Beginning of the year stem activities

Did you know that STEM activities are a great way to build classroom community and teamwork at the beginning of the year?Unfortunately, STEM challenges can tend to be used as a classroom competition where students and groups are competing against each other. While classroom competitions can be fun, the goal of STEM should be to encourage a growth mindset in students.How do we accomplish this?

Are you looking for more ways to include STEM and STEAM activities into your early elementary classroom? This blog post talks all about the difference between STEM vs STEAM and 5 of my favorite STEAM and STEM activities. STEM education focuses more on scientific concepts for children, while STEAM education introduces more of a creative process when looking at problem based learning methods. Learn how to include both with these hands-on learning activities in the classroom.

The best beginning of the year STEM challenges have 3 things in common: 1.) They help students get to know one another and start building teamwork and collaboration. 2.) They allow students to start practicing classroom procedures. 3.) They are incredibly fun and get students excited about STEM!

With back-to-school season in full swing, you are probably looking for fun activities to use in your classroom on the first day of school and at the beginning of the year in general. In kindergarten, those first days typically look like doing a lot of hands-on activities and being introduced to more structured learning time.

Kindergarten blog for teachers in the classroom. Ideas for homeschooling as well. Free files to your with your students.

Back to School STEM Challenges: 5 STEM Challenges for the Beginning of the Year #STEM #backtoschool #stemactivity #stemchallenge

If you love STEAM activities for kids but hate having to buy a ton of extra materials and tools, you are going to LOVE these free STEM activities.

Are you looking for fun, hands-on ways to incorporate STEM into your kindergarten classroom? I got you covered! In this blog, I highlight 10 super easy kindergarten STEM activities your students will love! Some of the activities included are using Lego blocks, kindergarten STEM for the holidays, building a birdhouse, measuring challenges, and much more! These are perfect ideas for introducing the world of STEM to your kindergarten students in a fun and simple way! #MissTechQueen

The first lessons you teach set the tone for the rest of the year in the classroom! During the first week of school, your schedule should include a mix of teaching procedures and expectations as well as building a strong classroom community. Unfortunately, introducing procedures and practicing the

The end of the school year is such a special time as testing winds down, and you finish teaching those last few standards. You may even find you have little pockets of time throughout your days when you and your students can work to strengthen that special classroom community bond that’s been building throughout the […]