September update!

September has been a busy month in STEAM and Library.  The first big change was that my educational aide, Sally, was swapped with a full-time librarian.  So I will primarily be posting STEAM and Makerspace ideas for the rest of the school year.

In STEAM, students are finally able to log in and almost every student finally has an account in first through fourth grade.  Next, students in second, third, and fourth played the "WEBONAUTS" through PBS KIDS.  The focus is on Internet Safety.  Here is the link - WEBONAUTS. 


First grade is learning to type capital letters to actually sign into the computer.   The students then re-visited PBS KIDS. 

Kindergarten, students are working on learning what STEAM stands for (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math).  Students completed an engineering project similar to this one from last fall -  Aluminum Foil Boats.

In addition, we read Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  Following this activity, the students used the LakeShore Learning Kits to engineer "chairs" for the bears. 

Today was the PUMPKIN RUN.  It was our school's 8th annual pumpkin run.  The idea was inspired by the book entitled "The Pumpkin Runner".  Students are encouraged to run 1 lap without stopping.