educational activity
- noun
- /ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃənəl ækˈtɪvɪti/
- The summer camp featured a variety of educational activities designed to teach children about nature.
- develop an educational activity
- design educational activities
- educational activities for students
Examples
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Do the commercial exhibits influence or interfere with the presentation of the educational activities?
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Some of the case studies describe particular educational activities within selected distance education programs.
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As I was saying, Nanny, we feel that you are not spending enough time on educational activities with our son.
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In the application process, the provider must describe the purpose of the educational activity.
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In addition, determining the target audience for the educational activity is another crucial step in the process.
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Every committee member should be actively involved in helping to develop and implement the educational activity.
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Various program materials and announcements provided information about the kinds of educational activities offered.
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If an application is approved, the educational activity chairperson receives an approval letter.
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Investigations involving living museums have occurred for decades, supporting the use of field trips as educational activities.
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The evaluation CD introduces 80 examples of educational activities, templates, and Inspiration/Kidspiration-based projects in every curriculum area.
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Synonyms
A task to practice or test a skill
Teaching or training given to help someone learn a skill
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is a straightforward compositional combination: 'educational' (related to education) modifies 'activity' (a purposeful action), so the meaning ‘an activity designed to teach’ follows directly from the parts. This adjective+noun pattern is standard in English and common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Educational activity combines educate, which means 'to teach', and activity, which means 'doing' or a task. Imagine a teacher giving students a hands-on task; doing the task helps them learn, so the phrase means a planned task used to teach skills or knowledge.