Cut out the shapes and paste to make a picture. Choose from red circles, orange rectangles, yellow triangles, green quadrilaterals, blue pentagons, purple hexagons, and rainbow heptagons (that's a seven-sided figure!). Are there heptagons at your party?
Snip out your square spotter, we’re going on a square hunt! Ask a grown-up to help you stick it to cardboard and cut it out. Take your spotter around classroom, the house, or out and about. Hold it in front of things to see if they’re squares. Check off the things you find. Found some more? Draw them!
In Uruk and the Dark Side of Civilization, archaeologist and historian Richard Miles explains how the first cities brought advancement as well as progress and oppression. As people specialized their skills, civilization became more stratified. Miles examines the archaeological evidence that violence occurred in one of the first Mesopotamian cities, Uruk. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Ancient Worlds, an epic series with archaeologist and historian Richard Miles as he explores the roots of civilization from Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire.
"One day, Two, Four, Six, Eight, and Ten (the "Evens"_ were hanging out, snapping their fingers like a bunch of cool cats. The friends danced their way out of the alley. The evens were all made of Twos! And if you add Ten, they're all still... made of Twos! Now it was the Odd Blocks' turn for a dance." What will happen next?
Happy holidays! With so many celebrations all over the globe during this season, it's the perfect time to teach your Grade 3–5 students about winter holidays around the world. Make copies of this mini-book (simply print on both sides flipped on the short edge, stack, and fold to assemble) for your students and invite them to read about each holiday and complete a simple report page full of questions, coloring, drawing, favorite facts, and more. Here are the eight winter holidays covered:
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Diwali: A Hindu Festival of Lights celebrating the victory of light over darkness, with lamps, fireworks, and family gatherings.
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St. Lucia Day: A Scandinavian holiday honoring St. Lucia, featuring processions with candles and special buns to bring light during the dark winter.
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Las Posadas: A Mexican tradition reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter, celebrated with processions, songs, and parties.
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Hanukkah: A Jewish holiday celebrating the miracle of the Temple’s menorah oil lasting eight days, marked with candles, dreidel games, and fried foods.
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Winter Solstice: The shortest day and longest night of the year, celebrated by many cultures as the return of the sun with feasts and light-themed traditions.
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Christmas: A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, often marked with gift-giving, decorations, and family gatherings.
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Kwanzaa: A weeklong African American celebration honoring African heritage and the Seven Principles through candles, reflection, and community activities.
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Lunar New Year: An Asian cultural holiday welcoming the new year on the lunar calendar, celebrated with family reunions, special foods, and traditions for good luck.
Discover the wild side of the underwater world in this video playlist! Meet the ocean's most unusual characters — from glowing anglerfish and toothy piranhas to spiky lionfish and balloon-like pufferfish. These 10 short clips from BBC favorites like Deadly 60 and Blue Planet reveal the surprising ways these strange fish hunt, hide, and survive. Packed with fun facts and jaw-dropping moments, it’s perfect for curious kids and adults alike!
In How Dogs Understand Us, host Harith Iskander explores how dogs process human speech. Research suggests that dogs think similarly to humans, as their brains use the left side to understand the meaning of words and the right side to interpret emotions or tone. By studying dog brains in an MRI machine, scientists have discovered that dogs not only hear what we say but also feel the emotions behind it. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
In Left-Brained or Right-Brained?, host Harith Iskander explains how early studies suggested that the left side of the brain was responsible for logical thinking and the right side for creativity and intuition. However, more recent research has shown that the brain works in a much more connected and complex way than originally thought. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
In Exploring Umami and the Science of MSG, host Harith Iskander explores the savory taste known as umami, first discovered by Professor Ikeda in 1909. He isolated glutamate and combined it with salt and water to create monosodium glutamate (MSG). While MSG was once thought to cause negative side effects, scientific investigations have since disproven these claims. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
Dive into a world of shapes with the Numberblocks! Perfect for PreK–Grade 2 students, this bundle turns geometry into a playful adventure! From counting sides to a square scavenger hunt, these seven printables transform tricky concepts into fun activities your learners will love. Here's some of what's included:
- Square Meal: Cut out the pictures and paste to make a meal for Four and his friends.
- Rectangle Race: Grab a friend to play this game. Who will finish first?
- Super Shapes: Help the Numberblocks do some grouping and matching!
Want more? We have tons on the site. Just search "Numberblocks"!
With these Alphablocks cards, you can play four fun learning games:
- Pick a letter sound and think of as many words as you can that start with it.
- Pick an Alphablock and describe it. Can your friend guess which one it is?
- Say the sound each picture starts with to guess who's on the other side!
- Think of a describing word to go with each picture. Wobbly jelly! Stripy sock! Your turn...
Snip out these dominoes and grab a mate to play this fun matching game! Grab a grown-up and snip out along the dashed lines only. To play:
- Share the dominoes evenly with your grown-up or a friend. The first player puts any domino down on a table.
- The second player needs to try and put a domino next to it that matches one side of the other player's domino.
- If you don't have a matching domino, miss a turn. The first one to lay down all their dominoes is the winner!
Cut out the shapes and paste to make a picture. Choose from red circles, orange rectangles, yellow triangles, green quadrilaterals, blue pentagons, purple hexagons, and rainbow heptagons (that's a seven-sided figure!). Are there heptagons at your party?
Snip out your square spotter, we’re going on a square hunt! Ask a grown-up to help you stick it to cardboard and cut it out. Take your spotter around classroom, the house, or out and about. Hold it in front of things to see if they’re squares. Check off the things you find. Found some more? Draw them!
In Uruk and the Dark Side of Civilization, archaeologist and historian Richard Miles explains how the first cities brought advancement as well as progress and oppression. As people specialized their skills, civilization became more stratified. Miles examines the archaeological evidence that violence occurred in one of the first Mesopotamian cities, Uruk. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Ancient Worlds, an epic series with archaeologist and historian Richard Miles as he explores the roots of civilization from Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire.
"One day, Two, Four, Six, Eight, and Ten (the "Evens"_ were hanging out, snapping their fingers like a bunch of cool cats. The friends danced their way out of the alley. The evens were all made of Twos! And if you add Ten, they're all still... made of Twos! Now it was the Odd Blocks' turn for a dance." What will happen next?
Happy holidays! With so many celebrations all over the globe during this season, it's the perfect time to teach your Grade 3–5 students about winter holidays around the world. Make copies of this mini-book (simply print on both sides flipped on the short edge, stack, and fold to assemble) for your students and invite them to read about each holiday and complete a simple report page full of questions, coloring, drawing, favorite facts, and more. Here are the eight winter holidays covered:
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Diwali: A Hindu Festival of Lights celebrating the victory of light over darkness, with lamps, fireworks, and family gatherings.
-
St. Lucia Day: A Scandinavian holiday honoring St. Lucia, featuring processions with candles and special buns to bring light during the dark winter.
-
Las Posadas: A Mexican tradition reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter, celebrated with processions, songs, and parties.
-
Hanukkah: A Jewish holiday celebrating the miracle of the Temple’s menorah oil lasting eight days, marked with candles, dreidel games, and fried foods.
-
Winter Solstice: The shortest day and longest night of the year, celebrated by many cultures as the return of the sun with feasts and light-themed traditions.
-
Christmas: A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, often marked with gift-giving, decorations, and family gatherings.
-
Kwanzaa: A weeklong African American celebration honoring African heritage and the Seven Principles through candles, reflection, and community activities.
-
Lunar New Year: An Asian cultural holiday welcoming the new year on the lunar calendar, celebrated with family reunions, special foods, and traditions for good luck.
Discover the wild side of the underwater world in this video playlist! Meet the ocean's most unusual characters — from glowing anglerfish and toothy piranhas to spiky lionfish and balloon-like pufferfish. These 10 short clips from BBC favorites like Deadly 60 and Blue Planet reveal the surprising ways these strange fish hunt, hide, and survive. Packed with fun facts and jaw-dropping moments, it’s perfect for curious kids and adults alike!
In How Dogs Understand Us, host Harith Iskander explores how dogs process human speech. Research suggests that dogs think similarly to humans, as their brains use the left side to understand the meaning of words and the right side to interpret emotions or tone. By studying dog brains in an MRI machine, scientists have discovered that dogs not only hear what we say but also feel the emotions behind it. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
In Left-Brained or Right-Brained?, host Harith Iskander explains how early studies suggested that the left side of the brain was responsible for logical thinking and the right side for creativity and intuition. However, more recent research has shown that the brain works in a much more connected and complex way than originally thought. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
In Exploring Umami and the Science of MSG, host Harith Iskander explores the savory taste known as umami, first discovered by Professor Ikeda in 1909. He isolated glutamate and combined it with salt and water to create monosodium glutamate (MSG). While MSG was once thought to cause negative side effects, scientific investigations have since disproven these claims. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
Dive into a world of shapes with the Numberblocks! Perfect for PreK–Grade 2 students, this bundle turns geometry into a playful adventure! From counting sides to a square scavenger hunt, these seven printables transform tricky concepts into fun activities your learners will love. Here's some of what's included:
- Square Meal: Cut out the pictures and paste to make a meal for Four and his friends.
- Rectangle Race: Grab a friend to play this game. Who will finish first?
- Super Shapes: Help the Numberblocks do some grouping and matching!
Want more? We have tons on the site. Just search "Numberblocks"!
With these Alphablocks cards, you can play four fun learning games:
- Pick a letter sound and think of as many words as you can that start with it.
- Pick an Alphablock and describe it. Can your friend guess which one it is?
- Say the sound each picture starts with to guess who's on the other side!
- Think of a describing word to go with each picture. Wobbly jelly! Stripy sock! Your turn...
Snip out these dominoes and grab a mate to play this fun matching game! Grab a grown-up and snip out along the dashed lines only. To play:
- Share the dominoes evenly with your grown-up or a friend. The first player puts any domino down on a table.
- The second player needs to try and put a domino next to it that matches one side of the other player's domino.
- If you don't have a matching domino, miss a turn. The first one to lay down all their dominoes is the winner!