My students have fully embraced The Walking Classroom and look forward to Tuesdays and Thursdays! We completed a unit on the American Revolution, and there was a wealth of podcasts on the WalkKits for them to… Read More
Get Set to Celebrate National STEM Day November 8!
It’s not to early to pick some of your favorite topics and get set to celebrate National STEM (and STEAM!) Day on November 8 (or a little earlier since the 8th is a Sunday)! Looking for… Read More
Timely Topics: Eleanor Roosevelt
While Eleanor Roosevelt’s birthday was October 11, this famous First Lady is worthy of celebrating any day. Introduce your students to the woman President Harry S. Truman called “First Lady of the World” by having a… Read More
Inherited TWC Materials Change Classroom!
I have been teaching for over fifteen years, although this is my first year teaching a third and fourth grade combination class. One of the third grade teachers last year was lucky enough to get a… Read More
Make Connections with Core Content
I serve as my school’s librarian and I use The Walking Classroom to support many different curricular areas and grade levels to make connections with core content area teachers. Teachers love when I suggest a podcast… Read More
Special Subjects: Dig Deeper into Earth Science
Are your students excited by earth science and just itching to dig deeper? No worries! The Walking Classroom provides plenty of support for this special subject! Part of physical science, or the study of non-living systems,… Read More
Awesome Educational Tool!
I am grateful for the opportunity to receive such an awesome educational tool that will allow my students to learn while exercising. The Walking Classroom is filled with tons of lessons. In listening to the podcasts,… Read More
Out-of-School Time Ideas: Strategies for Success
Implementing The Walking Classroom in an afterschool or other out-of-school time setting is a little different than rolling the program out in a classroom setting! Read on for some strategies (and a few extra tips!) we’ve… Read More
Teacher Tools: Graphic Organizers
Welcome to Teacher Tools! In this series, we share some of our favorite classroom “tools” — like graphic organizers! As visual displays, graphic organizers help all students (not just visual learners!) to see relationships among various… Read More
Meet the Scientist: Chris Tacker, Geologist
While many associate geology with the study of rocks, it encompasses far more than that! Geology is the study of the earth, its physical and chemical composition, and its structure, history, and natural resources. In fact,… Read More