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An engaging activity pack that centers around civil rights leaders lessons. These activities cultivate critical thinking skills in young minds through a dynamic and educational experience. These activities offer a meaningful and enjoyable way to teach essential information about civil rights through innovative engagement strategies. With these thought-provoking activities, you can inspire the next generation of civil rights leaders. This standards-based civil rights lesson engages students and i

Teach students how to create short animations that are fun and purposeful. Primary students are capable of creating powerful products. And they love creating videos! The activities included in this resource walk them through how to do all of that while having loads of fun.  Students discover fun apps and struggle to transition from playing with the app to using it for learning. Use a deliberate process that helps them move from learning how to use the app with all of its bells and whistles to u

Young children know all about selfies and social media. But when it comes time for them to take photos of their own, they are blurry and have no subject. For them to be true digital natives, they need to learn how to take focused photographs. Twenty-first Century students have never known a life without technology. Yet, they lack the basic skills to use it independently and creatively. Particularly when it comes to using technology to create products for learning.  Young children still need dire

Learning how to cut and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill. Give students the time and practice they need to acquire the complex keyboard skill of cutting and pasting. They’ll learn two Chromebook shortcuts to cut text from one slide and then paste it into another

Learning how to copy and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill. Give students the time and practice they need to acquire the complex keyboard skill of copying and pasting. They’ll learn two Chromebook shortcuts to copy an image from one slide and then paste it into a

Learning how to copy and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill. Give students the time and practice they need to acquire the complex keyboard skill of copying and pasting. They’ll learn two Chromebook shortcuts to copy an image from one slide and then paste it into a

Learning how to copy and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill. Give students the time and practice they need to acquire the complex keyboard skill of copying and pasting. They’ll learn two Chromebook shortcuts to copy an image from one slide and then paste it into a

Learning how to copy and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill. Give students the time and practice they need to acquire the complex keyboard skill of copying and pasting. They’ll learn two Chromebook shortcuts to copy an image from one slide and then paste it into a

Learning how to cut, copy and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill. Give students the time and practice they need to acquire the complex keyboard skills of cutting, copying and pasting. They’ll learn three Chromebook shortcuts to copy and cut an image from one slid

Learning how to cut and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill. Give students the time and practice they need to acquire the complex keyboard skill of cutting and pasting. They’ll learn two Chromebook shortcuts to cut an image from one slide and then paste it into ano

Learning how to copy and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill. Give students the time and practice they need to acquire the complex keyboard skill  of copy and pasting. They’ll learn two Chromebook shortcuts to copy an image from one slide and then paste it into ano

Instill the art of paraphrasing in young researchers to deter plagiarism. Many elementary students unknowingly duplicate text verbatim from their resources. They don’t realize it constitutes unethical research behavior – plagiarism. These paraphrasing and plagiarism activities help them understand the difference!  Before students can engage in paraphrasing during research, they must understand what it is. Often, the connection between paraphrasing and digital citizenship eludes them. These provi

Print, digital and unplugged activities that introduce students to books that act as sliding glass doors. Students will excitedly set goals for their upcoming year by learning about different series available in the library. After they identify artifacts they would pack in their suitcase, they’ll think about why. This interactive activity prepares them to think about their own perceptions and how books can shift those by immersing them in the setting, events, and characters. All artifacts are co

Print, digital and unplugged activities that give Second Graders a glimpse of what to look forward to in Library class. On the first day of library class Second Grade will excitedly set goals for their upcoming year. They’ll learn different types of books and series they can find in the library, and different types of activities they can look forward to. They’ll also learn how to sit and listen to a story, and transition from a story to independent work. After downloading this resource you will

Print, digital and unplugged activities that give First Graders a glimpse of what to look forward to in Library class. On the first day of library class First Grade will excitedly set goals for their upcoming year. They’ll learn different types of books and series they can find in the library, and different types of activities they can look forward to. They’ll also learn how to sit and listen to a story, and transition from a story to independent work. After downloading this resource you will re

Share with parents and families what students are learning about coding with these whimsical and informative newsletters.Students love coding and their families are eager to continue that passion at home. However, they don’t always know where to begin or how to do it. These newsletters teach families about different coding concepts and skills. While also giving them fun, everyday ideas to teach and reinforce the skills. Ideas such as books, board games, life skills, and free apps! After download

Activities to help students critically think about the code they choose to use.Teach students coding basics through remixing. They learn how changing one piece of code impacts the outcome. Making them more thoughtful and deliberate programmers. This resource includes:  Standards Based lesson that outlines how to teach students about remixing and how to remix code. Standards listed below.Unplugged activity to concretely teach students about remixing code. Lyrics, directions and video included.12

Fun activities to teach early learners left from right so they can apply directions in coding.Young children need help learning their left from right. Especially when it comes time to write simple algorithms that will tell characters which direction to move. This activity gives you activities and materials for students to learn left from right and immediately apply that knowledge to their own algorithms. This resource includes:  Standards Based Lesson that outlines how to teach left and right, a

Highly engaging lesson to teach the concept of DEBUGGING CODE to primary students. Students fear making mistakes, and are hesitant to revise code even if they make one. After downloading this resource you will receive a fun lesson with 3 different activities to teach students that making and fixing mistakes is fun; not something to be ashamed of. They will also learn that mistakes or errors in code is a bug, and that fixing those areas is debugging. This resource includes:  Standards Based less

Engage students in programming robots whether you are in person with a limited number of robots or learning remotely!Teaching young students to write code doesn’t have to be daunting. Nor do you have to worry about whether or not you have any robots on hand for your young students. Instead, they can write algorithms for robots and watch as you execute the program they wrote! After downloading this resource you will receive drag and drop & unplugged activities for primary students to write purp