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Here are some fall themed ideas for your classroom. One of my favorite ideas encouraging students “don't fall for this” and teach phishing and deep fake awareness using the resources below.
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1. Fall Themed Emojis for Student Engagement
Use fall emojis in your lessons, communications, or class discussions to add seasonal flair!
- 🍁🍂 “Leaf” It to Learning: Add these to assignments or posters to symbolize “falling into learning.”
- 🎃 “Pump up” with pumpkins: Use pumpkins for fall-themed writing prompts or math problems.
- 🍎🍏 “Apple of My Eye” Rewards: Add apples when highlighting student work or as part of a class leaderboard.
2. Quick Fall-Themed Activities for the Classroom
- “Falling for Words” Bulletin Board: Have students write vocabulary words or positive messages on paper leaves and attach them to a tree.
- Pumpkin Poetry: Have students write short poems inside pumpkin outlines, using words that evoke fall sights, smells, or sounds.
- Classroom “Autumn Playlist” (using Suno): Let students create fun theme songs for class lessons about fall science, weather, or even verbs! Check out Suno to make this even easier.
3. Fall Science Fun with 🍂 PHET Simulations
- Use PHET’s free science simulations to tie fall themes into your lessons on weather, energy, and even chemistry. Explore PHET here.
4. Don’t “Fall” for Scams: AI and Digital Literacy Tips
- Teach students how to spot phishing attempts: Incorporate lessons on email and social media scams by showing examples of phishing emails. Use an emoji like 🛑 or 🚫 to make it fun and engaging. Take Google's Phishing Quiz
- Deepfake Awareness: Show students examples of deepfakes and talk about how AI can manipulate images and videos. Teach them to question suspicious media and use tools to verify authenticity. Deepfake Quiz
- Interactive Scam Quiz: Create a quiz using Brisk Teaching or your favorite platform where students can identify what’s real or fake. This is a great way to get them thinking critically and boost digital literacy! Explore Brisk Teaching here.
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