Genius hour ideas

Ideas for genius hour. Other kids have done this.

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...

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…

FREE download - GENIUS HOUR project proposal

Now THIS is a great idea! Yes, it takes one hour out of the week, but it's an hour that integrates subject matter and ignites students' interest. This could be the one that grabs those reluctant learners and gets them fired up! Goes directing to google.drive for the download.

Genius hour has such a nice ring to it, don't you think? Time to develop and implement your own genius, who couldn't use that? Imagine what you might create for your classes or school with

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...

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