k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Available within Discovery Education Experience, the essential companion for engaged K-12 classrooms, this new content supports instruction in a variety of disciplines including ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Careers Exploration. activities that encourage students to step into a role of interest.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

Stacey King Math and Computer Science Teacher, Utah Online School 6-12 To move that goal forward, the Community Foundation of Utah (CFU) launched the Silicon Slopes Computer Science Fund , focused on delivering meaningful K-12 computer science outcomes for teachers and learners across the state.

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From the Pond

JUNE 18, 2025

Back to School Fun with a Gumball Twist: Craft, Writing & Free Math Posters! My Gumball Machine Craft & Writing Pack is the perfect mix of hands-on art, meaningful literacy, and classroom community building—all in one sweet, low-prep activity. Check out the full Gumball Craft & Writing Pack here !

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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. Then they write down the answer, return the card, and tag the next teammate to do the same.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2025

What if grade school were designed to teach students how to make decisions and know themselves deeply as much as it taught them math and literacy? The paper had a list of tasks: make signs, start a protest, pick up trash and write a book about the environment. But it didn’t have to be this way.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

From clapping catchy beats with hands and feet to singing for all the class to hear, amp up your lesson plan with music activities for elementary students that hit all the right notes. General education teachers can sneak a little Beethoven into science or roll with bucket drums in math. And these jams aren’t just for music teachers!

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 2, 2025

Art and math are a dream team: Just ask Leonardo da Vinci or Albrecht Dürer, masters who knew their way around both a brush and a compass. Whether it’s symmetry in a leaf or patterns in a mosaic, math is hiding in plain sight, and that’s great news for teachers. It’s also a fun or end-of-unit activity. Table of Contents 1.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

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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. Curriculum Countdown: Write each unit for your curriculum on a separate sticky note. Add these to your word wall bulletin board over a week, a month, or a year.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 24, 2025

I finally compiled all of these activities into one easy-to-use, FREE document to help you integrate critical thinking games into your classroom, too! Using logic puzzles, creative writing, and open-ended prompts all serve this purpose. The puzzles are skills-based, so they integrate well with almost ANY math lesson!

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

Through hands-on activities at DelSesto Middle School and a field trip to URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus, the URI students helped the sixth graders understand how lessons in their science classes had real-world applications. “A The sixth graders participated in a water pressure experiment while at the Bay Campus.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

All you need is designated time in your class, the right writing materials, and a prompt that really inspires them. This list of 8th grade writing prompts is sure to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboards!) ” You’ll also find tips for getting middle schoolers to write in every class. Yes, even math!

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From the Pond

MAY 26, 2025

Looking for a low-prep, high-impact math warm-up that gets your students talking, thinking, and collaborating? This activity is simple to set up, fun for students, and packed with opportunities for meaningful math talk. It also uses just a few materials from your Math Kitmaking it easy to weave into your daily math routine.

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Teach Thought

MAY 18, 2025

See also 50 Project-Based Learning Ideas 50 Ideas For Simple STEM Activities For Kids 1. This STEM activity helps students learn more about propulsion, friction, and even design iteration. This activity combines art and simple electrostatic concepts. This STEM activity helps kids learn about electrical flow and polarity.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

Whether it’s hearing an author share about the creative writing process, exchanging postcards with students in another part of the world, or even attending a mystery Zoom with a special guest, these moments help students see how we’re all connected. It can also inspire students to spend more time on their own writing!

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 13, 2025

Back To School All About Me Flip-book Activity By Love Live Laugh TEACH Use an “all about me” activity to create your first bulletin board of the year! The resource comes with headers, editable Google Slides, and community-building activities. That’s why your math boards should be more than just decorative.

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Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Then follow with interactive tasks like a drag-and-drop activity where students can match new vocabulary words like evaporation, clouds, or rain to corresponding images. Why it works: These activities make learning sticky. Theyre great for things like character analysis, argument writing, or exploring cause and effect.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 10, 2025

We tag-teamed – every morning, I taught all the math, reading, and writing, and in the afternoon he would teach science and social studies. Try to avoid high-traffic areas where other household activities will become a distraction. They kept their math supplies in one area, reading in another, etc.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 3, 2025

Whether you’re a brand-new teacher or an experienced teacher looking for new ideas, this post is full of practical tips and activities to help make your next first day of school the best one yet! Just like with academics, the best way for kids to learn expectations and routines is through authentic activities in the classroom!

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Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 18, 2025

That means your first week of school lesson plans should be more than a checklist of activities. Partner and Group Routines Introduce low-stakes activities that teach how to work with a partner: how to take turns, how to share space, how to solve a small conflict without adult help. When we go slow now, we go fast later.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

UC Riverside found that math and writing skills were lower among the students who graduated from high school during the pandemic than for previous high school graduates. In 2019, before COVID, about 13% of incoming freshmen entered UC Riverside at the lowest math level. Their academic shortfalls and social isolation took a toll.

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Teach Hub

JULY 18, 2025

When you think of rote learning, chances are you picture students writing their spelling words five times each or chanting times tables together. Before a student is able to solve a complex math problem, they must know their math facts. It can build fluency, free up mental space, and even give kids a boost of confidence.

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From the Pond

JUNE 11, 2025

Hi friends, I’m writing this from my desk with a warm cup of something cozy nearby, and I thought it was the perfect time to catch you up on a few things you may have missed — a little round-up of the colorful, creative, and joy-filled projects I’ve been working on and sharing across all the places! And a bonus?

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

Whole Brain Teaching – An innovative approach to classroom management that enhances student engagement and behavior using active participation techniques. Accelerating K-8 Math Instruction – Practical tips for fostering meaningful math understanding in younger learners.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Its active, collaborative, and forward-looking. Whether its writing a research paper with academic integrity or designing a technology solution that addresses a global issue, Elmwood girls learn how to think deeply and act responsibly. They learn that math isnt just numbersits problem-solving.

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Teacher Mood

JULY 6, 2025

That’s why I recommend choosing independent activities that are both purposeful and varied. In my Phonics Mega Bundle , every activity is designed to support real skill development without relying on the teacher’s constant presence. One year, I asked to move from first grade to an open fourth grade math position. The best part?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 9, 2025

Perfect for class members working on social skills or for those too-silent periods, these questions, activities, and getting-to-know-you resources are just what you need to warm things up in class. Help them introduce themselves with more engaging ice breaker activities for high school students that range from funny to fascinating.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Ready to ignite your students’ imaginations and sharpen their writing skills? With these engaging 7th grade writing prompts, students will dive into a world of self-expression. They’re developing the skills to investigate real-world topics, explain ideas clearly, and write with purpose.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

High schoolers write a lot every school day. How can you help them improve their writing skills and have fun at the same time? Thats where daily writing prompts come in! Write a thank-you note to someone in your life. Have students write to the prompt before class begins. Do you like watching sports live or on TV?

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

But with the advent of technology, the internet, and cell phones, it seemed like reading for pleasure (not to mention the requisite attention span) had gone the way of buggy whips, writing quills, and powdered wigs. Perhaps the most unconventional part of the process is that the silent reading activity is not attached to a grade.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 25, 2025

I receive a fair number of newly published early childhood/teaching books, often unsolicited, with the idea that I'll write a review or otherwise promote it on the blog. Then they make this ludicrous assertion: "The idea of integrating science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) into learning centers is relatively new."

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k12

JULY 10, 2025

There are proven tools, techniques, and activities that can enhance the engagement and effectiveness of online learning for students. Active, engaged learners retain information better, participate more fully, and develop a deeper understanding of the material. That’s true in traditional classrooms and also true in online settings.

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 26, 2025

Digital phonics decks : If students know how to click and drag on a Google Slides activity, they can handle the next skill set with no extra instruction. When students know the rules, you can rotate in new phonics or math content with ease. Other card games : Games like Memory, Snap, or Spoons follow consistent structures.

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Tunstalls Teaching Tidbits

JUNE 1, 2025

Differentiated Skill Pages for Math and Literacy Looking for a simple, effective way to keep learning engaging throughout the school year? The Monthly Skill Pages Bundle was created with busy teachers in mind, offering differentiated skill pages for K-2: Seasonal math and literacy.

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Tunstalls Teaching Tidbits

MAY 17, 2025

Each packet includes 40 pages of math and literacy activities tailored to the grade level, ensuring your students stay sharp over the break. From bubbles to crayons, each tag comes with a clever pun to bring a smile to students’ faces as you wrap up the school year.

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k12

JULY 7, 2025

Whether you’re looking for a quick math refresher, an engaging science video, or a writing prompt that’ll make your kid say, “That was fun!”—K12 We all have those moments as homeschool parents when we look at our kids and think, “Are you really getting this, or should I start googling ‘math tutors near me’?” to “I’ve got this!”

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