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Fun end of the year activities????

Melissa Nowotarski

The end of the year looks a little different for me in APWH than in my regular WH course since we've taken the AP exam.  While the OER Climate Project is excellent for those of you who have loads of time left, for me, I don't have quite that much time so I do a variety of activities instead because we've worked so hard throughout the year already.

  • I modified a project from the APWH FB group called UnHinged History allowing students to express some their interests along with showing historical content.  Here's the basic assignment sheet: Unhinged History Infographic.docx
  • We also watch some different documentaries/films.  If you can find a version, Lagaan is a very popular Bollywood classic.  I also show this great documentary called The Other Dream Team about the 1992 Lithuanian basketball team and the end of the Cold War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n8DOeXZqpo
  • We also play historically based games like Stratego, Azul, Snakes and Ladders, etc.  Here's a basic evaluation sheet for that: BoardGameEvaluationSheet.docx
  • Another great example of cultural globalization would be the EuroVision Song Contest.  Here's a video compilation of all of the songs for this year's submissions:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygniu2fDTkc You could easily have students do a list of trends (similarities and differences) that they see between the submissions.

What other "fun" activities do you have to end the year?

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  • Looks like I found this thread just in time for my final days of BHP! I will definitely be checking some of these options out! I am wrapping up my final lessons over the next week. We end BHP talking about the future- with a primary focus on AI. 

    In terms for “fun” activities. I usually create a shared Google Slide with all of my students’ names on them. Students then pick a classmate’s name out of a hat and create an award on the slide for their peer. They get to decorate the slide as well. At the end of the period, I present the slideshow to the class. It’s always a nice way to wrap up the year and our time together as a class! 

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  • Looks like I found this thread just in time for my final days of BHP! I will definitely be checking some of these options out! I am wrapping up my final lessons over the next week. We end BHP talking about the future- with a primary focus on AI. 

    In terms for “fun” activities. I usually create a shared Google Slide with all of my students’ names on them. Students then pick a classmate’s name out of a hat and create an award on the slide for their peer. They get to decorate the slide as well. At the end of the period, I present the slideshow to the class. It’s always a nice way to wrap up the year and our time together as a class! 

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