Smart 365 Days a Year
From making a monster mask to going on a bike photo safari, 365 Smart Afterschool Activities will let kids’ imaginations soar with terrifically fun things to do during those valuable afterschool hours and beyond.
What Happened to Women in Computer Science?
Some of you are aware that periodically Google will offer little coding projects on their home search page. I like to partake in those,they are actually fun. The program that…
Who Wants to Play?
Would you like to infuse a burst of fun in your program? Transform groups into cohesive and caring teams? Do it all while playing games! Great Group Games has over 175 Games to wipe out boredom.
Telling Your Afterschool Story Webinar
Telling Your Afterschool Story: Strategies for Effective Advocacy at the Local, State and Federal Levels Thursday, December 11, 2014 1:00-2:00pm EST Webinar Description: Though often left off of after school…
Adventures in Peacemaking
Another great resource for those after school teachers looking for ways to resolve conflict in their after school program. Is peacekeeping becoming the focus of your program instead of your day to day planned activities? Are children working together and you would like to continue the trend?
Kids React to Old Cameras
This is a wonderful video to watch with your students (has a learning component). The youtube video also has links to other reaction videos.
Challenging Behavior in Young Children
Challenging Behavior in Young Children, Understanding, Preventing, and Responding Effectively provides in-depth background information and strategies to help pre-service and practicing teachers understand, prevent, and address the behavior problems found often in after school programs.
Crowdfunding
I'm sure most of you may know the word "crowdfunding". For those of you who don't, Wikipedia defines it as "the practice of funding a project or venture by raising…
Everyone Wins!
Looking for new games and activities for your after school program? Great! We always have a resource for that. Everyone Wins! Cooperative Games and Activities is packing with over 150 games and activities for children in our programs.
Giveaways and Grants
Quill’s Coolest Classroom Chair Ever! Giveaway Sponsor: Quill.com Enter by November 20 No. of Winners 4 Selection: 12/1/2014 Prizes Four lucky teachers will each receive one Safco® Runtz™ 4755BL Ball…