Showing posts with label games and recess. Show all posts
Showing posts with label games and recess. Show all posts
Predator vs. Prey: The Food Chain Game
Animals and food chains are popular topics for children to learn during science
class. There are many books and crafts available about food chains that make
children excited about what they're learning. This post is about
The Food Chain Game which children can play outdoors during science,
STEM, and even recess. Keep reading to learn more!
Minecraft Math: Star Ways Day Pixel Art
Star Wars Day is here again and it’s a terrific time to integrate Star Wars
activities into your STEM and other technology lessons. Many teachers think of
science experiments when it comes to STEM, however, STEM is not just about
science. It includes the integration of math and technology as well.
Today's post is about a pixel art STEM activity that integrates students’ love for Minecraft with their love for Star Wars. It can be a challenging activity and can take anywhere from several hours to several days to complete. There is a potential for students to get frustrated with this activity, so I recommend this activity for students in the middle elementary grades and above.
Today's post is about a pixel art STEM activity that integrates students’ love for Minecraft with their love for Star Wars. It can be a challenging activity and can take anywhere from several hours to several days to complete. There is a potential for students to get frustrated with this activity, so I recommend this activity for students in the middle elementary grades and above.
How to Make a Spring Flowers Busy Bag
One of the first blog posts I ever wrote was about
making pizza bags for your children. That was a fun post to write and lots of children had fun creating different
types of pizza with the pieces in their busy bags. This blog post is about
making another type of busy bag your students and children may enjoy... spring
flowers! Keep reading for directions.
10 Games for Indoor Recess Days
I live in a part of the United States that can see snow up to six months out of
the year. It can get so cold and blustery that on rare occasions we've had snow
as early as October and as late as May and June! When it is too cold and snowy
for outside recess, I open my closet of board games and puzzles and let the
children play quietly with each other for their 45 minutes of recess. Here is a
list of their absolute favorite board games to play!
Minecraft Math: Thanksgiving Pixel Art
I love Minecraft pixel art. Back in September, I wrote a blog post about the advantages of having children create pixel art while playing Minecraft, described how creating pixel art can strengthen their math skills, and shared directions for making three Halloween pumpkin designs. In today's post, I'm sharing the directions you need to make this Thanksgiving turkey pixel art in Minecraft. Keep reading for details!
Simple Activities for Toddlers: A Practical Play-At-Home Handbook for Parents by Lisa Forsythe
Back in March, I wrote a blog post about
Crackle and Pop! Bible Science Experiments
by Hanna Holwerda. Crackle and Pop! is a fun collection of STEM and
science activities that parents and teachers could use with their students. In
today's guest post, author Lisa Forsythe tells us about her new book
Simple Activities for Toddlers.
Simple Activities for Toddlers is another fun collection of activities
parents and teachers need to know about. It is packed full of crafts, games,
STEM activities, and other fun ideas. Keep reading to learn about
Simple Activities for Toddlers
and how it can be a tremendous resource for parents... and teachers... of our
littlest learners!
This is a guest post written by Lisa Forsythe, author of
Simple Activities for Toddlers. To learn more about guest posts,
please visit the
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How to Use Minecraft to Teach Creative Writing to Kids
Several days ago, I wrote a blog post about making
Halloween pixel
art in Minecraft. A few weeks before that, I described how to practice
finding the area of objects
in Minecraft. In this blog post, I'm going to write about how you can use
Minecraft during your language arts lessons as an inspiration for creative
writing. Keep reading to learn more!
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Minecraft Math Halloween Pixel Art
Anybody who knows me will be able to tell you about my love for the game
Minecraft. In a previous post, I wrote about how you can
use Minecraft to teach finding the area of an object in math. With Halloween right around the corner, I’d like to share another fun STEAM
activity with you in today's post… how to use math and technology skills to
create Halloween pictures in Minecraft. In the Minecraft community, these types
of pictures are called pixel art. But in the classroom, teachers often
refer to them as graph art.
Minecraft Math Find the Area
With Minecraft being the rage among children... and adults...
of all ages, teachers are wondering how they can tap into the excitement and
use Minecraft as a teaching tool. Believe it or not, Minecraft can be
used to teach math skills such as finding the area, volume, and perimeter of
shapes.
For the purpose of this blog post, I’m not going to teach you how to
play Minecraft. There are many resources online and books you can read to
learn how to play it. Rather, I’m going to show you how to use Minecraft
to introduce finding the area to your young students.
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15 Reasons Why Children Need Recess
In February 2014, The Learning Network conducted an interesting
survey about recess in schools. They asked children in middle school and high school... 13 years old and
older... to read an article called The Students Who Lose Recess Are the Ones Who Need It the Most
by Jessica Lahley. After reading the article, the children were asked to respond
to some questions and give their opinions. These are their responses in
their own words. Read on to see what these children had to say!
How to Make Your Own Playdough
When I taught preschool years ago, making my own playdough was something I did
on a regular basis. The children loved playing with it and we probably
went through a batch every other week. I'm not sure where the recipe I
used came from; it hung faithfully on the school's kitchen wall ever since I
could remember. The one thing that made this recipe different from the
others I tried was the secret ingredient... Kool-Aid packets. Keep
reading for that recipe!
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How to Play Mum-ball / Mumball
Have you ever played mum-ball / mumball with your students? It's a
terrific game to play during recess or when your students need a quick brain
break. It gets the children up and moving and is super easy.
There are very few rules you need to remember and only one item you
need. . . a
big, bouncy, beach ball
from your local department store.
This is an updated version of a blog post I wrote in 2015.
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Celebrating Pirate Day with Pete the Cat and the Treasure Map by James Dean
It's August and we're in the midst of the pirate season. All over the
country, there are pirate festivals and celebrations. Children enjoy
dressing up as pirates, singing songs about pirates, and playing pirate games
this time of year. Are you looking for a fun activity to try with your
children and students? Try painting rocks to make pirate gold and going on
a treasure hunt!
This is an updated version of a blog post I wrote in 2015.
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