Early Childhood learners are developing important life-long habits and patterns every day. These important years can be a great place to start and reinforce education around a healthy diet and maintaining dental health. These three activities or lesson plans are a great way to introduce foundational concepts around maintaining a healthy smile. 3 Dental […]
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Black History Month Activities: Reflections on the Artist’s Voice
Celebrate Black History Month this year with activities that use the lenses of Black artists to provide students with a deeper understanding of how Black Americans in the mid-20th century lived. This full unit of Black History Month activities incorporates art, history, reading, writing, and discussion while exploring the works of Langston Hughes, Jacob […]
Large Class Sizes and the Climbing Wall: Stations to the Rescue
Often class sizes are too large for all students to be on the climbing wall at one time. Since physical educators are tasked with maximizing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, having students wait in line to climb is not best practice. Establishing a number of different stations within the gym, with the climbing wall as one […]
Winter Bird Feeding Activities
February was chosen as National Bird Feeding Month because it’s one of the most difficult times of the year for wild birds to find food. It’s also one of the coldest months in North America. That means supplemental winter bird feeding may save the lives of birds. It also provides children an opportunity to […]
The Orton-Gillingham Approach: Reading Success for Every Student
Your hearts break when you see children struggle with reading, comprehension, or vocabulary. Some students come from difficult socioeconomic backgrounds, have learning disabilities such as dyslexia, or simply received poor reading instruction in the past. Thankfully, there are a variety of instructional methods available that can be used to help students become better readers. Find more information […]
Cameo Inspirations: Art Lesson Plan
The cameo is an ancient art form dating back to the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. Share these 10 fun cameo facts with your students, then give our Cameo Inspiration lesson plan a go! Although the name is now synonymous with a woman’s brooch featuring an ivory-looking facial profile, cameo is actually a method […]
Flexible Seating for a Modern Learning Experience
Flexible seating can encompass a variety of different furniture options. Mobile seating can be reconfigured into a variety of formations to support varied teaching methods, which is a key tenet of 21st Century Learning. Soft seating allows students to remain comfortable, enhancing their enjoyment while at school. Movement seating, which allows students to rock gently […]
Healthy Family Habits for Every Month of the Year
Positive change is often not drastic or sweeping. It takes time to modify your family’s lifestyle and create lasting healthy habits. There are resources for educators to teach kids the importance of physical activity and healthy eating at school, but establishing a healthy routine begins at home. 12 Positive Health Habit Goals As you look […]
Promoting Heart Health in PE
You know the saying “It takes a village to raise a child”? Well, it couldn’t be truer when it comes to children’s heart health. Heart health education is everyone’s business including families, schools, the media, communities, faith-based organizations, government agencies, medical professionals, etc. No single entity needs to do it alone. Schools, in general, […]
Why Heart Health Matters
Did you know that your heart beats an average of 80 times per minute (resting is around 72, but you have to take into account that when you’re active it is much higher). This adds up to around 115,200 times a day (give or take, depending on what you do) and over 42 million […]
Cross-Curricular Learning on the Climbing Wall
Traverse Climbing Walls are very versatile and help to develop physical, cognitive and social-emotional skills in youth. There are a wide variety of climbing wall games and activities that involve overcoming challenges, developing climbing skills, working as a team, competing with others and more. In addition, climbing wall activities can include other core subjects […]
Celebrating National Thank You Month in Your Classroom
Did you know that January is National Thank You Month? It makes sense when you think about it: All those post-holiday thank you notes aren’t going to write themselves! Luckily, some lessons about gratitude can help bridge the gap between winter vacation and school routine to help get kids back in the swing of things […]
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