STEM Made Simple

Challenge your students to think outside the box with this simple invention card game. Students will love this low-prep, minimal material challenge. It's a fun way to engage students in creative thinking and a sort of "inventing improv". Use this as a stand alone challenge, easy lesson plan for a sub, or to start a conversation about human-centered design, prototyping ideas, or famous inventors. PDF is downloadable and easy to print. Included in the download: List of materials needed (just pape

Anyone else feel like the month of January never ends? I am always looking for ways to keep my students engaged in learning and having fun, and this sled challenge is a perfect way to keep students busy. This challenge has so many interdisciplinary connections and is one of my absolute favorite STEAM lessons. I love that it gets at the heart of science; testing, gathering data, and drawing conclusions rather than students competing to create the "best" design. Included in this download: Suggeste

Looking for quick, printable prompts to include with your LEGO bins? Print and laminate these prompts to include with your morning tubs, indoor recess bins, or as an addition to your makerspace. This can also be a great way for you to gather some ideas for how you might incorporate creative building and play into areas of study in your classroom. Includes 20 LEGO challenges and corresponding lessons or units of study to connect to them. Use as an engaging project for building on skills at the b

Looking for a fun way to have students practice fluency? This activity comes with 12 different sentences for students to read and 8 unique expression cards. Choose a sentence and have students draw an expression card at random. Then, have students read the sentence using that tone of voice. Great for a literacy centers or small group tutoring. Your students will be giggling as they use their silly voices to practice reading these sentences.

Another set of fluency expression cards! This activity comes with 12 different sentences for students to read and 8 unique expression cards. Choose a sentence and have students draw an expression card at random. Then, have students read the sentence using that tone of voice. Great for a literacy centers or small group tutoring. Your students will be giggling as they use their silly voices to practice reading these sentences.

Grab all 16 expression cards with this two for one silly fluency sentences bundle. Great for small group fluency practice or tutoring/summer school.