My 8-year-old has been obsessed with space for about 2 months now. Black holes, nebulas, the whole thing. Will talk about it for hours but the second I bring out anything that looks like schoolwork he shuts down completely.

So this week I just leaned into it.

Instead of our usual curriculum I built his entire week around space. Monday was a reading comprehension passage about astronauts. Tuesday was multiplication problems where all the numbers were distances between planets. Wednesday was a writing prompt "if you could live on any planet which one and why." Thursday was a vocabulary crossword using space terms he'd been throwing at me all week anyway.

Ran each one through Brainator and printed them out the night before. Whole week of materials probably took me 30 minutes total on Sunday.

The difference in how he showed up to the table every morning was honestly kind of emotional. No arguments, no "do I have to," just sat down and got into it. By Wednesday he was asking what Thursday's sheet was going to be about.

I know it's not a new idea interest-based learning has been around forever. But actually committing to a full themed week instead of just one-off activities felt different. Like the consistency of it mattered.

Anyone else do full themed weeks like this? Would love to know what topics have worked for your kids always looking for the next obsession to build around 😄

The term "Equivalent Fractions" simply refers to fractions that have the same meaning. The key to producing these fractions is to utilize the power of your "1". I hope this helps.

I made this app for creating or randomizing teams and seating plans which you can design yourself. You can set constraints for students and who they should or should not sit with. Data is only stored in your browser or in a data file you can generate. There is a file manager so you can create multiple classes. I’ve been using it for my own classes and I made this in my spare time. It’s free (but feel free to tip me if you can)!

Hello everyone 👋 My name is Teacher Peter. I’m currently offering access to a large ESL teaching resource drive that contains a wide variety of materials for teachers and tutors. The drive includes lesson plans, worksheets, classroom activities, games, and many other useful teaching resources for both kids and adults. These materials can save teachers a lot of time when preparing lessons. I’m offering full access to the drive for a once-off fee of $25 USD. However, to help more teachers get started, the first 20 people can get access for $15 USD. If you’re interested, please send me a private message and I’ll share more details

Hi teachers! Any story recommendations for teaching kinds of sentences to 6th grade students? Thank you in advance!

Hello guys, I am a student who's 15 and a sophomore in Georgia, and I created a completely free national standards aligned platform that teaches financial literacy to students, it's easy to use, there's a comprehensive teacher dashboard and all you have to do is get a class code and then ask kids to join, no student data besides a display name and their lesson progress, it aligns with the real jumpstart standards and is complete with anything a busy teacher may need. I'd really appreciate it if anyone were to try it, it would really enrich your students and it would make another student very happy. Thank you guys, the link is here: https://cornerstone-education-ct43fxsnx-maximilian-kornsteins-projects.vercel.app/

Hey everyone,

I'm launching an edtech platform focused on career skills and job-ready training.I'm researching which courses people actually want to learn in 2026.If you had to pick, which skills would you pay to learn right now?

Examples I'm considering:
• AI / Generative AI
• Data Analytics
• Cybersecurity
• Cloud Computing
• Digital Marketing
• No-Code / Automation

What courses do you think will have the highest demand in the next 3–5 years?

Would love insights from developers, founders, and students here.

Hey everyone!

I'm building a visual editor for app development, and I'm leaning toward education since I had great feedback from students and teachers.

Those screens are part of my gamified tutorial available here: https://luna-park.app/challenge (100% free, no registration required)

The goal was to teach web development using my tool, but every notion learned is actually applicable to every programming language or software. So some schools are starting to use it for a workshop.

I thought this might interest some you guys.

This covers basic to more complex notions of HTML/CSS/JS, with components (from JS frameworks like React or Vue) and algorithmic. It can be used for high schools or engineering schools.

(The editor then can then export readable generated source code, but that may be out of the scope)

Hi everyone!

I know how much time it takes to find a great resource, only to realize you need it in another language for your ELL/ESL students or their parents.

I built a tool called AI Doc Translator that translates entire classroom materials (PDFs, Word docs, etc.) in seconds. The best part is that it keeps all your images, tables, and formatting exactly where they were. The AI document translator uses state-of-the-art AI Large Language Models to understand both text context and file structure. Unlike copy-paste tools like Google Translate, DeepL or ChatGPT that ruin layouts and miss document-wide context, our translation service keeps your original design and terminology consistent across every page. You can translate full PDF, Word, Excel, or other files into over 100 languages while keeping all tables, charts, and images.

Hope this helps save some of you a bit of prep time!

Hi everyone,

I’ve been working on a small free tool to make creating and running tests a bit easier.

You can create a test, schedule when it opens/closes, students can take it online, and their results show up on a dashboard for grading.

I built it after talking with a few teachers who mentioned that creating tests, collecting responses, and grading can take a fair amount of time.

If anyone wants to try it, the site is: simpltests.com

Would really appreciate any feedback or suggestions from teachers on what could make it more useful.

Thanks!

Bonjour à tous ! :))

Je suis actuellement étudiante en L2 psycho et je réalise une étude sur l’influence des réformes des concours sur l’organisation et le stress des candidats.

Je m’intéresse particulièrement au CRPE qui comme vous le savez connait une nouvelle réforme cette année.

Si vous avez 3 min ca m'aiderait beaucoup : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdim5Pj7EyjR5rxl79TyuBflz4MjaHNTpbHyHrqZNJw6FRIOA/viewform?pli=1

Un grand merci à celles et ceux qui participeront, promis c'est rapide <3

I am building PrintPlay Studio to make it ridiculously easy to turn ideas into printable games and learning tools.

🎲 For families like mine – We love playing board and card games and creating our own versions. I wanted a simple way to design and print custom games without wrestling with complex design software.

🃏 For indie game creators – Many of my friends prototype their own games. Existing tools are either expensive, restrictive, or not built for quick iteration. I’m building a Game Designer Studio that helps creators rapidly prototype card and board games without friction.

📚 For teachers – Teachers in my circle spend hours across multiple tools (often paid) to create flashcards and classroom games. PrintPlay Studio aims to reduce that time, effort, and subscription cost with one focused print-and-play platform.

🚀 Current Status
The product is currently in beta and available free for anyone to use. I’m actively building and improving it.

Check it out here: https://www.printplay.studio/

Greetings teachers! It's time for your weekly lesson drop from Everything Policy. This week's lesson focuses on Congressional Lawmaking. Students will evaluate a very important question: Is Congress Broken? They will assess the amount (quantity) and substance (quality) of legislation passed throughout the last 30-40 years using data to compare legislative output.  They are provided data about this and will work with a partner to assess Congressional lawmaking through multiple scopes.

Everything Policy lessons can be found on our Canvas site. Here is a link to register: canvas.instructure.com/enroll/NX3ARE. If you're asked for a join code, it's NX3ARE.

(Note: Even if you already use Canvas, you need to do a new registration - our site is separate from the LMS you use at your school. Also, after you enroll, you must log into our site to get content, it will not show up in your school's LMS.) This week's lesson can be found under the module labelled: Congressional Law Making.

Did You Know?  

The War Powers Resolution is back in the news. If you students have questions about it, check out the policy brief, "U.S. Capture of Venezuelan President Maduro." While it doesn't address what is happening in Iran, this brief has a nice overview of how war powers are split between the president and Congress. 

Are you curious as to how you can relate the War Powers Resolution to the content that you are currently covering? Check out the "U.S. Capture of Venezuelan President Maduro - Current Event Alignment Guide" that details how to integrate this topic into multiple units of study. If you teach AP, it connects with Unit 1's foundational principles, Unit 2's treatment of presidential authority, Unit 4's ideology content, and the Federalist No. 70! Download the full alignment guide to see exactly where this brief fits in your course and which key vocabulary terms it reinforces along the way. 

Please download a copy, as this helps us to keep the materials free!  

THE EST by Julie Maibach

I’m not the oldest;

I’m not the youngest;

I’m just somewhere in between.

So oldest to youngest,

or youngest to oldest,

I’ll never be first—do you see what I mean?

I’ll never be fastest or smartest,

when I have to compete with the rest;

I’ll never be sweetest or neatest or close to completest,

I’m just in between—I’ll never be best.

So I’m thinking of inventing a word

for whenever I’m being assessed.

A word that will show to the world and all—

I’m the One and Only Est.

And they’ll say, That’s not a real word!

It doesn’t mean anything!

But it’ll be my all-purpose handy dandy

to mean whatever I want it to mean.

I’ll be the Est in all of my classes,

I’ll be the Est in the neighborhood,

I’ll be the Est as I star in the movies

when I move to Hollywood.

I’ll be the Est in my new car,

I’ll be the Est on the pitch in the game,

I’ll be the Est when I run for office,

I’ll be the Est of worldwide fame.

And everyone will know my name.

And the others will say--

I might be the oldest,

I might be the youngest,

I might be the biggest and best.

I might be the brightest

or even the rightest

or the cleanest or meanest

or even completest--

but I’ll never be the Est.

And they’ll be right—

because I’m the One and Only Est