These three activities allow early elementary students to play while also creating a sense of calm they carry back into ...

I’m sharing my favorite Mindware toys from Oriental Trading that I use in the classroom for fun and educational brain breaks. These games—like Twangled, Tightrope, Contraptions 50, and more—not only ...

As the school year approaches its final stretch, first-grade classrooms often face the challenge of maintaining focus after intensive units like U.S. history. Danny Go! and Jack Hartmann have ...

If you have a child in school right now, you may have heard them talk about needing a “brain break” while doing homework or studying for a test. Maybe they shake their bodies out, do some deep ...