by Meredith Martin | Jun 17, 2016 | Just for Fun, MakerEd
This year’s Art Show theme was Art Goes To The Movies. As usual, Little Dog came dressed up for the main event. This year, he came as BB-8 from the new Star Wars movie. I had a ton of fun making his costume out of papier mache. He was a HUGE hit, and had his...
by Meredith Martin | Mar 11, 2016 | Just for Fun, Math, resources, STEM
Monday, March 14 (or 3.14) is National Pi Day, when we celebrate that wacky irrational number. If you are looking for some fun, educational ways to celebrate Pi Day, I’ve collected a bunch of resources on Pinterest. Click on the image below to check them...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 8, 2016 | General Update, Just for Fun
One of my first grade boys came to computer class last week with this folded up message for me. I love it! He even added my purple...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 14, 2015 | How-To, Just for Fun, MakerEd
This weekend I joined the folks at Maker Depot for a lightsaber class. It was tons of fun, and resulted in an awesome looking prop lightsaber. They are fun and easy to make with just a few items. Here’s how! Materials: Let’s Build...
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 | Oct 10, 2015 | Just for Fun, resources, Sharing
The other day I mentioned @shakeuplearning‘s awesome Halloween Magnetic Poetry created in Google Drawings. After reading about it, I was inspired to create my own. After getting some programming assistance from @gersteinj, who created an amazing app to turn a...
