Rock Paper Scissors Instant Lesson for PreK–5
Rock Paper Scissors takes ten minutes, needs nothing but a smartboard and a child’s own hands, and works three developmental processes at once. The countdown builds impulse regulation as children…
Rock Paper Scissors Game for PreK-5th Classrooms
Play Rock, Paper, Scissors on Your Smartboard World Rock Paper Scissors Day lands on August 27, and this free smartboard game turns it into a whole-class activity. One child stands…
Close-up with Carl Nelson Gorman: Navajo Code Talker, Artist, and Teacher
Pfc. Carl Gorman at his observation post above Garapan, Saipan, June 27, 1944. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, National Archives Catalog, NAID 100378149; public domain. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/100378149 Carl Nelson Gorman was punished as…
Wormly: Beach Week Edition — Classroom Implementation Guide & Mini Lesson Plans
Wormly: Beach Week Edition is a Science of Reading–aligned spelling game for beginning readers through grade 5, built on a curated coastal word bank where every word is tagged by…
What’s Bugging You? Sort the Insects a K-8 Life Sciences Activity
This is a Fun, MUST-have Standards-Aligned Insect Classification Activity for K–8 STEM Classrooms, that’s great for easing into the Back to School Period What’s Bugging You? Sort the Insects! This…
Beach Toys vs. School Supplies: A Punny Read Aloud Book Review
Kick of the school year with your classroom read aloud time or to send the book home for family reading Read Aloud: Beach Toys vs. School Supplies | This Month…
Where do seashells come from?
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LIVE: NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Soyuz MS-29 Docking
This child-friendly feed (privacy enforced) is a live stream from NASA on July 14th 2026
Close-up with Betty Reid Soskin | Ranger, Songwriter & Keeper of History
This close-up guide introduces K–5 students to Betty Reid Soskin — songwriter, gospel music entrepreneur, civil rights advocate, and the oldest active National Park Service ranger in United States history.…
Fatherhood in the Animal Kingdom
This Father’s Day, pair quality time with purposeful learning by watching “Fatherhood in the Animal Kingdom”, a 2024 BBC Earth short documentary that follows wildlife fathers — from seahorses to…
