Breakout games traditionally involve a box with locks for the players to try to open. Clues are hidden around the room and players circulate around trying to solve them. But … Read More
DIY Breakout Content
Getting students involved with curriculum can sometimes be difficult; so why not switch up the method of instruction and challenge them with a game? We’ve previously posted about breakouts. (See … Read More
Compass Learning – Creating Teacher-Assigned Paths
Compass Learning is a program that has many different activities designed to help students with reading and math. Generally students in our district will have a pathway specific to their … Read More
Skype in the Classroom – A Free Virtual Connection Community!
Skype in the Classroom is an online community from Microsoft that provides free virtual field trips, guest speakers and class collaborations with other educators and professionals. As staff this year … Read More
Breaking Out can help students “Break in” to content!
Breakouts are games designed to challenge student teamwork and problem-solving skills infused with lesson content. While this may sound daunting, it can actually be very beneficial for students to think … Read More
Mystery Games – Asking Great Questions!
The purpose of Mystery Games is to help students use problem solving skills to work collaboratively to deduce an answer. Part of the process is learning how to ask “yes … Read More
Mystery Location – Where in the world are you?
Mystery Location is a geography game that is expanding around the world and helps students become digital global citizens! Classes connect with other educators and classes to guess where they … Read More
Mystery Animal – a Class-to-Class Guessing Game!
Connecting class-to-class can be beneficial for everyone who participates. In this game, students can use deductive reasoning to give and answer questions while interacting with another class. Mystery Animal is … Read More
Let’s celebrate Reading Month!
To celebrate Reading Month, here are some fun integration ideas that you can try with your class: Meet with an Author – There are different possibilities to meet an author … Read More
Create with QR Codes
WHAT IS A QR CODE? QR stands for Quick Response. QR Codes can contain text, links (to web sites, videos, files), and much more. QR Codes are safe to use … Read More
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