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January Classroom Fun and Virtual Field Trips

January classroom fun is coming! Yes... it's on the way! I know.. I know... TEACHERS ARE ON BREAK!! But seriously... breaks are more relaxing when you know your month is FULL already with plans! Enjoy and plan some January classroom fun virtually or in person!Take a virtual field trip to New York City!We aren't getting to go too many places these days! Why not spend your first day back with students doing something we never get to do? Enjoy the Ball Drop in New York City and have a classroom countdown to start the new year at school! This trip isn't just a New Year's celebration... it's a complete city tour! Using Google Slides, you will follow the stops on the map through the city and end up in Times Square!A few more ideas to ... read more

STEM Christmas List For Your 2021 Classroom

STEM Christmas lists are great to stock the classroom up and get ready for the new year! This list includes all my must haves! Whether you are working remotely or in the classroom, I can't live without these STEM items!!! So let's get at it!!!So I have recently just fallen in love with my Turing Tumble Mechanical Computer! Coding a program can be difficult to understand what is exactly happening. Being able to get hands on with coding helps students to understand what they are actually doing! I have this product in my classroom, but you can totally use this remotely by challenging students to tell you what to do. When they make and create a successful program and see it work flawlessly.... it's pure MAGIC!Next up is the newest ... read more

5 STEM Journal Do’s and Don’ts

The STEM journal or STEAM journal is a MUST in a STEM or STEAM classroom. Why? I hope that you will be able to understand that completely after reading this post. However and to what extent you have used STEM and STEAM, you have seen that students need to plan out their ideas through writing and sketching. I hope you have seen that!!! If not, we have some work to do, but don't fret that's what this is for! Let's get started!!!Using STEM/STEAM JournalsAlright, first things first. If at the least you have allowed students to complete a STEM or STEAM challenge in your classroom, you have noticed that they must use a design process like the engineering design process or design thinking throughout the challenge, or you at least allowed ... read more

Virtual Field Trips for Kids: A Season of Virtual Field Trips

Virtual Field Trips for kids have become my answer to the "year with no field trips". The best part about creating virtual field trips for kids is highlighting the time of the year, building on it with science, and taking it to the next level! I have a whole fall and Christmas list of virtual field trips for kids right here for you! First stop.... The Apple Orchard!!!Virtual Field Trip to the Apple OrchardWe had such a blast on this virtual field trip right at school. Yes... our school is currently in person learning during this pandemic. You may be teaching only remotely, and this is perfect for your students, too! Our students actually "went on a field trip" to the apple orchard on their trip day by waiting for the bus (which ... read more

Integrating Art Into the Classroom… EASILY!!

Integrating art into the classroom is much easier than you may think. It is a little more than just drawing a picture to match content, but you don't have to have an art background to incorporate it easily. After all, YOU are a teacher! What is there YOU can't do!Start With an Introduction to ArtistsHow do you start integrating art into the classroom purposefully? First, do they even know what artists really are? How do they think? Where do they work? Are they just really creative and talented people? How can I be one?We need to start by answering these questions that students may not even have, but we need to help them wonder. Students often have preconceived thoughts about so many things. Being an artist is most definitely one ... read more

Virtual Field Trip Experience: Setting the Stage

Virtual field trip anyone? YES! This is a must do! For remote learning, this breaks up the virtual days ahead and gives students something to look forward to. However, no one teaching face-to-face will be taking field trips this school year. Wait.... yes you can!! Let's set the stage together for a virtual field trip experience! Make sure you read until the end! I have a FREE No Wheels Field Trip waiting for you!Creating the Virtual Field Trip Experience HypeBefore we have taken a normal school year field trip, teachers hype it up for days! It may coordinate with a unit of study, but you always have to let students and parents know about the adventure. Do students get excited? Oh, yes! This is a needed task teachers must undertake ... read more

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