{"id":5295,"date":"2024-05-28T12:39:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T19:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/?p=5295"},"modified":"2024-07-17T15:08:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T22:08:46","slug":"leap-into-summer-learning-with-a-game-from-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2024\/05\/leap-into-summer-learning-with-a-game-from-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"Leap into summer learning with a game from Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

School may be out for summer in many places across the northern hemisphere, but learning doesn\u2019t have to end! Our free summer learning game for students, Leaps and Logs, is back again this year. We\u2019ve updated the experience with new, innovative challenges, including some that feature creating with AI. Students can play a friend, neighbor, family member, or by themselves, completing fun learning tasks as they go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this summer learning game, players take on challenges across various subjects including English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Coding, and Arts\/Music. After completing each activity, players share their newfound knowledge or creations with fellow players or family members, ensuring that learning goes beyond just ticking off boxes on a list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The free summer learning activities in Leaps and Logs can be completed by students of most ages (age 8 or older recommended). Whether students try to build AI-powered inventions in Minecraft Hour of Code: Generation AI<\/a>, personalize their own story using Reading Coach online<\/a>, or organize a trip within a specific budget using Microsoft Copilot<\/a>, there are a variety of tasks to choose from that will encourage students to be creative and think critically. Players may aim to complete one or two rounds of play a day, extending their game play throughout the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two ways to play Leaps and Logs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Students can engage with Leaps and Logs in two different ways: digitally or on paper (with access to a device for embedded task links). Full game directions and a game board can be found by downloading Leaps and Logs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The free summer learning activities in the Leaps and Logs game encourage students to be creative and think critically.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playing digitally<\/h3>\n\n\n\n