by Meredith Martin | Nov 26, 2015 | General Update
Happy Thanksgiving my friends! I hope you all have a relaxing holiday filled with family, friends, and food. I am spending the holiday with my parents, and then on Friday I am joining a group of fellow educators for a day of fun and making at a friend’s design...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 25, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
I love fun foam sheets. Thankfully, my dollar store keeps me well stocked with them. This time, we used them in fourth grade to make 3D topographic maps. They are VERY easy to make. All you need are some foam sheets in different colors, scissors, glue, sharpies,...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 24, 2015 | Books & Reading, Just for Fun
During my lunch break, I was cleaning out an old filing cabinet in my Computer Lab at the K-3 building and came across these ancient artifacts from 1997! Do you remember a time BG? (before...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 24, 2015 | programming
Next month, the annual Hour Of Code takes place. I’ve had my students involved in this for years, and I am looking forward to introducing a new crop of kids to it this year. In my K-3 building, I have started my introduction to programming unit with all of the...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 23, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
Our sixth graders are beginning their unit on human body systems, beginning with the digestive system. One of the teachers requested a fun intro activity for this unit, and after browsing the web for ideas, I stumbled across images of a foam digestive system puzzle...
