Author: Tommi Roininen (M.Sc.), Assistant principal, Hakkari lower secondary school (grades 7–9), Lempäälä, Finland This lesson was held after the schools moved to distance teaching in Finland. To be honest, it really has been amazing to see how quickly and smoothly our school system has adapted to the current situation. Read more…
Author: Kaisa Tuomarla, Class teacher, Basic Education This lesson type can be useful for many different subjects and topics: e.g. biology (for example human / growing up, nature / animals / certain animal) or geography (continents, particular country). In my case, I had an extra lesson to give, and therefore Read more…
Author: Meri Ahonen, LessonApp co-founder and math, chemistry and physics teacher in lower secondary school, Nokia, Finland. Learning physics helps us to understand the world around us. In Finnish curriculum, physics as its own subject starts in lower secondary school when students are 13 years old. Before that physical phenomena Read more…
Author: Elena Chukhlantseva Emotional intelligence is a hot topic these days. It is commonly known that the emotional competence of a person develops throughout their life. Early years is a particularly crucial time for supporting the child in their emotional learning that is intricately interconnected with fast-developing cognitive, social and Read more…
Author: Päivi Valtonen UNESCO report states that about 40% of the global population does not have access to education in the language they speak or understand. Studies have shown that there are many benefits why students should have a right to study using their own mother tongue at school. Using Read more…
Author: Johanna Järvinen Taubert In the Finnish general upper secondary school (high school) curriculum, philosophy is one of the mandatory subjects. Philosophy is not only seen as part of the shared, cultural knowledge everyone should have an understanding of, but also a way to develop much needed thinking skills. Studying Read more…
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