A few years ago, I thought I would help out the parents of my gifted and talented students by writing about some games, toys, or books that I thought might make good purchases during the holiday season. I called the series of posts, “Gifts for the Gifted,” and I have continued to do it annually on every … Read more
UPDATE 10/22/2020: Jigsaw Explorer now has a feature to hide puzzle previews in case you want students to solve the puzzle before seeing the final picture. Learn more here! Want to add a little light fun to your online classrooms? How about doing a collaborative jigsaw puzzle? Jigsaw Explorer might be just the ticket for … Read more
As some of you know, I have a slightly scary addiction to Kickstarter. However, I feel like I’ve been pretty good at choosing some winning products to back, which makes my addiction a bit less scary – though not less impactful on my wallet. The Turing Tumble was one Kickstarter product that lived up to … Read more
The Kid Should See This tweeted the link to this great video, “Which Door Will the Ball Hit?” so I think it’s only fair to send you to their link to read more about it. I adore this idea from Joseph Herscher of using Rube Goldberg-type machines to make video puzzles, and I think it … Read more
I am so not proficient when it comes to spatial reasoning. This makes sense to me because I can’t think of ever really practicing it as a child. I didn’t build with Legos or blocks, and I wasn’t really into jigsaw puzzles. Mostly, I read a lot. That means I’m generally a decent speller, but … Read more
TED Ed has so many great videos for the classroom. These videos have interactive questions, which can be customized for your own students. You can sort the videos by subject if you are just browsing, or you can search for keywords. Many of the videos are short animations offering information about topics like coronavirus and … Read more