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Posted December 18, 2017 by Deborah Stewart 700 0 0

Holiday Light Box This DIY light box is super simple to make and SO fun to explore! To make the box I poked a few small holes around one side of...

Posted December 17, 2017 by Deborah Stewart 681 1 0

Discovering the power of very own energy! Our energetic students were surprised to find out that they have real energy flowing through their...

Posted October 5, 2017 by Deborah Stewart 761 1 0

Each year, we collect apples from an apple tree near where I live. Some of the apples have already fallen off the tree while others we pick off...

Posted October 3, 2017 by Deborah Stewart 1745 0 0

As I mentioned in my previous post, I am on a DIY roll with making different kinds of PVC stands for my classroom and this DIY sand table stand...

Posted October 1, 2017 by Deborah Stewart 1717 7 0

How does music teach STEM skills? Well before I go one step further, let’s be sure you know what STEM stands for. STEM is an acronym for...

Posted September 30, 2017 by Deborah Stewart 1751 4 1

I spent about an hour at our local Home Depot store in the PVC pipe section trying to figure out how to make my own crazy cool DIY water play...

Posted April 20, 2017 by Deborah Stewart 420 0 2

As part of our continued focus on Earth Day, I thought I would invite my students to spend a little time exploring the many different kinds of...

Posted April 7, 2017 by Deborah Stewart 528 2 0

Making our own tiny seed pods was a fabulous exploration in science, nature, and sensory play! After reading the book “Plant the Tiny...