Class Dojo recently released a series of Growth Mindset animated videos that are great for elementary school students. Last night, Season Two’s first video was published – “Katie Discovers the Dip.” Season Two continues to teach about Growth Mindset, showing students how to use a Growth Mindset to deal with disappointments and challenges. For all of … Read more
This post should be tagged, “yet more proof that I live under a rock.” Even though that’s kind of a long tag, and tags aren’t really supposed to be long. Plus, you might be disappointed if you go looking for other posts with that tag because I just thought it up. If I were going to … Read more
This is my St. Patrick’s Day post from last year. I’m trying to post it in plenty of time so you can use it for the holiday if you like. A couple of years ago I posted about the cute idea that I’d found on several websites of having students build leprechaun traps. Since … Read more
UPDATE 1/26/2021 – Here is my up-to-date Wakelet collection of Valentine’s Day resources. And another bonus post for today! (Some things just can’t wait to be posted!) Joelle Trayers gave me this idea on her blog, and if you don’t already read her blog you should! Her depth and complexity ideas for primary aged children … Read more
Class Dojo is creating a series of animated videos for young students to promote a Growth Mindset. “The Magic of Mistakes” is the second video to be published, and I think it has a great message for your students. While we don’t want our students to be afraid of making mistakes, we need to be careful … Read more
I saw a tweet about a construction toy called, “Brackitz” that intrigued me the other day. I followed the link to their website, and clicked on video that shows their product being featured on the Today Show. It looks like a great addition to any Maker Space. As I watched the video segment, though, I … Read more