Fri, Aug 06, 2021 1:03 PM in The Arts in Elementary Science Instruction
I LOVE all these great STEAM resources and ideas! My suggestion is simple: make a practice of sharing a STEM-themed poem at least once a week. You'll find a bunch in the back issues of SCIENCE & CHILDREN magazine (Sylvia Vardell and I have a monthly column called "The Poetry of Science" that has poems and mini-lessons). Good luck!!!
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Fri, Aug 06, 2021 1:01 PM in Making Science Fun
Jennifer, one easy thing to do is to incorporate STEM-themed literature all throughout the day—picture books and poems that introduce and reinforce science concepts and vocabulary. It takes just 10 minutes to share a picture book and just 1 minute to share a poem. If you share a poem, share it (at least) twice: read it the first time alone (just you), and then read it a second time with kids invi...
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Fri, Aug 06, 2021 12:52 PM in Engaging young students in science
You can use science POEMS to introduce science concepts and vocabulary all throughout the day, one minute at a time. Look at back issues of "The Poetry of Science," the monthly column that Sylvia Vardell and I do for SCIENCE & CHILDREN and you'll find lots of poems that you can use (complete with mini-lessons)!
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