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
My plans are PACKED with spooky STEM over the next 3 week! How about you?!
๐THIS WEEK - Slime
๐NEXT WEEK - Bonaparte Falls Apart, Catapults, and The Scarecrow (posting this weekend!)
๐WEEK OF HALLOWEEN - Creepy Carrots, Room
on the Broom, and Candy Towers!
teachoutsidethebox.com/2019/10/7-spooky-stem-challenges-for-halloween/
This Room on the Broom Storybook STEM
challenge is a wonderful way to explore balance! (Found in October pack)
Our Fall Break has been filled with gorgeous cool weather, lots of sleep-ins, football, and the company of great friends! ๐๐๐Weโre sad to see it end already but are going into the week feeling relaxed and refreshed. I hope youโve gotten a chance to relax with your loved ones this weekend too!! Iโm working on all the October prep and pulling out our fall STEM Bins task cards to give my kids some new challenges! #stem #stembins #teachoutsidethebox #fallbreak #sundayfunday
Ooey Gooey Slime, October, and Ada Twist go together oh-so-perfectly! ๐๐ผ I always save this challenge for my firsties and weโve got it in the plans for next week! ๐๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฌ๐จ๐พโ๐ฌ(October Storybook STEM) #stem #storybookstem #teachoutsidethebox #adatwistscientist #science #madscientist #iteachfirst bit.ly/storybookstemoctober
