Your students love to measure things, right? Well, let's take advantage of that and explore some STEM Challenges all about volume and math skills! The first time I tried a STEM Challenge that involved volume I discovered students did not understand it at all! So, I have a fun way to help them ... READ the POST
Designing a Dream House – Elementary Style!
What a perfect idea this little project is! I can still remember designing my dream house when I was a little girl. I filled notebooks with drawings of the rooms and where the furniture would be. I colored the walls all different colors (because this was way before the monochromatic neutral ... READ the POST
Tackling Halloween in Your Classroom
Let's get you ready for tackling Halloween in your classroom! The month of October can just fly by! And then it can be the longest month of the year (well, except for May!) For most of my classroom teaching years, I had third graders and they loved Halloween. I did, too, but I always ... READ the POST
It’s the Great Barbie Bungee Jump Challenge!
Once upon a time, I had two teenagers. And like all moms and dads of teenagers or young children, we would jump in the mini-van and zip off to vacation destinations. Now, I have a confession. We are not beach people, but we would still end up at a Florida beach. Which means bungee jumping and ... READ the POST
Perimeter and Area Made Easy with STEM
Have you ever hung wallpaper? If you have then you know a very simple truth. You have to understand the measurement of the area to get the right amount of paper for your walls! To make it even more complicated you have to deal with matching the wallpaper patterns so it usually requires figuring for ... READ the POST
How Tall Will Your Stack Be?
Give a group of kids the task of stacking cups and see what happens. Go ahead..... I'll wait. So, what did they do? They built pyramids or tall stacks racing to make the tallest one- only to find the slightest movement would cause the whole stack to fall! It's a lot of fun... but how can ... READ the POST
