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Ms. Taylor's Classroom

  • Goochland Elementary School
  • Goochland, VA
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.

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For those unfamiliar with S.T.E.A.M., it is an educational approach based in problem-solving that includes Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. Hence, STEAM. It is a wonderful tool to inspire critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration the application of knowledge and skills, and the exercise of creative license. Children learn through repeated experimentation. The work feels like play. Never have I seen more engaged students than those working on a STEAM project. Sounds amazing, right? My question is, why stop there? Certainly reading and writing skills should be integrated into the children's engineering process for a more holistic approach. That's why I've added an L! "STLEAM" may sound silly, but I believe that the integration of literacy can take STEAM experience to an even deeper level of learning and engagement for my students. To make this happen, I have designed bi-monthly STLEAM challenges for my students. Each STLEAM challenge will involve reading, engineering, and writing. Depending on the challenge and content, many will also include math, research, art, and technology. Some challenges can be completed with recyclable materials like toilet paper tubes. Unfortunately, reusable building materials like Keva planks, Legos, Wikki sticks, geometric tiles, and Awesome Flakes can be quite costly. These materials are all versatile and can lend themselves to literally any challenge I might dream up for my students! Here's how it will work. Students might read The Tiny Seed and construct a model of a plant using Wikki sticks. They might read Iggy Peck Architect, research bridges, then build a bridge type out of Keva planks. They might read My Place in Space and build a model of the solar system with Awesome Flakes. Science. Technology. Literacy. Engineering. Art. Mathematics. Did you just hear angels singing too?? If so, please consider making a donation! Thank you for reading.

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For those unfamiliar with S.T.E.A.M., it is an educational approach based in problem-solving that includes Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. Hence, STEAM. It is a wonderful tool to inspire critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration the application of knowledge and skills, and the exercise of creative license. Children learn through repeated experimentation. The work feels like play. Never have I seen more engaged students than those working on a STEAM project. Sounds amazing, right? My question is, why stop there? Certainly reading and writing skills should be integrated into the children's engineering process for a more holistic approach. That's why I've added an L! "STLEAM" may sound silly, but I believe that the integration of literacy can take STEAM experience to an even deeper level of learning and engagement for my students. To make this happen, I have designed bi-monthly STLEAM challenges for my students. Each STLEAM challenge will involve reading, engineering, and writing. Depending on the challenge and content, many will also include math, research, art, and technology. Some challenges can be completed with recyclable materials like toilet paper tubes. Unfortunately, reusable building materials like Keva planks, Legos, Wikki sticks, geometric tiles, and Awesome Flakes can be quite costly. These materials are all versatile and can lend themselves to literally any challenge I might dream up for my students! Here's how it will work. Students might read The Tiny Seed and construct a model of a plant using Wikki sticks. They might read Iggy Peck Architect, research bridges, then build a bridge type out of Keva planks. They might read My Place in Space and build a model of the solar system with Awesome Flakes. Science. Technology. Literacy. Engineering. Art. Mathematics. Did you just hear angels singing too?? If so, please consider making a donation! Thank you for reading.

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