Teach students to develop a growth mindset by using Sudoku puzzles to explicitly teach problem-solving strategies and perseverance strategies. Right now, we’re in the final stages of publishing our lesson plan about Character Building (Learning Skills). One of the activities uses Sudoku as an opportunity to try strategy-based learning and to conscientiously think about being…
For our Six Cs of Education Unit we have chosen Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson as one of our people to represent character. He has become the most celebrated actor in the world over the past few years. The Rock has shown that hard work really does pay off. The Rock has an extremely busy day and…
We just posted our overview lesson for our Six Cs Learning Skills unit, and some fun activities / ice breakers introducing the Six Cs. TL;DR 🙂 Somehow, we slipped into August. For teachers, it’s like the Sunday morning of a really, really long weekend. I’m not ready for school to start yet! (And, I really…
This is a set of posters that I put above my whiteboard / blackboard at the front of my classroom to help students connect levels to percentage grades to a growth mindset. I print the posters out on coloured paper – green, yellow, and red: The “red zone” means, “uh oh, something’s wrong. You need…
Joey Chestnut is an American competitive eater. He is best known for his tremendous history of success at the Nates Hot Dog eating contest in Cony Island (New York City). Competitive eating competitions are amazing and here is the story of the greatest eater of all time! He won his 11th title and in the process…
Every year a highlight of the NBA season is the annual slam dunk competition. This has been a showcase of premium talent for many, many years. Most people know how to dunk a basketball. You just make sure that with either one hand or two you are able to get above the rim and slam…