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No matter where you are, there is a unique, universal, and knowledgeable language just about everyone innately knows. This language crosses cultural and language barriers and helps humanity to better understand our environment. That language is mathematics. There are many reasons why knowing math is important. It helps us calculate […]

Math: A Worldwide Language

May 20, 2020 in Bilingual Education / Educational Games by Daniel Mondaca

Example of a plot for statistics education — I like good news and today’s post is brimming with it. The American Statistical Association has a page on their site This Is Statistics called “resources for teaching during social distancing” but really, these digital resources are excellent because they can be used any time! Statistics Education Web is awesome! […]

Statistics Education at Any Age

May 19, 2020 in Fifth Grade / Seventh Grade / Sixth Grade / Statistics Education by AnnMaria De Mars

No one is going to tell you that they don't care about education or that they only want children from wealthy families to succeed ... but what have they really done? At 7 Generation Games, equitable access is part of our design. We make software that can be run by students who have the newest laptop and by those who don't have Internet. Students can learn at their own pace, in their own language and in their preferred learning style.

Walking the Walk: Making Education Accessible

May 19, 2020 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / Educational Games tagged accessible education / equity in education by Daniel Mondaca

During the last month, many companies have offered free access to their platforms and provided thousands of activities to do while staying home due to COVID-19. While these companies are all doing their best to help, the number of resources and activities listed can be overwhelming or just not a […]

Educational Activities You Can Do at Home part 1

May 18, 2020 in Educational Games tagged covid / COVID-19 / homeschool by Daniel Mondaca

Part interactive novel, part video game, AzTech Games is a new bilingual educational games series from 7 Generation Games. Get Aztech: The Story Begins in the App Store now! [Lea abajo para la descripción en español. That is, for a description in Spanish, see further below.] Imagine if you played […]

Aztech Games a bilingual experience!

May 18, 2020 in Educational Games by Daniel Mondaca

Cart made of wood and hide — This lesson is just a final review of multiplication before heading on to division. Our last lesson was all Ojibwe history. For a little variety we combined social studies and math today. First, let’s learn, “What’s a Red River Cart?” 1. Log in to Making Camp and choose “LIFE” Did […]

Multiplication and Red River Carts

May 17, 2020 in Educational Games by Daniel Mondaca

Choices page for Ojibwe history in Making Camp — Learn about Ojibwe clans in this five-minute history lesson. Short social studies lessons make learning at home easier.

Ojibwe clans: Five-minute history

May 13, 2020 in 10 Minute Lesson / Cultural content / Educational Games / Fourth Grade / Teachers tagged Ojibwa / Ojibwe Clans by Daniel Mondaca

Spirit Lake has multiplication word problems — In nearly 30 years teaching and consulting on American Indian reservations, I’ve seen a dismaying number of failures to provide a good education. In the movie, Mask, the mother of a boy with a noticeable physical disfigurement is trying to register him for middle school. The principal says, Perhaps a […]

Failing Native American students: Let me count the ways

May 11, 2020 in AnnMaria / Cultural content / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Resources tagged Native American heritage month by AnnMaria De Mars

Student on bed with pillow over her head — Your 4th grader feeling unmotivated? These 5-minute lessons are perfect. They combine math and Ojibwe history using a video and a game playable on phone or computers.

Lesson 3: Ojibwe hunting and Multiplication

May 7, 2020 in 10 Minute Lesson / Cultural content / Educational Games / Fourth Grade / Math / Mathematics / multiplication / Teachers by Daniel Mondaca

Educators, you’ve nailed teaching Social Studies in a classroom…but what about teaching Social Studies remotely? Don’t worry! 7 Generation Games has joined with some of the best online Social Studies and Civics teaching resources along with the experts that developed them as part of a FREE virtual Unconference. Through the […]

A Must for Everyone Who Teaches Social Studies and Civics

May 5, 2020 in 7GenGames / Conferences / Educational Games tagged 7 Generation Games / Conferences / social studies by Diana Sanchez

Foggy road with no traffic in the Canadian Rockies — When we heard schools were closing, our first thought was, "How can we help?" So, we made all of our games, apps and other resources free.

When the world closed down, we asked, “What can we ...

May 4, 2020 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / Cultural content / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Math / Teachers tagged Digital Learning / learning at home by AnnMaria De Mars

Explanation of how Ojibwe fished pops up when you click on item — Take a 5-10 minutes out of their day for your student to learn about Ojibwe history. It's fun and educational. Part two in 7 days of short lessons with Making Camp

Lesson 2: Trade for a wigwam

April 29, 2020 in Cultural content / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade tagged math lesson / Ojibwe / social studies / Trade / wigwam by Daniel Mondaca