by Melinda | Nov 27, 2023 | Lesson Ideas
Kids need to move more. That can look like a dynamic physical education program, but you can also think outside the gym. What would it look like to integrate physical education games into your school curriculum? I recently talked about teaching nutrition through other...
by Melinda | Nov 13, 2023 | Lesson Ideas
We all know nutrition is related to overall, long-term health, but that can be a hard sell for kids. Still, kids need to know that healthy eating helps prevent chronic diseases and is essential for strong bones and muscles. Learning good habits now will serve them...
by Melinda | Oct 30, 2023 | Literacy
Do you struggle with vocabulary instruction or let it slide entirely? If you want to boost students’ reading comprehension, you need to revive vocabulary instruction. It can be challenging to make vocabulary instructions engaging. One of my tools for doing that is...
by Melinda | Oct 16, 2023 | Lesson Ideas
Have you ever been to an escape room? You are locked in a room with a group of people, given a series of puzzles to discover and solve in a specific time frame. These immersive experiences have been used for fun and team building for more than a decade — and now the...
by Melinda | Oct 2, 2023 | Lesson Ideas
Is your day broken into time blocks for math and reading and science? Is there space for cross-curricular learning? Let’s start with the question: What is cross-curricular learning? Then cover why it’s important and how you can incorporate it into your planning. ...
