Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, World Languages and Cultures, Art, Environmental Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Don't Waste - Create
The aim of the Don't Waste - Create task is to awake more consciousness among students about resources, recycling, and avoiding waste. Focus topics include upcycling, water saving, corn is not just corn, recipes with leftovers, and weeds for healing deeds.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, social studies, Art
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Early People Symbols
The purpose of the Early People Symbols is to explore early people’s symbols meaning and history. In the Early People Symbols (EPS) project, students will explore the meanings of their cultural symbols. They will start by doing research (Internet, local libraries, museums, art books, and artifacts such as rugs, wall, ceiling, floor drawings, pictographs, etc.) in their communities. Then, they will briefly tell the story related to the symbol using journals, Voice Threads, PowerPoint Presentations, videos or digital photos. Students are also invited to create a drawing or painting using these symbols
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Art, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Early People Symbols
In this task, students will explore the significance and meaning of early cultural symbols.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, English Language Arts, social studies, Art
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Every Day is Earth Day
In the Every Day is Earth Day task, students will write short essays “Save the Earth” or poems related to this problem. They will take photos, create drawings, videos where they really help to protect the environment.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject English Language Arts, Art, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Folk Costumes Around the World
In this task, students will provide pictures and write descriptions of their traditional folk outfits and the cultural purposes behind them.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, project plan, student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Art, English Language Arts, World Languages and Cultures, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Get to Know Others
In this task, students will research their own culture in order to compare and contrast to others.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Web Resources, student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, Technology, Art, English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Global Art: A Sense of Caring
The purpose of the Global Art: A Sense of Caring task is to support youth to exchange digital photos/artwork and writing on the theme of caring. Students will write a story or a poem on his/her ideas of caring. They will then create an artwork according to the story and design a class Service Learning project that demonstrates caring for others and take action to benefit the community and show how much they care about.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Multimedia, Digital Design, Art, English Language Arts, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Global Art: A Sense of Caring
In this task, students will create a presentation on what it means to be a caring person and then design a caring activity that will benefit the community.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Art
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Holiday Card Exchange
In the Holiday Card Exchange task, classrooms explain their holiday traditions by sending cards to their partners around the world. Teachers and students will prepare an envelope with holiday cards to send to the other participants between October - December. Students may send Chinese New Year, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Eid greeting cards or cards that show local celebrations during December or January. Each school will be placed in a group with approximately seven other schools and will prepare either handmade or purchased cards (decorations may be included) to send to each of the other schools.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Art
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Holiday Card Exchange
In this task, students will write holiday cards to other participating students around the world.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Group news, classroom activities, video of exchange, student work examples
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