Enlightening Young Engineers
I am always looking for ways to inspire and motivate my students, particularly when it comes to making “big changes” in our world. So many of our students are constantly brainstorming, inventing, and problem solving in ways that have great potentials to make our world better. I am so excited to share this AMAZING program that can provide a once… Read More
It’s pretty surreal and humbling when your dream becomes a reality! If you have followed me for awhile, you know that I have always been passionate about elementary engineering, STEM, and the incorporation of purposeful play in the classroom. Since my publishing of STEM Bins® on Teachers Pay Teachers in 2016, I have loved watching them positively impact classrooms all… Read More
Most elementary teachers know just how powerful a carefully selected read aloud can be. Picture books can instantly captivate a squirmy class of first graders, bring wide-eyed wonder to middle elementary, and spark deep and intellectual discussions with upper grades. One of my favorite ways to use read alouds with my little ones is use them to kick off STEM… Read More
Coding is all the rage in elementary schools right now, and it’s not hard to see why! Coding, or the language of programming, is quickly becoming a language that our students need to learn how to “speak,” even as young as Kindergarten. Fluency in coding is necessary in order to design apps, software, websites, video games, and so much more…. Read More
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
Need an easy peasy FREEBIE for your 100th Day?! 🎉🎉🎉Grab these cards and recording booklets and let your kids engineer original creations with 100 objects! They work perfectly for rotated stations and there’s even a blank card for you to add your own materials! 💗
www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/STEM-for-the-100th-Day-of-School-FREE-2297288
Is it February yet?! ❤️😍💗I’ve got Air Mail in my plans for second grade, House of Cards for first, Candy Boxes for Kinder, and a little bonus Makerspace challenge to create Candy Dispensers! Plus I’m hard at work this weekend on TWO NEW Valentine’s Day coding and robotics products! Stay tuned! 🎉
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Pronoun SNOWBALL FIGHT! ❄️❄️❄️After reading Blizzard to my first grade Book Club today (which they absolutely LOVED) we had a Pronoun Snowball Fight and practiced using them in sentences! Queen of the First Grade Jungle has the BEST lessons! (Found in Blizzard Storybook STEM)
