DIY Leaf Luminaries are gorgeous and so easy to make! See the colours and shapes of leaves light up with this fabulous fall craft for kids.
This Classical Music process art focuses more on the fun and creative expression during the process of creating rather than the focus of a perfect final product. Children can be very creative with this activity. You can glue on buttons, … Read More
Hula hoop car road trip activity for PE in Kindergarten
Homemade Reese's Eggs. Homemade peanut butter chocolate eggs free from all the icky preservatives.
Hula hoop car road trip activity for PE in Kindergarten
This fizzing planets space activity is a great science experiment and sensory play activity to add to your space unit study for preschoolers
We often use loose material compositions in our classroom as a way for children to tell us what they know. We set out various mater...
We held our annual Teddy Bear Picnic this week and I set up a bear hunt again. But this year it was an activity that families could ind...
Creative and fun pediatric core strengthening exercises. A ton of great choices for and unique exercises to choose from. Kids love these activities.
DIY kids tent
The ultimate list of snow day ideas - kids activities for winter, boredom busters and creative ways to have fun in the snow.
Family is the most important thing ever! You can teach your child this through this Paper House My Family Craft.
If you are looking for creative craft ideas for your young children you need to know these super fun crafts for toddlers to create. These kids DIY crafts are perfect for your toddlers to start learning to craft and express themselves with art projects.
Hula hoop car road trip activity for PE in Kindergarten
Looking for some new tot school ideas? See our collection of 44 Tot School Themes! We have over 400 trays here including holidays, animals, sports & more!
This busy bag is the perfect activity to accompany the book Bear Sees Colors. The following post contains affiliate links, which means that at no extra cost to you I can make a tiny bit of money to help support this blog. Thank you! My son and I were introduced to Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman as part of the Book Club Play Dates monthly series. It's a really lovely story about a bear who sees different colours all around him with the help of his animal friends. I decided to make a busy bag for my son
Hula hoop car road trip activity for PE in Kindergarten
Find out how to make Homemade Edible Corn Starch Paint to help your children enjoy learning! See how they can learn through play!
Welcome to All Things STEAM, a resource for offering library programming in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. When it comes to developing my STEAM programming, I have turned to a number of go-to resources that for inspiration and concept knowledge support. I've gathered links to those resources, my program how-tos, and other STEAM and maker resources for your convenience. I'm not updating this page very frequently anymore, but I still use it as a repository for my STEAM programs past and present as well as my favorite resources. Bookmark this page and get programming! My STEAM Programs Preschool Science Series: Strength and Materials with the Three Little Pigs Weather with Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain Color with White Rabbit's Color Book Body Science with Parts Water Science with Asch's Water Gravity Science with Cosmo Zooms Chemistry Science with Whopper Cake Science Skills: Observation with Pond Walk and In the Tall, Tall Grass Shadow Science with The Dark, Dark Night and What Makes a Shadow? Science Skills: Counting & Measuring with Pizza at Sally's Magnet Science with Stuck Excellent Explosions Science Club, Jr. Series: Exploring Colors Exploring Bubbles Exploring Gravity Exploring Water & Dissolving School-Age Science Series: Food Science Slime Science Sink or Float: Titanic Edition Airplane Science Volcano Science Speed Racer Science Bridge Science Parachute Science Egg Drop Science Boat Race Science Geyser Science Balloon Science The Science of Slimy Things Meteorites! Tools and the Brain Planet Hoppers STEAM Programs: Lego Club (a monthly program at our library), also recapped on the STAR_net Libraries blog Aliens Invade!, also recapped on The Library as Incubator Project Gingerbread House Workshop Angry Birds Shoe Box Cities Marble Run Mania Attack on the Fort! Playground Adventures Marshmallow Engineering Lost in Space! Art Market Camouflage! Computer Gaming with MaKey MaKey and Scratch Constellation Guidebooks Pop-Up STEAM Programs BristleBot Challenge Library Landmarks Highlights Map (teens) Vegetable (& Fruit) Prints Tabletop Coding Robot Dance Boot Camp Scratch Jr. Code Camp STEAM Story Time Crafts: Mini Marshmallow Shooters Painting with Forces STEAM Videos: Finger Puppets (textiles) Milk Planets (chemistry) All Ages: Stargazer Nights Family Science Expo Other STEAM Program Plans, Ideas, & Spaces Check out the School Library Journal STEAM Pinterest page, where I pin all sorts of STEAM programs for all ages from across the blogosphere. Explore the BOOMbox, Skokie Public Library's outstanding STEAM space that is flexible (i.e., changing themes) and involves hands-on learning for all ages. I've written about the take-home activity sheets I made for Preschool Science programs at my former job in Missouri. I've also answered some questions about the planning and implementation of Preschool Science programs. Other Libraries & Librarians Doing STEAM Preschool Programs: Erin of Falling Flannelboards's programs Kendra of Read Sing Play's "Explore!" Preschool STEAM Programs Kelsey of Library Bonanza's programs "Math Minute" and "Science Spot" at Deschutes (OR) Public Library "Math And Science Story Time" series from EC STEM Lab School-Age Programs: "Gizmos, Gadgets, and Goo (G3): The Mad Scientists Club" at Cheshire (CT) Public Library WisCode Literati, a collaborative project started through ILEAD-USA "Fairy Tale STEAM" for early elementary kids from Heather All Ages: Abby the Librarian's STEAM programs at New Albany-Floyd County (IN) Public Library Kim of Literary Commentary's programs "Library Makers" in Madison, WI S.M.Art Kids at Radnor Memorial Library (PA) Preschool STEAM Resources Bedtime Math Pre-K Science from PreKinders Science and Nature ideas from Teach Preschool The Science Explorer from Exploratorium Science Sparks School-Age STEAM Resources Curiosity Machine Easy Science for Kids Explorabox Explore from Exploratorium Family Engineering How to Smile: All the Best Science & Math Activities Make It @ Your Library Mixing in Math from TERC PLUM LANDING from PBS Kids Science Bob Science Buddies Science Experiments for Kids from Science Kids Science Sparks Steve Spangler Science TinkerLab Wonderopolis Resources for Explaining STEAM Concepts How Stuff Works The Story Behind the Science Understanding Science from UC Berkeley Why STEAM? "What is STEAM?" from STEM to STEAM "STEM to STEAM: Art in K-12 is Key to Building a Strong Economy" from Edutopia "From STEM to STEAM: Science and Art Go Hand-in-Hand" from Scientific American "STEAM: Experts Make Case for Adding Arts to STEM" from Education Week "Monet in Science Class?" from Scholastic Instructor "To Attract More Girls to STEM, Bring More Storytelling to Science" from Scientific American "Every Child is Born a Scientist" from NPR "What does STEM look like in preschool and what is STEM anyway?" from Teach Preschool "Why We Need the 'A' in STEM: Q&A with David Cole" from Graphite NSTA Position Statement: Each Childhood Science Education "Can Project-Based Learning Close Gaps in Science Education?" from KQED Why Maker Activities? "Why Kids Need to Tinker to Learn" from KQED "Can the Maker Movement Infiltrate Mainstream Classrooms?" from KQED "How Minecraft and Duct Tape Wallets Prepare Our Kids for Jobs That Don't Exist Yet" from EdSurge Updated 8/4/2019 SaveSave
Looking for some fun toddler activities to keep your little ones busy and learning? I have some great ideas to show you today, and they came from The Ultimate Toddler Activity Guide. Fine motor skills, gross motor skills, and more in this fun book.
I’ve been lucky enough to have a weekly baby storytime for five years now! (Click on the “My Baby Storytime” category to the right for all my plans.) Here’s some of the post…
As gymnastics coaches, we know how important handstands are -- they are everywhere! Helping kids feel comfy upsidedown and on their hands is one of our greatest challenges! Here are 10 creative ways for teaching handstands to wee ones... best suited for to use in beginner preschool and recreational level gymnastics & tumbling classes! 1 -- With
Wow the kids and make fireworks in a jar !
Day sixteen of our Stay at Home, Screen Free Activities Programme is all about cool things to do with a big roll of paper. Cool things to do with a big roll of paper One of my daughters favourite things to do is roll out a BIG sheet of paper. There’s something about the scale which […]
52 Weekly Preschool Themes. Each topic is broad enough find a week's worth of activities but narrow enough to not get overwhelmed with options. Great for use in classrooms or homeschool pre-k.
Water absorption makes for an easy water experiment for kids! Investigate what absorbs water with simple materials found around the house!
I have been using the Zones of Regulation this year to help my students become aware of their emotions. Of course, as the Disney lover I am...
With Earth Day coming up on April 22, these mess-free Earth paintings would be a great craft to do with young children this year.
This coffee filter planet Earth craft is a super easy and inexpensive craft to do with kids on Earth Day or while studying the planets.
An afternoon of active fun, this walk the line activity works on balancing, new fun movements, and sets up a challenge for kids to enjoy!
