To be eligible, each Student/Teacher and Family/Student team must follow these simple guidelines:

1. Show Us Your Success!

Every challenge submission needs to be supported by proof. Fill out this month’s Google form to enter. This can be photos, documents, videos, or even links to social media reels, stories, highlights, or Google Photos albums. 

2. Submit by the 1st, Win by the 5th!

All proof must be uploaded to the portal by the 1st of the following month. The raffle drawing will happen by the 5th, and winners will be notified via the email used for the submission.

3. One Month at a Time!

You can’t submit for the next month until the previous month’s entries close. (Give a cheer to our hardworking MSB gerbils who keep everything running smoothly!)

4. More Entries, More Chances to Win!

The number of complete submissions equals your number of entries in the raffle. 

For example:

   – Joe Smith & family complete eight challenges, which means that  Joe earns eight raffle entries.   Easy, right?

For every student you enter, you’ll be entered into a separate monthly drawing for a $50 value prize and each entry means more chances at the year-end $250 prize!

For example:

• If Penny Jones & her family complete and submit ten challenges and Penny has a teacher complete three entries, Penny gets 13, and her teacher would get 3! 
• If  Damion Doright has 0 entries from his family but his Paraeducator submits 3,  His teacher does 2, and his  RSP does 1, that means Damion gets six entries, and each member of that service team gets the number they submit for the teacher raffle.
• Don’t be like Tommy OopsIForgot—no entries mean no raffle tickets!

5. Grand Prize Alert! Every month, you submit at least one entry, and you’ll be entered for our June Grand Prize drawing worth $400! (Each student can earn up to 9 family entries and nine teacher entries for the year.)

**And most importantly, HAVE FUN!** Contact the MSB Outreach Team (OutreachECC@mdschblind.org) if you need support, resources, or just a little help along the way.

May

Recreation and Leisure

• “Recreation and Leisure focuses on the development of knowledge, interests, behaviors, and skills that allow individuals to participate in a healthy level of physical activity and enjoy fun and relaxing activities in their free time.” (ECC Essentials, Chapter 10)

I can participate in sports/hobbies/fitness that improve my overall health and connect me with peers.

How will we get there?

Know. Understand. Do. A framework to guide learning activities.

Know (K): Tends to be binary. Either you know it or you don’t. Examples: Facts & Dates, Definitions, People & Places

Understand (U): Is a continuum; from novice to advanced. Examples: Big Ideas, Essential Questions, Generalizations

Do (D): Show they understand and the application of skills/content

Resources

• Camp Abilities – Instructional Materials https://www.campabilities.org/instructional-materials.html
• U.S. Association of Blind Athletes – Get Involved https://www.usaba.org/membership/get-involved/
• 64 oz Games Store – Accessibility Kits for Games http://www.64ouncegames.com/

To submit to the monthly ECC Challenge:

1. Complete activities and experiences featured in this month’s ECC Challenge.
2. Complete the Google Form on the TVI Portal OR email this worksheet and a photo to OutreachECC@mdschblind.org.
3. The student and teacher will be entered into this month’s raffle!

Tell us what you KUD!

May

Student name:                                                                                  Teacher name:

Vocabulary

• Recreation
• Leisure
• Hobby
• Fitness/exercise
• Sport

K: Can the student define these words? ☐

U: Can the student explain the relationships between these words and their overall health and wellness? ☐

D: Can the student use these words in conversation/writing or teach/share with someone? ☐

Objects/Materials

• Adapted sports equipment
• Adapted games
• Fitness apps
• Various hobby projects/crafts

K: Can the student tell you what these are or how they are used? ☐

U: Can the student show you how to use these objects? ☐

D: Can the student use these objects to engage with their peers? ☐

Concepts/Activities: Use to teach words, objects and concepts

K: Create a list of the sports/hobbies/exercises the student currently participates in and ones they want to learn more about. ☐

U: Research a new sport/hobby/exercise and determine if this would be a good fit for them to participate in or adapt. ☐

D: Develop or practice a skill needed for a sport, game, or craft. ☐

Experiences: Connect words, objects, and activities to everyday experiences

• Evaluate your personal fitness level and create a plan for improvement
• Attend a new club or sign up for a class to learn a new hobby
• Watch a “how to” video and complete a project
• Adapt a current game or activity to make it more accessible for you to play
• Create/invent a game or activity that you can participate in with your family or peers

EECC @ Home: May Challenge Activities

Student Activities:

• Practice/get feedback on a motor skill you need to improve on
• Create a list of new hobbies/skills that you want to try:  Bonus- try one!
• Join/volunteer for a club or sport at school.
• Learn a new dance move or line dance and send us a video!
• Complete a 15 minute exercise routine
• Attend a school or sporting event with friends-  explain how to make it inclusive to them
• Create or adapt a game you can play with friends
• Create a health and fitness goal- track you progress in an app.

Family Concept Practice:

• Have a family craft night- make it accessible!
• Take a family hike!
• Try to learn a yoga post-  send a family pic in the pose!
• Watch a movie-evaluate the auditory descriptions
• Go to a playground or make a new family dance move- take video!
• Set a family fitness goal, see who achieves it first!
• Teach your child how to apply sunblock before playing outdoors.
• Play an adapted card game.

Family Only Activities:

1. Attend the MSB End of School Family Picnic 5/31/25 11am
2. Use a recreation item from MDTAP & send us a pic!
3. Play Jenga blindfolded.
4. Listen to an entire O’s game on the radio.

Resource Links (do not count as entries if completed):

• Watch the Moment of Outreach Video:Rec & Leisure
• Email:  OutreachECC@mdschblind.org for help!

DETAILS:

Submission Deadline For May:  Jun 3, 2025

Prize Drawing: $50 Orioles/MLB Gift Card

Questions or Support Needed?   OutreachECC@mdschblind.org