{"id":15853,"date":"2023-09-14T09:04:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T07:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smileandlearn.com\/?p=15853"},"modified":"2023-09-14T09:04:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T07:04:23","slug":"activities-for-the-beginning-of-the-school-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smileandlearn.com\/en\/activities-for-the-beginning-of-the-school-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Activities for the Beginning of the School Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Now that the school year has begun, we are serving up a series of fun, educational first weeks of school activities, adaptable for preschool all the way up through elementary<\/strong>. You can do these activities both in the classroom and at home thanks to our educational platform, Smile and Learn<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activities for the first weeks of school for preschool through elementary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Cooking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This interactive storytelling activity can be done alone or in groups. The objective of the game is for children to work together and learn the importance of teamwork<\/strong>. Cooperation is essential for children to develop camaraderie, as we talked about in this post.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Build Your Tree<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This game is ideal for children to get to know themselves and the rest of their classmates. It is a self-esteem building<\/strong> activity that develops students’ emotional intelligence<\/strong> as they answer reflection questions to make their tree grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sudokus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sudokus are the perfect tool to develop logical<\/strong> and rational thinking<\/strong>. In addition, they bring math<\/strong> to the classroom in a fun way. On our educational platform, we have several levels of sudokus so that each student can choose the ones that best suit their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Complete the Sentence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is an ideal activity to play with the whole class. The game attracts students’ attention<\/strong> and helps children learn vocabulary and grammar<\/strong>\u2013and not just in English! At Smile and Learn, we have many languages available for the little ones as they start on their journey towards bilingualism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interactive Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interactive reading activities are a great ally when it comes to improving reading comprehension skills. Studies from around the world show a decline in reading comprehension. Therefore, it is important now more than ever to instill in children a love of reading<\/strong>. In addition, the random quiz questions in our interactive reading activities keep children\u2019s attention<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And a bonus… Trivia!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What better way to break the ice than with a fun trivia game? This game of educational trivia questions<\/strong> from across all subjects<\/strong> is designed by educators<\/strong> for children to learn and have fun. And since it’s a multiplayer activity, students can form teams and even choose what their avatar will look like. Good times are guaranteed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can enjoy these and many other activities on Smile and Learn. On our app, you will find more than 12,000 activities<\/strong> that cover curricular content,<\/strong> develop key competencies<\/strong> and much, much more! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you haven’t tried our educational platform yet, you can do so for free by filling out the next form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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