Authentic Activity Ideas are Everywhere!

The ideas abound for authentic activities!  Many teachers may claim that they don't know how to "invent" aithentic activites for their classes.  But, authentic activity ideas are endless - they are everywhere! I've had a bunch of them today, and it is not even dinner time yet!

Think about your day. 

Did you drive today? Take a bus? Walk?  Think about the engineering and logistsics that goes into vehicles, traffic, traffic lights, construction.  

If you went outside, what about climate? Temperature? What about appropriate clothing? Processes in nature?  The seasons changing?

Did you go to the bank? (Money, Interest rates, the economy, loans...) Post office? (Logistics of delivery, packing items for shippingGrocery store? Don't get me started on grocery store ideas!  I worked in a grocery store for 4 years, and the amount of time, knowledge and expertise that goes into the grocery store business is astronomical. From scheduling workers to ordering supplies and products to how and where items are displayed.

Think about that food from the grocery store - every food had an origin somewhere - how did it get from seed to the store shelf?

Authentic activity ideas are everywhere! Look around! Think about it!