Many of our teachers like to e-mail welcome videos to their incoming students at the beginning of the school year, and some even add the videos to their blogs or school websites. Although there are an endless number of ways to share videos, here are the steps for embedding one that you’ve uploaded to Google Drive. … Read more
TED-Ed has a fun animation of the traditional bridge riddle using everyone’s contemporary worst fear – zombies. I would recommend using the video with students in 3rd grade and up, and definitely pause in the middle to give them time before showing the solution. I took a screen shot of some of the vital information … Read more
Joelle Trayers’ blog is a frequent resource to which I often refer. She works with gifted Kinders, and shares fabulous lessons and student work examples that never cease to inspire me. In her recent post, “Not Giving Up on Your Dreams,” Joelle recommends a book that I have just placed in my Amazon shopping cart. (Read … Read more
While I was searching for a short video to show my 2nd graders to motivate them to go above and beyond what is expected, I came across this little gem by Colin Hesterly. It’s 2 minutes long (the perfect length for my 7 & 8 year old audience) and the lovely animation and creativity deliver the message … Read more
So, for today’s Phun Phriday post I thought I would regale you with a story could that could have turned out tragic – but mostly just ended up with a humiliating twist. A couple of months ago, I received the Amazon Echo. If you don’t know what that is, I highly recommend you watch the … Read more
Brainspace is a quarterly magazine for kids aged 8-14 that is published in Canada. U.S. Subscriptions are also available (about $30 for 4 issues). The magazine topics in the issue sent to me for review ranged from dinosaurs to speaking French to whether or not you can get sucked out of an airplane toilet (not likely, … Read more