Genius hour ideas

Genius hour is becomig widely used in schools. Here are seven resources and ideas to help you get started or level up genius hour in your school.

Self-directed learning builds skills and confidence. And it's just plain fun!

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In today’s blog post, I’ll be sharing step-by-step directions and strategies for implementing Genius Hour in your elementary classroom. If you teach older grades, I also share more broa…

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DAY 1: What is Genius Hour? As we mentioned earlier....Genius Hour is where passions come alive! Students are given the opportunity to pose their own questions, problems, or challenges. With support, students will plan, manage, and reflect upon their learning. Students will switch roles from learner and teacher throughout the process. They will have the freedom to think independently and interdependently, take risks, and learn from their attempts. You and your students will not be able to…

5th grade students participated in a "Genius Hour" project as a culmination of all the amazing art skills that they have learned in elementary school! Click Here to See Our Genius Hour Planning Page Click Here To See Our Project Ideas and Instructions Sheet Click Here to See Our Powerpoint Presentation

What are you passionate about? If you could spend one hour out of your day learning about any topic...what would you pick? These are the questions I asked my fifth graders for weeks before we started...

This week at Genius Hour, 3B students showed their understanding of Genius Hour by completing the sentences "Genius Hour is.." and "Genius Hour isn't…" These will be our guidelines for Genius...