Publisher's Synopsis
Designed for students, teachers and parents, these activities will help you make and create wonderful learning experiences. Using monthly-themed events as a springboard and the maker movement for inspiration, your students will build cross-curricular connections as they explore STEM - Science, Technology, Math and Engineering. Use these ideas for any day of the week, any week of the month or any month of the year. These activities are perfect for March, April and May, but work well for anytime of the year.
Primarily aimed for students in grades two through six, these engaging lessons and projects are easily adopted and adapted for learners of all ages. The projects and poetry lessons have been classroom-tested and provide enjoyable learning experiences in a variety of learning environments: home schooling; after-school programs; scouting; gifted and talented programs; extra-curricular clubs; adult ESL classes; and senior citizen activities.
Inside this book you will find three jam-packed months of STEM lessons, projects and poetry. Drawing on the inner poet in every child and the "let me do-it-myself" nature inherent in all learners, the activities and lessons help students earn an A for the Arts and bring STEAM to your STEM initiatives. Your budding scientists, mathematicians and engineers will practice creative and inventive thinking skills as they develop throughout the year.
These materials focus on science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics. Students love poetry and learning about famous poets and their poems integrate easily with your STEM/STEAM initiatives. From our teaching experience, we have learned that some teachers are uncomfortable introducing how to write poetry. You will be amazed how easily these activities assist young poets discover the joy of writing their own poetry.
