k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

Duolingos language lessons, which take just a few minutes per session, exemplify how microlearning can make consistent progress both accessible and effective. Students no longer passively consume information – they engage in active dialogue with responsive systems that continuously optimise the educational experience.

Education

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

Language barriers can have a profound impact on these students academic performance, classroom engagement and social connection. English learners often face challenges in understanding lessons, participating in discussions and completing assignments , which can lead to lower achievement and increased feelings of isolation.

English

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Beginning Add literature/resources from neurodivergent, disabled, and diverse authors to assigned course readings and class activities. Provide multiple sources and access points for assignment requirements and expectations (written descriptions, presentations, instructional videos, examples, rubrics).

Accessibility

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. 2022; Nuessel and Marshall, 2008; Vidal and Nordgren, 2024).

Language

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

I, like many I assume, believed that artificial intelligence was a far-fetched concept that would only be real in the movies; however, AI is here and large-language models, such as Chat-GPT and Gemini, are only going to get more sophisticated with time. AI will generate a comprehensive activity with all the bells and whistles.

Critical Thinking

Teachers Pay Teachers

AUGUST 4, 2025

Use these low-prep life skills activities for high school students who are just a few years (or even months!) Use these activities to foster social skills for high school students that they’ll use long after leaving your classroom. Introduce an active listening challenge. Assign timed group projects with priorities.

High School

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Rather than using AI as a shortcut to complete assignments, students must develop strong prompting skills that enhance their analytical and problem-solving abilities. Educators can incorporate assignments that require students to verify AI responses, identify bias, and analyze conflicting perspectives. References Bender, Emily M.,

Critical Thinking

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 23, 2025

Team-building activities for kids help students build stronger connections with classmates and develop essential teamwork skills. No matter where you play, these activities teach cooperation and elevate the joy in your classroom. Assign each student in the group a station number.

Activities

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

If a learning activity helps you become someone of value in your social group—if it earns you the respect and belonging you crave—you’ll throw yourself into it. They’ll memorize elaborate lore, master mechanics, mimic skills, and explain them to others—all without being assigned a single worksheet. These are not marginal improvements.

Motivation

Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Tara’s first assignment in general psychology reads as follows: “Hi Tara! That means that as a working learner, your burden will feel lighter because things you are experiencing at work can be used as assignments for class. Welcome to psychology. How does that work? Let’s dive in.

Syllabus

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

Use these easy and effective ELA activities for middle school to keep students engaged and teach them valuable skills. These short ELA activities for middle school get students thinking and writing quickly. 4 Refreshing ELA Activities for Middle School Reading How do you balance classroom fun with ELA CCSS ?

Middle School

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

I, like many I assume, believed that artificial intelligence was a far-fetched concept that would only be real in the movies; however, AI is here and large-language models, such as Chat-GPT and Gemini, are only going to get more sophisticated with time. AI will generate a comprehensive activity with all the bells and whistles.

Critical Thinking

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Rather than using AI as a shortcut to complete assignments, students must develop strong prompting skills that enhance their analytical and problem-solving abilities. Educators can incorporate assignments that require students to verify AI responses, identify bias, and analyze conflicting perspectives. References Bender, Emily M.,

Critical Thinking

Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Tara’s first assignment in general psychology reads as follows: “Hi Tara! That means that as a working learner, your burden will feel lighter because things you are experiencing at work can be used as assignments for class. Welcome to psychology. How does that work? Let’s dive in.

Syllabus

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Letter grades are indeed first subjective evaluations of knowledge proficiency, but once they are passed to the hands of the students, they become game components, passed around as proof of the completion of some task, or the achievement of some desired goal (mastering a standard, fulfilling the requirements of an assignment, etc.)

Gamification

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Maybe they forget to turn in assignments, have trouble organizing their thoughts, or feel overwhelmed by fast-paced lessons. Multi-sensory learning techniques, such as hands-on activities, visual aids, and interactive discussions, further enhance understanding and retention. Communication is at the heart of this partnership.

Skills

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 25, 2025

Growing Word Wall: When students have extra time after an activity or assignment, have them draw and color a word that represents their feelings that day. To keep it focused, ask them to expand on a topic you’re currently covering, and assign teams for the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Counselling

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Build up foundational knowledge Many students enter high school with gaps in their instruction, making many lessons and activities feel impossibly difficult. Conduct a casual formative assessment during a class discussion or group activity, and regularly check in with students who need more support.

High School

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Many were enrolled in leadership-focused sections of FSHN 101 and 120 and took on active roles in the analysis, writing, and design of the final open-access book: What Your Students Arent Telling You. Inclusive language, representation, and proactive instructor support all contributed to students sense of belonging and trust.

Disabilities

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students. So my question became, “How do I encourage my students to read in a way that lights a fire for them, so that they don’t see it as just another torturous reading assignment from their dumb teacher?” I just hope he has good brakes.

Reading

Runde's Room

JULY 25, 2025

Drama-based activities help build a safe, inclusive classroom where students feel seen, heard, and connected. They're silly, suspenseful, and sneak in a ton of oral language, reading fluency, inferencing, and cooperative learning. Click on the images above to view these drama activities on TpT. The more dramatic, the better!

Activities

Priceless Ponderings

MAY 25, 2025

Think bold, colorful visuals with kid-friendly language. Students benefit from seeing reminders daily, especially during hands-on activities. Managing Safety During Group Activities and Fire Drills Group activities are fantastic for engagement, but they can be tricky without clear procedures.

Science

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 30, 2025

These can be used as a quick review of the material or as a fun enrichment activity. These games are also great for team-building activities for kids and options for indoor recess games. Each activity aligns with CCSS, covering understanding fractions, operations with fractions, decimal notation, and comparing fractions and decimals.

Math

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

Add accountability activities to your units 9. Maintain a steady stash of supplies Anyone who’s taught language arts (or any class, really) has heard “I forgot my pencil” more times than they can count. Add accountability activities to your units Teachers don’t give grades — students earn them.

Grades

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 28, 2025

Score an academic goal by building a soccer-playing robot Turn high schoolers’ favorite activity into their new class project! Design a robot that waters plants Combine your environmental engineering unit and your robotics project with an assignment that uses robots to help Earth.

High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

You can also celebrate this important month by showcasing Hispanic history, culture, and the Spanish language in your curriculum, no matter what class you teach. Discover ways to integrate Hispanic Heritage Month activities into your school day and honor the contributions of Hispanic leaders, artists, athletes, and icons worldwide.

Activities

Primary Punch

JANUARY 2, 2021

We usually play with just one and assign columns to each of the kids. These make mixed groups easy to plan, a variety of articulation and language skills are included in the pack. I intentionally gibe the wrong piece occasionally to ellict great spontaneous language/requesting. Here is the January Speech and Language Calendar.

Language

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 27, 2025

Explore unique vision board ideas for students to help you individualize this activity to each of them. This can be a simple brainstorming activity, or students can do some research to find quotes from books, movies, songs, or famous people. Once all the pages are complete, students can use the information to create a vision board.

Learning Disabilities

k12

JUNE 24, 2025

My typical day is filled with personal activities. I usually like to do some activity during my school breaks. Plus, my week is filled with a lot of esports activities. What activities or hobbies do you enjoy in your free time? For example, I create content for my YouTube channel and art during the daytime.

Schools

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

To extend the activity, have them share their thoughts with classmates. 19 Longer Journal Writing Prompts for High School For a deeper dive into your students thoughts, assign longer journal prompts for high school. Should students be allowed to use AI on their assignments? Have students write to the prompt before class begins.

High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

You’ll also get three customizable covers perfect for group assignments, novel studies, and independent projects. Should schools limit the amount of homework they assign? narrative prompts allow students to write using clear sequences, descriptive details, reflection, and figurative language. Aligned with CCSS W.7.3,

Writing

Elevate k12

JUNE 20, 2025

High workload: Besides teaching classes, grading assignments and exams, and providing feedback, full-time teachers must plan lessons, attend meetings and professional development programs, and organize extracurricular activities. This program has been a key solution in areas like STEM, special education, and language immersion.

Teachers

Primary Punch

JUNE 26, 2025

A few years ago I wrote a grant for light panels and a variety of translucent materials to help increase language skills and it has been one of our favorite activities to use in therapy. This can be an open-ended activity or you can pair it with task cards. For the peg board game, each player was assigned a color of pegs.

Language

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

The letter “v” What did the active sentence say to the passive sentence? 2 | EDITABLE By Lana’s Classroom Grades: 6th-12th Subjects: English Language Arts Fifty riddles and accompanying solutions make it easy to incorporate daily riddles into your class period. Silence What disappears as soon as it’s spoken? What is it?

High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Should texting language be in the dictionary? Encourage engaging debates with weird and light-hearted topics Less-serious topics engage students and help them practice public speaking skills through a low-stakes activity. Should students be allowed to use AI on their homework assignments? Do online friends count as real friends?

High School

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Not only has the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots created concern about assigning writing, but myriad challenges exist when we send writing home with students. #1 As a result, writing assignments often fail to meet the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness required for motivation.

Assignments

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

Teachers working with younger students or second language learners can create a choice board with sentence frames to provide students with additional support as they give each other focused feedback. Assignment Checklist. Each option in the choice board could be composed of fill-in-the-blank statements that students complete.

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