Category: Classroom Activities

In today’s world, it’s more important than ever for students to be able to think critically and solve problems creatively. One way to help students develop these skills is to give them the opportunity to work on 20% time projects. 20% time is a concept that was first popularized by Google. It allows employees to…

In every math and science class from PreK on there is graphing to be done. We look at all types of graphs and charts and while the stories we tell to make these graphs might change, there is always a worksheet. Maybe some colors. Maybe a poster. Maybe we even get digital. But how else…

You give out practice questions during class and then collect them. Now comes the dreaded grading. If you just give it a check mark grade was the purpose of this activity really to see what they learned during class or was it just busy work. If you spend the time to check every answer that…