While many of you may only have a few weeks of school left, my kinder friends will be with me until the second week of June so I am still...
Are you looking for fun science ideas for your co-op class?? You might want to give STEM activities a try! Basically STEM activities teach basic science (and some math) principles while students engage in fun hands-on group-based activities! Check out this link to find out more about STEM! Deciding what activities to do, how to run them, and materials to buy can be a little overwhelming! First, you need to consider which grade levels you are working with. Younger students need simple, fun activities that give them the opportunity to create and play with each other while learning basic concepts and beginning to follow the engineering process—exploring how to design and build. As students progress into their later elementary years, they need to be pushed and challenged to learn new science and math concepts while engaging in hands-on challenges using the engineering process. Heading into middle school, kids begin to gain more advanced math and science skills that can be put to use in the STEM classroom as they design and build with more intentionality. I've compiled a few FREE STEM activities to get you started at each level! STEM Activity Challenge Hoop Glider Competition 3rd-5th grade STEM Project for Third, Fourth and Fifth grades. This activity challenges students to build a glider that will glide as far as possible. Working in groups, students will cut and tape various hoops to their straw. They will experiment with hoops of different sizes, positioning, and throwing styles. STEM Activity Challenge Jumping Bugs K-2nd grade STEM Project for Kindergarten, First and Second Grades. This activity involves putting an effervescent tablet inside a film canister with a little bit of water. As gas is produced, pressure will build in the film canister causing the cap to pop off. Students will color and tape a bug* of their choice to the bottom of the film canister and see how high their bug can go!!! The students can experiment with the amount of tablet and water to see what works best. *Bug illustrations are also included! STEM Activity Challenge Levitating ping pong ball 6th - 8th grade STEM Middle School Classroom Project Students will work in groups to discover the phenomenon that occurs when a ping pong ball is placed above a straw and air is blown through the straw. Most people would expect the ping-pong ball to fly up and off to the side—but it doesn't. Due to Bernoulli's Principle, the ball will hover in the air above the straw. This project can end with a demonstration using a shop-vac or hairdryer with a ping-pong ball that will produce the same interesting results. STEM Activity Challenge Marshmallow Catapult 3rd-5th grade STEM Project for Third, Fourth and Fifth grades. In this activity, students will work in groups to create a catapult from popsicle sticks. They will modify their catapult in order to produce the best launch possible. Kids will have a great time launching mini marshmallows across the room while learning about potential and kinetic energy. STEM Station Activity: Troll Bridge Free STEM Station (STEM Center) Activity: Troll Bridge A little troll is looking for a way to earn some big cash and he’s decided to build a toll bridge. He needs help from STEM Man and your students to design and build a bridge that’s strong enough to hold lots of toll money. STEAM Task Cards This resource includes six Cinco De Mayo themed STEAM Activity Task Cards, an editable worksheet and a STEAM process poster! In my TpT Store, I have a resource for an ENTIRE YEAR of STEM Activities—one for each week of the school year at each of the different levels. Please click here for more information!
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Want some great homeschool co-op class ideas? Here is a huge list of different classes that we have done at ours to inspire you!
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I belong to a homeschool co-op that started in January 2000. You can probably imagine the incredible variety of classes that have been offered in this amount of time. Ours is an enrichment co-op, with a mix of academic and extracurricular classes available for preschool through 12th grade. The good news is, I have
If you are new to setting up a homeschool co-op or maybe you just are looking to help it run more efficiently then having job descriptions for those that are part of your co-op will
Being involved in a co-op that caters to middle and high school kids means that we can totally focus on their needs and meet them with great power. And these classes listed here are the bomb!
If you're thinking of joining a homeschool co-op, you should consider the pros and cons of joining a homeschool co-op before you make your decision. Having the freedom to homeschool comes with the task of making a number of decisions that could vastly impact the homeschool experience for you and your kids.
Storytelling for Kids! Try this hands-on class for your homeschool co-op.
Recruiting homeschool moms to teach co-op classes can sometimes be like pulling teeth. At least, recruiting THIS homeschool mom to teach sure is! I've always been reluctant to participate in this way due to feeling ill-equipped and uninspired. No need to feel unqualified, these steps will make teaching art a breeze!
My sweet and smart friend, Brandy, created and taught this class last fall. Our co-op ran 12 weeks, so she chose four American Girl dolls and decided to focus on each one for three weeks. Each week, the girls were encouraged to go home and read one book about the featured doll. During the tea parties, …
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Overview: Guest contributor Sara Dennis has some fabulous homeschool co-op class ideas for teens! And I bet they will make you think of many more possibilities! I don’t know about you, but I found high school terrifying when my oldest child started 9th grade. Thankfully, there's a secret weapon that homeschoolers have discovered… homeschool co-ops! The trick is coming up with engaging homeschool co-op class ideas that high school teens will love. Benefits of Homeschool Co-ops for High School One of the biggest benefits of homeschool co-ops for high school is that you’re not expected to do it all or know
Homeschool co-ops can be a great experience. Sure, it can take a bit of time to find the right one for your family and sometimes you have to form your own homeschool co-op, but it
Read great books, exercise, sing, lapbook, dance–this My Body preschool and kindergarten science class has it all! Using Homeschool Share’s FREE My Body Lapbook as my base, I put together a co-op class for preschool and kindergarten. I only used parts of the lapbook, but all the pages you need to print are noted in the weekly …
