Outdoor spaces offer numerous opportunities to extend student learning, and research suggests there are both educational and health-related benefits to outdoor learning. Breathing fresh air can clear students’ minds and help them think by increasing the amount of oxygen their brains receive. Being outside can reduce stress and improve students’ emotional well-being, and exposure […]
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Collaborative Learning Is Critical for Student Success – Here’s Why
Take a look inside the typical K-12 classroom, and you’re as likely to find students huddled together in small groups, engaged in solving a problem or working on a project collaboratively, as you are to see them listening to their teacher or completing tasks by themselves. This isn’t surprising, given the importance of collaborative […]
This School Supports Effective Early Learning with Innovative Classroom Spaces
Moving into a new building gave Carroll Bell Elementary School teachers the perfect opportunity to reimagine their early learning classrooms. The newly redesigned preschool, kindergarten, and first grade classrooms — equipped with colorful and flexible furniture from School Specialty — support richer, more engaging learning experiences for students. “The students are more comfortable. They’re […]
Encouraging Artistic Expression Through Outdoor Learning
Children of all ages have innate curiosities about their surroundings. Taking in information by using each of the five senses is how our youngest learners analyze and comprehend everything: from self to others, from simple to complex. As educators, we need to consistently create learning environments that allow for sensory exploration and artistic expression. […]
School Specialty and PunkinFutz: Creating Learning Spaces that Support All Students
School Specialty is teaming up with PunkinFutz, an innovator of products that support creative play and choice-making for students with various physical, emotional and sensory needs. Evidence-based Sensory Solutions for Learners with Various Abilities “We’re excited to team-up with a pioneering, community-driven enterprise such as PunkinFutz to deliver proven, quality solutions that address market […]
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 […]
Guidance for Educators on How Social Media Impacts Mental Health
SnapChat. Instagram. Facebook. Twitter. YouTube. For most young people, these social media are a part of their daily lives. While recent studies suggest that social media may have a negative impact on young people’s social interactions, brain development, and mental health, there are also some positive benefits of social media. Understanding the data on […]
Social Emotional Wellness and Development in Early Childhood
During the first few years of a child’s life, they are constantly experiencing and absorbing new things. Young children pick up basic information about the world around them—birds fly, water is wet, falling down hurts. But they’re also learning about themselves and their emotions. Positive early experiences in building relationships, self-image, and positively relating […]
Multisensory Learning at the Sand and Water Table
By: Megan Finesilver, M.Ed. Your five senses are truly amazing tools! They are constantly retaining memories that prepare your brain for new concepts. With the strong emotional ties and clear images that senses invoke, it’s logical to take a multisensory approach when teaching. In an early childhood classroom, the sand and water table is not only […]
Just Dance – Improving a Childs Emotional and Social Skills Through Dance
There’s a reason why it feels so good when you have an uninhibited dance party in your bedroom. As well as being a great way to release tension — not to mention have a lot of fun — there are studies showing that dance is also an excellent way to foster the emotional and […]
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 […]
Storytime: A Magical Learning Time in Early Childhood Classrooms
Who doesn’t like a little ‘magic’?! Incorporating storytime into the routine of a young child’s day creates a connection to early literacy that seems almost magical in so many different ways. It can also bring closeness within an early childhood classroom based on shared understanding of an emotion or a common enthusiasm for a […]
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