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
Looking for the perfect activities for your virtual meetings during the first weeks of school?! Check out my Back to School Digital Dice with these 6 themes:
✅ All About Me
✅ Favorite Things
✅ Hopes and Dreams
✅ Numbers About Me
✅ Imagine That
✅ Act it Out
bit.ly/BTSdigitaldice
(And I might be almost finished with a Reading Response version too! Stay tuned! 🎉)
These happy hallways are much quieter than usual this week, but just being under the same roof with my people has brought me so much joy.💗I’d forgotten how much I’ve missed that buzz of collaboration and laughter from inside jokes that only teacher friends understand.
This year, instead of our usual decorating and laminating and copying, we’re all learning how to navigate this virtual world and working tirelessly to create the best learning experiences possible for our kiddos. I’m so grateful that we’re in this together. 💗
LAST CHANCE!!!⏰⏰⏰
This incredible deal ends TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT!😱 Don’t miss it!!
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Add a mask and some distance and this is 100% me right now. 💗 Anyone else happy to see their people this week?!
