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16 Variations on Think-Pair-Share to Keep Students Engaged - Edutopia
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K to 12
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This Edutopia article, "16 Variations on Think-Pair-Share to Keep Students Engaged," shares creative ways to update the classic Think-Pair-Share strategy to keep students engaged and...more
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This Edutopia article, "16 Variations on Think-Pair-Share to Keep Students Engaged," shares creative ways to update the classic Think-Pair-Share strategy to keep students engaged and actively involved in learning. The article explains how educators can expand the simple routine of thinking individually, discussing with a partner, and sharing with the class by incorporating variations such as drawing, rotating partners, collaborative writing, and small-group sharing. These strategies help increase participation, strengthen communication skills, deepen understanding, and give all students a chance to express their ideas across subject areas and grade levels.
tag(s): collaboration (137), communication (126), teaching strategies (81), thinking routines (59)
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Ask students a question about the lesson and have them first draw their idea rather than write it. Students can then explain their drawing to a partner before sharing with the class. Have students stand up, find a partner, and discuss a question or problem. After sharing, they find a new partner for the next question. Have students first talk with a partner, then join another pair to form a group of four, and finally share with the whole class.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Big and Small Strategies to Harness the Power of Peer-to-Peer Teaching - Edutopia
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3 to 12
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This Edutopia article, "Big and Small Strategies to Harness the Power of Peer-to-Peer Teaching," explains how students can improve their understanding and retention by teaching one...more
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This Edutopia article, "Big and Small Strategies to Harness the Power of Peer-to-Peer Teaching," explains how students can improve their understanding and retention by teaching one another. The article describes simple and structured strategies such as Think-Pair-Share, jigsaw groups, and peer tutoring, all based on the idea that students learn more deeply when they explain ideas to classmates. It offers practical classroom ideas for use in any subject and grade level to increase participation, collaboration, and confidence while building a supportive learning community.
tag(s): collaboration (137), professional development (296), teaching strategies (81), thinking routines (59)
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Ask a question about the current lesson, have students think quietly, discuss with a partner, and finally share with the class. After a short mini-lesson, have students turn to a partner and explain the concept in their own words. The partner listens and then adds anything missed. Divide a topic into sections and assign each group one part to learn. Students become experts on their section and then teach it to a new group.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Choice Board Templates - Canva
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K to 12
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This large assortment of choice board templates includes many free and customizable options within Canva for Education, reviewed here Choose from...more
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This large assortment of choice board templates includes many free and customizable options within Canva for Education, reviewed here Choose from a variety of styles and content options. After selecting a template, use Canva's editing tools to personalize colors, text, images, and more. Share templates digitally with your personalized link, or download as an image or PDF.
tag(s): differentiation (100), multimedia (66), presentations (44), student-centered (8)
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Make sure to create a free teacher's account in Canva; this gives you access to many of the paid PRO account features. Use choice boards during independent work rotations or end-of-unit projects. Create multiple versions of choice boards using the templates to accommodate diverse learners and learning styles in your classroom while still providing instruction that meets learning objectives for all students. Include a variety of activities in choice boards that engage students in learning, such as games, simulations, videos, and opportunities to share their learning by creating multimedia presentations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Top 5 Ice Breaker Games For The Start Of School - Teaching Firsties
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K to 3
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Read about five simple, low-prep icebreaker games designed to help students feel comfortable, build friendships, and create a positive classroom community during the first days of school....more
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Read about five simple, low-prep icebreaker games designed to help students feel comfortable, build friendships, and create a positive classroom community during the first days of school. The activities focus on learning classmates' names, discovering shared interests, encouraging teamwork, and easing first-day jitters through fun, interactive experiences. The article also suggests using engaging back-to-school read-alouds as an alternative for students who may be hesitant to participate in traditional icebreakers, helping every child feel welcomed and included from the very beginning of the school year.
tag(s): blogs (82), classroom management (144), firstday (28), preK (328)
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Give each student a bingo-style sheet with prompts such as "has a pet," "likes to read," or "has traveled to another state." Have students circulate the room to find classmates who match each description, encouraging conversations and helping everyone learn about one another. Ask fun, school-friendly choices (for example, "Would you rather explore space or the ocean?"). Have students move to different sides of the room to show their choice, then explain their reasoning to a partner or small group to practice speaking and listening skills. After participating in the icebreaker games, have students design a poster, one-pager, or digital slide using Google Slides, reviewed here highlighting their interests, favorite books, hobbies, and goals. Display the projects around the room to celebrate each student's unique personality.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Back to School Icebreakers Activities - Nearpod
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K to 12
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This Nearpod blog post provides a collection of ready-to-use, interactive activities designed to help teachers build a positive classroom community during the first week of school....more
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This Nearpod blog post provides a collection of ready-to-use, interactive activities designed to help teachers build a positive classroom community during the first week of school. The article features icebreakers, getting-to-know-you lessons, collaborative discussions, reflection prompts, and engaging digital activities that introduce students to classroom routines while encouraging participation and relationship-building. It also highlights Nearpod's interactive tools, such as Collaborate Board, Draw It, Time to Climb, polls, and ready-made lessons, making it easy for teachers to create an engaging and welcoming learning environment from day one. Many of the featured resources are available as editable or ready-to-launch lessons for use in live or student-paced instruction.
tag(s): classroom management (144), collaboration (137), firstday (28)
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Use Nearpod's Collaborate Board for students to post fun facts, summer memories, reading interests, or personal goals. Encourage classmates to respond to one another to help build connections from the first day of school. Launch a collaborative Nearpod lesson where students brainstorm classroom norms using polls, open-ended questions, and Draw It activities. Turn the class's ideas into a shared digital classroom agreement. Reinforce routines such as technology expectations, transitions, or classroom rules by creating a Time to Climb quiz. Find more ideas for classroom learning activities at Nearpod, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Using Humor in the Art Room - The Art of Education University
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4 to 12
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This podcast episode from The Art of Education University discusses how teachers can use humor in the classroom to build relationships, increase engagement, and create a safe learning...more
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This podcast episode from The Art of Education University discusses how teachers can use humor in the classroom to build relationships, increase engagement, and create a safe learning environment, especially in the art room. The speaker explains that humor can help students feel comfortable and more willing to take risks. Still, teachers should be thoughtful about how they use jokes, sarcasm, and playful comments, as students may interpret them differently. The episode shares examples such as intentionally making mistakes during demonstrations, using lighthearted comments to keep students engaged, and choosing humor that supports learning rather than embarrassing students. Overall, the message encourages teachers to use humor intentionally to make class enjoyable while maintaining a respectful, supportive atmosphere.
tag(s): classroom management (144), humor (24), podcasts (172), teaching strategies (81)
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Start a lesson by intentionally making a funny mistake during a demonstration, such as using the wrong color, holding a tool incorrectly, or pretending to forget a step. Ask students to catch the mistake and explain how to do it correctly. Use lighthearted class discussions about appropriate humor, asking students when jokes are helpful and when they might hurt someone's feelings. Try a teacher-student improv activity where students quickly add a funny detail to a drawing, story, or idea the teacher starts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Why Can't Teachers Be Funny in School? - Trainers Warehouse
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This blog post from Trainers Warehouse explains how using classroom humor can make learning more engaging, memorable, and enjoyable for students. The article encourages teachers to...more
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This blog post from Trainers Warehouse explains how using classroom humor can make learning more engaging, memorable, and enjoyable for students. The article encourages teachers to include funny activities, jokes, games, and playful routines to help students relax, participate more, and feel comfortable taking risks while learning. Suggestions include using silly introductions, humorous writing activities, improv games, movement breaks, funny prompts, and lighthearted classroom challenges to keep energy high and attention focused. The post also notes that laughter can reduce stress, improve mood, strengthen relationships, and help students remember what they learn, making humor a powerful tool for building a positive classroom environment.
tag(s): blogs (82), classroom management (144), humor (24), teaching strategies (81)
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Use content-based humor activities like Mad Libs, limericks, or funny captions related to the topic you are teaching. For example, students can fill in missing words in a paragraph about the lesson or write a humorous rhyme using vocabulary terms. Begin a lesson with a funny introduction activity, such as having students introduce themselves using emojis, memes, or silly voices. Incorporate movement-based humor activities like funny walks, freeze poses, or short dance breaks.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How to Easily Infuse More Humor into Your Classroom - Beginning Teacher Talk with Dr. Lori Friesen
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K to 8
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This video explains how teachers can use humor to create a positive, engaging classroom environment and build stronger relationships with students. The speaker shares practical ideas,...more
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This video explains how teachers can use humor to create a positive, engaging classroom environment and build stronger relationships with students. The speaker shares practical ideas, such as telling jokes, using funny voices, adding silly props, creating playful routines, taking brain breaks, and leaving surprise notes, to help students feel relaxed and connected. The video emphasizes that humor helps students feel safe, increases engagement, and improves classroom management by making them more willing to participate in a fun, supportive atmosphere. Teachers are encouraged to try small strategies that match their personality and gradually add more lighthearted moments to make learning enjoyable. This video is hosted on YouTube. If your district blocks YouTube, the video may not be viewable at school.
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tag(s): classroom management (144), humor (24), teaching strategies (81)
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Start the day with a joke or a funny daily announcement to create a positive classroom mood. Use silly writing prompts or creative challenges connected to your lesson. For example, ask students to write a story funnily using vocabulary words, such as "What would happen if a dinosaur became the principal?" Create a class mascot, puppet, or character that gives directions, asks questions, or leaves notes for students. The mascot can review content, introduce lessons, or offer hints, making learning more memorable and increasing student engagement.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fractivities - Fractal Foundations
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The Fractivities page from the Fractal Foundation offers a collection of free, hands-on classroom activities that help students explore fractals through math, science, and art. Each...more
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The Fractivities page from the Fractal Foundation offers a collection of free, hands-on classroom activities that help students explore fractals through math, science, and art. Each activity includes step-by-step instructions, worksheets, and teacher guides that demonstrate how repeating patterns appear in nature, geometry, and real-world systems. The lessons align with the Common Core State Standards in math and English language arts. The activities encourage teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving while building large-scale designs, exploring nature, or creating models. The activities range from simple paper projects to outdoor investigations, making the site useful for a wide range of grade levels and classroom settings.
tag(s): collaboration (137), commoncore (63), patterns (78), problem solving (282)
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Have students work in groups to create a large fractal design, such as the Sierpinski Triangle, using paper shapes or index cards. Each group can build a small part, then the class combines the pieces into one large pattern. Have students design their own fractal artwork using drawing, coloring, or digital tools such as Google Drawings, reviewed here. They can repeat shapes, zoom in on patterns, or create symmetrical designs inspired by the examples on the site. Use one of the Fractivities worksheets to explore how fractals relate to fractions, multiplication, or geometry. Students can calculate how many shapes are added at each step and predict what will happen next.
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Monica AI Podcast Generator - Hongyuan Cao
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5 to 12
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Monica AI Podcast Generator is an AI tool that converts a website, YouTube video, PDF/file, or long text into a podcast. When creating your podcast with a free account, you ...more
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Monica AI Podcast Generator is an AI tool that converts a website, YouTube video, PDF/file, or long text into a podcast. When creating your podcast with a free account, you must sign in. There are two hosts: Emily and Michael. You can also create your podcast in various languages, including American English, British English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, French, Spanish, and more. After creating your podcast, share it via a link, on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, or by scanning a QR code on a phone. The free plan features 40 accesses to basic daily models, a limited trial for image/video generation, ChatPDF, and AI Agent.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (342), differentiation (100), podcasts (172)
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Students can create podcasts summarizing a book, create dialogue between two characters, or write a different ending to a book. Encourage students to create a podcast on a science topic they are learning to teach others. Use the Monica AI Podcaster Generator for students to create a podcast as an exit ticket to demonstrate what they learned about a specific topic.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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GoComics A to Z - GoComics
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4 to 12
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GoComics A-Z is an extensive online collection of classic and contemporary comic strips, featuring hundreds of popular titles that appeal to a wide range of readers. Browse beloved...more
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GoComics A-Z is an extensive online collection of classic and contemporary comic strips, featuring hundreds of popular titles that appeal to a wide range of readers. Browse beloved favorites such as Peanuts, Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes, Big Nate, Ziggy, and many others, or discover new comics organized alphabetically for easy exploration. Each comic includes an About section that provides background information about the series and its creators, helping readers better appreciate the characters and themes. Because the collection includes comics intended for audiences ranging from children to adults, teachers should preview selections before sharing them with students to ensure the content is appropriate for their grade level and classroom setting.
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tag(s): comics and cartoons (67), media literacy (130), satire (7)
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Students can share their favorite comic on Padlet, reviewed here. Students can use Cartoon Comic Maker, reviewed here to create their own comic with their favorite comic cartoon. Students can use Kiddle, reviewed here, to learn more about the comic creator.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Using Comics to Teach the 4 Cs - edutopia
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Edutopia's Using Comics to Teach the 4 Cs shares how comics can foster the 4Cs: creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills in both elementary and secondary...more
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Edutopia's Using Comics to Teach the 4 Cs shares how comics can foster the 4Cs: creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills in both elementary and secondary classrooms. The article shares how comics develop each of the 4Cs, including resources and tools to use. In addition, comics also enrich verbal and visual skills as students use and create them.
tag(s): collaboration (137), comics and cartoons (67), creativity (93), critical thinking (189), thinking skills (136)
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Students can use Witty Comics, reviewed here to create a comic about their favorite book scene. Students can use Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here to teach about a significant historical event. Students can use Witty Comics, reviewed here to create political cartoons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TickTick - TickTick Team
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TickTick is an organization and planning tool with several features to help develop and maintain positive lifestyle habits. Use TickTick to create multiple lists to categorize different...more
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TickTick is an organization and planning tool with several features to help develop and maintain positive lifestyle habits. Use TickTick to create multiple lists to categorize different subjects or extracurricular activities. Within each list, the free version supports adding up to 99 tasks, including subtasks, priority levels, and descriptions. Another useful component is the integrated Pomodoro timer, which helps focus on specific tasks for set intervals. The platform also includes a habit tracker to build consistent routines and a basic note-taking feature for quick thoughts.
tag(s): calendars (36), DAT device agnostic tool (133), organizational skills (91)
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In addition to using TickTick for your personal and professional use, share this site with students to use to organize their busy schedules. Demonstrate how to manage long-term projects using the list and subtask features to break down a complex research paper into manageable steps, such as finding three sources or writing the introductory paragraph. Encourage students to use the Pomodoro timer during independent study blocks to stay focused and track how much time they dedicate to specific subjects. To extend learning, students can use Blogger, reviewed here to reflect on their productivity habits or share time-management tips with their peers. For visual learners, suggest that students take their project deadlines from the platform and create a visual representation of their progress using Timeline Infographic Templates, reviewed here. This combination helps students move from simply listing tasks to actively analyzing and visualizing their academic workflow.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Iditarod Education Portal - Iditarod Trail Committee
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This section of the official Iditarod site offers free educational resources focused on the famous Alaskan sled dog race for students in grades 3-12. Explore a variety of lesson plans...more
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This section of the official Iditarod site offers free educational resources focused on the famous Alaskan sled dog race for students in grades 3-12. Explore a variety of lesson plans and activities that cover core subjects like math, science, social studies, and language arts through the lens of the Last Great Race on Earth. Additional features include a virtual museum, engaging articles written by K9 journalists, and a dedicated section for Teacher on the Trail updates that bring real-time race events into the classroom. Also available are printable worksheets, reading lists, and interactive tracking tools that allow students to follow individual mushers and their dog teams across the tundra. Make sure to check out the IditaRead program, which encourages students to reach their own reading goals by moving an avatar along checkpoints in the race.
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Bring the excitement of the Iditarod to life by having students participate in a cross-curricular simulation where they adopt a musher and track their progress using the site's live GPS maps. Enhance the experience by having students use Google Sheets, reviewed here, to record daily statistics such as miles traveled, weather conditions at checkpoints, and average speeds to create comparison graphs. For a language arts connection, ask students to write daily journal entries from the perspective of their musher or a sled dog, then compile these narratives into a digital book using Book Creator, reviewed here. Students can even record audio reflections or trail reports to embed within their digital books, allowing them to share their understanding of the physical and mental challenges faced during the race.
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Examples of Maths Magic Found in Nature - Akribian
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This article shares examples of mathematical patterns found throughout nature and provides simple examples that help students see how math connects to the real world. The page describes...more
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This article shares examples of mathematical patterns found throughout nature and provides simple examples that help students see how math connects to the real world. The page describes how shapes such as circles, spirals, and repeating patterns appear in everyday natural objects like bubbles, raindrops, and tree rings, helping learners understand that math is not just numbers on paper but something that exists all around us. It is a useful resource for teachers who want to introduce mathematical thinking through observation, discussion, and real-world examples, making math more engaging and meaningful for students
tag(s): geometric shapes (153), patterns (78), pi (26), symmetry (30)
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Have students look at pictures from the website and identify mathematical patterns such as spirals, symmetry, or repeating shapes. Students can record what they see in a chart and explain the different math patterns they find. Students choose one example from the site, such as a shell, a flower, or a honeycomb, and draw it, labeling the mathematical features they notice. Take students outside to look for natural objects that show math patterns, such as leaves, rocks, clouds, or tree bark. Students can sketch or photograph what they find and describe the shapes, symmetry, or patterns they observe. After learning how nature uses math, students can design their own nature-inspired object, such as a strong bridge based on honeycomb shapes or a spiral design based on shells. Students explain how math helped their design work.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Clothesline Math - Chris Shore
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K to 12
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Clothesline Math offers a visual, hands-on approach to understanding basic number sense, algebra, and statistics through a dynamic number line. This resource, ideal for students from...more
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Clothesline Math offers a visual, hands-on approach to understanding basic number sense, algebra, and statistics through a dynamic number line. This resource, ideal for students from elementary through high school, provides everything needed to implement this hands-on strategy in the classroom. The site includes a comprehensive library of downloadable clothesline cards that cover various mathematical concepts, such as fractions, decimals, square roots, and algebraic expressions. You can find detailed instructional videos and lesson plans that explain how to facilitate student discourse as they place values on the line and justify their reasoning based on spacing and relative magnitude.
tag(s): equations (128), mixed numbers (8), negative numbers (13), number lines (31), number sense (74), numbers (122), ratios (48), statistics (128)
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Transform a standard lesson on equivalent expressions or rational numbers by having students physically arrange cards on a string stretched across the room, which encourages students to engage in mathematical modeling and peer-to-peer discussions as they argue for the correct placement of values like $2/3$, $0.6$, and $sqrt{0.5}$. To enhance the collaborative aspect of the lesson, have students use Figjam, reviewed here, to create digital versions of their clotheslines where they can leave sticky note justifications for their placements. Extend the learning further and have students record their mathematical reasoning using ScreenPal, reviewed here, explaining the logic behind their spacing and the relationships between the numbers they placed.
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10 Fantastic Examples of Fractals in Nature - Mathnasium
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The Fractals in Nature article from Mathnasium explains how mathematical patterns called fractals appear throughout the natural world. The page describes fractals as repeating shapes...more
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The Fractals in Nature article from Mathnasium explains how mathematical patterns called fractals appear throughout the natural world. The page describes fractals as repeating shapes that look similar at different sizes and shows real-life examples such as rivers, snowflakes, plants, shells, and clouds to help students see how math connects to science and nature. The article is written in student-friendly language and can be used to introduce geometry, patterns, and problem-solving while showing how mathematics helps us understand the world around us. This resource works well as a reading activity, discussion starter, or enrichment lesson when studying patterns, nature, or real-world math connections.
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tag(s): geometric shapes (153), patterns (78), problem solving (282)
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After reading the article, have students look for fractal patterns in pictures or outside on the playground. Students can sketch or photograph examples such as leaves, trees, clouds, or shells and explain how the pattern repeats. Teach students how to make a simple fractal design, such as a repeating triangular or square pattern or a branching tree, using paper folding or drawing. Students can color-code the repeating parts to clearly show the pattern. Students can create their own fractal-inspired artwork using markers, rulers, or digital drawing tools such as Draw.to, reviewed here. Encourage them to repeat the same shape in progressively smaller sizes to demonstrate the fractal effect.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Google Fonts - Google
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Google Fonts is a free online library that allows teachers and students to browse, preview, and download hundreds of open-source fonts for use in documents, presentations, websites,...more
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Google Fonts is a free online library that allows teachers and students to browse, preview, and download hundreds of open-source fonts for use in documents, presentations, websites, and creative projects. The site makes it easy to search for fonts by style, language, or popularity, and users can use all fonts for free for school projects, print materials, or digital work. Because the fonts are free and easy to use, the site helps improve the design of slides, posters, reports, and multimedia projects while also introducing students to basic ideas about typography and visual communication.
tag(s): multilingual (82), presentations (44), Teacher Utilities (224)
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Give students words such as scary, funny, serious, or exciting. Students can choose fonts that match each mood and create a title using that font. Discuss how the look of the letters changes how the message feels, connecting to tone and the author's purpose. Have students take an old slide presentation or report and improve it by selecting better fonts for titles, headings, and body text. Teach students that font style can change meaning just like word choice. Have students create the same sentence in different fonts to convey different feelings or purposes, then share and discuss how the design affects understanding.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Adobe Express Slow Motion Video - Adobe
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K to 12
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The Adobe Express slow-motion video tool allows teachers and students to easily change the speed of a video clip online without needing advanced editing software. Users can upload a...more
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The Adobe Express slow-motion video tool allows teachers and students to easily change the speed of a video clip online without needing advanced editing software. Users can upload a video, choose from different speed settings to slow down or speed up the clip, preview the changes, and download the finished video for sharing or further editing. This feature is part of the free Adobe Express video editor, which also includes options to trim clips, mute audio, and apply additional effects, making it useful for creating presentations, demonstrations, and student projects.
tag(s): creating media (15), digital storytelling (177), editing (97), stories and storytelling (80)
In the Classroom
Have students record short videos of fast actions, such as dropping a ball, snapping their fingers, or pouring water, and then use the slow-motion tool to analyze what really happens. They can write observations explaining what they notice in slow motion that they could not see at normal speed. Students can record themselves acting out a scene from a story or reading dialogue, then slow down parts to practice expression, pacing, and pronunciation. In PE, health, or science, students can record movements such as throwing, jumping, or balancing. Using slow motion, they study body position and explain how motion, force, or balance works.Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Includes social features, such as "friends," comments, ratings by others
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Products can be embedded
Products can be shared by URL
Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
Includes teacher tools for registering and/or monitoring students
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Voyage Math - Quizizz Inc. (DBA Wayground)
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4 to 10
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Voyage Math is an interactive, browser-based platform designed to help students master foundational math concepts through gamified exploration. The free version allows users to access...more
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Voyage Math is an interactive, browser-based platform designed to help students master foundational math concepts through gamified exploration. The free version allows users to access a variety of Voyages covering essential topics such as ratios, proportions, and algebraic thinking. After choosing a mission, you navigate a series of puzzles and challenges that require you to apply mathematical reasoning to progress. The site uses a clean, visual interface in which students manipulate objects and numbers on the screen to solve problems and receive instant feedback that helps them adjust their strategies. The free plan includes 200 assignments, progress tracking, and reports.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (342), charts and graphs (183), equations (128), functions (58), game based learning (319), geometric shapes (153), measurement (123), numbers (122), statistics (128), variables (21)
In the Classroom
Use Voyage Math as an engaging resource to solidify and practice middle school math concepts. Start by having students work through a specific Voyage in small groups and encourage them to discuss their problem-solving strategies as they encounter more difficult puzzles. To enhance learning, have students capture screenshots of the most challenging levels they cleared and upload them to a collaborative digital board using Wakelet, reviewed here. Students can use the text notes feature to explain the mathematical steps they took to find the solution, creating a collaborative gallery of peer-to-peer tutorials. To extend the learning further, have students synthesize the concepts they mastered by creating a visual single-page summary or portfolio using Carrd, reviewed here. By building a digital guide that includes their strategies and reflections, students transform their gameplay into explainable concepts that demonstrate their understanding of the math concepts. By creating a digital guide to share their strategies and reflections, students turn their gameplay into clear explanations that show they truly understand the math.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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