PreK to 8th grade teachers rely on Education.com resources to engage their students!
From learning games that add excitement to math class to printable worksheets that spark a love for reading and writing, there are 37,000+ resources in the Education.com Learning Library that you can use to bring learning to life.
This back-to-school season, hear directly from teachers as they share their proven strategies for using Education.com to enhance their lessons:
- How do you use Education.com in your classroom?
- Why do you love Education.com?
- What are some of your favorite Education.com resources, worksheets, games, or activities?
1. How do you use Education.com in your classroom?
From establishing daily routines to assessing their students’ progress, here’s how teachers are use Education.com to supplement their curriculums this year:
Lesson planning
We use Education.com every morning during our writing period. I sometimes print out an activity to use either for practice or [as] an exit ticket. I often show a video or assign an interactive activity as part of a station or independent time.
– Teresa M.
As a teacher, having access to comprehensive lesson plans can be a game changer. Education.com offers well-structured lesson plans that save me time and effort, and I can easily adapt them to suit the needs of my students.
– Christina B.
Differentiated Instruction
I teach special education and work with students in multiple grade levels with different abilities. Education.com allows me to meet each student’s needs by finding appropriate resources for their current academic goals.
– April M.
I use some of the activities pages as early finishers. In my intervention hour, I’ll pull worksheets for my students to work on building their math skills. With my higher achieving students, I’ll pull 6th grade worksheets to challenge them.
– Kaleigh T.
Growth monitoring
I use the digital assignments for progress monitoring. It has made the progress monitoring of my students so much easier!
– Beth W.
I use the reading worksheets as cold reads which allows me to collect data on my students who have reading comprehension goals as part of their IEPs.
– Lori B.
Brain breaks
I use the math games or brain break activities to give my students a recharge.
– Kaleigh T.
I use the games and time fillers the most. They’re fun and educational!
– Darrin G.
Sub plans
I use Education.com for last-minute lessons or substitute plans.
– Courtney M.
When I have to take any substitute classes, worksheets on Education.com are saviors for me.
– Nisha B.
2. Why do you love Education.com?
Education.com offers ease of use, affordability, and more! There are countless reasons why teachers are passionate about Education.com. Hear about what makes this platform a favorite:
Ease of use
Education.com has the most resources available out of any other website I have tried. It’s easy to navigate and everything is right at your fingertips!
– Jennifer S.
I am a busy teacher, and it’s so nice to have ready-made materials that can be printed with no prep and used in my classroom almost immediately.
– Leslie B.
It’s easy, it’s affordable, and I enjoy knowing I can rely on Education.com when I need something quick or need an idea for a lesson.
– Sue K.
Leveled learning
There is something for every student and every level. There are enough resources so I can use stations. Some students can work on games or workbooks, and I can teach with a worksheet at the same time.
– Jaclyn G.
It’s a “one stop shop” for all my students’ needs. The variety of worksheets and grade levels allow you to zone in on a particular area of weakness for a student.
– Wendy F.
A way to keep students engaged
As an incentive, every Friday, my students like to go painting and buy stuff using the coins they earn by completing tasks. Education.com is interactive, and the platform is hands-on. There are no idle moments.
– Manetswa F. M.
My students love Education.com and are always so excited to work anytime. When I tell them we’re using Education.com today, they instantly give me their attention.
– Ashley J.
Quality resources
The worksheets and activities are high quality and not busy work. Students learn a lot from them, and especially when I taught testing grades, their worksheets were the best to help them prepare.
– Ruth K.
Education.com allows me to easily search for worksheets that align with my students’ learning targets and the common core standards. The worksheets are high quality and do not contain errors like other websites.
– Sandy V.
3. What are some of your favorite Education.com resources, worksheets, games, or activities?
Every teacher below has their go-to resource on the site that they turn to time and again. Get inspired by some of their top picks:
Math worksheets
Love the math worksheets, especially [for] the middle school level. They allow for work to be done right on the page and are not as busy and cluttered as other math worksheets.
– Donna P.
The fraction worksheets and workbooks are very helpful, and I love that many of the pages have directions at the top to remind students of the process. I have used these pages for students to have extra practice at home.
– Rebecca H.
Reading and writing worksheets
My students love playing Sight Words BINGO. They also love building words on the refrigerator.
– Misty H.
I utilize the reading passages and comprehension questions the most because I can use different grade levels to differentiate the work.
– Rebekkah W.
My students enjoy the choice boards. They also enjoy short, high interest nonfiction topics that are relatable to their age group.
– Marisa M.
The novel study packets save me so much prep time, and the selection of novels is so good!
– Christine Y.
Games
Dino Crunch Irrational Numbers is the best! The students laughed when the dinosaur made noises and spit the wrong answers out.
– Ellen R.
The Treasure Diving: Multi Step Equations game is very helpful for those middle schoolers beginning Algebra.
– Lisa C.
My favorite games are the Figurative Language games. I have not seen any other website that has games that review figurative language. I was so excited to see that they had them available on this website.
– Megan F.
Hands-on activities
I have used the Make Money Make Cents, Ice Cream Addition, and the Number Line activities with Kindergarten through 5th grade, and they have been a lot of fun. Reinforcing the curriculum with activities has been such a great support.
– Patsy B.
I love the Education.Com activities. They engage my students and get them excited about learning new materials. This excitement translates to agency over their education which is a powerful thing.
– Madeline B.
Cultural and historical resources
I loved all Black History Month resources. I was the only teacher on my campus to have an abundance of information on a bulletin board and reading resources for my students.
– Victoria S.
I enjoy the social studies lessons on cultures from around the world. The students are always interested in learning about other people and cultures.
– Karin C.
Excited to see what all the buzz is about? Try Education.com for yourself by browsing our Learning Library of 37,000+ resources for PreK through 8th grade.
