Friends~I am getting ready to enter my last week of school!  I am so excited for summer but I am really going to miss my kiddos this school year.   Here is my week at a glance: Monday-Ice Cream Float Science Tuesday-Twister Wednesday-Volunteer Gifts (We create as a class.) Thursday-Past, Present and Future Friendship Pins           ...

Finishing, Finalising and FractionsWith only, 10 school days to go....yes, very much counting, keeping the kids engaged and enthusiastic requires tenacious patience and lots of creativity. My wee darlings are as ready as their teacher for the summer holidays. It's an all out battle of beckoning summer fever with finishing up the job. Bring On ...

Teacher B said to teacher A, “Nowadays it’s more difficult for kids to focus because there are more devices that distract them. Focus and effort now are more difficult.  So what now?  The teacher should be a bit kind of an actor or actress, who keeps their students’ attention more than ever before. However, the thing depends on the way that ...

Merriam-Webster's Word Central has the Games section with  Alpha-bot, Robo-Bee, BIGbot, Jumble Kids games - nicely designed and funny, these games will help students improve their vocabulary skills in an easy and active way. The games are a good thing to make vocabulary practice the students' favourite.

All English Games From Skillwise (BBC) - reading, writing, spelling, word grammar, sentence grammar - all the games in one place - very convenient and easy to choose the necessary one. 54 games to make the lesson more interactive, productive and interesting.

A fun way to review the alphabet is by matching upper and lowercase letters on the light table.

Here are some more ideas to making test prep fun! I LOVE these games...probably more than my kids! Sometimes we play as a whole group.  Other times we have two or three different games/small groups going on.  It makes test prep and reviewing concepts so exciting! Here are some of the Bingo games ...

A fun way to get preschoolers thinking and talking about letters and numbers while having fun with a little drawing and block play too!

Parent/Child class enjoying the Stretchy Band!Hi!  Miss Carole from Macaroni Soup back with my new-found favorite prop – the Stretchy Band!  Ok, it may have been around for a while, but I just picked one up this summer and started working with it in my classes – it’s a BIG HIT!!!   Disclaimer – I am not in any way connected to the manufacturer.   ...

Duck! Think Outside the Flock  #edtech #braingames  Amazingly cool brain game. Really fun! No directions given. Students must figure out the puzzles solutions on their own. Graduated difficulty. I have added this to  under games. You may also like… Solid Edge Garage Virtual Cubes 3 Fun Sites to Encourage Creative Thinking