Sometimes as we approach spring break we can barely keep our students engaged, because they know a vacation is just around the corner. That's why we've tried to keep a line of infographics in our toolkits for just that reason. Our
holiday infographics have proven to be a great way to distract kids from checking out of learning. In fact, they now look forward to these visualizations, with their colorful presentations of data, images and facts. Infographics and creative ways to view
Peeps, bunnies, and chocolate candy all add to the enjoyment.
The
Ten Fun Facts About Peeps and
Easter by the Numbers infographics from DegreeSearch easily connect to math lessons, but could just as well make great writing prompts in a language arts class. Students could take their own surveys or polls, too. Another good infographic to use is
Easter Facts, designed by Yang Li at
Chillisauce, Ltd., with its clear arrangement of data, graphs, and charts. For other interesting tidbits with a lot of math ideas built in, take a look at
Easter Fun Facts: 700 Million Peeps to Be Eaten on Easter. Use this information to have students predict what they think might be the outcome.
We would be remiss if we did not include the
Washington Post's annual "
Peeps Show." To talk about ingenuity in designing information is an understatement when you look at how
Peeps are used to create content. This annual event uses marshmallow treats to interpret
politics, pop culture and more.
Guaranteed to be a hit with kids, these amazing dioramas are vignettes into history and current events with a sense of humor. Take a look at the
2012 finalists from
Occupeep DC to
Creating a Masterpeeps. These incredibly creative dioramas will not disappoint. They even have one for the latest hit movie
Hunger Games called
Hunger Peeps. Just think of the possibilities in the classroom. It might be a good idea to add an inventive
Peeps show of your own next year by having kids use historical events or their favorite books to make instructional dioramas. If you have a little extra time, have the students read
Peep Fun Facts from
NPR and then take the
Test Your Peeps Knowledge quiz from the
Washington Post.
Lastly, we could not resist including the following video animations
Project Peepway (
Project Runway) and
Peep Wars (
Star Wars). Enjoy!
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