eMaze:Health & Safety

eMaze was one of my favorite tools to learn how to use so far. This tool is so much fun to use and extremely easy to navigate. One of the best parts about using this tool is it is absolutely FREE! I used eMaze to teach my first grade students about health and safety. As a class as we talk about the different benefits of being healthy we get to be engaged through this powerful eMaze that will help students connect images to ideas. Not only do the students have something fun to look at eMaze helps us interact and have great classroom discussions as we go together through the maze.
eMaze will definitely help bring something new into the classroom, this tool is similar to using power points in the classroom but defiantly changes things up a little bit. This tool will allow me to teach my students in another new and interactive way. The children will have the opportunity to either participate as a class as we go through the presentation, or even work in groups to create their own presentations. This tool will not only help me as a teacher present information in a fun and interactive way but will help the students in years to come as they continue their eduction and have other opportunites to use it themselves whether in school or even at work.

Integrated Core Standard 1: Students will develop a sense of self.

Objective: Describe and practice responsible behaviors for health and safety.

a. Practice appropriate personal hygiene (e.g., bathe, wash hands, clean clothes).

b. Describe the benefits of eating a variety of nutritious foods.

c. Describe the benefits of physical activity.

d. Describe substances that are helpful and harmful to the body. 

e. Practice basic safety and identify hazards. 

ISTE: Global Collaborator
I strive to broaden my perspective, understand others and work effectively in teams using digital tools.

Educational Technology Standard 8:
Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities. (5,6)

eMaze: Health & Safety