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3 Creative Ideas for Discussing Book Themes in the Classroom
When you incorporate a book into your lesson plans, you want your students to walk away with a deep understanding of the text. Knowing the character names and major plot points may be enough to help a student pass a multiple-choice exam, but grasping the theme is how your pupils can make real-world connections to …
3 Ways to Keep Student Engagement High Despite Growing Classroom Sizes
When budgets tighten, class sizes often increase as a money–saving measure. This can put additional strain on instructors, and make it more difficult for them to find the time and energy to connect with students on an individual level. There is a very real fear that students may slip through the cracks in a busier …
7 Ways To Ask “How Was School Today?”
“Fine.” “Good.” These responses to “How was school today?” are quite typical, however they tell you virtually nothing about what actually happened to your children while in class, at recess, lunch, etc. If you want to extract at least one full sentence from your children about how their school days are going, try the following …
The Best End-of-Year Teachers’ Gifts
Teachers are unquestionably some of the most important people in our children’s lives. Not only do they teach our children, but they love and nourish them every day, just as we do. Teachers don’t choose this career path for the salary or the recognition. They do it because they love our kids, and they love …
Create Storytime
Create Storytime is a fun and child-friendly app that will encourage creative writing in a rather structured way. Children can create professional-looking ebooks featuring their own ideas, but some may find it too limiting for extended play.
iTooch Elementary School
iTooch Elementary School offers some great practice and efficient testing for Common Core Standards in language arts, math and science for grades 3-5 as well as fifth grade health.
5th Grade Math: Splash Math Worksheets App
5th Grade Math: Splash Math Worksheets is a fun and interactive way for your child to improve their math skills.
PowerSchool for Parents and Students
PowerSchool Parent is part of the suite of products by Pearson School Systems.
Multiplying Acorns HD – Tasty Math Facts
Facilitate easier learning and conceptualizing of all things multiplication with the kid friendly Multiply Acorns HD app for iPad.
Subtracting Sardines HD
Help your children practice subtraction skills on-the-go with this vibrant, kid-friendly app.
Subtracting Sardines HD
Subtracting Sardines is a fun learning experience with appealing and interactive 3D graphics. This new software is highly intuitive and with many elements to explore, discover and learn! The natural and logical interaction will help your child to develop a solid understanding of basic mathematics. LEARN HOW TO: ✔ Solve math subtraction from 1-9 right …
Learn the geography of the entire world – with a puzzle!
Puzzleography is a super fun new drag and drop puzzle geography game from Free Range Eggheads. Featuring an organic interface, 9 world maps, and 3 challenging levels, it’s sure to entertain kids from 1 to 101. Learn the name, spelling, English pronunciation, location, and relative size of every state in the US, and every country …
Adding Apples for iPod / iPhone
Adding Apples is a fun learning experience with appealing and interactive 3D graphics. This new software is highly intuitive and with many elements to explore, discover and learn! The natural and logical interaction will help your child to develop a solid understanding of basic mathematics. LEARN HOW TO: ✔ Solve math addition from 1+1 right …
Adding Apples HD
Bring the fun of Adding Apples HD to your iPad for a sharper, more brilliant learning experience.
Adding Apples
Engage your child in apple adding fun with the Adding Apples app for iPhone.
Grid Guru Saves The Day!
Do you get frustrated with long multiplication?! Well, Grid Guru is designed to help primary school children with their long multiplication skills. Children can choose from a range of options for the sort of multiplication table they wish to work with. The app will split the multiplication calculation up into manageable chunks – which makes …
Monty's Quest For Cheeeeeeese!
There are 5 simple rules to play the game:- 1) Choose the multiplication table you want to work with 2) You will be shown a calculation to work out 3) Answer the calculation as quickly as possible and Monty will take a step towards his cheese that he left at the top of the hill. …
Can you work out the Secret Number?
Here are 4 simple rules to help you play. 1) Choose the size of the number you would like to hide in the box (There are a range of different sizes of numbers you can choose from). 2) When the game starts, enter your guess for what you think the secret number might be. 3) …
The Trees Grin Beside Me
The Trees Grin Beside Me is an enchanting children’s picture book app that celebrates the special relationship that children have with the natural world – especially trees. By comparing herself to the majestic trees around her, a young girl begins to learn more about the true meaning of beauty, strength and peace. With its deep …