Unboxing My Vacation

Unboxing videos are all over the Web, so I decided to make my own unboxing video to show my students on the first day after our break. I collected things I did on my time off to share with my class on their first day back. I only wrote the word unboxing on the box so I could use the box again with other topics. The words my vacation can be taped on and then taken off and replaced.

If we were in a live classroom, I’d do the unboxing in the classroom but since we’re still online, I thought a video would be best.

I asked them to create their own vacation unboxing vídeos to share with the class. Let’s hope they do!

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