Students LOVE building solutions to problems. They don’t always love planning those designs first! It can lead to frustration when we (teachers) feel like we’re forcing students to walk through the steps of the Engineering Design Process when they really want to dive in and build. I have a few tips for you today. 1. […]
5 Easy Halloween Costumes for Teachers
Finding appropriate Halloween costumes for teachers can be tricky! Over the years, I’ve worked in some schools that allowed teachers to wear costumes as long as they weren’t at all scary. Not gonna lie — I kind of love playing dress up, but I don’t have a ton of time to put something together. With […]
20 Epic Halloween STEM Activities
As I was preparing for this blog post, the number of Halloween STEM activities I had in mind just…kept….growing… like some kind of terrifying creature from beyond! 😂 I know it’s not cool to crown yourself, but I’m feeling a little like the (unofficial) Queen of Halloween STEM over here. Check out my 20 Halloween […]
5 Ways to Teach Hard Skills in STEM
Welcome back, STEM friends! Today is our sixth installment in the 30 STEM activities in 30 minutes or less series, and it’s all about hard skills.. Don’t worry if you’ve missed the previous posts, you can click that link above to catch up. 🥰 One thing that we often overlook in STEM is taking time […]
5 Ways to Teach Perseverance and Productive Failure in STEM
Sometimes we get frustrated when students give up on STEM challenge activities too easily, but if we stop to think about it, it makes so much sense. Our culture is one that ridicules failure and avoids it at all costs. So we have an uphill — but seriously important — climb to help students shift […]
5 Ideas for Teaching Character Ed, Curiosity & the 4 Cs of Engineering in STEM Classes
Hey there, STEM enthusiasts! I’ve got 5 STEM activities for you today to dive into character education, curiosity, and more of the 4 Cs of Engineering. This is the fourth installment in our 30 STEM activities in 30 minutes or less series. Don’t worry if you’ve missed the previous posts, you can click that link […]
5 Easy STEM Activities for Teaching Creativity
Hey there, STEM enthusiasts! Get ready for another round of exciting STEM activities that will spark student curiosity and ignite their critical thinking skills. In this post, we’re diving into teaching creativity with STEM, one of the essential 4 Cs of Engineering. If you’ve been following our 30 STEM activities in 30 minutes or Less […]
Teaching Critical Thinking with 5 Easy STEM Activities
Hey there, STEM enthusiasts! Welcome back to the make-your-teacher-life-better world of easy STEM activities. Last week, I started the 30 Easy STEM Activities in 30 Minutes or Less series where I’m sharing 5 ideas at a time to help you fit more STEM into your short class period. If you missed the first 5 activities, you […]
5 Halloween STEM Challenge Activities
These 5 Halloween STEM challenge activities are perfect for keeping kids engaged!
Distance Learning Freebies
In strange times like these, I like to find silver linings where I can. As teachers around the country are being thrown into preparing weeks of distance learning for their students due to coronavirus precautions, I’m seeing so much generosity in the educational community from large businesses to smaller sellers alike. I’ll be compiling […]
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