National Geographic has an Education site that is in Beta right now. Just in time for the summer, you can visit the site to play “Go on a Family Adventure!” You can choose whether you would like to do a Land or Sea Adventure, which route you would like to take, and the difficulty level. … Read more
Today’s post is a bit frivolous, but sometimes that can be good, too! I wanted to share with you a game that my students, K-5, have given enthusiastic thumbs up to during the last couple of weeks. “Look Look” is a game from Mindware that is for 2-6 players. If your students like “I Spy” … Read more
Here is a cute printable from Fuel the Brain just in time for Mother’s Day. I love the thought of brainstorming all different types of hats with my younger kids, and then guiding them to think about how their mother “wears” them. “In what ways is your mother like a police officer?” I might ask … Read more
“Classroom Game Design“, a TEDx video presented by Paul Andersen, suggests an interesting idea for organizing your classroom. Why not leverage the fascination that many youngsters today have with gaming by making your own classroom a video game? Have your students earn Experience Points to “level up” and gain new freedoms (and responsibilities) in the … Read more
Brain Curls is a website with a multitude of links to games that will give your brain a “workout”. My favorite game, so far, is “Wordies Time”, in which you must guess a common phrase based on the placement of the words. “brainFlex” is a good game for practicing your multi-tasking skills. I’ve always enjoyed … Read more
Sometimes I feel like I live under a rock. Two of my co-workers were talking about this video at lunch the other day, and I admitted that I had never heard of it. Considering that the video has gotten over 2.5 million views, you would think that I might have come across it at some … Read more