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
Full disclosure: I’m what my husband likes to call “surface organized,” which means that I appear to be organized only in areas that most people see. (Which also means that my closets, pantry, and drawers are usually a horrifying mess!) I’m also drawn to anything color-coded or involving pretty plastic bins, which I think most teachers can identify with, am… 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’M FANGIRLING OVER HERE! 😱😱😱
We’ve just added TWO extra special STEM celebrities to STEM CON 2020 that will be joining us LIVE during the conference on April 24-25!
Any guesses as to who they are?!
Don’t miss it!!!!
kerry-tracy.mykajabi.com/stemcon2020?affiliate=brookebrown
Yesterday, we wrapped up Day 1 of “officially official” distance learning at home with Beau and Ellie. I’d be lying if I said I don’t miss coming in to this happy space with them each morning, with Ellie helping me prep lessons and set out materials and Beau playing with all the STEM toys. I’d be lying if I said I don’t desperately miss greeting my teacher friends with coffee mugs and hugging students with sleepy faces in the hallways. I’d also be lying if I said we followed that pretty color-coded schedule to a tee or there weren’t any time outs or arguments. But we learned a little, we played a lot, and we loved hard. Looking back on this time, I pray our kids remember that family came before all else. Let’s do this, Day 2. 💗☕️#teachoutsidethebox #teachermom #distancelearning #homeschool #iteachprek #iteachthird
My daughter made these adorable tabletop basketball games to deliver to some sweet friends today! 🏀🏀🏀
Link to tutorial:
youtu.be/JefpyI_3IOY
Chain Reactions for the win today! E and B worked together to learn all about Newton’s third law of motion.👷🏽💡👷🏻♀️
