Teacher friends, Looking for a fun (and educational) way to celebrate Valentine's Day with upper-elementary students? It's typical for students to begin losing focus in the classroom, especially during holidays. Real learning does not have to go out the window just yet, you just have to mask it such a way where it doesn't quite seem like learning to students... but in fact, still is! These Valentine's Day-themed challenges have science, technology, engineering, and measurement activities for your upper elementary kids that will really get their brains going during this winter season! Challenge 1: Cupid’s Flapping Wings! STEM groups of 4-5 students must create wings … [Read more...]
Chinese New Year STEM 2019 – Year of the Pig!
Chinese New Year STEM 2019! Pig-Themed STEM Challenge Ideas February 16th, 2018 celebrates the Year of the Pig! Here are some fun facts about the pig zodiac sign to share with your students! Lucky numbers: 2, 5, 8 Lucky days: the 17th and 24th of every Chinese lunar month Lucky colors: brown, gold, gray Lucky flowers: hydrangea and daisy Lucky directions: southeast, east Lucky months: 2nd, 7th, 10th, and 11th Chinese lunar months The Pig's Personality: Generous and Compassionate! Pigs are diligent, compassionate, and generous. They have great concentration: once they set a goal, they will devote all their energy to achieving it. Though Pigs rarely … [Read more...]
New Year’s Resolutions 2019 for the Classroom!
The excitement, much like the snow in the winter wonderland areas of the world, is swirling in the air as the holiday season inches closer and closer! Students are surely itching for their break so they can celebrate with family and friends. Classrooms have such diversity when it comes to celebrating winter holidays—Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other cultural festivities are everywhere. But come December 31st, people all over the world will be ringing in the New Year. There are plenty of ways to ring in 2019 in the classroom, too! New Year’s resolutions are one of the most common practices, and the students can get involved as well! Resolutions are a great lesson in … [Read more...]
Winter STEM Challenge Ideas for the Classroom!
December is upon us, which means the holidays are here! Winter has also arrived, and with it comes a world of opportunities to incorporate STEM activities into the classroom that can directly tie into the season. There are countless fun science, technology, engineering, and math activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really get their brains going this winter season!Here are three fun Winter themed STEM Challenges that your students will love! Geometric Gingerbread House Challenge! Using a list of supplies, STEM groups must create a geometric gingerbread house for their gingerbread family. Using guides, students must invent a gingerbread family to build their … [Read more...]
Winter Break Giveaway and More!
Hi Teacher Friends!I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family! I can't believe how quickly this year is flying by!There are 2 awesome giveaways that I'm hosting right here on the blog! This is your chance to win a $50 TpT Gift Card AND the chance to win the Winter Break Giveaway!Ready for a Winter Break Care Package? The Winter Break Giveaway includes: -2018 Designer Planner/Calendar-Pink and Grey Blanket Scarf-9 Piece Stationary Kit-Ceramic Coffee Tumbler-Dew Drop Lily Scented Candle-Aromatic Diffuser-Size Medium Cozy Grey Slippers-Amazing Ideas Journal-Gold Glitter Glass Water Bottle-120 Sheet Page Flags-90 Sheet Paper Tablets / List Maker a Rafflecopter … [Read more...]
November STEM Challenges!
November is upon us, which means that Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Fall has also arrived, and with it comes a world of opportunities to incorporate STEM activities into the classroom that can directly tie in to the season. There are countless fun science, technology, engineering, and math activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really get their brains going this fall season!Here are three fun Thanksgiving themed STEM Challenges that your students will love! The Cornucopia Catch Game! Students must construct 5 paper cornucopias along with paper fruits and vegetables. The cornucopias must be strong enough to hold, catch, and toss paper vegetables. Students … [Read more...]
Rock Cycle STEM Challenges!
Hey Teacher Friends, Right now I'm in the process of creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Earth Science.. The current unit I'm focusing on is the Rock Cycle! After doing a little research, I came up with two great STEM projects that are simple enough to create in the classroom. Initially I originally thought these projects might be too simple for 4th-6th grade, but they are much more difficult to pull off than they appear! I first discuss with students the three different types of rock (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) and how they are formed. Igneous is formed by the heating and cooling of lava. Sedimentary is formed by the deposition of material at the … [Read more...]
Ecosystems STEM Challenge!
Hey Teacher Friends, Right now I'm in the process of creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Earth Science.. The current unit I'm focusing on is all about ecosystems and food webs! This project is SO much fun! A STEM group (4-5 students) must first decide on which type of ecosystem they are going to research for their challenge. Before I begin the challenge with students, I make sure they know all about how energy travels up the web. A food web is a system of interlocking food chains within an ecosystem or community. Energy first comes from the sun. Plants use that energy from the sun and produce energy for primary consumers. The primary consumers provide … [Read more...]
Biome STEM Challenge!
Hey Teacher Friends, Right now I'm in the process of creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Earth Science.. The current unit I'm focusing on is all about biomes! This project is SO much fun! In a STEM group of four to five students, they must research a specific biome that they have chosen for the challenge. They should focus on the plants and animals that live there who have special adaptations to help them survive in that specific climate. After they have decided on a biome, they find a plastic or stuffed animal that is not associated with their chosen location... Here's where the fun begins! STEM Activity #1: Survival of the … [Read more...]
Teacher Binders – Tips & Free Resources!
If you're an organization freak like myself, you may LOVE the topic of teacher planners and binders like I do! Even though all teachers should be enjoying their summer right now, it may give you piece of mind to have everything ready for Back to School. In fact, you can just spend a few hours planning and then enjoy the rest of your summer worry-free!! What I've found to be incredibly helpful for staying organized throughout the school year are teacher binders... They are simply LIFE SAVERS. Don't kill your precious time by rifling through endless stacks of papers in a big drawer.. No teacher has time for that! Let this be the year that you start utilizing teacher binders in your … [Read more...]
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