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Division Problem from 7 GenGames Youtube Play list — If you’ve decided that summer came early and your children are going to spend the next however long this quarantine lasts watching stupid YouTube videos where celebrities stuff pickles up their nose, we won’t judge you. However, if you’d like some education to happen, check out this division play list, with animated videos that explain everything from what is a dividend to long division with remainders. All the videos are from one and a half to around three and a half minutes.

Yes, Your Kids Can Learn Division on YouTube

March 22, 2020 in Division / division / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / Math / Mathematics tagged long division by AnnMaria De Mars

Trail divided into fractions, from Fish Lake game — Today's post features another fraction problem contributed by a middle school student. This one teaches equivalent fractions and common denominators.

Part 2: Math Problems and Middle School Game Design Project

March 19, 2020 in Fifth Grade / fractions / Math / Sixth Grade tagged equivalent fractions / word problems by AnnMaria De Mars

Equivalent fractions, 9/12 and 3/4 — One way to teach students fractions is to have them write their own problems and give the answer. Next, have them solve and discuss each other's problems. Play the Fish Lake game to get some ideas of fractions problems.

Math Problems and Middle School Game Design Project: Part 1

March 18, 2020 in Educational Games / Fifth Grade / fractions / Math / Sixth Grade tagged equivalent fractions / student-written problems by AnnMaria De Mars

Choice screen with option of números and sociedad — If you actually ARE a bilingual teacher, you may already know what I’m going to say. In that case, read on to nod in agreement and feel superior. For me, this was one of the many things about education that only seemed obvious after I learned it. Our software was […]

Why Bilingual Teachers Need Our Bilingual Software

January 30, 2020 in AnnMaria / Cultural content / Educational Games / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

Eva feeding a giraffe — You may be a native speaker or your Spanish is limited to “margarita”. Either way, if you have Spanish-speaking students in your class, you have a bilingual classroom. I’m going to assume that you want all students in your classroom to be engaged and learning. If not, hopefully, you quit […]

Teaching statistics in your bilingual classroom

January 27, 2020 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

We think bilingual educational games are great (that’s why we make them), but it can’t be all fun and games. Just as we’ve done with our other games, we have supplemental teaching resources for our bilingual games – in both English and Spanish. If you’re on a budget, and who isn’t […]

Teaching bilingual kids? We can help

January 24, 2020 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources tagged 7 Generation Games / Teacher Resources by Diana Sanchez

Spanish video on timeline — You have one student – or fifteen students – in your classroom who have Spanish as a first language. Maybe you don’t speak Spanish. Maybe you do but those 15 students are at 10 different levels, from proficient in English to only knowing how to say, “May I go to […]

Bilingual Resources for Any Teacher

January 23, 2020 in 7GenGames / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

We'll canoe another 2/5 tomorrow - example from like denominators (common denominator) lesson — To add fractions there are three simple steps: Step 1: Make sure the bottom numbers (the denominators) are the same. Step 2: Add the top numbers (the numerators), put that answer over the denominator. Step 3: Simplify the fraction (if needed) We believe that children learn from multiple examples in multiple situations. I’m sure you, oh […]

Math Lesson – Adding like fractions (with a common denominator)

January 19, 2020 in Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / fractions / Sixth Grade tagged Common denominator / equivalent fractions / like denominators by AnnMaria De Mars

On a twitter education chat, people were discussing, “What education conferences would you recommend?” You missed it this year, since it ended today, but I have one for you for next year. First of all, the cost for the Wyoming Native American Education Conference is an unbelievable $25. Yes, you […]

Hidden Jewel: Wyoming Native American Education Conference

November 20, 2019 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources tagged Native American heritage month by AnnMaria De Mars

It’s the end of the week and that means that it’s time for the Freebie Friday. Today’s freebie is a video on how tobacco is considered sacred by most Native American tribes. The video talks about the way that tribes use tobacco and the reasons behind it. You can view […]

Freebie Friday: Tobacco is Considered Sacred by Most Native American ...

November 15, 2019 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Cultural Content / Freebie Friday / Native American heritage month by Diana Sanchez

Before I started working here, my knowledge of Native American history was what I learned in middle school, basically a watered down unit on The Trail of Tears. There is so much more history than what is taught in schools, – and at 7 Generation Games, we work really hard […]

My Top 5 Native American History Video Resources

November 14, 2019 in Educational Resources / Intern Diaries tagged Native American heritage month by Sabrena Youngerman

Pyramids are a likely icon on a time line — If you’re a teacher, you probably know that time lines are actually a Social Studies standard, not math. However, that seems like splitting hairs to us. We’re all about teaching math in context and we know from experience that many students struggle with timelines that have dates before the year […]

Lesson Plan: Timelines

September 20, 2019 in Educational Games / History / Seventh Grade / Sixth Grade by Daniel Mondaca