During the last few years, I’ve collected quite a few resources to help teachers “survive” the few weeks before Winter Break. Rather than recycle them in separate posts this year, I decided to put the links to the posts all in one place. (The “Telegenic” post shares related videos.) Creative Ways to Survive the Weeks … Read more
For some of us, that is. Giant panda, Bao Bao, for example, thoroughly enjoys the weather that, depending on your location, might shut down your entire city. Most educators aren’t opposed to a snow day every once in awhile. What we dread more are those “Indoor Recess” days that can sometimes last for weeks. GoNoodle has … Read more
This week I am revisiting some of last year’s posts that have a lot of helpful December links. This one is about getting everybody moving! Whether it’s between assignments or for indoor recess (those of you who actually have weather that makes that necessary sometimes!), these links are sure to wake everyone up and get … Read more
It may seem a bit paradoxical to be staring at a screen while you are trying to get fit, but there are more and more tools available out there to allow you to do just that. As you begin planning for the new school year, you might want to check out some of these tech resources … Read more
Welcome to the “Survive the Week Before Winter Break” series! So far, we have “Logical Ways to Survive the Week Before Winter Break” and “Creative Ways to Survive the Week Before Winter Break.” I hope you’ve found some helpful links on those posts! One of the things that is really important any time of the … Read more
More and more research seems to be showing that performance in school can be enhanced by physical activity. These two sites, Brain Breaks and Deskercises, will give you some great resources for short exercises that can easily be done during the school day. Some of these are purely physical, and some require some mental exertions. … Read more