Multiplication problems are hiding all around the classroom, just waiting to be discovered by your students. Next time your class is feeling restless, and you
Here is a fun drawing activity to help kids analyze and improve how they communicate when giving directions.Pair kids up. Give them each clipboards, paper,
Remember this book? It first came out in 1990 and inspired countless teachers to have their students make their own Really Long Lists of things
You can have a lot of spun with foonerisms. Kids love to stead rories with spoonerisms. They are also a wood gray to get kids
You are at a restaurant waiting for the food to come, and your kids are…shall we say, a little squirrely. Here are some games to
I found this great Heart Maps project at Creative Literacy. I love this project because: It is such a clear, graphic representation of what is
mail ~ shoe ~ lunch What do these three words have in common? TriBonds or, as it is sometimes called, the Game of Threes is
This is a great activity for flexible thinking, as kids must let go of their own ideas, to some extent, and work with their classmates’
Here is a fun game for practicing symmetry. The game can be played in pairs or as a whole class, and it’s based on the
The story below is about a third grader presenting her independent project to the class: “Ummmm, I don’t really know why that picture is there.
How many unique pentominoes can you generate with five squares? Exploring that question is a great way to introduce a unit on pentominoes. Using pentominoes
The Soma Cube was invented by Peit Hein in 1936. It is a 3-D puzzle made from seven irregular shapes, each made from three or
