My daughter turned 13 last month. To surprise her, I invited a group of her friends to a place in San Antonio called, “The Panic Room.” The hostess set the scene of the “Museum Heist” up by telling about a museum robbery gone wrong. The 10 girls were given the mission of finding the most … Read more
For many families, the second week of Winter Break is when boredom kicks in. New gifts and games have lost their luster. No one wants to return to school or work – but lack of structure is beginning to feel less like freedom and more of a chore as everyone tries to find ways to fill … Read more
Every time we are about to go on a lengthy break, I talk to my students about creative activities they can do if they happen to get bored. One that I usually recommend is to S.C.A.M.P.E.R. a board game. They all nod in agreement that this is a good idea. Then they all come back … Read more
My 1st graders are learning a little geography at the moment as they program their Dash robot to hunt for treasure amongst the continents. As I was looking for some supplemental resources, I ran across this brain-twisting quiz from Mental Floss. It’s deceptively difficult. The concept is simple: select all of the states from the … Read more
Thinkfun periodically sends products to me for review. When Compose Yourself arrived on my doorstep, I knew that I should find someone with a musical background to give it a test drive. Our school music teacher, who is also the President-Elect for the Texas Music Educator’s conference, volunteered to try out the game with her class. Here is … Read more
I usually post about free resources, but I thought I would make an exception today. The GoNoodle basic account is free, but all of the schools in our county just received access to the Plus version due to a generous grant. To be honest, I had never even looked at the Plus version before now. For those of … Read more