The holidays are officially here y’all! I have a few Thanksgiving STEM challenges in store this month to keep my kiddos engaged, although with all the holiday craziness, I love the fact that these challenges are so low maintenance and low prep.  Ain’t nobody got time for high prep lessons this time of year, am I right?! My teacher and… Read More

It’s officially fall, y’all! October is one of my favorite months of the year for so many reasons, but mostly because it lends itself beautifully to so many of my favorite read alouds and Halloween STEM Challenges! Here are some of our newest Storybook STEM lessons that are sure to keep your Kindergartners, First Graders, and Second Graders engaged all… Read More

Are you interested in starting a classroom or school Makerspace OR maybe want to learn more about how Makerspaces work? You’ve come to the right place!  I have to admit that this blog post is lonnnnnng overdue because my Makerspace has been ever changing and evolving over the past three years.  The “Makers Movement” is gaining more and more traction… Read More

Ever since Katie King and I released our Storybook STEM Units for K-2 last December, upper grade teachers in third, fourth, and fifth grade have been begging us for a similar version with novel studies.  Well, we’ve been working our tails off for the past few months, and both happen share a love of all things young adult literature.  In… Read More

The Best STEM Challenge for Grades 2-5 Improve Student Learning with a STEM Challenge The Roller Coaster STEM Challenge from my May STEM Challenges pack covers a variety of standards related to force and motion. Students discover the difference between potential (stored) energy and kinetic (working) energy.  Students also learn about friction, momentum, and gravity.  The design of a working… Read More