How To Play Outside: 50 Things For ‘Digital Kids’ To Do
So you’ve been told to play outside, and you’re not sure what to do. There’s no electricity, no Wi-Fi, and the sun’s glaring on your iPad.
So you’ve been told to play outside, and you’re not sure what to do. There’s no electricity, no Wi-Fi, and the sun’s glaring on your iPad.
Everyone needs somebody, and the first day of school is one of those times. It is comforting to find a familiar face in an unfamiliar room.
Here are 12 questions to ask students on the first day of school, including: “What do you need from me to be successful this year?”
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theoretical framework comprising a tiered model of human needs often depicted as a pyramid.
I shifted my teaching from what my students might ‘become’ in the future to who they are and what they need today.
Instead, schools that are working at implementing whole-child strategies should do so within the context of everyday teaching and learning.
Cyberbullying occurs when someone intentionally causes someone else emotional suffering or distress online.
There are elements of play, leveling up, and a sense of mastery or achievement upon accomplishing each challenge.
Instead of asking, ‘How can we slow their loss of academic progress?” we might ask instead, “What do children need over summer break?”
Slowing the ‘summer slide’ through daily reading, writing, and ‘playing’ supports children in developing learning habits that endure.
If your child doesn’t read over the summer, they are missing out on the significant role reading can play in personal growth.
Lisa Thomas Prince and Lori Gustafson offer the following ten tips for teaching mindfulness in the classroom at any grade level.