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 […]
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Are You a Good Role Model for Your Students When It Comes to Healthy Behaviors?
While parents may be their children’s first role models, teachers and other school staff are also very influential in shaping nutritional and physical activity behaviors of students. From kindergarten through high school, kids typically spend 6+ hours each day, 5 days a week, 180 days a year, at school. With that amount of time, […]
Festival of Light: 5 Winter Solstice Activities for the Classroom
The winter solstice occurs on December 21, 2016. It marks the shortest day of the year and is considered the first official day of winter. The winter solstice has been celebrated throughout the centuries and immortalized in art, poetry, and song, making it the perfect topic for classroom discussions and activities. This year, brighten […]
After School, STEM and Physical Activity – A Perfect Combination
By: Sandy Spin Slade, President and Founder of Skillastics® Children spend less than 20% of their waking hours in school; this opens the opportunity for increased learning in After School and Summer Programs. With an urgent need for improving Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills nationwide, and the growing trend of obesity in […]
Why We Set Clocks Back in the Fall: History of Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is designed to allow for more daylight hours during the fall and winter months. While this seems like a minor event, the history of Daylight Saving Time is full of doubt and debate. The concept is simple. We move the clock ahead one hour in the spring and back again […]
3 Fall Arts & Crafts Project Ideas for Early Childhood
In the age of social media and video games, activities like walking in the woods, collecting bird eggs, or climbing trees seem less engaging. According to a study by Common Sense Media, tweens and teens spend more than 8 hours a day engaged with entertainment media. Summer’s end is the perfect time for teachers and parents […]
Lacrosse 101
What sport is… Considered the fastest game on two feet? The national summer sport of Canada? Originally derived from a game called Baggataway? You got it – Lacrosse, a.k.a. Lax! Think you don’t know anything about lacrosse? Think again! Lacrosse is a field-based invasion game that is similar in strategy to sports like soccer […]
5 Clever Fall Classroom Decorating Ideas
With motifs of trees and apples, back to school season is perfect for fun fall classroom decorating projects. We’ve rounded up five great ideas that will help you and your students ring in pumpkin season. 5 Fall Classroom Decorating Ideas to Create a Cozy Space The fall season brings everyone indoors more often than […]
Student Artist Spotlight: Alberto Gomez
We’re dreaming of lazy summer days in the European countryside, thanks to student artist Alberto Gomez’ latest piece, Mi Casa. Alberto created this piece when he was an 8th grader at Union Ridge School in Harwood Heights, Illinois. Alberto enjoys art because he can use many colors and techniques to create his work and the […]
Back to School: READY, SET, TEACH!
Well it is that time of year again! If you are like most PE teachers you have spent another fabulous summer being active and enjoying the great outdoors with family and friends. Sadly, it’s now over, and time to get busy prepping for the new school year. Here are a few things to check […]
STEM Learning: DIY Earth Battery
In 1841, Alexander Bain (1810 – 1877) demonstrated the ability of moist dirt to aid in generating electricity–moist earth can be used as an electrolyte to create electricity in a voltaic cell. Thus an “earth battery” is a pair of electrodes, of two dissimilar metals, with moist earth used as an electrolyte. To create […]
Back-to-School Classroom Tips: How to Arrange the Desks
August is a funny month for teachers. On one hand, you love the freedom of summer — getting to sleep in and enjoy a relaxed cup of coffee every morning is a big bonus! On the other hand, something about the way the light changes or the air feels triggers that deepest of teacher urges: It’s time […]
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