1001 Fun Class Activities & Learning Games

Book excerpt: "1001 Fun Class Activities & Learning Games" is a collection of new educational activities mixed with classic and revised learning games that you and your kids will love. Here you have an abundant resource with all the ideas you need to make the most instructive and enjoyable lesson plans right at your fingertips! Finally, an easy way to find fun classroom activities for your students! No more wasting time hunting through countless teacher websites and school workbooks. Inside you'll find a huge variety of cross curricular activities that are ideal for playing in the classroom, at home on a rainy day, and even in the car, including: - "Icebreakers": Start your school year with a bang and create a safe, friendly environment for kids to make new friends while having developing social skills. - "Arts and Crafts": Everyone gets a kick out of creating cool artwork and wicked crafts. - "English": Learning grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and reading doesn't have to be boring with fun ESL games. - "Science": Watch as your kids' eyes light up when they make amazing discoveries in class. - "Math": Awesome math activities for teachers and parents to encourage math skills in children. - "Public Speaking": The more you encourage your kids to speak in public, the more you boost their confidence in all areas of their lives. - "iPad Activities": iPads and tablets offer a huge range of free interactive apps for kids to play on their mobile devices in class. - "AND LOADS MORE!!" What's more, we've added some healthy fruit and vegetable recipes, cool exercise games, and safe internet training activities to teach your kids good habits and valuable life skills they will continue to use into adulthood. Each activity and game has both a number and unique name to give your brain an extra connection to help you remember what you read. Here are a few examples: - "Multipliteracy": A group English game that packs a numerical punch. (See full activity instructions at number 193.) - "Add Ominoes": A fun math activity using dominoes and equations. (See full activity instructions at number 307.) - "Groovy Gloves": A groovy drama improv game with invisible gloves. (See full activity instructions at number 464.) - "Elephantangles": A wacky fitness activity with an elephant twist. (See full activity instructions at number 766.) No age range is given because the activities can be easily adapted with varying levels of difficulty. Whether you teach preschool, primary school, high school, home school, or need ESL activities for adults, you'll find what you're looking for in this book. With this goldmine of learning activities for kids on demand, teachers, parents, and babysitters can simply pick up this book, flip to any page, and find entertaining ways to teach children math, science, English, art, technology, and engage in mind-boggling puzzles. Clacts.com has a genuine passion for helping your students thrive by challenging kid's multiple intelligences through class activities - something education guru Sir Ken Robinson calls a "Learning Revolution." Clacts, which gets its name from CL-ass ACT-ivitie-S and is also the sound our mascot makes when he snaps his claws, would like to show our commitment to early childhood education by donating 10% of any profit made from the sale of this book in printed and digital form to child education charities around the world.