So for a while now I’ve been designing this type of product that I’m obsessed over… they are educational trading cards! There are many fantastic ways to implement them in your classroom. My sister’s 3rd grade classroom used the biome card set for a lesson and the kids had such a blast learning about unique animal and plant adaptations!
Here are some creative ideas for students to implement trading cards into their learning:
1. Trading animal card games for students – Which
animal has the best adaptations to survive the cold? What about the scorching
desert? Who can build the strongest team
of animals from all different parts of the earth?
3. Creative Journal Writing Assign students
a card. Have them study that animal or planet and report what they learned in their
journals.
4. Have
students create a moon journal. Have
them go home and study the moon. When they come back to class, they are able to
report which phases they recognize!
5. Formation games. Aligning the planets
in a row or the moon phases in the correct order!
6. Because
the cards are downloaded as a PDF,
you are able to create as many sets as you want in your classroom! Just print,
cut, and laminate! You could have a classroom set in which you allow students
to take home and research! You could create a research project!
7. Let
students come up with their own card games and rules! This gives your students
the chance to use their creativity and problem solving skills!
8. Around the World! Grab a map and see if students can place
where each animal belongs on the map!
9. Pros & Cons What are the pros and cons of each planet? Even though we know Earth is
the only planet that can sustain life, what if we were forced to move to
another planet? What would need to change? What would be the pros and cons of
living there?
10. I’m thinking of.. Students can play in
pairs and try to guess what card the other student is holding after giving
clues and descriptions.. This is also a great way for students to test their
new knowledge!
These are just some creative ideas for students to implement trading cards into their learning! Click below to find out more about available science trading cards!
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