My students went on a great field trip two weeks ago, and lots of photos were taken. We have a class blog but I thought it would be nice to use the pictures for more than that. I decided to try out Canva for a reflection tool. I have exactly 18 students in my 5th grade … Read more
For many years, I have been using Discovery Education’s Puzzlemaker.com to create different types of puzzles, such as Fallen Phrases and Cryptograms. I recently found another site that generates puzzles, “Crossword Puzzle Maker.” I tested it out this weekend by making this puzzle to accompany the book, The Giver, by Lois Lowry, which my 5th graders … Read more
It’s time again for our weekly “fun post”! Art Lab is part of the Tate Kids Website (associated with the United Kingdom’s Tate Museum), which has a lot of other art-related games and activities that you might want to investigate. In Art Lab, you get to be an art restorer. You can choose from several … Read more
Some of you may already be familiar with Codecademy, which offers free on-line courses in programming and web-site authoring. Now, the site is offering a free after-school program that it states can be used with students as young as 7. During the first semester, the students learn how to build a website. The second semester … 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
Drawminos is a website that allows you to choose from some “Favorites”, allowing you to drop a ball, and to see the shape created by the toppled dominoes. The part that I think will engage many students, though, is the “Create” part, in which you can design your own shape to be revealed once the ball … Read more