If you ever have to stifle a yawn while teaching the same old thing in the same old ways, just imagine how your students feel. If you're bored, they are too! No matter how great a teacher you are, there will be days when you are short on time, resources, energy, or ideas. When your lesson plan simply says, "See Page 47" (Yawn!), you know it's time to shake things up with Boredom Busters! Educator Katie Powell packs a wealth of lesson twists, games, and activities into Boredom Busters. The Worksheet Busters, Lecture Busters, and Homework Busters she shares work for all grade levels to create engaging, memorable, meaningful learning experiences for your students. Imagine your students' response when you tell them to fold their worksheet into a paper airplane, answer questions on colorful balls, or unfurl a giant board game across the floor. Curious? Your students will be too. And they'll want to come back for more! "Love, love, love this book by Katie Powell! As someone who uses brain research as the foundation of all I do, I can tell you that Katie hits the nail on the head with this one." --LaVonna Roth, creator and founder of Ignite Your S.H.I.N.E.(R) "Boredom Busters is literally a treasure trove of ideas and activities to help any teacher stay engaged with students, even when the coffee maker is on the fritz!" --Marlena Gross-Taylor, founder of @EduGladiators, author, and speaker "Boredom Busters is a creative masterpiece!" --Phyllis Fagell, author of Middle School Matters and Washington Post contributor "Boredom Busters is a dynamic playbook of teaching strategies that can add life, rigor, and relevance to any lesson plan with minimal prep and zero added cost." --John Meehan, author of EDrenaline Rush

Contains 365 games, crafts, and other activities for each day of the year.

Waldo’s ultimate antidote to “there’s nothing to do” brims with searches, puzzles, and games of all stripes — plus a five-minute challenge on each page. Flying off on vacation or taking a long car ride? Stuck inside for hours on a rainy day? Fend off boredom with this hefty compendium of searches and activities featuring everyone’s favorite wanderer and his wily friends. You’ll find mazes, matching games, connect-the-dots, coloring pages, word searches, quizzes, and more, all guaranteed to occupy sharp-eyed fans.

Suggests a variety of both indoor and outdoor activities which relate to nature, the environment, ecology, music, sky watching, backyard fun, the neighborhood, and the wider world.

An activity book that acts as a companion to the TV series Brain games.

This exciting activity book for kids has over 250 ideas to keep them entertained and screen-free! Includes everything you need to play checkers, chess, and more! Way more. Whether it's a rainy day or a sunny afternoon, you'll find plenty to make, play, and do. There’s something in it for everyone. A good balance of creative and outdoor activities in one huge illustrated guide with board games included. With everything from writing a story to creating your own obstacle course or making paper airplanes to recycling, you'll be hard-pressed to find a child who can't find something to enjoy in this kids ebook. Packed with fun facts and rainy (or not so rainy) day activities, it's the perfect boredom buster for screen-free, on-the-go entertainment, nurturing children’s natural curiosity and imagination. While there are activities that might require purchasing some craft supplies, plenty only requires your imagination or things that you can find around the house or garden. What's great is that it's designed to encourage children to put their own spin on anything they try in some way or another. What sets this educational book apart is the box at the back with everything you need to play checkers, chess, and snakes-and-ladders. The playing pieces are made from card, and you get to build the dice yourself. Some activities require an adult to join in on the fun, but overall, it gives a lot of freedom and gender-neutral fun. Get creative and even dramatic to build confidence and bust boredom in many different ways. Never Be Bored Again! This ebook contains more than 250 awesome things for you to make and do. Put down your electronic device and unleash the power of your brain with challenges, crafts, creative learning, and oh-so-many cool games for kids. Put on a play - write the script, make props, and more. Play some of the cool road trip games like I-Spy and storytelling. Perform magic tricks, write a song, discover all the different games you can play with a frisbee. The list goes on! With so many fun activities for kids to try, here is a small taste of what you'll get up to: - Write a story - Make a bee hotel - Create an obstacle course - Learn some super cool illusions - Invent a board game of your own design - And much, much more!

Helping teachers bust frustration before it even begins! Frustration is universal, even for the most effective and experienced teachers. The steady drip of forgotten pencils, classroom disruptions, and unrealistic expectations can chip away at our resolve, creating a chasm between our love of teaching and our ability to continue happily in our chosen profession. Even more, frustrated teachers pass their stress on to students, who can experience academic losses and instability from high teacher turnover. Author Katie Powell knows that there's no "right" way to respond to specific frustrations. Instead, this book provides a process teachers can use to respond to difficult situations in healthy, effective ways that align with their own teaching style and goals. Frustration Busters helps teachers identify the source of frustrations, learn how to tackle them when they arise, and implement practices that will help prevent them from occurring in the first place.It's filled with ideas for practical application that support a positive classroom experience. "This book provides real, usable solutions that any teacher can deploy to break through common classroom frustrations." -Stephanie Simpson, chief executive officer of the Association for Middle Level Education "This is the practical, compassionate, evidence-based guide every educator needs." -Phyllis Fagell, LCPC, author of Middle School Matters: The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond-and How Parents Can Help "The book is filled with purposeful anecdotes paired with practical strategies that teachers can refer to in times of need." -Phil Strunk, teacher and moderator of Wins and Losses Chat