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SBG READ modules focused on fighting racism bit.ly/SBGREAD

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Virtual College Tours, Virtual Reality Education

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Experience 1,000+ colleges & universities in virtual reality. Narrow your college choices with the best virtual experiences of schools worldwide.

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Make math class everyone's favorite part of the day with

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Hands-on activities to help kids experience math in a whole new way

All lessons aligned to K-5 math standards

Select from a suite of activities that best serve student needs

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Shows how lessons tap common sense, research-proven practices:

Giving students hands-on learning opportunities

Letting students engage in productive struggle and the thrill of victory

Revealing the math in students' favorite aspects of daily life

Facilitating creative problem-solving

We are currently recruiting partner schools and districts to pilot these innovative math lessons together with the supporting professional development sessions at low cost. For more information, contact Shayna Sackett-Gable, Director of Pedagogy, at shayna@bedtimemath.org.

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Lively math lessons for the K-5 classroom Hands-on activities to help kids experience math in a whole new way All lessons aligned to K-5 math standards Select from a suite of activities that best serve student needs Teacher PD Co-developed with Columbia Teachers College Shows how lessons tap common sense,

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We all catch feelings from time to time. No matter our age , gender, background, or personality, we all feel the same feelings. But sometimes our Club members might not know how they are actually feeling or what to do about their feelings. That's where emotional check-ins can help!

Try to incorporate emotional check-ins into your program every day. For example, start off each day by doing a quick 1 minute check-in with youth as they enter your program space, again in the middle of program when you sense they are getting a little bit antsy, and at the end as you wrap up before they move on to their next activity. These emotional check-ins can be formal and structured, or informal and on the fly. The important thing is you are teaching your Club members to intentionally identify, reflect on, and share about their emotions. The check-ins give you the opportunity to get a sense of how members are feeling, and who might need a little more help.

Here are 5 easy emotional check-in ideas!

Internal Weather Report: Ask youth, "If your mood were the weather, what what would it be?" For example, if you're angry it could be a thunderstorm, or if you're happy it could be sunny. Give everyone a chance to think, then have everyone share with the group. They can choose to explain and elaborate on their feelings, or not.

Ask members, "Rank your mood today on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the worst mood and 10 being the best." Have them share with the group by showing their ranking on their hands. They can choose to explain and elaborate on their ranking, or not.

Ask members , "If your current mood were a song or movie, what would it be?" For example, if you're having a great day your song could be "Happy" by Pharrell, or if you're grumpy your movie could be "The Grinch." Give everyone a chance to think, then have everyone share with the group. They can choose to explain and elaborate on their feelings, or not.

Ask members to think of their "high and low" of the day - this is the best thing that happened to them during the day, and the worst thing that happened to them. Give everyone a chance to think, then have everyone share with the group. They can choose to explain and elaborate on their feelings, or not.

Ask members to think of their "rose, bud, and thorn" of the day - this is the best thing that happened to them during the day (rose), something they're looking forward to (bud), and the worst thing that happened to them today (thorn). Give everyone a chance to think, then go around the circle and have everyone share with the group. They can choose to explain and elaborate on their day and feelings, or not.

Ultimately, it's important for youth to know that it is OK to feel how they are feeling - everyone experiences a range of emotions every single day. It's normal to feel sad, excited, angry, calm, or nervous every day, multiple times a day. What matters is how youth cope with these feelings.

Want more reflection and check-in ideas? Check out the YD Toolbox app!

What are your favorite emotional check-ins? What other activities do you use to help youth identify their emotional state? Share in the comments, on the BGCA Youth Development Facebook page, or email ClubXBlog@bgca.org!

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Welcome Kate Endries, Director of Health & Wellness at BGCA, back to the ClubX Blog! We all catch feelings from time to time. No matter our age, gender, background, or personality, we all feel the same feelings. But sometimes our Club members might not know how they are actually feeling or what to do about...

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Parents and teachers are working together to fill the gap in instruction during the COVID-19 school closures. Access free online tools and distance learning materials in this collection, PreK-12.

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Coronavirus School Closures - Free Online Resources

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Parents and teachers are working together to fill the gap in instruction during the COVID-19 school closures. Access free online tools and distance learning materials in this collection, PreK-12.

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The Westbank club has been filming content this week!

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Technovation Families - AI Education for Families

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Explore, play, and build with Artificial Intelligence as a family. Create AI-based solutions to problems in your community, together.

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Stress-free science lessons for K-5 distance learning

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Lessons that focus on how I Matter, You Matter, and We Matter

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EDUCATion resources for everyone You matter to us. We are all experiencing a new normal right now and it is challenging teachers, educators, families, parents, and students alike. everyone. At Every Monday Matters, we want to do our part to help all of you thrive...

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Inspired by scavenger hunts, Goosechase is an online platform that helps you create interactive experiences.
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Habitudes- Middle and High School Leadership

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Middle School & High School Leadership Programs & Curriculum

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The Habitudes program includes leadership training courses to help prepare middle school and high school students be the leaders of tomorrow. Learn how our curriculum can help your students learn valuable life skills today.

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WE Schools focus on innovative, service-learning programs to empower youth to make positive change

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Hip Hop Civics Ed

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Leon Ford was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. He is a community leader, activist, mentor, and motivational speaker. Leon's entry into activism was sparked after experiencing a life-threatening act of police brutality.

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Character and Leadership building for youth

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Virtual, 1 or 2 Day SEL & Character Workshops

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Upcoming trainings as you head into the 2019-2020 school year! Click here to see the dates and locations near you.

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Consistent, free webinars that are relevant and practical to provide ongoing support.

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Habitat for Humanity Youth Advocacy Toolkit

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These free online tools and resources for music teachers include lesson plans, activities, summative and formative assessments, video examples, & more.

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Help students understand the connections between art and the environment of Guinea, animal anatomy, and the cultural context of the Banda mask with the help of viewing questions and a dance activity in the Museum's African Art galleries.

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Search for lesson plans that integrate learning about works of art in your classroom.

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Models of Excellence- Center for Student Projects

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Peek behind the curtain at the story behind amazing projects: Better World Projects here Created in collaboration with Harvard Graduate School of Education, Models of Excellence is an open resource featuring exemplary pre-K to 12th-grade student work. Learn more about why student work matters.

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Peek behind the curtain at the story behind amazing projects: Better World Projects here Created in collaboration with Harvard Graduate School of Education, Models of Excellence is an open resource featuring exemplary pre-K to 12th-grade student work. Learn more about why student work matters.

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Welcome to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Digital Resource Portal for teachers. The portal includes curriculum materials with supports such as PowerPoints, worksheets, videos, biographies, teaching tips, and more. For more information on booking a field trip, classroom visit, or videoconference program, visit our Program Offerings page.

Portal terms of use statement: The materials and audiovisual components in the Resource Portal are designed for educational use only and are intended solely for instruction in a classroom setting. Materials and multimedia elements are not to be shared or used for any other purpose.

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Cooking with Kids: Recipes, Books & More | America’s Test Kitchen Kids

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In case we haven't officially met, let me introduce myself.

Hi! I'm Lotus. :)

I am a homeschool mom to a 5th grader and 7th grader, we live in the Los Angeles area, and over the past 7 years, we've been using art history as the central theme in our homeschool.

We've had so much fun on our art adventures, I wanted to share our ideas with other homeschool moms, co-op leaders, and classroom teachers like YOU... and so, Art History Kids was born.

When I started Art History Kids, my son was in kindergarten. As a first-year homeschooling mom, I was searching online for an art history curriculum to supplement the all-inclusive curriculum we were using for our other subjects. Our curriculum had lots of art activities, but no art appreciation, and no art history.

I'd alredy been taking our kids to art museums since they were babies... but the trips were informal and casual- we'd just go and look. It was purely for fun, and there was no agenda, no "lesson," and no discussion outside of me answering their questions.

Once he started kindergarten, I wanted my son to begin to think about the things we'd already seen together, and to do some hands-on activities that would get him involved in a kinesthetic way and help him to remember the things we were discussing.

As hard as I looked... I couldn't find any good art history studies for kids his age that I liked.

What I did find was either:

1. Way too simplified (introducing the artist at a level that was so basic, all of the meaningful information about their art was completely lost.) Or...

2. Totally boring. Like, I'm talking about lesson plans that were supposedly for early elementary, but read like college book reports. Not something my son (or I) would be inspired by.

All I wanted was something that would help to introduce an artist in a fun way that was also somewhat educational... and I couldn't find it.
So, since there didn't seem to be any resources to help guide kids through the magnificent world of art history that were informational and engaging... I decided I'd create one.

I'm passionate about finding fun new ways to support young artists and to get kids who are new to art history super excited about the fascinating personalities of the artists, and all of the interesting art out there for us to discover and explore.

My background helps me to combine the elements of learning and fun! I have a degree from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena (giving me insights into the endlessly fascinating world of art history), and I've homeschooled our 2 kids for the past 5 years (giving me the real-world experience of knowing how to introduce art with a kid-friendly tone and meaningful content balance that is so important in getting kids engaged, involved, and eager for more!
Art History Kids mission is simple: to introduce kids to art, invite them to come to their own conclusions, and encourage them to tap into their own individual creativity as they make art.
So, what are you waiting for? Start making colorful memories together today! You can get started with some fun ideas from the blog, or come chat in our free Facebook group!

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In case we haven't officially met, let me introduce myself. Hi! I'm Lotus. :) I am a homeschool mom to a 5th grader and 7th grader, we live in the Los Angeles area, and over the past 7 years, we've been using art history as the central theme in our homeschool.

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While most children's museums have temporarily closed in response to coronavirus (COVID-19), hundreds of ACM members around the world are now offering virtual programming to support playful learning at home! Follow children's museum activities on social media with the hashtag #ChildrensMuseumsatHome.

To update or add your children's museum's activities, contact ACM.

Search by museum name, location, or type of activity.

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While most children's museums have temporarily closed in response to coronavirus (COVID-19), hundreds of ACM members around the world are now offering virtual programming to support playful learning at home! Follow children's museum activities on social media with the hashtag #ChildrensMuseumsatHome. To update or add your children's museum's activities, contact ACM.

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Learn about the protests happening in cities around the world.

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A Boys & Girls Club website for kids and teens to discover their passions.

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Here's a link to a padlet from another BGCA training focused on tutoring

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80 Tips for Remote Learning From Seasoned Educators (Published 2020)

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Twenty-eight middle and high school teachers from The New York Times Teaching Project tell us how they’re navigating remote instruction this fall.

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Did you know Career Launch has videos? Watch with teens and then discuss together

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Fun Book Club and literacy activities and links for great scary stories.

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Fun Book Club and literacy activities and links for great scary stories.

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Book Club Summer Camp Scary Stories Edgar Alan Poe

The youth's favorite summer camp Book Club session this summer and most listened to nightly read.