A girl looks frustrated at the kitchen table as she looks at he tablet while her mom leans in to assure her.
At HomeSphero Team

Stress Management for Kids: 9 Ways To Reduce Student Stress In 2022

Everybody experiences stress and deals with stress differently. When kids experience stress, though, they may not have the ability to manage these stressful feelings using healthy behavior.
A girl looks frustrated at the kitchen table as she looks at he tablet while her mom leans in to assure her.
At HomeSphero Team

Stress Management for Kids: 9 Ways To Reduce Student Stress In 2022

Everybody experiences stress and deals with stress differently. When kids experience stress, though, they may not have the ability to manage these stressful feelings using healthy behavior.
This image shows a student learning the engineering design process with programmable robots like Sphero BOLT.
At SchoolSphero Team

The Engineering Design Process: A Handbook for Students

The engineering design process is an integral part of learning. It is used in all aspects of our learning, whether in Math, Language, Social Studies, or Science. 
Students earn a number of benefits from competing in a robotics competition.
At SchoolSphero Team

How Robotics Competitions Bring Kids Together

What if students could take their computational thinking skills to an even higher level? With a robotics competition, they can.
Celebrate CSEdWeek with new Hour of Code activities from Sphero.
At SchoolAmanda Vaden

3 New Hour of Code Activities for 2021

Let’s explore what CSEdWeek is and how you and your students can celebrate the Hour of Code this year. We’ve even created three new activities to help you get started! 

Social-emotional learning is a vital stress management skill for kids.
At SchoolJessica Robinson

5 Ways Social-Emotional Learning is a Vital Stress Management Skill

Let's explore how social-emotional learning can actually help students keep stress at bay. 
Learning gaps are a concern for many parents and educators this school year.
At SchoolAdam Welcome

Learning Gaps: Types, Examples, and Tips To Solve Them

As we approach the second half of the 2021-2022 school year, we are now realizing the long-lasting effects that learning gaps have had on our students—and it’s important to help bring them back up to speed while caring for ourselves, too. 
Coding projects for kids with Sphero are a fun way to learn the foundations of programming.
At SchoolBrandon Hazzard

7 Coding Projects for Beginners

Learning to code requires more than book learning. The programming concepts and knowledge picked up from reading are necessary, but as any programmer will tell you, it takes hands-on practice to turn that knowledge into working skills. 
Two teenage girls work together in a makerspace to build an invention on top of their Sphero RVR.
At HomeAmanda Vaden

What Third-Party Hardware is Compatible with Sphero RVR?

In this blog, we’ll look “under the hood” of RVR, explore the different third party hardware that’s compatible with it, and hear from one of the engineers who worked tirelessly to bring this first-of-its-kind robot to you. 
Sphero indi honored on TIME's Best Inventions List for 2021.
Sphero NewsAmanda Vaden

Sphero® indi™ Named to TIME’s List of the 100 Best Inventions of 2021

Sphero, the industry leader in EdTech programmable robots, standards-aligned computer science curriculum, and STEAM-based educational tools, is excited to announce that indi, the most approachable, screenless learning robot for kids four and up, is an honoree on TIME’s 100 Best Inventions of 2021 list. 
How To Use A Sphero Mini Sensor Board For First-Year Physics Labs
At SchoolJohn R. Conrad

How To Use A Sphero Mini Sensor Board For First-Year Physics Labs

In this blog post, I would like to share how the Sphero Mini Sensor board (SMSB) was hacked from a Sphero Mini as a learning tool for my university students. This is a great project for college or first-year high school physics labs. After reading the entire article, I welcome you to reach out to me directly to try it for yourself. 
Rebuilding connections in the classroom is important after a year and a half of remote and hybrid learning.
At SchoolKate Sheppard

Rebuilding Personal Connections in the Classroom

Every Sunday since schools reopened families across the country have been having the same conversation: Why do we have to go back to school? Why can’t teachers just continue teaching remotely?
A boy and girl sit at a table playing an arcade game built from a littleBits kit.
At HomeSphero Team

What is National STEM/STEAM Day? Here are Six Ways to Celebrate

There's no debate that STEM and STEAM skills are integral in children's education. That's why every November 8 since 2015, National STEM/STEAM Day illuminates the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Encouraging children to advance in these fields will crucially support the backbone of the country — and its future.
Sphero & SAS 2021 Commitment to CSForAll
Sphero NewsAmanda Vaden

Sphero & SAS 2021 Commitment to CSForAll

Sphero is teaming up with SAS to empower educators across the country to learn how they can implement computer science education for students with visual impairments with Sphero BOLT and SAS® CodSnaps braille blocks.