Integrating STEAM into the ECE Classroom
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This document discusses integrating STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) into early childhood education classrooms. It provides many examples of how to incorporate STEAM elements into storytimes, activities, stations, and by mixing STEAM into other subjects. Recommended STEAM resources include books, blogs, websites, supplies, and community partners like the public library and local businesses. The overall message is that STEAM belongs in early education and can be implemented in ways appropriate for each age and center through utilizing available resources.
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Integrating STEAM into the ECE Classroom
- 1. Integrating STEAM into the ECE Classroom: Finding and Utilizing the Right Resources for Your Center Amy Koester St. Charles City-County Library District
- 2. Hello! • Amy Koester, MLS • Children’s Librarian • All Things STEAM • Children’s programs, services, and outreach
- 3. –Carl Sagan “Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist.”
- 5. Why the “A”? • Arts crafts≠ • Arts = creativity • Open-ended creative activities • Arts and STEM are not at odds
- 6. POLL! Where in your classroom, if at all, do your children engage in STEAM elements?
- 7. POLL!
- 8. STEAM in the ECE Classroom: Storytimes • Add non-fiction titles • Choose fiction with STEAM content • Take opportunities to talk • Ask “Why?” questions • Include counting rhymes & activities
- 9. STEAM in the ECE Classroom: Activities • Cumulative projects • Media creation • Exploration walks • Take-home activities & kits
- 10. STEAM in the ECE Classroom: Stations • Observation stations • Age-appropriate tools • Water or sensory stations • Creation stations • Manipulables
- 12. Science Activities • Weather demos • Observe living things • Physical and chemical changes • Body science
- 13. Science Mix-Ins • Extending stories • Testing strength with The Three Little Pigs • Primary and secondary colors with White Rabbit’s Color Book • Realia
- 15. Technology Activities • Exploring tools • Book apps and games • Content creation • Chain reaction machines
- 16. Technology Mix-Ins • Picture book apps • Media supplements • Simple machines to solve problems
- 18. Engineering Activities • Building projects • Sink and float structures • “How it Works” investigations • Fixing/repurposing broken toys
- 19. Engineering Mix-Ins • Recreate story components • Building name games • Talk about ways to solve problems
- 21. POLL! Have you ever intentionally used arts activities with the goal of promoting creativity and innovation?
- 22. POLL!
- 23. Arts Activities • Process vs. product • Open-ended • Let kids pick the media • Encourage exploring the media • Display creations
- 24. Arts Mix-Ins • “What happens next?” • Story maps • Retelling stories in other formats (songs, dance, yoga, flannel)
- 26. Math Activities • Compare & contrast • Identify & create patterns • Sorting stations • Shape scavenger hunt
- 27. Math Mix-Ins • Make a story chart • Counting songs & rhymes • Measure & compare within activities
- 28. STEAM Resources: Books What to look for in STEAM books: • High-quality images • Vocabulary • Explanation of concepts • Accuracy • Age-appropriate activities
- 29. STEAM Resources: Books Jump! from Bullfrog Books (Publisher)
- 36. STEAM Resources: Blogs Utilize a variety of preschool blogs: • Early childhood educators • Homeschool caregivers • Libraries & library staff
- 37. STEAM Resources: Blogs Teach Preschool http://www.teachpreschool.or g/category/science-and- nature/
- 42. STEAM Resources: Blogs All Things STEAM from The Show Me Librarian http://showmelibrarian.blogs pot.com/p/all-things- steam.html
- 43. STEAM Resources: Websites Websites with preschool STEAM content: • Science companies • Non-profit initiatives • Library & classroom support • Academic standards
- 45. STEAM Resources: Websites Fun Science from National Geographic Kids http://kids.nationalgeographi c.com/kids/activities/funscien ce/
- 48. STEAM Resources: Websites Your state’s early learning standards
- 49. STEAM Resources: Supplies Keep two major factors in mind: • Cost • Reusability
- 55. STEAM Resources: Community Partners Use your community as a STEAM resource! • A few key places to look • How to approach potential partners
- 56. POLL! Have you ever worked with your local public library in planning or providing services to your children?
- 57. POLL!
- 61. In Conclusion • STEAM belongs in ECE centers. • There’s a STEAM fit for every ECE center, & every age child. • Use your resources!
Editor's Notes
- Open-ended exploration promotes “the problem-solving, the fearlessness, and the critical thinking and making skills that…are the same skills that will keep our country innovating.” -John Maeda (former RISD president) “The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity.” -Mae Jemison (doctor, dancer, astronaut)