Art, health, music and more for 7th grade
Everything else a school day holds.
- Growth mindset phrases posterPrintable
A free printable growth mindset poster with six phrase swaps, each saying what to try instead of a fixed-mindset thought. Edit the phrases, print and post.
- Isometric dot paperPrintable
Free printable isometric dot paper: a triangular lattice of dots for drawing cubes and 3D shapes, in half inch, quarter inch or centimeter spacing. Print true to size.
- Top 9 free coding websites and apps for kids (2026)List
Scratch is our number one pick: a free block-based coding site from a nonprofit that works for ages 8 and up and has teacher accounts. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-27
- Calming brain breaks: 12 breathing and settling cardsTool
Twelve quiet breathing and settling brain breaks with standing and seated versions, a random draw, a timer and print-and-cut cards. Free.
- Square breathing posterPrintable
A free printable square breathing poster: four boxes in a loop (breathe in, hold, breathe out, hold) with arrows between them. Print it for your calm corner.
- Back-to-school night slidesMaker
Free back-to-school night slides you edit in the browser, present on the projector and print as a handout.
- Quiet focus brain breaks: 12 silent reset cardsTool
Twelve silent mental resets for before reading, writing or a test, with a random draw, a timer and printable cards. Nobody has to move or speak. Free.
- Computer science for kidsGuide
Computer science for kids in plain words: the 2026 CSTA standards, Code.org, Scratch and ScratchJr, CS Unplugged, AP CS Principles vs. CS A, and what the evidence says.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Inquiry-based social studiesGuide
Inquiry-based social studies in plain words: the C3 Framework, the Inquiry Design Model, primary sources and Reading Like a Historian, civics and geography standards, and the evidence.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Knowledge-building EnglishGuide
What knowledge-building ELA is: why background knowledge drives comprehension, how CKLA, EL Education and Wit & Wisdom work, and what reviewers found.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Music education: Orff, Kodály, Suzuki and DalcrozeGuide
Orff, Kodály, Suzuki and Dalcroze in plain words: where each came from, what a lesson looks like, how they differ, the National Core Arts Standards, and what the evidence says.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Problem-based mathGuide
What problem-based math is: Illustrative Math, Investigations, CGI, Number Talks, Building Thinking Classrooms and Japanese lessons, and a fair account of the explicit-versus-inquiry debate.
Checked 2026-11-06
- 40 icebreakers by gradeIdea
Forty first-week icebreakers sorted for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8, each with what to say, what you need and how long it takes, plus a getting to know you wheel and an all about me page.
- Lesson plan templatesPage
Eight lesson plan formats to fill in on screen: daily, weekly, 5E, gradual release, Madeline Hunter, backward design, unit and centers. Print or copy to Docs.
- Social-emotional lessons for the classroomTool
Short lessons on feelings and getting along, K to 8: a story to read aloud, four questions, two choices to think through and a paper activity, with a printable teacher and student page.
Checked 2026-11-08
- 30 STEM challenges by gradeIdea
Thirty STEM challenges for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8 with cheap, safe materials: the challenge, the materials, the time limit and how to test each design fairly.
- School calendar makerMaker
Print a month or the whole school year, August to June, with US federal holidays filled in and your own events added. Free, events stay on your computer.
- 25 transition songs and attention signalsIdea
Twenty-five original call-and-response lines, hand and sound signals, short songs to familiar public-domain tunes and visual cues for transitions, each with when to use it and the grades it fits.
- Calm-down breathing for the boardTool
One big silent bubble for the whole class: it grows as everyone breathes in and shrinks as they breathe out. Three patterns, then a calm brain break.
Checked 2026-11-07
- Getting to know you wheelTool
A getting-to-know-you spinner with fourteen icebreaker prompts for the first week of school: favorites, hobbies, dream trips and more. Safe for every age and easy to answer.
- 14 art sub plans anyone can run, with paper and pencilsIdea
Fourteen free art sub plans for K–8 that need only paper, pencils and crayons: drawing games, lessons from famous artists and quick projects a non-art teacher can run.
- 14 music sub plans for subs who don't read musicIdea
Fourteen music sub plans for non-music teachers, K–8: clapping games, listening lessons and simple songs that need no instruments and no music reading.
- Coding lessons with no computer: unplugged coding for K to 8th gradePrintable
Ten free unplugged coding lessons with printables, K to 8th grade: steps, repeats, if-then, bugs, scoreboards, test plans, and writing a precise spec for an AI.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Read It, Run It, Say It: an unplugged coding lessonPrintable
Can you read a program and know what it will do before it runs? A free unplugged lesson for 6th to 8th, about 45 minutes, with a printable.
Checked 2026-11-06