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Easy Lesson Plans:  The Secret Sauce of Learning

Easy Lesson Plans: The Secret Sauce of Learning

Posted by Ken Scheel on Apr 10th 2024

What makes KEVA so successful in the classroom? We'll share our secrets

  1. Creativity + Facts
    1. Learning is combined with creativity, which helps them personalize the information they are learning and thus remember it better
  2. Freedom to Fail
    1. Students will become comfortable with the idea of setbacks
    2. Rather than small failures becoming a crisis, they will learn how to move on and succeed even when things go wrong
  3. Don’t Put STEM in a Box
    1. With KEVA, history and literature can be combined with hands-on activities that incorporate engineering and science
  4. Girls in STEM
    1. KEVA is equally appealing to girls and boys
    2. Activities like these provide stepping stones for students to discover their interests
  5. Active Learning
    1. Allowing students to move as they learn stimulates their brain and increases their ability to focus
    2. Having a KEVA brain break will set them up for success in their following classes
  6. “Strugglers”
    1. Students who are not academically as successful can grow their self-confidence through KEVA activities
    2. Anyone can build with KEVA and feel accomplished with whatever they create
    3. They may discover they are more inclined towards 3-dimensional thinking
  7. The Joy of Art
    1. Art class is often left behind as students age
    2. KEVA is enjoyable for all ages and will help students appreciate the joy of creating
  8. Meaningful Free Time
    1. Creating a KEVA building station for students to interact with after completing class assignments is both relaxing and beneficial