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 […]
Peer Review for Persuasive Essays
Grading writing is kind of the worst kind of marathon. If you can teach your students to take responsibility for truly revising their essays prior to submitting them, it can shave a whole lot of time off the work you have to do. More importantly, when they become active revisers, their work improves far more […]
Writing Prompts that Inspire
There are lots of reasons some kids don’t enjoy creative writing. One of the most common is: I don’t know what to write about. The pressure of trying to come up with something creative and interesting on-the-spot is stressful. While that stress can sometimes lead to a great breakthrough, it just as often (more […]
Halloween Activity for Communication
Real talk: Halloween is not battle you want to fight with your students! And why would you when it doesn’t have to be a struggle? I love this activity for both oral and written communication! It’s simple, but powerful, and adjustable to any age. In fact, when I was using this with my niece […]
5 Tips for Revising Persuasive Writing
You’ve gotten your students almost to the finish line of a persuasive or argumentative writing essay, when you realize some of them got it and some of them … not so much. Revising — well, that was the trickiest thing for me to figure out when I started teaching writing. (If you’re just getting started […]
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