Classroom Tips to Navigate the Holiday Season with Calm and Confidence
December and the Holiday season often come filled with emotion—joy, excitement, but also stress, pressure, fatigue, and anxiety. Between school events and family activities, it’s not uncommon for students to feel overwhelmed.
Also in this blog we’ll explore realistic, classroom-ready strategies designed to help students regulate their emotions, stay focused, and maintain academic confidence during a holiday season that can be as challenging as it is special.
👉 You will learn:
How stress impacts learning and why identifying it early makes all the difference during all the busy holiday season.
Three simple practices to reduce anxiety in the classroom without changing your lesson plan.
Why game-based learning supports emotional regulation and boosts focus.
Quick routines you can implement tomorrow, even with large groups and limited time.
How Stress Impacts Learning
When a student experiences stress, the brain shifts into “survival mode.” This often happens more frequently during the holiday season, when routines are disrupted and excitement levels rise. In this state, key areas such as the prefrontal cortex—responsible for attention, reasoning, and working memory—reduce their activity.
This can show up as:
Decreased ability to concentrate
Difficulty following instructions
Irritability or frustration
Lower information retention
Lack of motivation or disengagement
By recognizing these signs and incorporating short regulation strategies helps students regain the calm and focus they need in order to learn.
Game-based learning does more than boost motivation—it provides a structured environment where students can experience strong emotions such as frustration, excitement, surprise, or joy in a safe and controlled space.
According to recent research, game play supports the development of socio-emotional skills by helping children:
Recognize their emotions
Express them appropriately
Practice frustration tolerance
Develop basic self-regulation strategies
Moreover, games also offer immediate feedback and multiple opportunities to try again, which reduces fear of failure and strengthens a sense of competence. Here are some examples of minigames from our platform that you can implement for free in your classroom this Holiday Season!
Get ready to sharpen your math skills by creating delicious burgers! In this game, you solve math expressions using numbers, operations, and grouping symbols to craft the perfect burger recipe.
Embark on an educational adventure with Angry Birds Decimals, a game designed to sharpen your decimal arithmetic skills!
To access them, sign up for free on Legends of Learning, then search for these games once you’re logged in. You’ll find these and over 2,000 standards-aligned math, science, and US history games to support your students all year long.
➡️ Three Simple Practices to Reduce Anxiety in the Classroom during the Holiday Season
These techniques take little time, don’t disrupt your lesson flow, and can significantly impact student well-being, especially when holiday season stress is at its peak.
1. One-Minute Mindfulness
Mindfulness doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, just 60 seconds of focused attention can help the brain “reset.” Try this:
Invite students to softly close their eyes or lower their gaze.
Guide them: “Inhale for a count of four… exhale for four. Notice how your body feels in the chair…”
Repeat three times.
💡 This brief pause improves self-regulation and reduces accumulated tension.
2. Balloon Breathing
Perfect for younger learners and surprisingly effective for adolescents because it adds a visual element. How to do it:
Ask students to place their hands on their abdomen.
Instruct them to imagine inflating a balloon inside their belly as they inhale.
As they exhale, they “deflate” the balloon slowly.
Continue for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
💡 This practice calms the nervous system and lowers emotional stress, making it a great tool for holiday-season transitions or end-of-day fatigue.
3. Bilateral Doodling
Bilateral doodling activates both hemispheres of the brain, boosts concentration, and quickly reduces anxiety. Moreover, it allows students to soothe their nervous system without needing verbal processing. Simple application:
Give students a blank sheet and two colored markers.
In addition, ask them to draw lines, curves, or free-form patterns with both hands at the same time for 45–60 seconds.
💡 This technique is especially helpful before assessments or tasks that require sustained focus—common in December as schools wrap up units before the holiday season break.
❄️ Quick Routines You Can Implement Tomorrow this Holiday Season
Here are simple, low-effort strategies with high impact:
Emotional thermometer: students show how they feel using a color or gesture at the start of class.
20–20 Pause: every 20 minutes, take 20 seconds to stretch, breathe, or change posture.
Mini goal of the day: invite students to set one small, achievable intention for the session.
30-second closing: ask, “What helped you stay focused today?”
Together, these routines create predictability, reduce anxiety, and build students’ confidence in their own learning process.
By helping students navigate emotions with care and intention, we not only support their academic success—we also empower them to believe in themselves. Whether it’s through a mindful pause or a playful game, small moments of regulation can spark big breakthroughs during the holiday season and beyond.
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Next Level Learning: How Florida Teachers Are Implementing Game-Based Science Instruction
Our wide-scale research project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program, is entering its third year.
Impact Florida, WestEd, and Legends of Learning have partnered with a large Florida district to explore one key question: How can game-based learning lead to better academic outcomes for students in science?
During the project’s first two years, teachers and district leaders provided feedback on how Legends of Learning, a standards-aligned, online platform that teaches science through interactive games, can be integrated into everyday classroom practice. Teachers and students also shared impressions of using the game-based learning platform.
Early results showed that game-based learning made science class more fun and it helped students understand science concepts. Participating teachers found it to be especially effective for keeping students engaged and for reinforcing key science concepts. English learners also reported strong engagement, indicating that game-based learning can help these students participate meaningfully in science class.
“My favorite things about [the platform] are that I can actually learn while playing, which makes me want to learn more about science.” — Fifth grade student
“I liked that it is a new and interactive way for my students to practice science skills and reinforce topics.” — Fifth grade science teacher
Now, with two years of research and feedback in hand, our team is moving into the next phase. The goal is to take what we have learned and test two promising implementation models to identify the best way to integrate game-based learning into regular science instruction.
Model A: Prescribed Time, Flexible Use
Teachers will use the game-based learning platform at least twice per week for about 30 minutes each session.
Teachers can select between District Assignments or create their own.
District Assignments are composed of games, videos, and assessments. Administrators can pre-select this content to align with district curricula.
The game-based learning platform will be used as core instruction during class time, not as a free-choice, reward, or early finisher activity.
This model gives teachers clear expectations for use but allows flexibility to choose or curate assignments that best meet their students’ needs.
Model B: Prescribed Assignments, Flexible Time
Teachers will ensure that students complete all District Assignments made available to them.
Teachers will have flexibility in when and how often to use the platform.
Assignments should not be modified, which ensures consistency across classrooms.
Like Model A, the platform will be used as core instruction during class time.
This model focuses on coherence and alignment across classrooms, giving districts insight into how a prescribed set of assignments can support student learning.
Together, these two approaches will allow researchers and district partners to explore a key question: Does game-based learning work best when teachers have flexibility to adopt or create assignments, or when districts create consistent, unified assignments for all classrooms?
Scaling Up Implementation of Game-Based Learning
The next three years will be the most exciting and informative part of the project so far. Here is why educators and district leaders across Florida should keep an eye on what is coming next.
1. Better Understanding of How Teachers Can Optimally Implement Game-Based Learning
By comparing the two implementation models, our research team will learn how teachers integrate game-based learning into their science instruction and the extent to which they use it consistently and effectively throughout the school year.
2. A Model for Scale
Over the 2026-2027 school year, the chosen implementation model will be tested in hundreds of classrooms across 80 schools to determine the impact of the platform on teacher and student outcomes and to give researchers and practitioners real-world insights into what works for teachers and students. This model may hold promise for making science learning more engaging and effective in districts across Florida and beyond.
Game-Based Learning Aims to Level Up Student Engagement in Florida Science Classrooms
Can game-based learning can help teachers bridge the gap between engagement and academic achievement by pairing science content with the kind of interactive experiences students already love?
Teaching science in the upper elementary grades can be an uphill climb. After pandemic-related disruptions, Florida statewide science proficiency rates dropped sharply, from 55% in 2018 to 47% in 2021. At the same time, today’s students are growing up in an interactive, screen-saturated world. Between 2019 and 2021, daily screen time for children ages 8–12 in the U.S. rose by nearly an hour, with much of that time spent playing video games like Roblox and Minecraft.
The challenge for schools isn’t just to teach science; it’s to capture and sustain students’ attention. Research shows that increasing student engagement with their learning is one of the keys to raising test scores.
Research shows that increasing student engagement with their learning is one of the keys to raising test scores.
To better understand and address this issue, we are studying how an online, standards-aligned, game-based platform can enhance science instruction and encourage student participation in science learning. Supported by an Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Mid-phase grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the project brings together Impact Florida, Legends of Learning, and WestEd to develop and test a scalable, evidence-based model for using game-based learning to boost science learning outcomes in one large Florida district. Now wrapping up its second year, the five-year project has already yielded valuable insights.
Learning Science Through Games
In the first two years, the project’s formative research phase has focused on understanding how teachers and students use the platform in classrooms. In addition, district leaders, teachers, and students made suggestions on how to improve the platform.
Teachers reported feeling that game-based learning supports their science instruction and students enjoyed using the game-based learning platform, calling it fun and educational. Also, teachers and students alike said game-based learning helps foster deeper understanding.
“One of my students . . . was confused between weathering and erosion. And he came up to me and he’s like, ‘I was playing the game and now I really understand it because in the game it showed us.” Fifth grade science teacher
This kind of feedback highlights the power of game-based learning to strengthen comprehension.
Another important finding from the project’s early research is that teachers need seamless ways to connect game-based learning to their existing curriculum and instructional activities.
Many said they loved the games but wanted to more easily find those aligned to current standards or lessons. In the next phase, the project is implementing updated features that strengthen the connection between classroom instruction and game-based learning, including:
District-endorsed assignments that align with local pacing guides – Administrators can pre-select games and activities aligned with district curricula.
Personalized learning mode – The recommendation of games to students based on real-time performance.
Data dashboards – Teachers and administrators can view reports that connect gameplay to learning goals and standards.
These updates will make it easier for teachers to use the game-based learning platform effectively while saving valuable planning time, and for schools to integrate game-based learning into their science instruction at scale.
Game Plan for the Future
Over the next three years, our team will develop and test game-based learning implementation models, conduct a large-scale impact study to determine if classrooms using the game-based learning platform versus those who are not using it show differences in student science learning outcomes, and share findings with educators nationwide.
Across one large Florida district, classrooms are already buzzing with energy as students explore, experiment, and level up their science learning.
Power Up with Om Nom: Cut the Rope Games are Here!
Hey Legends! We’re thrilled to announce not one, but TWO brand-new Cut the Rope games that are bringing our beloved candy-loving monster into the exciting world of Conservation of Energy and Forms of Energy Movement!
Whether you’re introducing energy for the first time or reinforcing key concepts, these games are designed to engage students, make vocabulary stick, and help teachers deliver science with ease.
In Cut the Rope: Energy, every puzzle doubles as a science demonstration. Students learn how energy transforms as they experiment with ropes, springs, bubbles, and charging stations.
• Cut a rope to turn gravitational potential energy into kinetic energy.
• Compress a spring to store elastic potential energy, then release it for a satisfying bounce.
• Charge a battery to see chemical energy transformed into electrical energy that clears the way.
What teachers are saying:
“This game is a great combination of fun and engaging play that simulates the physics of energy! Each level offers a new challenge using energy in a variety of forms in order to get the candy to the character. Additionally, it is wonderfully challenging, yet not hard enough to give up on! This is a perfect game for a review or to reinforce vocabulary!” — Mike L. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“When seeking an engaging introduction to energy transformations, this game is an outstanding resource. It features a charming theme and vibrant, clear graphics that enhance visual learning. The design thoughtfully supports paired gameplay, fostering valuable discussion and strategic planning among students. Vocabulary and concepts are introduced and then demonstrated in ways that stick. This game is an excellent choice to pique student curiosity about energy transformations” — Michele F. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
In Om Nom’s Picture Collection, science takes on a new twist. As students solve puzzles, they unlock whimsical photos to fill Om Nom’s gallery. Behind the fun? Lessons on how energy moves through motion, sound, and light.
Levels challenge students to:
• Swing candies like pendulums to show mechanical motion.
• Connect or disconnect power outlets to see energy flow in circuits
• Send vibrations across obstacles to show sound carrying energy.
It’s hands-on science that feels like play, and every puzzle solved adds to Om Nom’s growing collection of memories.
“This is a challenging game that has students applying concepts of energy through arcade-like stages. Each level shares new forms of energy and applies them to the candy’s movement. Moreover, the vocabulary and concepts are clear, and the interactions support content beautifully. It’s an engaging resource — great for review!” — Mike L. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“This game’s imaginative animation grabs students right away. While some challenges are tough, features like hints, replays, and star collection allow for differentiation. Playing in pairs sparks strategy talk and keeps learning collaborative. The science is built right into the fun!” — Michele F. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Why Teachers Love These Games ❤️
✅ Built for classrooms: Scaffolded levels introduce concepts step by step.
✅ Perfect for pair play: Students naturally discuss strategies, using scientific vocabulary in context.
✅ Differentiated & accessible: Unlimited replays, hints, and multiple ways to succeed keep all learners engaged.
✅ Visually engaging: Bright, charming graphics that make science stick.
Additionally, these games don’t just tell students about energy — they let them see it, interact with it, and apply it in real time.
Ready to Play? 😀
Both Cut the Rope: Energy and Cut the Rope: Om Nom’s Picture Collection are designed to be engaging, entertaining, and educational. Students laugh, play, and collaborate, while teachers get lessons that stick.
Om Nom is ready to help your class cut, swing, and power up their understanding of energy.
Stay tuned for release dates and sneak peeks. In the meantime… get ready to play, learn, and feed Om Nom!
Ready to bring energy to life? Let’s go! ⚡
Level Up Learning with New Math Games
Hi Legends! A new month is here, and with it comes a brand-new lineup of new math games to boost learning this fall. This month, we’re excited to share engaging, standards-aligned math adventures designed to strengthen skills while making learning fun.
🧙 Scales of Whimsy: Balance equations, brew potions, and make math magical while exploring the meaning of the equal sign.
🎡 Magic Money: Counting: Solve money word problems by counting coins and buying tickets at a carnival.
Grades 6-8
🎈 Find Balloon Minions with Tito: Save minions and strengthen your understanding of the greatest common factor through puzzles and problem-solving.
🍂 Make Math Fun This Fall
These math games help students connect classroom learning to real-world problem-solving, building both skills and confidence. They’re designed to support teachers with flexible uses—whether during whole-class instruction, small group work, or independent practice.
💡 Teacher Tip: Try these games in small groups, as bell-ringers, or as extension activities. They’re a great way to keep students motivated and engaged during those busy first weeks of school.
Step into a wizard’s lab where math meets magic! 🧙♂️ Students craft potions by balancing equations, visually reinforcing the concept of equality. Each challenge turns abstract math into hands-on magic, making learning both interactive and unforgettable.
Welcome to the Magic Money Carnival! 🎡 Students practice real-world math skills using coins and bills to buy tickets, progressing from simple transactions to more complex money challenges. This lively adventure builds confidence with math, money, and word problems in a fun, immersive way.
Join Tito and his robot friend Zora on a daring rescue mission! 🤖 Students solve factor puzzles and discover the greatest common factor while navigating a colorful 2D world. Each level combines problem-solving with adventure, turning math practice into an exciting, interactive journey.
Start the year strong with our new math classroom games! This month lineup brings fresh adventures that make learning engaging and fun while staying standards-aligned. From balancing equations in a wizard’s lab to solving puzzles with friendly robots, these interactive math games are designed to spark curiosity, strengthen key skills, and keep students motivated all year long. Teachers can use them to introduce new concepts, reinforce tricky topics, or provide extra practice in an exciting way.
Don’t stop here—Legends of Learning offers hundreds of math games to explore across grades K–8. Dive into our Learning Universe and discover even more ways to keep math learning fresh.
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Hi Legends! Welcome back to another exciting update from our Learning Universe! This month, we’re thrilled to introduce you to the latest additions to our ever-expanding library of classroom science games, designed to both engage students and enhance their understanding of key concepts.
If you missed last month’s new releases, you can check out August’s science update here.
This month’s games transform abstract middle school topics—like gravity, energy, waves, and electromagnetism—into immersive, standards-aligned adventures. Whether you’re introducing new unitsor reinforcing prior learning, these titles offer a vibrant way for students to explore complex concepts.
💡 Teacher Tip: Use these games during lab stations, review blocks, or as early finisher activities. They’re especially effective for visual and kinesthetic learners easing into the rhythm of a new school year.
Grades 3–5
Gravity Explorer: Blast off into space missions while solving puzzles about gravitational force.
Grades 6–8
Cut The Rope – Energy: Use the mechanics of the classic game to explore the Conservation of Energy in action.
This captivating game propels young astronauts into space on thrilling missions! 🚀 By solving puzzles with gravitational force, students explore how planets and motion work together—making big physics concepts fun, interactive, and easy to understand.
The beloved puzzle game meets classroom learning! 🎉 Students cut ropes, collect candy, and explore the conservation of energy in motion. With each level, they discover how physics concepts like gravity, tension, and momentum come to life—an engaging twist on a fan-favorite that makes science both fun and unforgettable.
Embark on an epic quest to save Lyra! 🌊 Students harness wave power to solve puzzles and restore balance to a chaotic world. Along the way, they explore wave properties like frequency, amplitude, and energy—making complex physics concepts engaging, hands-on, and unforgettable.
Legends of Learning offers a full universe of science games that bring abstract concepts to life. Explore the Learning Universe for even more classroom-ready adventures.
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Hi Legends! Back-to-school season is here, and there’s no better way to start the year than with fresh, interactive math games designed to engage students while reinforcing key skills. Also, our Learning Universe continues to grow with excitingnew additions that bring hands-on, standards-aligned learning to lifeacross all grade levels.
Whether you’re welcoming a new class or refreshing skills after summer break, these games make math fun, meaningful, and memorable.
Word Problem Cake Shop – Solve word problems within 100 while running a sweet cake shop. Perfect for building early problem-solving and number sense skills.
Grades 3-5
TWV and The Pattern Pirate’s Treasure – Hunt for hidden treasure while discovering numerical patterns and rules. Crack the pirate’s code to navigate a series of islands and uncover legendary rewards.
Attack on Blob: Divide and Conquer – Use division with Base 10 Numbers to send invading blobs packing! A fun, interactive way to reinforce division and strategy.
Froggy Road – Help a little frog cross safely while learning about sequences and numerical patterns.
Pattern Parking – Generate patterns using given rules and analyze them to optimize your parking service—engaging for visual and logical thinkers alike.
Grades 6–8
Rabbit’s Grid Quest – Plot integers on a number line and discover the power of special carrots while reinforcing coordinate and number line skills.
Alien Lab – Explore genes and traits to see how they impact humans—a perfect introduction to middle school genetics.
Super Shape Land – Measure polygon areas to create paths and help your doggy travel the world, reinforcing geometry in a playful, problem-solving context.
🎒 Make Back to School Math Fun
This August’s math games turn concepts like division, number patterns, and polygon measurement into immersive, standards-aligned adventures. Whether you’re introducing new units or reinforcing essential skills, these games offer differentiated learning opportunities that engage all learners.
💡 Teacher Tip: Use these games during math stations, review sessions, or independent work time during the first weeks of school. They’re ideal for visual, hands-on, and early-finisher students to reconnect with math after summer break.
Students take on the role of a baker, solving word problems to serve customers and keep the shop running. They practiceaddition, subtraction, and reasoning skills in a fun, interactive setting that connects math to real-world scenarios.
Giant blobs are invading, and students must use division with base 10 numbers to defeat them! This fast-paced game builds fluency, reinforces division strategies, and adds excitement to practicing math skills.
Join the Pattern Pirate on a treasure hunt! Students uncover numerical sequences, apply pattern rules, and navigate islands, reinforcing reasoning and problem-solving in a playful, adventure-filled environment.
Start the year strong with these new math games! From cake shops to pirate adventures, they’re designed to align with standards, capture student attention, and help teachers jump right into meaningful learning from day one.
Dive into our full catalog of math games on Legends of Learning and explore hundreds of interactive, curriculum-aligned experiences for your students.
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Level Up Science Learning with Fresh Classroom Games
Hi Legends! The new school year is here, and there’s no better way to energize your science classroom than with interactive, standards-aligned games designed to engage students while reinforcing key concepts.
From exploring weather patterns to uncovering fossils, these new science games make learning exciting and meaningful from day one.
This August’s science games turn key concepts—like weather patterns, genetics, light, and engineering—into immersive, standards-aligned adventures. Whether you’re introducing new units or reviewing previous skills, these games provide differentiated, engaging learning opportunities for all students.
💡 Teacher Tip: Use these games during the first weeks of school for stations, review sessions, or independent exploration. They’re especially effective for hands-on and visual learners ready to dive back into science after summer break.
🎮 New Science Games for Back to School
Grades K–2
Raccoon: Forest Caster – Help Coco the raccoon forecast weather and protect the forest from natural hazards. Students explore cause-and-effect relationships and develop early environmental science skills in a fun, interactive context.
Grades 3–5
Dusty Bones – Join KT-Log on a fossil excavation adventure! Students collect, catalog, and analyze fossils for a museum exhibit, strengthening observation, classification, and critical thinking skills.
Pastry Design – Apply the Engineering Design Process to build and test gingerbread cars! Students explore force, motion, and creativity through hands-on problem-solving, making STEM concepts fun and memorable.
Pigglesney Weather Patterns: The Secret Island – Investigate weather patterns across different regions, collect data, and use measurement tools. A great way to introduce scientific inquiry and reinforce observation skills.
Eureka! – Colorizer– Solve mini challenges to sharpen knowledge of electromagnetic radiation, light, and color. Students apply scientific reasoning in a game-based environment that encourages exploration and experimentation.
Help Coco the raccoon provide shelter and forecast the weather for forest friends. Students learn cause-and-effect relationships and practice problem-solving in a playful, nature-themed environment.
Excavate and catalog fossils with KT-Log in this hands-on adventure! Students strengthen observation, classification, and critical thinking skills while exploring Earth’s history and making real-world science connections.
Team up with the Gingerbread Man to build and test cookie cars! Students apply the Engineering Design Process, exploring force, motion, and balance through a fun, hands-on STEM adventure.
Discover our full catalog of science games on Legends of Learning and explore hundreds of interactive, curriculum-aligned experiences for your students.
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Make Back to School Fun with New Math Games Students Love!
Hi Legends! Back-to-school season is here—and what better way to energize your math classroom than with brand-new math games that turn learning into an adventure?
Our latest additions to the Learning Universe are designed to support key standards while giving students a fun, hands-on way to explore essential math skills.
🎮 New Math Games to Kick Off the Yearfor Grades 3-5
Totem Trials: Embark on an adventure where you solve multi-step math puzzles using your knowledge of Whole Number Multistep Word Problems to help pirates, collect treasure, and prove your worth.
Superhero Costume Shop: Our heroes need us! Let’s apply our skills in Fraction Multiplication Word Problems to design their suits!
Shape Shop:Define Quadrilaterals By Similarities to deliver the correct shape to our customers!
Make Math Engaging from Day One 😎
This month’s new math games turn essential concepts—like classifying shapes, solving word problems, and multiplying fractions—into fun, standards-aligned adventures. Whether you’re introducing key units or reviewing summer skills, these games are a great way to get students excited about learning.
💡 Teacher Tip: Use these games during the first few weeks of school as part of your math stations, enrichment blocks, or review rotations. They’re especially effective for helping visual and hands-on learners reconnect with math after summer break.
Embark on a math-fueled island adventure! Students solve multi-step word problems as they help pirates, unlock treasure chests, and prove their worth in the Totem’s trials. Mental math, logic, and strategic thinking make this game a perfect fit for early-year problem-solving.
Design superhero suits using fractions! In this colorful game, students apply fraction multiplication to solve measurement challenges and meet the needs of a city full of heroes. Great for reinforcing visual math and contextual problem-solving.
Run your very own shape store! Students fulfill customer requests by identifying and constructing quadrilaterals based on their properties. As gameplay advances, they’ll master everything from rectangles and rhombuses to irregular shapes—all while building geometry confidence.
These fun math games are the perfect way to kick off back-to-school season—built to meet standards, spark engagement, and help teachers make the most of every minute from day one!
Want even more ways to bring your classroom to life this year? Explore our full collection of math games on Legends of Learning, and keep an eye out for new releases every month.
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Back to School with Fun Science Games Students Love!
Hi Legends! The new school year is right around the corner—energize your classroom with engaging science games! Legends’ Learning Universe keeps growing with fresh, interactive experiences that bring science to life.
Whether you’re kicking off back-to-school season or looking to spark curiosity mid-semester, these games are designed to boost engagement and support student success on assessments.
😎 Kickstart the School Year with Brand-New Science Games
This back-to-school season, kick off your science curriculum with brand-new games that transform abstract middle school concepts—like molecule rearrangement, food web balance, and inherited traits—into immersive, standards-aligned adventures. Whether you’re introducing core units for the first time or laying the groundwork for a strong academic year, these interactive experiences offer an engaging and differentiated way for students to explore essential science content right from day one.
💡 Teacher Tip: Use these games during the first weeks of school to energize your classroom routines—whether during review days, science stations, or as extensions for early finishers. They’re especially helpful for visual and hands-on learners who thrive through interactive play. It’s a great way to build routines students will look forward to!
🔥 New Science Games for the New School Year
Jumpstart student engagement with these exciting game-based learning experiences—perfect for early-year lessons, content introductions, or review.
Mice and Mazes: Learn more about Genes and Traits while experimenting and solving fun puzzles and mazes!
Eureka! – The Golden Stag: Visit Adita’s restaurant to apply your knowledge of Food Webs in an Ecosystem while enjoying delicious food!
Can your students crack the code of heredity? This puzzle adventure weaves core genetics concepts into every turn. With maze-building, a rat-crossing challenge, and problem-solving galore, Mice and Mazes is a fun, flexible way to reinforce NGSS-aligned genetics standards.
Part restaurant sim, part ecology lesson, this game helps students visualize complex food webs through interactive play. Build menus, observe food chains, and make science deliciously memorable.
Students become firefighters in training—testing water types and equipment in problem-solving scenarios designed to teach the Scientific Method. Through experimentation, trial-and-error, and gamified missions, students apply real science to every step. A great pick for review, reinforcement, or independent exploration.
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