Students worked in collaborative learning groups to ask questions and research on the above outcomes. Next, students had to build their own musical instrument and manipulate its sound in a presentation format of their choice, to show their learning.
In today's world, 21st century skills are crucial for our learners as they provide the foundation for success in a rapidly evolving society. These skills, such as critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, and digital literacy, equip children with the abilities to navigate complex challenges, adapt to change, and thrive in a globalized world. By nurturing these skills, we empower our learners to become agile, innovative, and socially responsible individuals who can actively contribute to the progress and well-being of our society.This resource has a 21st Century Skills poster, a big view 21st Century Skills Scope and Sequence document for grades 1-12, and a more focused view 21st Century Skills Scope and Sequence document for each of the following grade groupings 1-2, 3-6, 7-9, 10-12. This resource also has Digital Literacy Scope and Sequence documents for each of the following grade groupings 1-2, 3-6, 7-9, 10-12 (linked in each of the previous documents).
These nature crafts are the perfect accompaniment to a stroll in the great outdoors. Pick up the items you need, then make some amazing crafts for play or display!
Check out the other great learning activities on the We Are Teachers home page.
This site offers some of favorite Screen-Free Activities for Kids that will have kids learning and laughing. For PreK and elementary children.
Summertime is full of fun! It can be full of learning too…learning that is fun! We know that parents want their children to have fun in the summer, but they also want them to keep learning. It can be so hard to balance all of the schedules, ball games, vacations, trips to the pool and still make sure children keep learning and don’t fall behind over the summer.
Here have 25 fun summer learning activities that will keep your children engaged this summer and have FUN while doing it. Check them out and choose the ones that your children will LOVE!
Find mini lessons and anchor charts for K-2 based on The Writing Revolution's sentence-level activities.This resource has everything you need to start using The Writing Revolution at the sentence-level in your classroom or school. We recommend that you have a copy of this book to use as a support in your classroom to assist with implementation (especially if you are the ELA teacher). This is an outstanding resource.
Find mini lessons and anchor charts for Grades 3-5 based on The Writing Revolution's sentence-level activities.This resource has everything you need to start using The Writing Revolution at the sentence-level in your classroom or school. We recommend that you have a copy of this book to use as a support in your classroom to assist with implementation (especially if you are the ELA teacher). This is an outstanding resource.
Find mini lessons and anchor charts for Grades 6-9 based on The Writing Revolution's sentence-level activities.This resource has everything you need to start using The Writing Revolution at the sentence-level in your classroom or school. We recommend that you have a copy of this book to use as a support in your classroom to assist with implementation (especially if you are the ELA teacher). This is an outstanding resource.
Find mini lessons and anchor charts for Grades 10-12 based on The Writing Revolution's sentence-level activities.This resource has everything you need to start using The Writing Revolution at the sentence-level in your classroom or school. We recommend that you have a copy of this book to use as a support in your classroom to assist with implementation (especially if you are the ELA teacher). This is an outstanding resource.
Summer is all about fun, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop learning. You can combine fun and education when you use these fun, engaging summer learning activities! These fun summer learning activities are perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders for July and August! Whether it’s outside fun or summer worksheets – you will love these summer learning activities for kids.
Please note: there are more than 34 activities listed here! Lots of fun for the entire summer!
TWENTY amazing lessons to teach computer science to Grades 3 to 5.
The curriculum is organized into 5 units: Scratch Review, Creative Commons, Makey Makey, Conditionals and Final Project.
If you need something easier be sure to use the Green level (Level 1) by using the tabs at the top of the website or finding it in the resource bank. If you need something harder head to Purple (Level 3) using the same method.
This fabulous resource has everything you need to get started coding and computer science with your students TODAY!
TWENTY amazing lessons to teach computer science to Grades 3 to 5.
The curriculum is organized into 5 units: Scratch review, variables, Makey Makey, advanced games and final project.
If you need something easier be sure to use the Green level (Level 1) or Blue level (Level 2) by using the tabs at the top of the website or finding it in the resource bank.
This fabulous resource has everything you need to get started coding and computer science with your students TODAY!
For students, summer is a fantastic time to relax and rejuvenate from the previous school year. Students can make the most of the summer and time in the sun by participating and engaging in fun activities, whether they take place inside or outside, alone or with a group of friends.
Check out this site to find fun and educational summer activities that middle schoolers will enjoy! Some examples are: Geocaching, DIY Solar Oven, Pool Noodle Olympics, DIY Lava Lamp, DIY Terrarium, Board Game Championship, Obstacle Course for Kids, Free Online Classes, and more!
This site offers a wide selection of 360 videos from around the world. Choose from a world map or do a search to explore what there is to offer!
Today we’re going to discuss how 3D graphics are created and then rendered for a 2D screen. From polygon count and meshes, to lighting and texturing, there are a lot of considerations in building the 3D objects we see in our movies and video games, but then displaying these 3D objects of a 2D surface adds an additional number of challenges. So we’ll talk about some of the reasons you see occasional glitches in your video games as well as the reason a dedicated graphics processing unit, or GPU, was needed to meet the increasing demand for more and more complex graphics.
An interactive 3D model of the human body, which can be viewed through a browser or a virtual reality headset.
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Challenges include: balloon tower, index card tower and paper chair challenge!
I suggest discussing which 21st century skills will be needed to do each activity before students do it, and then use them to reflect after the challenges. In the past when this was done, I used SECRET skills to do this.
Challenges include: balloon tower, index card tower and paper chair challenge!
I suggest discussing which 21st century skills will be needed to do each activity before students do it, and then use them to reflect after the challenges. In the past when this was done, I used SECRET skills to do this.
Challenges include: balloon tower, index card tower and paper chair challenge!
I suggest discussing which 21st century skills will be needed to do each activity before students do it, and then use them to reflect after the challenges. In the past when this was done, I used SECRET skills to do this.
Challenges include: balloon tower, index card tower and paper chair challenge!
I suggest discussing which 21st century skills will be needed to do each activity before students do it, and then use them to reflect after the challenges. In the past when this was done, I used SECRET skills to do this.