Parents
Get Outside!
Studies have found that kids spend, on average, 4-6 hours on electronic devices in a day. however, we know that being outside is essential for students healthy development physically, emotionally, and mentally.
If you want to learn about the benefits of getting outside, get some support and ideas to help your efforts check out this webstite:
They also have a podcast :)
Learning Through Play
In our classroom, I teach as often as possible, through play based activities.
Play based learning helps kids engage with the content in a more authentic way, retain information with less repetitions, and develop more curiosity that will serve them later in life when they have to learn things not in the curriculum.
Check out this video from Author Peter Gray who wrote the book
"Free to Play"