School Specialty® and the College Football Playoff Foundation® (CFPF) share a common goal to improve educator resources and provide children with better learning opportunities. Both organizations support this mission through CFPF’s Extra Yard for Teachers® program. Recently, we headed to Haddon Avenue STEAM Academy & Magnet in Pacoima, California with tools and supplies to create a new mariachi room! Learn […]
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Investigation to Integration: The Teacher’s Role in Early Childhood STEAM
When we look at STEAM in Early Childhood, we feel it is important to focus on the teacher’s role and how they can best support students in this area. Previously, we touched on how the teacher can appropriately set up the environment. This includes allowing enough time for STEAM activities, providing the right space […]
Block Play: Stacked with STEAM
Blocks have been described as the tool you can’t teach without. This statement is true given the fact block play readily supports children’s development in all areas. Not only does it enhance growth in oral language, social and emotional learning, and gross and fine motor skills, it specifically supports development as it relates to […]
Investigation to Integration: Digging Deeper into STEAM in Early Childhood
When you hear the word “environment” it makes some people think immediately of the physical classroom space, but we believe there is more to it than that. In addition to the space, we consider materials part of that environment. We also thought of the environment in one other way: teaching strategies and curriculum. These […]
Investigation to Integration: A Look at STEAM in Early Childhood
We often see educators implementing STEAM in elementary and secondary programs. Over the last few years, we have slowly started to notice STEAM intentionally incorporated at the early childhood level. There are also many early childhood educators who are integrating STEAM practices into their programs and they don’t even realize it! So, what exactly […]
4 STEAM/STEM Activity Ideas for Elementary Students
How do we get our children to be more engaged and creative? It’s a question that passes through the minds of most parents. It becomes particularly difficult to answer when the day winds down and all kids want to do is turn off their brains and turn on their screens. But it’s important to […]
Increase Math Proficiency in Your Students: STEAM-Based Art Integration Solution Yields Outstanding Results
According to studies, integrating the arts with math education equals long-term learning gains and retention — for students of all learning levels. During the 2018/2019 school year, a pilot study in six Title 1 elementary schools in Los Angeles reported a significant 24 percentage point increase in the number of students who scored proficient […]
STEAM Skills in Everyday Life: Examples for the Classroom
Educators often come up against the argument that the skills and concepts they are teaching in class have no real connection to daily life. When it comes to STEAM concepts, there are a million ways to capture the imagination and interest of students who are probably already using them every day. Give your students […]
Simple Classroom Coding Activities: Building STEAM Skills Early
Learning about coding is a lot like learning a new language. The earlier that the foundational skills are understood and practiced, the easier it will be to add more complicated and detailed challenges later on. Students who have the opportunity to practice coding skills in elementary classrooms are better prepared for practicing more advanced […]
Outdoor STEAM Challenges & Activities for Elementary Students
Part of getting students excited to use their hands and minds to create new things is coming up with a challenge they’re interested in solving. These ideas for STEM/STEAM related activities combine the fun of outdoor learning with hands-on challenges that are sure to get students thinking with an engineering mindset. 3 Outdoor STEAM […]
Why Early Childhood Needs STEAM
There are few who would argue the inherent creativity and curiosity that comes naturally to early childhood learners. Not only are they experiencing the world and everything in it for the first time, but they are building the foundation for their future via the patterns and behaviors that are encouraged during these crucial years. […]
STEAM Challenges for Block Play in Early Childhood
Playing with blocks may appear simple, but manipulatives like blocks are an excellent way to encourage STEM and STEAM thinking patterns in early childhood. Not sure how to initiate block play, or how you can form a challenge for your early childhood learner? Read on and we’ll give you some ideas for creating fun, […]
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