Note: This article is part of a series on what school environments might look like when schools in North America finally reopen amid the threat from COVID-19 — and how K-12 educators and administrators can plan effectively to keep everyone safe while maintaining instruction. Future articles will look at what we can learn from […]
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2020 School Specialty Crystal Apple Award Winners
Teachers and their students work hard to grow and learn together every year. That’s what inspired us to create the Crystal Apple award. It’s our chance to recognize and reward all the transformational efforts teachers and their classrooms make. This year, at a time when we see teachers and classrooms coming together in innovative […]
Art Lesson Plan: Multi-Media Animal Habitats
Multi-Media Habitats is the perfect animal art lesson for this time of the year. With animals migrating to their summer habitats, others coming out of hibernation, and some preparing for new life, there are endless habitats to choose from. You might live in Wisconsin, where rabbits are building nests for their spring babies, or […]
Art Lesson Plan: Moon Over NYC
We are all familiar with the nighttime works of artists like Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Henri Rousseau, Edvard Munch, and Edward Hopper. These paintings come alive with the use of light, shadow, and color to create depth, enliven asleep objects, and develop movement. Our lesson plan, Moon Over NYC, offers the opportunity to draw from […]
Art Lesson Plan: My Monster Above My Bed
Imagine the fun you can have creating a glowing monster for above your bed. Children and adults have all enjoyed James Howe’s There’s a Monster Under My Bed book for years as well as Disney/Pixar’s movies Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University. Now you have a chance to bring that monster out from under the […]
8 Cool Science & STEM Products for Your Homeschool Curriculum
Regardless of age, science and STEM skills are a core necessity for at-home curriculum planning. The integration of art enables hard sciences and soft skills—like imagination, collaboration, and empathy—to coexist. Creative thinking is essential for taking a leap forward in STEM, and hand-on tools can help you create an engaging at-home STEAM environment for […]
13 Cool New Products for Your School
Has your stockpile of classroom supplies begun to dwindle? Good news! We are bringing all-new, exciting products designed to meet your classroom needs. Take a look at these great additions hitting our collection soon! Polydron Magnetic Polydron Class Set This Teachers’ ChoiceTM Award winner is a timeless addition to your classroom. Students will learn […]
Starting a Teaching Job Mid-Year: What to Do Over Winter Break
The new semester is starting soon, and for freshly hired teachers, this means that it’s time to get everything ready before the storm hits. Not only will you be starting that first day without knowing the kids in your class, but you’ll be getting used to a new classroom space, building, and school culture. […]
HyperDocs: Applications for Elementary, Middle, and High School
If you’ve been in education long enough, you have seen the comings and goings of many different initiatives, programs and instructional models. One of the newest, and in my opinion, most exciting instructional tools available now are HyperDocs. Today I’d like to take you on a brief journey backwards in time: your elementary, middle […]
Art Lesson Plan: Bar Soap Resist
Using a resist substance is a great way to highlight the importance and experiment with the use of positive and negative space in a piece of art. The resist substance for this art lesson plan is bar soap, and with it young artists can explore the value of using negative space to enhance an […]
5 Back-to-School Goal-Setting Tips for Teachers
Back to school doesn’t have to be daunting, especially if you’ve set solid goals to give you direction. Here are a few ideas to get your back-to-school goal-setting started and for keeping yourself accountable to the goals you’ve selected. Tip 1: Ask yourself questions to learn what is important to you this year What […]
Being Aware: Things to Think About When Making an Emergency Plan
There is an old saying “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” Few things are more important to you and your school’s safety then a good emergency response plan. From a fire, to natural disaster, an active shooting incident or lock down it is critical that you have a plan and the […]
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