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Teaching Full STEAM Ahead

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Alto, Michigan, United States
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I currently teach Kindergarten and am in love with it! I have taught every grade K-8. Most of my focus has been in 3rd, 6th, 7th-8th grade science.
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Preview of STEM Buddy Challenges: Buddy Up! A full year of STEAM Lessons

STEM Buddy Challenges: Buddy Up! A full year of STEAM Lessons

Elementary STEAM or STEM Challenges are fun for all ages! From Kindergarten to fifth grade, grab a buddy class and jump into Buddy Up! Full STEAM Ahead Full Year Bundle. This unit is designed for one lower elementary class working with one upper elementary class. It is possible for you to do these projects on your own, but the worksheets are designed for some assistance from the older buddy. Each of these units is designed to take approx. 4 weeks, if you are meeting with your buddies once a we
Preview of STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Candy Corn Catapult

STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Candy Corn Catapult

Elementary STEAM or STEM Challenges are fun for all ages! From Kindergarten to fifth grade, grab a buddy class and jump into the Candy Corn Catapult. This unit is designed for one lower elementary class working with one upper elementary class. It is possible for you to do this project on your own, but the worksheets are designed for some assistance from the older buddy. This unit is designed to take approx. 3-4 sessions, if you are meeting with your buddies once a week. Each session should be
Preview of STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Caine's Arcade

STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Caine's Arcade

Elementary STEAM or STEM Challenges are fun for all ages! From Kindergarten to fifth grade, grab a buddy class and jump into the Caine’s Arcade Cardboard Challenge. This unit is designed for one lower elementary class working with one upper elementary class. It is possible for you to do this project on your own, but the worksheets are designed for some assistance from the older buddy. Caine’s Arcade Cardboard Challenge is an amazing experience for students to reuse cardboard materials. This ac
Preview of STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Spaghetti Tower Challenge Free Preview

STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Spaghetti Tower Challenge Free Preview

Elementary STEAM or STEM Challenges are fun for all ages! From Kindergarten to fifth grade, grab a buddy class and jump into the Spaghetti Tower Challenge Free Preview. This unit is designed for one lower elementary class working with one upper elementary class. It is possible for you to do this project on your own, but the worksheets are designed for some assistance from the older buddy. Spaghetti Tower Challenge Free Preview is a fun and quick activity where students will be given set amount
Preview of STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Gingerbread Man Challenge

STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Gingerbread Man Challenge

Elementary STEAM or STEM Challenges are fun for all ages! From Kindergarten to fifth grade, grab a buddy class and jump into the Gingerbread Man Challenge. This unit is designed for one lower elementary class working with one upper elementary class. It is possible for you to do this project on your own, but the worksheets are designed for some assistance from the older buddy. This unit goes great with the beloved Gingerbread Man unit around the winter holidays. Again, this activity could be do
Preview of STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Paper Chain Challenge

STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Paper Chain Challenge

Elementary STEAM or STEM Challenges are fun for all ages! From Kindergarten to fifth grade, grab a buddy class and jump into the Paper Chain Challenge. This unit is designed for one lower elementary class working with one upper elementary class. It is possible for you to do this project on your own, but the worksheets are designed for some assistance from the older buddy. This unit is designed to take approx. 3-4 sessions, if you are meeting with your buddies once a week. Each session should b
Preview of STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Float a Boat Challenge

STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Float a Boat Challenge

Elementary STEAM or STEM Challenges are fun for all ages! From Kindergarten to fifth grade, grab a buddy class and jump into the Float a Boat Challenge. This unit is designed for one lower elementary class working with one upper elementary class. It is possible for you to do this project on your own, but the worksheets are designed for some assistance from the older buddy. Float a Boat Challenge is a fun activity where students will be given a mystery bag. Each group will be given the same mat
Preview of STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Three Drums Maker Space

STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Three Drums Maker Space

Elementary STEAM or STEM Challenges are fun for all ages! From Kindergarten to fifth grade, grab a buddy class and jump into the Three Drums Maker Space. This unit is designed for one lower elementary class working with one upper elementary class. It is possible for you to do this project on your own, but the worksheets are designed for some assistance from the older buddy. Three Drums Maker Space is a fun activity where students will be given a mystery bag. Each group will be given the same m
Preview of STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Balloon Car Challenge

STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Balloon Car Challenge

Elementary STEAM or STEM Challenges are fun for all ages! From Kindergarten to fifth grade, grab a buddy class and jump into the Balloon Car Challenge. This unit is designed for one lower elementary class working with one upper elementary class. It is possible for you to do this project on your own, but the worksheets are designed for some assistance from the older buddy. Balloon Car Challenge is a fun activity where students will be given a baseline design, and then challenged to alter their
Preview of STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Spaghetti Tower Challenge

STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Spaghetti Tower Challenge

Elementary STEAM or STEM Challenges are fun for all ages! From Kindergarten to fifth grade, grab a buddy class and jump into the Spaghetti Tower Challenge. This unit is designed for one lower elementary class working with one upper elementary class. It is possible for you to do this project on your own, but the worksheets are designed for some assistance from the older buddy. Spaghetti Tower Challenge is a fun and quick activity where students will be given set amount of materials and time, an
Preview of STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Earth Day Maker Space

STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Earth Day Maker Space

Elementary STEAM or STEM Challenges are fun for all ages! From Kindergarten to fifth grade, grab a buddy class and jump into the Earth Day Maker Space Challenge. This unit is designed for one lower elementary class working with one upper elementary class. It is possible for you to do this project on your own, but the worksheets are designed for some assistance from the older buddy. Earth Day Maker Space Challenge is an amazing experience for students to create a solution to reducing human impa
Preview of Meet the Author

Meet the Author

This product is a Meet the Author - About the Author page that can be used with any student writing project. There are easy fill in the blank lines so that younger students can be successful without much assistance. I have included a sample so that you can see what response goes on which line. All lower elementary grades should be able to use this product without problem.
Preview of STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Chromatography

STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Chromatography

Elementary STEAM or STEM Challenges are fun for all ages! From Kindergarten to fifth grade, grab a buddy class and jump into the Chromatography Challenge. This unit is designed for one lower elementary class working with one upper elementary class. It is possible for you to do this project on your own, but the worksheets are designed for some assistance from the older buddy. Chromatography can be done any time of the year! I have themed this unit for Valentine's Day, only because of the heart
Preview of Signs for your STEM / STEAM Classroom

Signs for your STEM / STEAM Classroom

Signs for your STEM / STEAM Classroom will help you organize your space in a fun way. This set includes five color and five black and white posters that can be printed and placed around your classroom. Signs include: Engineering Design Process STOP - We are still working on the engineering design process We love learning full STEAM ahead Technology Station Discovery Station
Preview of Someday Student Book

Someday Student Book

This product is meant to be a companion to Elieen Spinelli’s book Someday. Your students will love to write about their hopes and dreams, and this finished product will create a sweet keepsake. This product includes directions to create a 12 page book for each student.
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About the store

Experience

I currently teach Kindergarten and am in love with it! I have taught every grade K-8. Most of my focus has been in 3rd, 6th, 7th-8th grade science.

Teaching style

Hands on learning with lots of opportunity to learn through exploration and making natural mistakes that we can learn from.

Awards & shining teacher moments

2015 * Forest Hills Education Foundation STEM Grant Recipient 2012 * State winner of Disney Planet Challenge Grant with 7th grade science class. 2006 * Top Twenty Citizens Under Forty, Southeast Michigan 2004-2005 * Genesee United Way, Bridges to the Future, Key Volunteer of the Year 2003 – 2004 * Michigan FCCLA Adviser of the Year

My own education history

Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with minors in English and Science. Master's Degree in K-12 Administration, and a partial Master's degree in literacy and reading.

Additional biographical information

I presented about STEM in early childhood education at the 2015 ITeachK National Kindergarten Conference. *STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. - It is sometimes also just referred to as STEM. VISIT MY BLOG: www.TeachingFullSTEAMahead.com