Part of our job as teachers is to empower our students to become conscientious global citizens. Lessons, activities, and projects highlighting environmental issues are solid ways to build the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills and empathy kids will need to tackle these problems as adults. Modeling sustainability in the classroom is another way to teach your students to reduce, reuse, and recycle. This Earth Month, make a commitment to reducing your own classroom waste with cost-efficient, reusable, magnetic teaching materials such as the bestsellers below: Magnetic Dry-Erase Boards ..read more

Throughout history, women have made significant contributions in fields ranging from economics and civil engineering to yes, you guessed it, science! For example, Ada Lovelace wrote what’s considered the first computer code. Chemist Katharin Blodgett is credited with creating the world’s first clear glass. And on a hot, sunny day, thank Nancy Johnson for inventing the world’s first ice cream maker! Since magnets play a major part in many scientific discoveries and innovations – and we’re all about magnets – we’re highlighting a few of the many women in STEM magnetism…just in ti ..read more

Limited space and logistical issues mean many students are taking standardized tests in their own classrooms. Your state or testing agency will provide a list of what’s not permitted in the classroom, but some tools and templates ARE allowed, including some that remind students about the strategies, rules, and templates they can employ to think through various test questions. Adding the best-sellers below to your classroom whiteboard, and getting students accustomed to using them before test time, is a great way to boost their confidence – and test scores. Prep y ..read more

A new year is the perfect time for a fresh, clean start – at home and in the classroom! Teachers and homeschoolers can start the year off right with these five magnetic organizational tools designed to reduce clutter and waste and keep everything in its place. Less likely to get lost! Say goodbye to dingy, dirty, peeling hall passes you can never find and say hello to this chunky, colorful, set of three Magnetic Hall Passes! Made of wipeable, sanitizable foam core, these passes stick easily to your whiteboard, door frame, or filing cabinet so you can always find them – and students can ..read more

Your child’s teacher is one of their biggest cheerleaders, working hard everyday to help them learn, grow, and achieve their fullest potential, their way. You can thank the tireless teachers in your life this holiday season with gifts that make their job easier and way more fun, like these five favorite teacher gifts from Dowling Magnets!   Giant Magnetic Calendar Set Save your child’s teacher time every single day with this sturdy, colorful, 94-piece magnetic calendar set! Pieces are dry-erase and include years, seasons, months, days, dates, birthdays, holidays, weather words, temperatu ..read more

It’s still spooky season, but the holidays will be here before you know it and Dowling Magnets is here to help make this year’s gift giving a bit more magical – with magnets! Yup, we’ve got the magnets and magnet kits that kids can’t get enough of. This year, build those brains with: Stocking Stuffers/Mini Gifts Preschoolers can explore the magic of magnets with the wave of a magnet wand! Use the super-safe, super-strong, child-sized wands in the Magnet Mania Kit to pick up the included magnetic chips and marbles and complete the challenges in the included activity guide. And, with two wands ..read more

  Hocus pocus, abracadabra, and alakazam – the last week of October is National Magic Week, and October 31 is National Magic Day! Many kids (and lots of adults, too) are fascinated by magic tricks. From pulling a rabbit out of a hat or a coin from behind an ear to making a feather float or sawing someone in half, magic suspends reality, makes the impossible possible, and opens the door to a world of wonder. And, as hobbies go, magic’s got a lot going for it. Performing magic tricks encourages creativity, as the magician attempts to convince their audience to see things from different pe ..read more

Whether your homeschool schedule lasted through the summer and you’re ready for a refresh or you’re just getting back into the September swing of things, the educational experts at Dowling Magnets are here to help! We’re sharing 12 of our favorite hands-on educational homeschooling products, each designed to engage your students, boost curiosity, and build the skills they need to learn and grow. After all, no one can resist a magnet! Check out some of our top educational products for homeschoolers, including some of our best math, science, and language arts resources, below. Bring Science to ..read more

Sad to say, but, at least for most students and teachers, summer is over. If they haven’t gone back already, families are prepping for the first day of school and teachers are busy preparing lesson plans, organizing classrooms, and sorting out supplies. That’s where we come in! The educational experts at Dowling Magnets have pulled together a list of our best-selling magnetic science sets, math demonstration sets, language arts lessons, and teacher supplies, each designed to make your job easier and your classroom cuter. Check them out today and make this year your very best year yet! For Sup ..read more

If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of teachers who purchased our best-selling Giant Magnetic Calendar Set in years gone by, we’ve got great news for you. We’re offering a free, downloadable update to extend the life of your calendar set! Simply click here to view print this set of six colorful graphics for the years 2023-2028, then trim and tape your printouts over your previous years’ magnets. If you haven’t ordered your Giant Magnetic Calendar Set yet, today’s the day! Perfect for morning meetings, daily calendar activities, lessons on seasons, months, weather, holidays, and so much ..read more