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April Classroom Resources: End-of-Year Energy That Actually Inspires
March 31, 2026
3 min read
April brings state tests, spring restlessness, and the first real conversations about wrapping up the school year. These April classroom resources from the Book Creator and Kami libraries to help you channel that energy productively, from test prep support to reflection and celebration. How to use: Remix any Book Creator classroom resource template into your…
Engaging Activities for High School Students
March 22, 2023
7 min read
Student engagement strategies and active learning are key to learners bringing their best selves to the classroom. It’s important to use diverse fun activities in your lesson plan to maintain
How to Use SMART Goals for Your Students
February 7, 2023
7 min read
What is a good goal for a student? What does the SMART acronym stand for? What are good examples of SMART goals? A good SMART goal would cover all of
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Spellings for Years 5 and 6
To improve primary school students' spelling, introduce strategies for learning new words. You can create a Key Stage 2 word list for students to practise at home for any in-class spelling tests. The words on the list should cover common spelling errors and important spelling rules. The English language has some difficult words that Key…
March 29, 2023
6 min read
Common Exception Words for Year 2 Students
Common exception words are words in English that have unusual spelling. They don't follow the usual phonetic rules or spelling rules. These words are often taught separately, for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 students, from regular words because they can't be sounded out phonetically. Here is a list of common exception words which…
March 29, 2023
5 min read
English Worksheets for Year 1
Where to start? When introducing reading and writing to primary school students it’s best to follow the national curriculum’s guidelines so that your students can: *There are 26 letters in the English alphabet which make 44 different sounds called phonemes. We believe the best way to improve a student’s reading comprehension is to make the…
March 29, 2023
3 min read
Nonverbal Reasoning
Verbal reasoning vs nonverbal reasoning, what’s the difference? If you read the title of this blog and applied a bit of verbal reasoning, you may have deduced what nonverbal reasoning (NVR) is. If you guessed something along the lines of “nonverbal reasoning is the ability to understand and analyze visual information without relying on written…
March 28, 2023
4 min read
Verbal Reasoning
As educators, we become familiar with dozens, if not hundreds, of different methods for teaching and testing our students. Even within the same subject, there are so many different kinds of aptitude tests that it can be hard to keep up sometimes! But, some testing styles survive longer than others. Verbal reasoning tests have been…
March 28, 2023
5 min read
Adaptive Teaching: What Is It and How Does It Work?
Anyone who has been in the education industry for more than a week will understand teaching is always evolving. As the world changes, so do young people, and the teachers’ standards and lesson plans need to change with them. Each year, more research and studies show different approaches and how each student is a unique…
March 28, 2023
5 min read
Recycling Lesson Plans for Kids
Why not establish good sustainable practices to celebrate Earth Day 2024 (April 22)? One way to do this is to create a recycling lesson plan for young children. We’ve already put together some ideas for learning to love our environment in celebration of Earth Day. Hopefully, the lesson plan below will help inspire preschool kids…
March 28, 2023
4 min read
Sustainability for Kids
Small changes, even by the smallest people, can make a difference. It’s important to teach children sustainable practices and sustainable living from a young age. This will ensure future generations live in an eco-friendly way and are passionate about protecting the natural world. You never know — you could be teaching the next Greta Thunberg! Teaching…
March 28, 2023
5 min read
15 Earth Day Activities for Kids of All Ages
Earth Day (April 22) is the perfect time to do fun activities with kids of all ages to celebrate planet Earth and learn about the importance of environmental protection. What is Earth Day? Earth Day’s inaugural celebration in 1970 marked the birth of the environmental movement. Over the years, it has evolved into a global event, with…
March 28, 2023
6 min read
Comic Books for Kids
Did you know that all those super-famous, super-popular Marvel movies that keep coming out are in fact, based on super-comics? It’s true. Before Robert Downey Jr. ever suited up and tangled with Josh Brolin’s big purple bad guy, Thanos, Marvel and DC comics were creating epic characters and placing them in action-packed storylines since the…
March 28, 2023
6 min read
Funny Comic Strip Ideas for Students
So, you’ve read our blog on creativity in the classroom. You may have also figured out that your class has more than a few budding cartoonists and writers amongst its ranks. One of the best ways to encourage creativity among students (and adults) is to give them projects that match their interests. Comic books are…
March 28, 2023
5 min read
10 Comic Strip Templates
Children love stories. Whether they’re telling them or experiencing them, there are real benefits to immersing our young people in a world of stories. Learning to tell a story is a fundamental part of English language arts (ELA) lessons and a child’s education. Kami is here to help you with writing templates to take the…
March 28, 2023
4 min read
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