ................................... 7
Remote Learning Curated Resources ................. 8
Writing and Journaling Creative Prompts .......... 9
It's All About Washing Our Hands ......................10
Inspiring Art and Drawing Activities .................. 11
Reading, Listening & Storytelling ....................... 12
STEM Resources and Project Ideas ................... 13
Creative Multimedia Projects & Tools ............... 14
Physical Education and Exercise Activities ....... 15
How To Make Your Own Face Masks ................ 16
How To Make Your Own 3D Face Masks .......... 17

More ideas and activities added daily.

Table of Contents

Magical Learning Moments

This “Magic Learning Moments - 5 Day eJournal” is a Google slide template. It will provide your learners a self-directed learning choice to reflect on their daily learning activities. It will guide them with an opportunity to pursue and document their interest, learning passions and gratitude moments. It will also empower your learners to reflect on new discoveries, while contributing to and sharing their reading and learning insights.

I am hoping this journal template will inspire you as an educator to be more creative in your teaching and learning approaches, and will energize your own teaching delivery style of customizing creative content. Designer @NaomiHarm

QR Code Postcard Activity

Make the learning fun, interactive and meaningful with a QR code postcard activity. Students love to receive snail mail, and what a better way for educators to personalize the learning experience by creating an interactive QR code activity that students can scan and reveal engaging learning content for the whole family to enjoy.

1. Gain access to a postcard, 2. Create an online image QR code with https://www.qrcode-monkey.com 3. Print the QR code, and 4. Glue it to your postcard. 5. Include an extra special personalized written note from you as an educator, to let your students know that they matter, and they are important, and you are providing them with a personalized activity to engage them in their learning interest!

Did you know... that you
can also create, design
and print a postcard online
with many different types of resources?

Checkout my favorite apps and web-based resources!
Adobe Spark
Canva Postcard Maker
Google Slides/Docs

Read Everything Around You

Videos To Get You Started

You always say you'll find the time to read more... now is the time pickup that teaching and learning book from your collection, and learn a new skill, practice a new technique, and celebrate your collective knowledge with your teacher community and students during these #RemoteLearning moments.

1. Choose a hardy copy book, or download an e-book or audiobook you have been longing to read.

2. Next this is where the magic happens.....create a virtual audio book club with your teacher besties and or students and parents using the free Voxer app https://www.voxer.com. Share locally or globally your teaching ideas - here is how.

3. Or choose the free Marco Polo app https://www.marcopolo.me/ and create a asynchronous video book club and share out the creative learning chapter by chapter.

4. Discuss and share your new learning insights, topic questions of "what if..." statements, or "if this happens.... then what will happen next..." to formulate new learning connections, and share new visual ideas of inspirations to create and make new teaching or learning solutions!

5. How will you use these ideas to enrich learning?

Thanks to Rhonda Melogy for this video clip.

Thanks to Marco Polo for this video clip.

Play and Active Learning

Thanks to Google for this video clip.

Videos To Get You Started

Every child I have ever met and worked with as an educator loves to participant in a seek and find scavenger hunt. So why not make this a fun-filled and active learning opportunity? Now is your time to shine teacher and parent friends to make a creative scavenger hunt that is full of adventurous learning and physical activity to get everyone up and moving.

Checkout the online scavenger hunt maker of Goose Chase and select an activity from their amazing educational game library of choices. You can even create your own activity online, then have students and parents play the game through an app on their mobile device. Supportive Goose Chase Tutorial PDF.

Here are more online scavenger hunts to checkout, discover and try with student and adult learners. Don't forget that some of the best scavenger hunts are actually student and paper-based too!
75 Printable Scavenger Hunts
Geocaching for family fun
Lets Roam for adult learners
MoveTeam for adult learners
Monkey Spot Scavenger Hunts
Scavengar For Kids

Lastly, check out the laughter-filled AI Emoji scavenger hunt app that Google has created! This will get your kids up and moving in for sure :-)

Thanks to Goose Chase
for this video clip.

Motivational Wellness Tips

Monday Morning Staff Checkin's

1. Identify and reflect on what you accomplished today.

2. Find a support system of like minded people.

3. Set goals that allow you to see frequent progress.

4. Spend some of your time learning something new.

5. Write it down or draw it as a visual affirmation.

6. Meditate, practice yoga and visualize your best.

Thanks to Aliyson Apsey for creating this form.

CDC Managing Stress #COVID19

Teaching & Learning Collections

GSuite Teaching Templates

Free Resources from k12 Edu Companies

Instructional Resources by Content Area

K12 BluePrint of Curated Resources

Learn@Home

Learning Keeps Going - Resource Directory

Maker-Centered Learning Curated List from WIS

Online Teaching Resources from Lucy Gray

Subject Specific Curated Resources

Teach From Home

Twitter #RemoteLearning Hashtag

Virtual Field Trip Collections

We Are Teachers FREE Learning Resources

Daily Creativity Challenge Template

Ditch That Textbook Templates

Jamboard - Whiteboard Activities

Google Sheets Learning Schedule

Lesson Design Template from Katherine Goyette

This “Magic Learning Moments - 5 Day eJournal”

Sample Schedules & Routines

Balanced Daily Schedule for eLearning

Choice Boards for Student Agency

Grade 5 Blended Learning Daily Schedule

K-8 ELL Plan originally from @MrsMCESL

Khan Academy Balanced Learning Schedules

Schedules/routines for Remote Learning

Weekly schedule to organize your week at home

Journaling Activities and Challenges

Bullet Journal 30 Day Challenges

Future Me: Write a Letter to Your Future Self

Grade Level Writing Topics from Edutopia

Journal Topics Related to A Student's World

Roll It and Write It Journaling

Student Leadership Writing Prompts

Would You Rather Journal Topics

Journaling Prompts To Make Kids Think

Creative Journal Templates & Printables

30 Bullet Journal Printables

Editable Journal Planners

Gratitude Bookmarks

Gratitude Journal Templates

Gratitude Journaling Prompts

High School Journal Prompts to Promote Self Reflection

Journal Prompts: You, Your Life, Your Dreams

Journaling Prompts for Self Reflections

Student Journal Prompts to Document #COVID19

Writing Prompts for Middle Schools Kids

“Magic Learning Moments - 5 Day eJournal”

We're All About Those Hands!

Kids Videos

Tips For Washing
Your Hands

1. Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap.

2. Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.

3. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds. Tip -> Sing the “Happy Birthday” twice.

4. Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.

5. Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.