Learning Resources

Posted: April 15, 2020

This site offers hands-on science activities and articles (as well as videos). Most activities only require household materials and have a 'What's going on?' section explaining the science behind each activity. The instructions could be downloaded, printed, or written out by hand. Students should be encouraged to keep a journal for their inquiry-based science activities.

Posted: April 15, 2020

Looking for a quick but flexible building activity? This Stranded on Mars activity is open-ended and uses easy to find materials. It works well for a team-building activity or can be expanded to integrate mathematics, science, and engineering.

Posted: April 15, 2020

This is the perfect activity or project for your students to show off their creativity while finding the slope between two points and writing equations in slope-intercept form from one point and the slope. This can be assigned as a take-home project, an activity during class, or used during math centers. Student handouts with instructions (PDF and .doc), graph paper (two options) and a rubric are provided, along with examples of my own students' outstanding projects. This activity/project can be modified to fit your specific classroom needs - it's editable!

Posted: April 15, 2020

Posted: April 15, 2020

Posted: April 13, 2020

Tangram Puzzles – Help to develop spatial awareness.

Posted: April 13, 2020

Math Bingo – Cards can be printed out or made with paper/pencil. The activity can be adapted for a number of concepts, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The following link provides a template for free Bingo Cards.

Posted: April 13, 2020

Floor Plan - Students create a scale diagram of the main floor of their house, or of their bedroom. Students will need a tape measure and will work with ratios during this activity. They will need to use graph paper. You can print this grid paper if you don't have any at home. https://www.hand2mind.com/pdf/gridpaper.pdf

Posted: April 13, 2020

Active for Life is offering the following ready-made lesson plans for anyone wanting to deliver physical literacy instruction to children. All lesson plans are in PDF format.

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