60 Creative Ways for Homeschoolers to Demonstrate Learning

Project Ideas to Replace Tests and Worksheets

One of the benefits of homeschooling is that we get to choose how our kids demonstrate their understanding of the concepts and subject matter they’ve been studying. Here’s a helpful list of creative ways to demonstrate learning.

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Get Crafty

Make a model
Design a movie poster
Create a print advertisement
Make a diorama
Use a roll of paper to make an oversized timeline
Create a game (board game, card game)
Write a graphic novel
Design a comic strip
Write and illustrate a children’s book
Create an interactive notebook
Create a scrapbook
Design a photo gallery wall
Make a collage
Make a time capsule
Design bookmarks
Make a poster
Create a tri-fold brochure
Make a coloring page
Design a line of greeting cards
Use creative lettering to design a quote from the material
Create a magazine
Paint a mural
Design an escape room
Create a scavenger hunt
Design a t-shirt

Read: 180 Simple Drawing Prompts for a Creative School Year

Use Technology

Create a digital timeline (Padlet, Prezi, Classtools)
Use Canva to create a photo collage
Create an online game (Flippity)
Make a video advertisement
Create an infographic
Make a short movie
Make an instructional video
Make a game show
Create a quiz (Quizizz, Quizlet, Anki)
Make flashcards
Make a puzzle (word search, crossword puzzle)
Make a newscast video
Create a video game
Create a soundtrack for a chapter in a book
Use Kahoot to make a trivia challenge
Produce a podcast
Create a Facebook page or Instagram account (Classtools, Canva for fake social media templates)

Display Communication Skills

Create a slideshow presentation
Write a poem
Interview someone and write an article
Write a song
Write a play or skit
Write a screenplay
Write a newspaper article
Write journal or diary entries from a specific point of view
Perform a puppet show
Hold a debate
Give a speech
Stage a historic reenactment
Hold a panel discussion
Write a blog post
Write a “choose your own adventure” story
Organize an event
Create a business plan
Create a flipbook (Heyzine, Flip Builder)

Read: 50 Daily Online Games to Try with Your Students

How to Include Creative Project Ideas in Your Homeschool

Your child is likely to find some of these more intriguing than others. Here are a few ways you can include these ideas in your homeschool without overwhelming your kids.

allow them to substitute a reasonable project of their choice for a test, essay, book report, or other assignment included in their curriculum
look through the table of contents or skim your curriculum to determine places where an alternate way of demonstrating learning might be appropriate (e.g. nutrition curriculum: debate over eating vs. not eating meat, psychology curriculum: design greeting cards to speak to specific emotions)
ditch the literature comprehension questions in exchange for creating a soundtrack, writing an alternate ending, or designing a movie poster and review
show them the entire list of project ideas and allow them to create their own assignment around a project they want to do and a topic related to something they love (video games, sports, dogs)

These creative project ideas will engage your students and result in lifelong memories and learning that lasts.

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