How CCK Benefits You and Your Kids
Hello! I want to welcome you to CleverCrazes.com. My name is
Dr. Carla C. Johnson, Executive Director of the Artificial
Intelligence Academy, Faculty Research Fellow and Professor in the
College of Education at North Carolina State University I am the STEM
Education Academic Advisor to Clever Crazes for Kids® (CCK),
and I want to introduce you to the website and the ways in
which you can integrate it into your K-8 classroom.
Carla C. Johnson, EdD
Executive Director of the Artificial Intelligence
Academy, Faculty Research Fellow
and Professor in the College of Education
at North Carolina State University
educational enrichment website and app with animation,
educational games, and activities that make it exciting and
engaging for kids, bringing them back to the site again and
again. We are delighted with the terrific response from the
schools, after-school programs, and homeschool programs that have joined us since we
expanded our program and our reach.
We want you to know that CleverCrazes.com is a secure child-safe website, certified by
TRUSTe. We inite you to review our Privacy Policy.
For more about Dr. Carla C. Johnson click here.
Teachers and Classrooms
CCK curriculum is fully STEM integrated.
CCK is STEM plus
STEM + ART = STEAM
STEAM + READING = STREAM
CleverCrazes.com is always updating and adding new educational materials. CCK has added “You and the World of Art,”
including visual art, dance, and music, further extending the concept of critical thinking for your students. The “Art”
turns STEM into STEAM. CCK also added “You the Reader,” an extraordinary skill-building learn-to-read and
literacy program. “Reading” turns STEAM into STREAM. CleverCrazes.com brings to K-8 classrooms across
the country new and exciting ways to engage kids in learning about the STREAM disciplines. Students
will see how Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics are integrated into their everyday lives.
Watch your students’ confidence grow as they develop a fundamental
love of learning. Be sure to check out “Safe Routes to School”!
ABOUT OUR CURRICULUM
The curriculum for Clever Crazes for Kids was developed by an academic team that followed many
individual State Standards/educational frameworks in science and social studies and significant
concepts in math and English.
The CCK website enhances your curriculum with:
- Educational games and activities to engage students and support state standards in
science and social studies - Skill and drill exercises to enhance test scores and grade point averages (GPA)
- Educational games and activities that promote good citizenship and ethical behavior
- The Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain® fitness challenge, which helps students build
physical fitness and strength - A way for students to work independently or collectively as a group, which is a great
STREAM team-building activity as “kids teach kids” by building on one another's
experiences and understandings - “You and the World of Art,” which enhances critical thinking through visual art, dance,
and music - An extraordinary skill-building learn-to-read and literacy program, “You the Reader,”
introducing and improving reading skills for kids as young as PreK - CleverCrazes.com was named “A Best Website for Kids” by the American Library
Association
To enhance reading comprehension in grades K-3, the educational learning games in those
grades have voice-overs so the kids can read along, thus creating a rich experience for the
students as they play and learn on CleverCrazes.com.
Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain – Physical Fitness Challenge
The Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain® fitness challenge is an essential part of academic
learning. According to neurosurgeon John Tew, MD, “It turns out that, as important as
exercise is for your body, it's even more important for your brain. Twenty minutes of aerobic
exercise stimulates growth of new synapses, facilitates grasp of more complex materials,
and adds new nerve cells, which support recent memory acquisitions.” “Kimmie in the
Gymmie” features a live-action, certified personal trainer who will guide your students,
grades K-8, through the Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain® fitness challenge.
To learn more, read About Clever Crazes for Kids
*FOR DETAILED INFORMATION PLEASE SEE OFFICIAL RULES
Even if you have only one computer, we want everyone to be able to take advantage of
this academic tool. You may use CleverCrazes.com as a "classroom" by logging into your
account and selecting Play as a Classroom or Group. Click on the link below to see our
comprehensive curriculum maps.
Curriculum Maps
Don't Miss This Valuable Asset: Professional Development Credit
Clever Crazes for Kids® will sign documents for professional development hours for attendance of
sessions at educational conferences. Engagement with CleverCrazes.com may also
qualify you for professional development hours and/or credits. Follow the link below for
more information.
Professional Development
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After-School Programs
CCK curriculum is fully STEM integrated.
CCK is STEM plus
STEM + ART = STEAM
STEAM + READING = STREAM
CleverCrazes.com is always updating and adding new educational materials. CCK has added “You and the World of Art,”
including visual art, dance, and music, further extending the concept of critical thinking for your students. The “Art”
turns STEM into STEAM. CCK also added “You the Reader,” an extraordinary skill-building learn-to-read and
literacy program. “Reading” turns STEAM into STREAM. CleverCrazes.com brings to K-8 after-school programs across
the country new and exciting ways to engage kids in learning about the STREAM disciplines. Students
will see how Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics are integrated into their everyday lives.
Watch your students’ confidence grow as they develop a fundamental
love of learning. Be sure to check out “Safe Routes to School”!
ABOUT OUR CURRICULUM
The curriculum for Clever Crazes for Kids was developed by an academic team that followed many
individual State Standards/educational frameworks in science and social studies and significant
concepts in math and English.
The CCK website enhances your curriculum by:
- Engaging students and supporting state standards in science and social studies with
educational games and activities. - Enhancing test scores and grade point averages (GPA) with skill and drill exercises.
- Promoting good citizenship and ethical behavior.
- Helping students build their physical fitness and strength in Step It Up and Kickstart
Your Brain® fitness challenge. - Allowing students to work independently or collectively as a group with minimal staff
involvement. - Having students play as a group, which is a great STREAM team-building activity as
"kids teach kids" by building on one another's experiences and understandings. - Introducing “You and the World of Art,” which enhances critical thinking through visual
art, dance, and music - Introducing and improving reading skills with “You the Reader,” an extraordinary skill-
building learn-to-read and literacy program, beginning in PreK - CleverCrazes.com was named “A Best Website for Kids” by the American Library
Association
To enhance reading comprehension in grades K-3, the educational learning games in those
grades have voice-overs so the kids can read along, thus creating a rich experience for the
students as they play and learn on CleverCrazes.com.
Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain – Physical Fitness Challenge
The Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain® fitness challenge is an essential part of academic
learning. According to neurosurgeon John Tew, MD, “It turns out that, as important as
exercise is for your body, it's even more important for your brain. Twenty minutes of aerobic
exercise stimulates growth of new synapses, facilitates grasp of more complex materials,
and adds new nerve cells, which support recent memory acquisitions.” “Kimmie in the
Gymmie” features a live-action, certified personal trainer who will guide your students,
grades K-8, through the Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain® fitness challenge.
To learn more, read About Clever Crazes for Kids
*FOR DETAILED INFORMATION PLEASE SEE OFFICIAL RULES
Even if you have only one computer, we want everyone to be able to take advantage of
this academic tool. You may use CleverCrazes.com as a "classroom" by logging into your
account and selecting Play as a Classroom or Group.
View All CCK Video Chapters
Parents and Guardians
Please register as a Parent/Guardian if you are helping a child supplement another educational
program, such as a public or private school program. If you are educating your child
as a homeschool in compliance with your state's laws, please register as a Homeschool
Program here.
CCK curriculum is fully STEM integrated.
CCK is STEM plus
STEM + ART = STEAM
STEAM + READING = STREAM
CleverCrazes.com is always updating and adding new educational materials. CCK has added “You and the World of Art,”
including visual art, dance, and music, further extending the concept of critical thinking for your students. The “Art”
turns STEM into STEAM. CCK also added “You the Reader,” an extraordinary skill-building learn-to-read and
literacy program. “Reading” turns STEAM into STREAM. CleverCrazes.com brings to K-8 parents and guardians across
the country new and exciting ways to engage kids in learning about the STREAM disciplines. Students
will see how Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics are integrated into their everyday lives.
Watch your students’ confidence grow as they develop a fundamental
love of learning.
ABOUT OUR CURRICULUM
The curriculum for Clever Crazes for Kids was developed by an academic team that followed many
individual State Standards/educational frameworks in science and social studies and significant
concepts in math and English.
How the CCK website helps your student(s):
- E-learning with games is a lot of fun for kids, and recent research points to the fact that
it inspires learning. - Our curriculum complies with the guidelines set forth by many educational associations
and professional organizations - CleverCrazes.com was named “A Best Website for Kids” by the American Library
Association
To enhance reading comprehension in grades K-3, the educational learning games in those
grades have voice-overs so the kids can read along, thus creating a rich experience for the
students as they play and learn on CleverCrazes.com.
Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain – Physical Fitness Challenge
The Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain® fitness challenge is an essential part of academic
learning. According to neurosurgeon John Tew, MD, “It turns out that, as important as
exercise is for your body, it's even more important for your brain. Twenty minutes of aerobic
exercise stimulates growth of new synapses, facilitates grasp of more complex materials,
and adds new nerve cells, which support recent memory acquisitions.” “Kimmie in the
Gymmie” features a live-action, certified personal trainer who will guide your students,
grades K-8, through the Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain® fitness challenge.
Mention the site to your kids' teachers and after-school program coordinators. Your kids' school
or after-school program has an opportunity to win cash prizes.
View All CCK Video Chapters
Homeschool Programs
CCK curriculum is fully STEM integrated.
CCK is STEM plus
STEM + ART = STEAM
STEAM + READING = STREAM
CleverCrazes.com is always updating and adding new educational materials. CCK has added “You and the World of Art,”
including visual art, dance, and music, further extending the concept of critical thinking for your students. The “Art”
turns STEM into STEAM. CCK also added “You the Reader,” an extraordinary skill-building learn-to-read and
literacy program. “Reading” turns STEAM into STREAM. CleverCrazes.com brings to K-8 homeschool programs across
the country new and exciting ways to engage kids in learning about the STREAM disciplines. Students
will see how Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics are integrated into their everyday lives.
Watch your students’ confidence grow as they develop a fundamental
love of learning. Be sure to check out “Safe Routes to School”!
ABOUT OUR CURRICULUM
The curriculum for Clever Crazes for Kids was developed by an academic team that followed many
individual State Standards/educational frameworks in science and social studies and significant
concepts in math and English.
The CCK website enhances your curriculum with:
- Educational games and activities to engage students and support state standards in
science and social studies - Skill and drill exercises to enhance test scores and grade point averages (GPA)
- Educational games and activities that promote good citizenship and ethical behavior
- The Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain® fitness challenge, which helps students build
physical fitness and strength - A way for students to work independently or collectively as a group, which is a great
STREAM team-building activity as “kids teach kids” by building on one another's
experiences and understandings - The addition of “You and the World of Art,” which enhances critical thinking through visual art, dance,
and music - An extraordinary skill-building learn-to-read and literacy program, “You the Reader,”
introducing and improving reading skills for kids as young as PreK - CleverCrazes.com was named “A Best Website for Kids” by the American Library
Association
To enhance reading comprehension in grades K-3, the educational learning games in those
grades have voice-overs so the kids can read along, thus creating a rich experience for the
students as they play and learn on CleverCrazes.com.
Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain – Physical Fitness Challenge
The Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain® fitness challenge is an essential part of academic
learning. According to neurosurgeon John Tew, MD, “It turns out that, as important as
exercise is for your body, it's even more important for your brain. Twenty minutes of aerobic
exercise stimulates growth of new synapses, facilitates grasp of more complex materials,
and adds new nerve cells, which support recent memory acquisitions.” “Kimmie in the
Gymmie” features a live-action, certified personal trainer who will guide your students,
grades K-8, through the Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain® fitness challenge.
*FOR DETAILED INFORMATION PLEASE SEE OFFICIAL RULES View All CCK Video Chapters
More about Dr. Carla C. Johnson
Dr. Carla C. Johnson is the Executive Director of the Artificial Intelligence Academy, Faculty Research Fellow
and Professor in the College of Education at North Carolina State University. Dr. Johnson is an internationally-
recognized scholar in STEM education, publishing over 300 articles, books and chapters on STEM - including
being the lead Editor of the Handbook of Research on STEM Education that was published in 2020 and is being
used around the globe to provide evidence-based best-practice in PK-20 STEM education.
Dr. Carla C. Johnson is also the STEM Education Academic Advisor to Clever Crazes for Kids® (CCK). Dr. Johnson’s role
with CCK is to facilitate the use of the CleverCrazes.com resources within K-8 grades in traditional classrooms
and after-school programs.
Dr. Johnson continues to lead the Clever Crazes STEM+ curriculum. Clever Crazes is honored to have Dr. Johnson in
this leadership role.
In addition to being a former science teacher, Dr. Johnson has served in many national leadership roles, including
President of the National Middle Level Science Teachers Association, Council Member for the National Science
Teachers Association, and most recently, Board Member of the School Science and Mathematics Association. She has
also been the Editor of the School Science and Mathematics Journal and has been involved as a professional
development consultant nationally for many years and has published internationally recognized research
in the areas of effective professional development and improving teacher quality, as well as STEM policy and practice.
We also want you to be assured that CleverCrazes.com is a child-safe website, certified by TRUSTe.
We invite you to review our Privacy Policy.
Dr. Johnson will guide you through the website, curriculum, and student gaming in demo videos
that you can watch here.
