I love their blog because it is honestly ideas that you can implement right away in your classroom or library! I feel nervous about being responsible for the technology portion of my new job, and this really helps me feel better prepared to integrate STEM into my lessons for students of all ages! Most of the things they suggest are just reading a book & then doing a meaningful activity that ties to it.
They have incredible ideas for incorporating science, technology, engineering, math, and play into the classroom. Some of my favorite posts of theirs are about which picture books they would use as anchor texts for STEM projects! They have activities ideas for coding, celebrating holidays and diversity, and different events! These are some examples of their many, many blogs!
They even partnered with Peter Reynolds & other notable children's authors and hosted a STEM Teacher Summit called the Joy of Stem, available to anyone that becomes a member of the STEM Teacher's Club. The teacher club is $15 a month and looks like an incredible resource, too.
They also have a TeachersPayTeachers store and sell many of their lessons, plans, and activities they have created.
One of my favorite ideas from their blog is a STEM choice board! These are so versatile and can be used in so many different ways! The ones they created are monthly and have a QR code to a mentor text in the center, and then lots of activities students can choose from that go along with the book! In the library, I could see them used as early finisher activities, a free choice day, or with many different themes! This gives students choice in what they create while they are learning! These could also be sent home to create a connection between the library and parents!
My Readings for this Week:
Ghost Stories
- Ghost Cat by Kevan Atteberry
- Smelly Ghost by Isabel Atherton
- I'll Haunt You: Meet a Ghost by Shannon Knudsen
- Ghost in the House by Ammi-Joan Paquette
- Ghoulia by Barbara Cantini
Poems
- "Old, Cold Fish" from Ocean Soup by Stephen R. Swinburne
- "Collecting Words by Pat Mora
- "A Writing Kind of Day" by Ralph Fletcher
- "The Table and the Chair" by Edward Lear
- "Yellow" by Brian P. Cleary
References:
Carly and Adam LLC. (2022). Carly and Adam. Retrieved July 15, 2022, from https://carlyandadam.com/
Hi Amber!
ReplyDeleteI loved your blog post this week! Like you, I am a little nervous about the technology component that comes along with being a school librarian. The STEM blog that you shared was such a fantastic resource! The STEM choice board would be such a great addition to a makerspace area in the school library. As I looked around their blog, I found so many great resources that could be used both now and, in the future, as I become a school librarian. Thanks so much for sharing this great blog. It is definitely one I will be following!
Amy Sutherland
Hi Amber :)
ReplyDeleteYour blog share this week was great! I really enjoyed that you took the time to pull screenshots/images from their blog as well to help enhance your post. I love Choice Boards in my classroom as a sixth grade SS teacher, so I thought it was really cool to see a STEM choice board for once! I also liked that you included their TPT store, Teachers Pay Teachers has been a lifesaver for me many a time when I wanted something for a specific topic or theme and didn't have time to create it myself! I think it's also great that you chose to share something a little less traditional that could still help those of us in School Library settings. Thanks for a great post!