Getting Unstuck is a 10-module intermediate Scratch curriculum to help your students develop greater creative and conceptual fluency with code. The curriculum reimagines the classroom as a design studio: a culture of learning in which students explore, create, share, and
Fun back-to-school Micro:bit projects
Fun back-to-school projects If you are in the Northern Hemisphere, you may be planning lessons for the start of the school year over the next couple of weeks. This month’s newsletter has links to some great BBC micro:bit projects to
Field Guide – Observation Sheet
When exploring the great outdoors with your classroom, purpose is important! Use this PDF so students can record their findings and add to their field guide. Field Guide – Observation Page
Five Senses Nature Scavenger Hunt
This is a great first step outside with your students… Get them exploring nature that’s all around them. Thanks to https://childhood101.com/nature-scavenger-hunt/ for the hunt!
101 Ways to PLAY Outdoors
The great Outdoors has become somewhat stale over the past 25 years to our children. Going outside to play has lost its’ lustre with our children, when really they need to play outside for mental and physical health… “It’s boring”
Everyday Science Outdoors
From https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/outdoor-nature-science-activities-kids/
TedTalk – Engage Emotion, Engage Imagination: Cognitive Tools At Work
Human beings are emotional and imaginative; they feel and envision possibilities. My idea worth sharing is that all educators can use tools of imagination to evoke emotion and imagination and, as a result, make everyday education more effective for all
#crankycontraption Activity Page
Cranky contraptions are whimsical and mechanical, used to demonstrate students understanding of motion mechanics, simple simple machines and of course creativity, problem solving and collaboration to name only a few. This capsule is designed to get teachers and students creating
Getting Started with Genius Hour / Passion Projects – Spring 2021
“Work that matters” has significance beyond classroom walls; it’s work that is created for an authentic audience who might enjoy it or benefit from it even in a small way. It’s work that isn’t simply passed to the teacher for
#ExploringSpinning Activity Page • May 2020
Get Inspired from other Makers #ExploringSpinning Curriculum Connections #ExploringSpinning During this Live Stream we will explore some of the key concepts behind two of Newton’s Laws. All the while demonstrating how these laws apply to spinners. Law 1 “a