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Inside: If you are a preschool teacher we want to help you think outside of the box and share our favorite resources we’ve found for Preschool STEAM early education. These crazy cool STEAM Resources for Teachers are sure to help you teach outside of the box!  As a teacher, I’m here to share with you all of our favorite STEAM Resources for teachers.  We’ll be thinking outside of the box and not your typical “run-to” resources.  If you want to skip to the end and just see our recommendations feel free too…we just wanted to cover our bases first… Behind every teacher there is a life long learner. At the same time… Behind every life long learner there is a teacher. As a teacher, this is where your roll and influence as a teacher are vital and important….before we jump into a vast list of Preschool STEAM Activities and resources for you to check out, I’d like chat for a minute with you about my philosophy in teaching STEAM to my students. Teachers Philosophy: My philosophy as a STEAM teacher is to guide my students to thought, creativity and using their imaginations.  In doing that, my job as a teacher, is […]

Sharing over 35 STEAM activities for preschoolers you can do right in your home.  These STEAM activities can cross into toddlers and kindergarten alike.   STEAM Activities for Preschoolers Here in our household I really try to get our activities to be centered around at least two of the areas in the word STEAM.  Pairing at least two into an activity strengthens the idea behind STEAM activities.\ What are STEAM Activities? Well that’s a VERY good question and so… I’ve written an entire article on the topic of STEAM preschool activities if you are interested –> tap the picture below: There are SO many resources at our fingertips in the day in age we live in, to gather information, educate ourselves and find preschool activities already planned out for us to do. Remember the process of STEAM and the why.  Don’t get caught up in the perfect activity or outcome, that’s not really what it’s all about…we learn by doing and making mistakes and so do our children!  Just know that incorporating STEAM into early education for our little tots is so vital. What is STEAM in Early Childhood Education? STEAM for Early Childhood education is where educators are aware that the focus […]

  Steam Activities for preschoolers are the rage at our house these days.  Learn about preschool STEAM activities which includes Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math into your preschool curriculum.  STEAM or STEM It’s all the buzz words in our education world these days.  Having STEAM Kids that are well rounded and focused on hands on projects will encourage a natural curiosity which leads to a natural creativity.   It certainly is NOT a bad word either.  I think it’s a way to revolutionize the way we teach our children to think and do. Many of you know that my husband is an educator.  He teaches in the upper school at a private Christian school in Covington, LA.  He loves it.  He has gone from teaching physics to being over the Innovation Center, which in essence is putting STEAM into action for the high school students.  To say he loves it is an understatement. All of that to say I hear these terms of STEAM and STEM quite often in our conversations…I pick his brain from time to time on what it really is and how we can begin even now to incorporate it into preschool STEAM projects for our little one.  You […]

These 4 EASY Fall Steam Activities for Preschoolers including pumpkin stem activities are sure to engage our little learners and teach them science, technology, engineering, art and math all in one activity.   Looking for a fun craft to do with your kids or friends over the fall season?  Maybe pull out a very SIMPLE craft for the kids to do at the family gathering for Thanksgiving?  Most likely you’ll have most of these supplies on hand to craft with the kids and if you don’t you can easily find them. I am not a particularly a crafty mama but my little toddler is starting to love them so you know what that means?  Yep I’ve got to whip out my stuff and get my act together to make memories with her and do what she loves! So here goes, 4 simple EASY DIY fall activiites for all ages…and if you get creative you can adapt each one for different ages as well! Fall Steam Activities for Preschoolers #1 Pumpkin Card #2 Fall tree with water colors & Qtip painting #3 Q tip painting #4 Finger Painting with toddlers The first craft is our pumpkin card craft! Step by Step instructions […]