Classroom Decor Ideas Anyone Can Do
If you’re yearning for a Pinterest-worthy classroom but aren’t sure if you have the time, budget, or artsy experience to make it a reality, never fear. There are plenty of quick and easy ways to…
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4 Teacher Tips for the First Day of School
The first day of school countdown is already on. Once you’ve decorated the classroom, worked on lesson plans, and gathered all of your room supplies, it’s time to shift gears and think about how you…
A High School Student’s Tips to Prepare for a Successful School Year
Mikaela S., a rising 10th grader, is taking over the blog today to share her hard-earned insight on how students can best prepare for the upcoming school year. The first week of school is both…
4 Ways to Keep Busy During the Summer
The start of summer is filled with exciting opportunities, but students are probably also familiar with the feeling of becoming bored in the middle of July. What happens when your kids have nothing to do…
Listen up! New social studies skills and expanded audio for language arts
We’ve got a summer treat for you: we’ve just added new social studies skills and we’ve expanded the audio for our language arts skills up to 5th grade! Check out the details of these new…
Three Ways to Stay on Top of Summer Reading
You’ve probably heard that summer reading assignments are important and keep your child from falling behind before the next school year. However, you probably also know how hard it is to remember to read without…
Stay sharp with IXL this summer!
The long days of summer are finally here—the perfect time for exploring and learning new things. We’ve created a bunch of fun, free resources to help your students take advantage of the break and become…
New STEM skills for summertime fun!
Stay sharp this summer with some brand new STEM skills on IXL! We’ve just released new science and math content that covers the water cycle, magnets, quadrilaterals, and more. Get all the details below, then…
Win Prizes in the 2017 Study in the Sun Summer Contest!
Is it summer yet? If you’re looking forward to summer break, here’s one more thing to get excited about: IXL’s highly-anticipated Summer in the Sun contest! Join in on the fun and challenge yourself to…
Out of This World: Free Space Travel Lesson Plan for Grades 6-8
Are you still over the moon about the recent news that NASA has scoped out the largest batch of Earth-size, habitable-zone planets around a single star? Good news! You can celebrate this momentous discovery with…
Teacher Appreciation Week: Our Favorite Teachers
Teacher Appreciation Week is certainly cause for celebration, and though we IXLers are no longer in school, many of us have been lucky enough to be taught by educators who made a lasting impact on…
2 new international year levels for IXL English!
Breaking news: our early English content now spans the globe! We’ve expanded our English year levels in all of our international editions. And, we’ve added new skills for math and science. Keep reading for the…
