I’m unboxing a huge MindWare delivery filled with brainy games and toys for my classroom. From magnetic design sets and viral Upsy Daisy flowers to Colorforms, Leaps and Legends, cooperative board ...

Creating board games based on vocabulary helps upper elementary students learn, build confidence, and have fun at the same ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. For years, John Miller, a 7th-grade history teacher in King City, struggled to engage ...

The new question-of-the-week is: Do games have a role in teaching and learning in the classroom? If so, how should they be used? Games are often used in the classroom. However, what makes them ...

Every week at the Nysmith School in Herndon, Virginia, Philip Baselice breaks out a game to teach his class about key world events. Baselice teaches history to middle schoolers, and game-based ...

Let’s be honest: If a student had a choice between playing a game or doing a math worksheet, he’d pick the game 100 percent of the time. That doesn’t mean teachers have to turn over their classrooms ...

Incorporating game elements into lessons helps students feel more motivated and excited to participate. As a fourth-grade teacher, I’ve seen how gamification can transform a regular lesson into ...

Last school year, Holly Swartz decided to turn her 1st grade classroom into a galaxy far, far away. She created a giant, nine-weeks-long “Star Wars” game for her class, dividing her students into ...

In an effort to curtail how much time young people spend playing video games, China has banned students from playing them during the school week and limits them to just one hour per day on Fridays, ...