OPEN SESSION IDEA BANK by Williams, Drew https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas Add your ideas to the columns below! You can include helpful links or attachments with your post, as well. en-us 2020-02-14 19:56:18 UTC 2025-12-03 11:00:21 UTC hello@padlet.com drwilliams1 https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/1772161027
  • Geometry in action – building/construction 
  • Math in Art  
  • Game Theory 
  • Imagine Math 
  • Khan Academy 
  • Math in real world jobs 
  • Note taking strategies 
  • Taxi cab geometry 
  • Budgeting (planning a road trip) 
  • Math choice board 
  • Baking with fraction

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  • Settlers of Catan 
  • Icons game 
  • Ancient games 
  • Ancient art 
  • Minecraft  
  • Build worlds 
  • Geo. Name parts 
  • Murals 
  • Media 
  • Break down songs 
  • Primary source movies 
  • Relate to current events 
  • Nature walk  
  • Human and environment interaction 

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  • Foldables 
  • Baking soda and vinegar 
  • Water rocketry 
  • Rock/mineral smash 
  • Engineering challenges 
  • Chemistry of cooking 
  • Model building 
  • Design your own experiment 

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  • Learn a new instrument 
  • Music theory 
  • Design a product 
  • Typography 
  • Design Theory to design posters 
  • Learn knots and other basic skills for hands-on learning 
  • Learn a new technology platform that allows students to create something (not just consume) 
  • Stop motion animation  

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  • Creative writing 
  • Graphic novels/comic strips 
  • Advanced vocabulary 
  • Spelling bee/sparkle 
  • Advanced intros and citations 
  • Sentence embellishment contest 
  • Reader’s Theater 
  • Free reading 
  • ReadTheory 
  • Make a movie trailer about a book 

    • ]]>     2021-09-27 18:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/1772171096     Poster Design drwilliams1 https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/1772240586 2021-09-27 19:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/1772240586 Science Vocabulary Coloring cmichellesprague https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/1772431360 This week, we are reviewing cross-sections and microscopic images because, well, we are learning about cells and body organization. Pictured is a cross section of a lily flower. ]]> 2021-09-27 20:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/1772431360 Mindfulness drwilliams1 https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/1775258774 PowerPoint with activities by Crystal Young!]]> 2021-09-28 16:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/1775258774 NSD_EL https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/1787870903 - Public Speaking / Presenting
    - Short Story writing
    - Debate
    - Ted Talks / Podcasts (for listening skills)]]>     2021-10-03 19:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/1787870903     Board Games NSD_EL https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/1787876585 Chess, Monopoly, Life, Dominoes, Trivia, Etc. Board games let students practice multiple soft skills like critical thinking, strategy, speaking practice, working/collaborating in groups, etc. 

    ]]>     2021-10-03 20:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/1787876585     Photo Editing drwilliams1 https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/1827845560 2021-10-19 16:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/1827845560 drwilliams1 https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/2316049354 Open sessions can be very useful for EXTENSIONS of topics that students are currently learning about. This can include:
    Reflection
    A hands-on activity
    A choice board
    A discussion about a topic: What do you think about…? Do you agree with…? Which do/would you prefer…? What would you do about…? 
    More extensive activities might include students creating a set of questions (or making a Kahoot) and interviewing their partner, writing a personal response to a topic. ]]>     2022-09-27 17:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/2316049354     Resource drwilliams1 https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/2316052393 There are a TON of examples for extensions here: https://www.pvusd.net/extensionmenus]]> 2022-09-27 17:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/drwilliams1/WINsessionideas/wish/2316052393