How can parents develop their children’s science skills at home? We all know scientific thinking is important for helping children understand the world around them. Science isn’t all lab coats and experiments. It’s actually much simpler than that. Here are 5 ways parents can help their children and support science skills at home. Want a printable version of this list?…
Pumpkin activities are always so much fun in October. Even if you don’t celebrate Halloween at school, you can still have some pumpkin fun while learning science, reading, and writing skills. Here are 4 simple and fun pumpkin themed activities to do with your students in October. One Page Pumpkin Craft View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
STEM activities are fantastic for teaching students critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity. Maker spaces and guided STEM activities are such a great way to encourage these skill in your students, but getting quality STEM resources can be hard for a teacher on a budget. Here are two fantastic,STEM tools that can be again and again. I’d like to thank Steps…
Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th, and is a fun day to engage students will a little educational pirate fun! Celebrate this fun holiday with pirate books, pirate crafts, and pirate activities that your students will love! This post contains affiliate links. That means that I receive a small commission from your purchase at no additional cost to…
NGSS in Elementary Classrooms: How to Incorporate Science Into Your Literacy Instruction
June 1, 2018
NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards are designed to give students a foundational science education that can serve them throughout their schooling and into their careers as adults. These standards include scientific skills such as STEAM and STEM that will give them knowledge to excel in jobs of the future. This post discusses how you can add this important instruction into your current…