This time of year is stuffed full of arts and crafts projects, from ornament making to baking to cutting out snowmen and drawing winter wonderlands. A busy happy time for most, but for our kiddos with special needs, these fine motor tasks can be especially challenging. Here are a few adapted arts and crafts […]
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A HyperDocs Learning Space: Collaboration & Boosted Engagement
There is very little we can control in the world of education. From the layout of our buildings, to the curriculum we are asked to use, to the vast array of personalities we are tasked with teaching, very little is in our sphere of control. When it comes to our classrooms, we may feel […]
Explicit Literacy Instruction: Systematic Solutions for Students with Dyslexia
When educators provide explicit and direct instruction for struggling readers, students experience growth in phonemic awareness and their ability to interact with and understand text. Students with reading difficulties, such as Dyslexia, require teachers to adapt instruction to meet their unique needs. Dyslexia Awareness Month: What is Dyslexia? In recent years, information about dyslexia […]
Educational Learning Gifts for Early Childhood
The perfect gift for any student is one that helps them to practice a skill or learn something new. That’s why we’re giving you ideas for educational gifts to match any student with their specific interests. Check out this list of great, educational holiday gift ideas for kids in pre-k through 2nd grade. Educational […]
Battling Low Physical Activity Levels: Making P.E. Class Fun
By: William Bode, 2017-2018 SHAPE® P.E. Teacher of the Year As a beginning teacher 26 years ago, I never thought much about fitness. Sure, I would have my students run through the traditional set of calisthenics. Everybody lines up in squads and everybody counts off the jumping jacks 1, 2, 3, 1… I didn’t […]
HyperDocs: A Tool for Student-Centered Learning
One word: obsessed. I truly believe things happen for a reason and on the fateful day that I just so happened to stumble across HyperDocs.co, my teaching game was forever changed. What are HyperDocs, you ask? Well, before I tell you what they are, let me tell you what they aren’t… they aren’t documents […]
Art Lesson Plan: Brilliantly Colored Sea Creatures
Brightly colored plants and sea creatures are a brilliant sight, but their patterns and colors also serve an important purpose. Survival for ocean creatures may mean blending into their surroundings or standing out from the crowd to attract a mate. This lesson plan for grades 9-12 incorporates the use of semi-moist watercolors on black […]
Outdoor STEAM Challenges & Activities for Elementary Students
Part of getting students excited to use their hands and minds to create new things is coming up with a challenge they’re interested in solving. These ideas for STEM/STEAM related activities combine the fun of outdoor learning with hands-on challenges that are sure to get students thinking with an engineering mindset. 3 Outdoor STEAM […]
Art Lesson Plan: Expressionistic Impasto Landscape
Impasto artwork captures attention with its texture as the implication of movement pairs with colors to create emotion on the canvas. Heavy-bodied acrylic paints work with brushes or a palette knife to give the art texture and a three-dimensional aspect. See how to bring this technique into your art room with the Expressionistic Impasto […]
Nurturing Early Childhood Creativity & Exploration
It is no surprise to early educators that the experiences and interactions young children are exposed to have a significant effect on a child’s chances for life-long success. Informed by the latest advances in neuroscience, we know that synapse connections develop at an accelerated rate in the first five years of life. Fostering 21st century […]
5 Advantages of a 1:1 Teaching Environment
There’s no denying that technology is being used with increased frequency in classrooms across the country—a fact that has created quite a debate in the world of educators. Today, technology-heavy classes where every student has access to a personal electronic device (tablet, netbook, or laptop) are known as 1:1 classrooms. Keep reading and see […]
Must-Have Tools and Manipulatives for a Classroom Math Center
Creating a classroom math center that students look forward to visiting can be a challenge. Arts and crafts and the library often seem much more entertaining to them. It might take a little creativity and some new tools and supplies, but creating a fun and engaging math center for your students is possible. Creating […]
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