Month: October 2024

Mystery, Art, and Magical Media: A Unique Mini-Unit based on Edward Munch’s The Scream

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My Texas friend and colleague, Stefanie Schropp, is a Gifted, Talented, and Enrichment Coordinator (PreK-8th) and she’s been a generous contributor to this blog. In this post, she shares a cross-curricular mini-unit that is perfect for October, and the culmination is a media project that your students will love. Her previous posts can be found … Read more

Stretching Out Thinking: How to Make the Most of a Word Game (K-8th)

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In a previous post, The Math Behind the Fun and Games, I shared “lessons for masterminds who love Wordle.” Our students love puzzles, games, and brainteasers. So, as long as we’re sharing these with students, we might as well squeeze out as much learning and thinking as possible! Here’s a game you have probably played. … Read more