TWC has become a weekly adventure. As we have been reviewing for our state testing we have used several of the podcasts to bring ideas and subjects back to our memories. One of the areas that… Read More
Students walk/exercise/get their wiggles out and learn at the same time
TWC has been amazing! From day 1, my kids have been so interested and so intrigued with the WalkKits! They loved all the podcasts, specifically the one about germs and Martin Luther King. They learn so… Read More
Migrant students loving American history podcasts
Hello! or should I say Hola! I am a fifth grade teacher from Florida. I teach in a migrant community where students are not only living in a low socioeconomic status, but also new to America…. Read More
Want your students to be awake and energized?
Spring Break is Over! Yesterday was the first day back from our week-long Spring Break. The students were sluggish and tired upon arriving to school. The good news is that I planned for us to use The Walking… Read More
Learning AND getting in shape
As the 21st Century Community Learning Center Coordinator for our Elementary School, I received two class sets of the Walking Classroom for our 4th and 5th grade students. They walk and learn on a regular basis and this is… Read More
Walk and learn without taking time from curriculum
My class 5th grade received the walking classroom at the beginning of the 2015,2016 school year. I wanted the students to be able to move during the day. This program has truly made learning better for my students. They get… Read More
TWC inspires students to know more
I love how when we listen to a podcast it works itself into the day’s lessons. For example we listened to Daniel Boone and the Cumberland gap and in social studies we were talking about the… Read More
Sixty-degree temps mean walking outside!
My students are always excited when its time for our Walking Classroom lesson. Since we live in Michigan and the weather hasn’t been very cooperative, we were super excited this week when we had 60 temps and were able… Read More
Students consistently ask to walk and learn with TWC
I am a teacher at Sugarloaf Elementary in Hendersonville, NC and was very fortunate to receive a class set of WalkKits! My students love the times we walk and even with the bad weather we have… Read More
Grammar and Exercise… Who woulda thunk it?
Grammar and exercise… Who woulda thunk it? Recently, one of the most engaging lessons I have had with my class is when we used TWC as the introduction to the topic of similes and metaphors. We followed up… Read More