Awesome Podcasts for Kids

My class has been loving learning and listening to Podcasts! 

Here are some great ones that are fit for our students.

Also, here is the LINK for the resource to use in your class.

Wow in the World

www.wowintheworld.com

Explores facts about science, tech, and discoveries.

Brains On!

www.brainson.org

A science podcast for curious kids and adults tht explores questions 

about the world through science and history.

Story Pirates

www.storypirates.com/podcast

Podcast stories written by kids and performed by comedians and actors.

Circle Round

www.wbur.org/circleround

A storytelling podcast that adapts folktales from around the world.

BUT WHY? A Podcast for Curious Kids

www.vpr.org/programs/why-podcast-curious-kids

This podcast answers questions asked by curious kids.

The Past & The Curious

www.thepastandthecurious.com

Podcast that shares stories from history in a fun way.

Smash Boom Best

www.brainson.org/pages/smashboombest

A DEBATE where students argue for their fav things.

Tumble Science Podcast

www.sciencepodcastforkids.com

Podcast that explores science through interviews with experts!

Peace Out

www.bedtime.fm/peaceout

A mindfulness podcast focusing on relaxation and meditation.

The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian

www.finncaspian.com

An ongoing science fiction podcast story for kids! 

These are some amazing Podcasts for your students! 

Click HERE for resources to help your students learn about Podcasts!

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Solar Eclipse, International Space Station, and more things about SPACE!

Free Science Passages

Solar Eclipses

Mars Rovers

International Space Station

Opinion Writing to go with the above article (Included in the link above)

Enjoy!

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Pictographs using ART

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Who said math couldn't bloom with creativity? We dove into the world of pictographs, but with a twist – we're using art to make it blossom! After introducing our new vocabulary with the posters seen above, read on to see what was next. :)

    Picture this: each student is given a blank canvas, a flower pot waiting to be filled with four unique blooms. As they sketch and color, they're not just creating art; they're laying the groundwork for understanding data representation.

With every stroke of the brush (other media like colored pencils, watercolors, basically anything you have), they're also brainstorming categories – maybe it's types of ice cream flavors, favorite animals, or even sports preferences. The possibilities are as endless as a field of wildflowers!

Once their floral masterpieces are complete, we take our drawings and transformed them into pictographs. The best part is each picture is unique, so the student's data will also be unique!

Each flower becomes a symbol on our graph, and the number of each type of flower corresponds to our data.

As petals meet numbers, our pictographs come to life. It's a visual feast of colors and shapes, where math meets art in perfect harmony. And guess what? Learning feels more fun when you're painting and graphing!

Click here for the student papers.

By integrating art into our math lesson, we're not just creating pretty pictures; we're nurturing budding mathematicians and artists alike. We're fostering critical thinking skills, sparking creativity, and igniting a passion for learning.

So, let's paint and pictograph our way through math class! Together, we'll prove that when you mix a little artistry with arithmetic, it is much more fun. :)

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