PE Teacher Mike Ginicola shares how to play Table Ball to spice up your striking unit for grades 3-6. After 18 years of teaching volleyball to my grades 3-6 classes, I was getting bored with it. I happened to come … Read More
Table Ball – PE Activity For Your Striking Unit
Alexander D. Sullivan School – PE Leaders
Alexander D. Sullivan School PS #30 is an elementary school (Pre-K-Grade 5) in the Greenville section of Jersey City, NJ. Valerie Craig-Ndiaye is the Wellness Leader, and she shared her story with us on how Let’s Move! Active Schools helped make … Read More
Classroom Management for 6th Grade Teachers
Today’s Keep it Simple Strategies (KISS) – Classroom Management for 6th Grade teachers. For Parents: In 6th Grade, your student enters middle school. They start the year with trepidation, maybe outright fear, but a change is definitely in the wind. If … Read More
How Parents Can Encourage Children in Athletics
If your children are just starting to show an interest in athletics, there are some great ways to encourage them. Steve Boyle from 2-4-1 Sports shares some tips and tricks for sport parents just getting started. We’re not just coaches, … Read More
Classroom Management for 5th Grade Teachers
Today’ KISS – Keep It Simple Strategies – Classroom Management for 5th Grade Teachers When talking about classroom management for any grade, we can sometimes boil things down to a few words about what not to do. What NOT to … Read More
Educational Art Program at New Britain Museum
New Britain Museum of American Art – Family Open Studios Here at the New Britain Museum of American Art, we have a wide variety of educational programs catering to children and adults of all ages. With the opening of our new … Read More
Monthly Book Activity – The BFG by Roald Dahl
The BFG – By Roald Dahl Story Summary A young orphan girl named Sophie lives in an orphanage run by the horrible Mrs. Clonkers. One night Sophie discovers a giant outside her bedroom window. He whisks her away to his homeland … Read More
Classroom Management for 4th Grade Teachers
Today’ KISS – Keep It Simple Strategies – Classroom Management for 4th Grade Teachers In my 3rd Grade blog for this series I said, “Let your curriculum be the framework for classroom management”. It was good advice for 3rd Grade, it … Read More
National Nutrition Month – Activity Bucket List
March is National Nutrition Month! There are so many ways to raise awareness on the importance of healthy eating habits and stay informed about the nutritious choices we have. We’ve created a Nutrition Activity Bucket List to make it easy … Read More
Classroom Management for 3rd Grade Teachers
Today’ KISS – Keep It Simple Strategies – Classroom Management for 3rd Grade Teachers. I remember when I was student teaching, I had a rough time with discipline. I had a tendency to be nice to the kids too much. When … Read More
