Starting a Rubik’s Cube Club
Are you interested in improving student engagement with your ELL students? Here’s an idea that I tried at my elementary school that was both fun and successful—a Rubik’s Cube club.
STEM
Summer Reading
It’s no secret that students experience a loss of reading proficiency over summer holidays. Here are a few resources to help keep their reading skills sharp during the break.
The Birds & The Bees: Preventing Local Extinction
Teaching students about birds and bees is crucial to their survival—and this isn’t a topic only for health class.
Learning about Butterflies
How does a caterpillar turn into a butterfly? Your students can find out with a field trip to a butterfly conservatory where they can witness this fascinating metamorphosis.
Sustainability Apps
Here are some resources to introduce students to concepts of sustainability in easy, digestible ways, while helping them take action towards a more sustainable future.
Leveling Up: Motivating Students Through Gamification
Grammatically, it’s an awful-sounding word: gamification, or as a verb, to “gamify” the classroom. Teachers, however, have found a powerful tool here.
Learning with Games
Kids love to play, so there’s no better way to encourage them to learn than with games.
Group Work Communication Apps
These apps and websites can help students maintain productivity while exchanging their work and discussing their projects.
What Language is Code?
In a world that is striving to create universal accessibility, it’s important that students be exposed to the idea of programming with multiple languages in mind.
Restricted Access: Banning Cellphones in the Classroom
Many students use cellphones during class to verify information. But when they use them to check social media or send videos to classmates, it can be frustrating and distracting.