Enlightening Young Engineers
I am so excited to have stumbled upon some AMAZING picture books for my elementary Makerspace over the past couple years! There is nothing quite like kicking off Makerspace time or a STEM challenge with a captivating read aloud to encourage our students to make meaningful connections with text and inspire them to play, explore, invent, and create. (Read more… Read More
One of the biggest concerns I get from teachers and media specialists is the lack of space (and time) for a full-blown Makerspace. I completely get it, y’all! I’d be lying if I didn’t say it takes a lot of time, space, patience, and commitment to ensure that our Makerspace runs properly, which is why I wanted to create something… Read More
We are SO over-the-moon excited to share that our Maker Shop furniture design for Makerspaces is now being sold through our partnership with Cooper Systems in Oklahoma City and is officially available for preorder!! What started out as the perfect vision and original design by my amazing husband, Andy, turned into the perfect all-in-one, interactive storage solution for Makerspaces, STEM… Read More
My most frequently asked question in emails and blog posts is how to start, schedule, and manage an elementary Makerspace. I’ve had a Maker area for K-2nd Grade in my classroom for the past five years, and for almost two years, my room has served as a full blown Makerspace for two days per week, serving close to 300 early… Read More
I’ll be 100% honest. Five years ago, the concept of Robotics at the early childhood level scared me to death. Truthfully, the concept of Coding did too. And I’ve always considered myself a pretty “techy” teacher. But not THAT techy, right?! What I very quickly realized is that coding is the future for today’s kids. Currently, there are over 500,000… Read More
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The Hour of Code is just a few weeks away! 😱🎉📱💻🤖
Check out this blog post with all my tips for the littles!
teachoutsidethebox.com/2016/12/coding-little-kids/
2nd-4th grade teachers: This Storybook STEM challenge is PERFECT for teaching balanced and unbalanced forces and energy changes! 🙌🏼🦃💗
After reading How to Catch a Turkey, your kids will collaborate to create an obstacle course for the turkey (marble) to navigate, complete with obstacles, dead ends, mazes, and more! This challenges is wonderful for promoting creativity and engagement right before Thanksgiving Break!
See all the components here:
bit.ly/turkeystem