60 Second Strategy Math Fluency

Doing repetitive computational problems for just a few minutes a day can help students grow their

Demystify

When kids explain their

By incorporating this quick physical game into a

By asking students to retrieve from memory what they recently learned about a certain topic, partner with a classmate to discuss ...

Getting students up on their feet and solving problems together helps build engagement—and stronger

When students get up and moving in this low-stakes conversational activity, they learn more about the topic—but also about each ...

When students help each other in the classroom, they gain confidence and independence—and you get to keep on teaching.

Differentiated levels of “heat” for these

This quick and easy warm-up primes students to think creatively and gets them in the mindset for class. It can be challenging to ...

With a simple discussion activity that gets every learner in the class speaking and listening, teachers can help students boost ...

The team competition is fierce in this informal assessment activity, in which students have to work together to win. To say students ...

By making small goal setting part of the everyday routine, teachers help students build the skills they need to achieve larger and ...

When teachers make their teaching and learning goals clear to their class, every activity has a purpose and every student ...

First grade addition

In this quick warm-up that sharpens critical thinking, students wrestle with moral and ethical questions—while also gaining ...

This fun classroom activity helps students find their voice by teaching the basics of debate in an accessible way. Subscribe for free ...

When students need to get their wiggles out so they can settle down to learn, this simple movement-based brain break does the ...

This simple activity helps students practice giving and receiving peer feedback—and gets them out of their desks. Subscribe for ...