By now, I hope you’re home enjoying a well-earned Winter Break! Maybe you’re sipping on some hot chocolate, looking for some engaging ways to get your kids thinking deeply when you return to school. Keep this challenge in your back pocket! Wait for one of those tough days when you and your students need to […]
Christmas/Winter STEM Challenge: Snowman Stretch
You are almost to Christmas/Winter Break, or maybe you’re visiting after break and looking for a way to ease those late winter blues! This challenge is perfect if you’re looking for very low-prep and very simple materials. In fact, all you really need is a few sheets of copy paper, tape, and scissors for this […]
Christmas/Winter STEM Challenges: Sleigh/Sled & Slope
You are almost to Winter Break! Excitement is in the air, but you still want to be somewhat responsible. After all, there really isn’t any instructional time you can afford to waste. And there’s the dilemma: how can you have fun and enjoy the holidays without wasting instructional time? STEM Challenges … the answer is […]
Christmas/Winter STEM Challenges: Reindeer Relay
As the holiday break inches ever closer, keeping students engaged in academic work can be an uphill battle! Seasonal STEM challenges are the perfect way to get kids excited to work collaboratively in deep critical thinking and problem solving! This week’s Christmas/Winter STEM challenge is one of my very favorites because it incorporates not only […]
Christmas/Winter STEM Challenges: Candy Cane Calamity
Congratulations, teachers! You are almost to a beautiful, well-deserved Christmas/Winter break, but getting to that finish line can be its own impossible challenge! The kids’ brains are toast, and (likely) so is yours! But because you are a responsible adult, you don’t want to throw in the towel too early and risk wasting instructional time, […]
Christmas – Winter STEM Challenge Events
‘Tis the season for more holiday fun (with substance) with Christmas STEM Challenges and Winter STEM Challenges! A brief description of each challenge is available on this post, and more information is available by clicking on each challenge title below. – Candy Cane Calamity – Reindeer Relay – Sleigh & Slope or Sled & Slope […]
