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Teaching Children To Cope With Uncertainty In Their Lives
No matter how organized you are and how much you’ve planned the day, you can’t control everything and everyone. Something always happens that you didn’t expect; sometimes, it’s a small thing other times it turns your […]
Is The Eureka Crate Our Favorite Teen STEM Box?
The Eureka Crate – Is It The Best Project Box For Teens? This post may contain referral/affiliate links. If you buy something, Fractus Learning may earn a commission at no cost to you. Teenagers are difficult […]
Optical Illusions For Kids Your Students Will Love
Optical illusions are fun ways to improve kids’ cognitive abilities. An optical illusion image stimulates problem-solving skills and visual memory recall because the child will want to figure out how it works. Optical illusions are caused when the brain interprets the object that the eyes see differently. The rods and […]
27 Lessons Parents Need To Teach Their Children For Success
The most important teacher for a child is a parent. While kids are always watching and learning from your actions, sometimes we forget that they also need to be actually taught lessons – explicitly! For instance, […]
25 Technology Skills Teachers Need To Master For the 2020’s (and Beyond)
Ask any teacher and they will tell you that it’s essential to keep up on skills in order to be at the top of profession. Students these days have lived their entire lives online. It’s as […]
Getting Started with Digital Storytelling In The Classroom
Everybody remembers a good story. When a teacher tells a story, they immediately have the attention of their students. Storytelling can change learning dull linear topics into a positive experience. In the 21st century, this art […]
Essential Teacher Resume Tips To Get The Job You Deserve
A teacher resume, like any other resume, is the critical ingredient that may help you find your perfect job. A winning resume will move you along the process to an interview; a poorly written resume will […]
Why The Brain Loves Practice
Traffic moves faster on a superhighway than a gravel road with potholes. Which road would you prefer to travel? If you are like most people, you would take the faster route. It’s the same for the […]
Fifteen Fun Phonemic Awareness Activities and Games For Kids
Phonemic awareness games may help your child read fluently. Research has shown that the quicker a child differentiates the sounds in a word, the faster they understand. According to the National Reading Panel report on Teaching […]
15 Unmatched Outdoor Birthday Party Games For Kids
Your child just told you they want to have a birthday party at home. At your house. Half a classroom full of energetic, over-stimulated little people. Don’t panic. We’ve got what you need. You need some […]
Indoor Party Games For Kids
If you’ve ever hosted an indoor birthday party, you know the key to success is having activities planned to keep the children occupied. (It also does wonders to keep you and other parents sane as well.) […]
90 Brilliant Would You Rather Questions For Kids
We all know children can sometimes be shy. What if there were a game you could play to draw them out of their shell? That game is called “Would You Rather” – it’s great for kids. […]
31 Eye-Catching Spring Bulletin Board Ideas For Your Classroom
Spring brings newness no matter where you are in the world. Shaking off Winter, Spring is the season of a new fresh look. It’s time to grow, to blossom and bloom. Spring Bulletin Boards can bring […]
Great Chore Charts For Kids You Can Print Yourself
Many parents use chore charts to motivate their kids to help with chores around the house and to teach their children responsibility. Chore charts work, but sometimes it’s like a New Year’s Resolution. It starts with […]
100 Report Card Comments You Can Use For Nearly Every Situation
Every parent wants to know how their child is doing at school. End of year report card comments is valuable insights on how the teacher assessed the child for that year. These card comments tell parents, […]
What To Look For In The Best Teacher Planner
Every teacher needs a good lesson planner to keep their classroom organized. Without one, it’s nearly impossible to keep everything organized and avoid letting important items fall through the cracks. The good news is there are […]
Top 18 Virtual Reality Apps That Are Changing How Kids Learn
Technology progress influences the way kids learn, and it’s constantly changing. Internet, smartphones, and apps have connected people globally without caring about the distance. Within seconds you can communicate with anybody anywhere. Virtual reality has taken […]
Great Word Cloud Generators For Your Classroom
Word Clouds are fun, pretty to look at, and a great learning tool. If you haven’t used this type of generator before, do yourself a favor. It’s as much fun to create the graphical cloud than […]
Helpful Newspaper Templates For Students In Your Classroom
The secret about a newspaper is the articles are current and of interest to the reader. Some adults will read a newspaper from the front page to the back page. Others will go directly to a […]