Signs of Spring Bingo
My daughters are obsessed with Humphrey the Hamster books written by Betty Birney. We’re currently reading Spring According to Humphrey. In the book the class is tasked with looking for signs of spring. Reading Spring According to Humphrey has prompted my daughters to look for signs of spring around our neighborhood. One of those signs […]
How I Created Outdoor Bingo Boards
In this week’s Practical Ed Tech Newsletter I highlighted some templates for creating in-person educational games. One of the templates that I featured was Flippity’s updated bingo board template. The updated template doesn’t require you to use a spreadsheet in order to create your bingo board. The removal of the spreadsheet requirement makes it easier […]
5 Ways to Blend Technology Into Outdoor Lessons
By the time that many of you read this, I’ll be fly fishing on one of my favorite rivers in Maine. Where I’m going there isn’t any cell phone reception. Even though there won’t be reception, I will still have my phone with me to take pictures. Sometimes I take pictures of fish that I […]
A Fun App That Helps Kids Learn How Animals Adapt to Their Environments
As the weather warms students start asking, “can we have class outside today?” If you’re an elementary school teacher who has heard this recently and you’re ready to get your kids outside for a lesson, take a look at Plum’s Creaturizer. Plum’s Creaturizer from PBS Kids is a free iOS and Android app that lets students create fun […]
Polar Training Scholarship
This post is a little bit out of the norm for this blog, but I’m sharing it because one of you might, like me, have dreams of adventures in very cold climates. World-renowned adventurer Eric Larsen is offering a “polar training scholarship.” This scholarship will be awarded to one aspiring polar explorer who would like to […]