STEM

16 Standout STEM Engineering and Invention Picture Books

Want to find picture books that inspire engineering, tinkering, and invention in kids? Read one or all of these engaging engineering and invention themed books. You’ll love how they show the STEM concepts in such a positive light. And, I bet they’ll put some new ideas in your child’s mind. Ideas like inventing their own […]

Impressive Picture Book Biographies, 2019

I’ve been saving up the newest picture book biographies (from 2019) to share with you today. Because there are some AMAZING new books with inspirational stories, gorgeous artwork, and incredible writing that you can use in your home, libraries, or classrooms. Impressive Picture Book Biographies, 2019 Sisters Venus and Serena Williams by Jeanette Winter ATHLETES […]

New Picture Books for Young Naturalists (2019)

I love discovering more nature-themed picture books I can use with my kids or in the classroom. Plus, these are just in time for spring Earth Day celebrations. Introduce your young naturalists to bees, animal sounds, seashells, worms, and more! New Picture Books for Young Naturalists (2019) Who Is Sleeping? A Lift-the-Flap Book by Petr […]

16 Fun Children’s Books About Shapes

These board books and picture books will help your preschool child learn about shapes including circles, squares, triangles, and other geometric figures. Plus, these math children’s books are tons of fun to read. Sometimes are even hilarious or heartwarming. Understanding shapes is a foundational math skill as well as an important visual identification skill. As […]

The Scientific Method in Picture & Chapter Books

Get your kids excited about the scientific method with engaging picture books and chapter books like these. This science inquiry process is beneficial because it teaches kids to think– to make observations, ask questions, form hypotheses, experiment, analyze, fail, try again, and draw conclusions. Children’s books using memorable characters and engaging plots show this process […]

New STEM Books for Grades K – 3

I’ve been holding onto a stack of new STEM books and can’t wait to share them with you today. These will be books you can use in the classroom to introduce concepts like simple machines, matter, and more. New STEM Books for Grades K – 3 How to Seesaws Go Up and Down? A […]

40+ Coding Classes, Websites, Games, and Apps for Kids

Updated: 1/1/19 If you’re looking for coding or pre-coding classes, games, toys, and apps for your kids to learn to code, you’ll find everything you need here. But first, let’s define terms. Coding is learning a foreign language — a machine foreign language. Just like any language, the ability to read and write it is a literacy of […]

Citizen Science for Kids

written by Lisa Amstutz Are you looking for ways to get kids excited about science? Citizen science might be the answer! These fun and educational projects let people of all ages participate in hands-on research about the natural world. The data they collect is shared with professional scientists. This helps scientists study things like animal […]