We found a site called The Goodwill Librarian that shares a wide range of puzzles for kids. Check them out: 2023 Puzzles Archive (goodwilllibrarian.com) Or how about Jigsaw Puzzles (small)? Jigsaw Puzzles for Kids | Online Simple Puzzles (roomrecess.com) Do you remember the Highlights Magazine? Games & Puzzles | Highlights Kids How about games for Grandma? Free, no registration...Games4Grandma Hidden Object Games offers some free: 🕹️ Play Hidden Object Games: Free Online Hidden Objects Finding Video Games for Kids and Adults (plays.org) Finally, for today, Hidden Object Zone offers free games, nothing to download and no registration: Free Hidden Object … [Read more...]
Story Time: How SEL is Injected Into All Subjects at School
Today we share an article written at The Free Writer. You can access the original post at: https://codybenson.substack.com/p/story-time-how-sel-is-injected-into?utm_source=facebook&sd=pf “Okay class,” the teacher says as she moves a strand of blue hair from her face and tucks it behind her ear. She picked up an eraser and finished cleaning everything off the white board except the words 2nd grade and the class schedule indicating that it was the start of the math lesson. “We have a simple word problem today. If you look to your handouts, it is question number one. Anyone care to read it out loud?" The teacher scanned the classroom only to find kids refusing to make eye contact … [Read more...]
Why Are Kids Impatient, Bored, Friendless, and Entitled?
When our children head to school their mental state is critical. If we don't create the right home environment there is no way the schools can teach. The following article comes to us from Deep Roots at Home. Give it a read... “Kids today are in a devastating emotional state! Most come to school emotionally unavailable for learning. There are many factors in our modern lifestyle that contribute to this.” ~V.P. In her practice, my friend Victoria Prooday, OT is seeing something so widespread and alarming that I asked if I could share her thoughts. Due to the overwhelming interest and conversation on this topic, I am re-sharing her post. I encourage every parent who cares about … [Read more...]
The Way We Learn Today Is Just Wrong – True or False?
From a blog at the Huffington Post - Do you agree? The way we learn today is just wrong. Learning needs to be less like memorization, and more like… Angry Birds. Half of school dropouts name boredom as the No. 1 reason they left. How do we get our kids to want to learn? The blog is about why the future of education will be about flipping our current model on its head and about how key exponential technologies like AI, VR and gamification are going to drive a revolution in education. From A's to Angry Birds In the traditional education system, you start at an "A." And every time you get something wrong, your score gets lower and lower. In the gaming world, it's just … [Read more...]
Finnish Kids Don’t Learn To Read In Kindergarten. They Turn Out Great Anyway.
This is a re-post from an article in The Huffington Post Schools in the Nordic country prioritize play in early education. In America, kindergarteners are expected to have a firm grasp on literacy. This is not the case in Finland, where students focus on playtime early in their education and go on to excel in reading anyway. As Helsinki-based teacher and writer Tim Walker explores in a new story published this week by The Atlantic, Finnish schools -- where students begin “preschool” at age 6 -- prioritize play-based learning opportunities such as arts and crafts over desk work like handwriting and reading early in a student's education. In two examples Walker offers, educators set up a … [Read more...]