Over 23 Years Experience with all elementary school age students and middle school. I have worked with grades K-5th grade primarily. Now I work as a Library Media Specialist.
Bring hands-on STEM learning to life with this engaging and interactive Snap Circuits Center! Perfect for elementary classrooms, libraries, or makerspaces, this resource helps students explore the world of electricity and engineering through step-by-step building, guided experimentation, and independent problem-solving. This center is designed for easy setup and student independence, with clear directions, safety rules, clean-up tasks, and curated how-to videos to help students get started
Bring your makerspace to life all year long with this ultimate MEGA Makerspace Bundle—a full collection of monthly makerspace bundles packed with STEM lessons, read alouds, building challenges, creative centers, and more. This set gives you everything you need to keep students engaged, creating, and problem-solving from August through June. What’s Included by Month: Monthly STEM Lessons – Hands-on, seasonal challenges with Google Slides teacher presentations, student slides, and step-by-ste
Get your students building, creating, and problem-solving all year long with this year-round bundle of MakeDo Construction Challenges! Designed for classroom Makerspaces, STEM centers, or early finisher activities, this resource provides 10 unique building prompts for each month—with both Google Slides and printable versions included. ✨ What’s Included:✅ 10 Themed Build Challenges per Month (January–December) ✅ Editable Google Slides Format (type directly on slides!) ✅ Printable Version
Kickstart your STEM makerspace with this hands-on, engaging Makedo construction kit lesson that introduces students to creative cardboard building while learning important safety, tool use, and collaboration skills. Whether you're launching a full Makedo center or trying a first-time class project, this resource includes everything you need to get started with confidence! First Lesson: "All About Me Crown – A Makedo Identity Project"Students design and build wearable cardboard crowns that r
Get your classroom buzzing with creativity this April! This April Makerspace Bundle is packed with hands-on STEM challenges, building activities, reading fun, and creative centers perfect for engaging students in critical thinking, problem-solving, and innovation. Whether you’re running a makerspace, STEM lab, or just want to add exciting activities to your classroom, this bundle has everything you need for the month of April! ✨ What’s Included: STEM Challenge: Build a Shelter to Keep Your Toy
April showers are here—and your students’ toys need protection! In this engaging STEM challenge, students will design and build a shelter or umbrella to keep a toy figure dry during a simulated rainstorm. Using the engineering design process, students brainstorm, plan, construct, test, and improve their designs while integrating science, technology, engineering, and math concepts. Literature Connections (Read-Alouds & Comprehension Questions) This lesson pairs perfectly with high-quality pict
Editable March Makerspace Bundle – STEM & Creativity All Month! Bring hands-on learning and creative fun to your classroom or library this March with this editable Makerspace bundle! Perfect for librarians, classroom teachers, STEM rotations, and enrichment programs, this resource includes engaging challenges tied to St. Patrick’s Day and spring themes. What’s Included:✅ STEM Challenge: Leprechaun-Proof Towers – Design a strong tower that even a sneaky leprechaun can’t topple! ✅ STEM Lesso
Editable May & June Makerspace Bundle – End-of-Year STEM, LEGO & Team-Building Fun! Get ready for end-of-year STEM excitement with this editable Makerspace bundle designed for May and June! Perfect for librarians, classroom teachers, and library Makerspace centers, this collection blends LEGO STEM challenges, team-building activities, engineering design, and creativity to keep students engaged while preparing for summer. What’s Included:✅ Coin Spinner STEM Lesson – A fun engineering challe
Read Aloud + STEM Activity + 30 Student Slides Hands-On Engineering Fun Meets Literature and Learning! Bring some magical energy to your March STEM plans with this exciting and engaging Launch the Lucky Charms! catapult challenge! Students will design, build, and test working catapults that launch marshmallows or cereal pieces—combining science, math, technology, engineering, and storytelling all in one high-interest project. What's Included: 30-slide student presentation to guide the f
Bring holiday magic and hands-on learning to your classroom with this festive STEM challenge! In Rudolph’s Reindeer Rocket Race, students listen to the classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer story, then design and test their very own balloon-powered reindeer rockets. This 26-slide resource combines reading comprehension, science, engineering, and math in one engaging holiday activity! Perfect for December STEM centers, holiday parties, Christmas, or science lessons! Literature Connectio
Take advantage of those spring winds with this engaging kite-building STEM challenge! Students will follow the engineering design process to imagine, plan, build, test, and improve their own kites while exploring aerodynamics, force, and flight. Literature Tie-In: Includes comprehension questions for: Kite Day: A Bear and Mole Story by Will Hillenbrand Kite Flying by Grace Lin Skills & Concepts: Science: Air pressure, lift, gravity, drag Technology: Research kite designs, create digital
Literacy + STEM Activity + Student Slides | 23 Slides Included Perfect for Fall, Harvest, or Halloween | Grades 1–4 | Hands-On STEM Fun Turn your classroom into a pumpkin patch of problem-solvers with this seasonal STEM challenge inspired by Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White. In The Great Pumpkin Picker, students become engineers tasked with designing a tool to harvest mini pumpkins—without using their hands! This engaging lesson integrates reading comprehension, real-world science, creative e
Read Alouds + Engineering Design Activity + Student Slides | 30 Engaging Slides Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day Makerspace, STEM Stations, or Classroom Fun!Get ready for some mischievous STEM magic! In this festive and hands-on challenge, your students will design and build free-standing towers to protect a pot of gold from sneaky leprechauns. With read alouds, comprehension questions, and a full Engineering Design Process, this activity is the perfect blend of literacy, STEM, creativity, and
Get Your Students in Gear—All Year! ⚙️ Looking for an engaging, hands-on way to spark creativity and problem-solving skills in your classroom? This Gear Build Challenge Bundle includes 144 themed and seasonal prompts—12 unique challenges for every month of the year! Designed for elementary students, this resource includes monthly task cards and matching recording pages, making it ideal for STEM bins, fast finishers, Makerspace centers, morning tubs, or brain breaks. With gears and imagination,
Start the season off with creativity and excitement using this set of October LEGO Build Challenges! This printable resource includes 12 engaging building prompts perfect for jumpstarting imagination, building classroom routines, and making those first days of school extra fun. What’s Included:12 October LEGO challenge promptsCenter Directions, Rules, and Clean Up TasksOne-page challenge sheet – perfect for posting or student bindersReady-to-use task cards – great for centers or morning tubsDe
Literacy + STEM Activity + Student Slides | 24 Slides Included Perfect for October | Grades 1–4 | Halloween STEM | Read Aloud Tie-In Ahoy, engineers! Set sail on a high-seas Halloween adventure with this thrilling STEM Story Challenge inspired by How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long and illustrated by David Shannon. Students will become pirate engineers as they design, build, and test their own haunted treasure ships—learning all about buoyancy, balance, and design along the way! What’s I
Start the season off with creativity and excitement using this set of March LEGO Build Challenges! This printable resource includes 12 engaging building prompts perfect for jumpstarting imagination, building classroom routines, and making those holidays of school extra fun. What’s Included:12 March LEGO challenge promptsCenter Directions, Rules, and Clean Up TasksOne-page challenge sheet – perfect for posting or student bindersReady-to-use task cards – great for centers or morning tubsDesigned
Start the season off with creativity and excitement using this set of May/June LEGO Build Challenges! This printable resource includes 24 engaging building prompts perfect for jumpstarting imagination, building classroom routines, and making those holidays of school extra fun. What’s Included:12 May and June LEGO challenge prompts EACH = 24 promptsCenter Directions, Rules, and Clean Up TasksOne-page challenge sheet – perfect for posting or student bindersReady-to-use task cards – great for cen
Start the season off with creativity and excitement using this set of February LEGO Build Challenges! This printable resource includes 12 engaging building prompts perfect for jumpstarting imagination, building classroom routines, and making those holidays of school extra fun. What’s Included:12 February LEGO challenge promptsCenter Directions, Rules, and Clean Up TasksOne-page challenge sheet – perfect for posting or student bindersReady-to-use task cards – great for centers or morning tubsDe
Inspire hands-on discovery and mechanical thinking with this interactive Gears Exploration Center! Designed for elementary learners, this resource invites students to explore how gears work while engaging in creative building challenges that promote engineering, problem-solving, and collaboration. Perfect for library makerspaces, STEM centers, or early finisher activities, this low-prep resource includes everything you need to launch and manage a successful gear-themed station. What’s Included:
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Over 23 Years Experience with all elementary school age students and middle school. I have worked with grades K-5th grade primarily. Now I work as a Library Media Specialist.
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Teacher of the Year
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