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Plan for Reunions, Picnics, Camps, & More!

July is National Family Reunion Month and National Picnic Month. As you celebrate this month, try these tools to plan reunions and share photos of picnics.  And bonus . . . these same tools are useful for planning classroom activities and preparing for back-to-school.

Grades K-12

Canva

This site allows you to create and customize invitations, flyers, slideshows, photo collages, and more for your party, picnic, or class. Use Canva to create a custom, virtual flyer to welcome students to class. Students can use it for school projects too.

Grades K-12

Yarp

Quickly and easily design simple invitations and surveys. Use Yarp to survey reunion attendees about a good date, food options, and more. In the classroom it can be used to assess knowledge, generate data for math class, and much more.

Grades K-12

EventBrite

This all-in-one event planning solution helps you create an event page including images and important details using a template. Send personalized emails about your reunion, picnic, or school event.

Share the Memories

Use these three image tools to edit images, remove backgrounds, and share photos from your events and activities.

Grades K-12

Online Photo Editor

Check out this free, easy-to-use, photo editor. It will become your go-to resource for basic image editing. No registration is required and options allow you to use filters; add text, frames, and shapes; and layer images.

Grades K-12

Sharalike

Use this simple and beautiful tool to create slideshows to share at your event. Sharalike allows you to add music from its library or upload your own and to share your creation via email or social media.

Grades K-12

Remove Background

Remove the background from photos for a clutter-free image to share with others. It only takes a few seconds with this nifty and easy-to-use site.

Entertainment for Any Occasion

Need music, scavenger hunts, ice-breakers, games, and other fun stuff for your gathering? We've got you covered.

Grades K-12

Icebreakers, Games, and Fun Group Activities

This collection of icebreakers, games, and activities will help your guests (or students) make connections. Activities are listed by age-suggestion and category.

Grades 3-12

Royalty Free Music

Make your playlist with royalty free songs to share during your picnic or reunion. The files offered include a wide variety of genres, just click play to preview. Contact guests ahead of time to take requests for favorite songs!

Grades 3-12

GooseChase

Organize and run a scavenger hunt with GooseChase. Invite guests to participate on their devices. Participants can add images and videos in real-time for the scavenger hunt. Great for reunions, picnics, and the first week of school!

This Week at TeachersFirst

Make a splash with free professional learning this week! Our summer OK2Ask® virtual workshops continue, plus we are hosting a Twitter chat on Thursday (7/18). If you weren't able to attend the 2019 ISTE Conference, you can access resources from our 10 presentations below. And, please take a moment to answer our weekly poll.