My monthly tween manga club is one of my favourite programs, largely because I am a life-long manga and anime nerd, and it thrills me to be able to share my passion with kids who love Japanese comi…
Jim Stoppani's 12-week Size Up Program. Tried & tested by www.shaisamsuri.com
Our libraries are still not open to the public (this has been since March, which means we haven't had a single patron in our building for 8 months... WILD). We have however been offering curbside services and hosting virtual programs. I've posted a few videos of the virtual programs I've done for teens, as well as shared a Jurassic Park themed Virtual Escape Room that I put together. I know a lot of libraries and librarians have had to get a little creative with their programming given the curre
If looking like the hulk is your primary goal, then a training program with a bodybuilding focus is what you need. Try out this free, five-day sample Novice Bodybuilding Program from The Muscle and Strength Training Pyramid book. Full progression rules included.
Use a Makey Makey to make a DIY operation game, then make a giant version!
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Mentoring is an expert connection between the accomplished individual (known as Mentor) and a student (known as Mentee). In this, the tutor helps his mentee in building up his aptitudes in regards …
Spread the loveThere are not many things cuter than an adorable waddling penguin, except for maybe three adorable waddling penguins. These penguins look like they are waddling in this easy rocking paper plate penguin craft.…Continue Reading…
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Jim Stoppani's 12-week Size Up Program. Tried & tested by www.shaisamsuri.com
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Your summer homework is to play games with your family (and read, read, read). Charades is a great language activity and is fun for all ages. To play click and print the images below. Cut on the lines to make cards then take turn acting out and guessing words from the lists.
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Last week was our second “Science of Superheroes” STEAM program focused around flight (and of course, gravity!). We started the program by reading aloud the first chapter of The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich by Greg Trine. This is the first book in the Melvin Beederman series and I love getting the chance to introduce kids to superheroes that aren’t from the Marvel and DC universes. After we read about Melvin’s trouble with flying, we discussed the superheroes we know that can fly. And then the real fun started… Lesson Plan We started off by talking about gravity. In our programming room, we have stadium-style seating, so everyone got the chance to jump down from the first level of seating to test Earth’s gravity. After we made sure that no one in the room was going to float away we talked about gravity in space and then did a gravity check. We did the gravity check by having me stand on a ladder and dropping things to the floor. The kids discussed what they thought would happen if we dropped two things at the same time – coins, paper, Lego bricks, and more. The kids really enjoyed testing one piece of flat paper falling versus another piece of paper being crumpled in a ball. After our drop test, we talked about why the paper moves more slowly as a flat piece versus crumpled in the ball and our discussion led right into the next activity which was discussing air pressure. We used a ping pong ball and a hair dryer to show that air pressure pushing up on an object can make it “float” or “fly.” And finally, the kids got the chance to make paper airplanes to test their flying skills. We made one together first and then we spent time creating our own designs and of course, testing them out! Paper airplanes are a huge hit with kids and they loved testing them out! Overall, I was really happy with both our Science of Superheroes programs this summer. If you didn’t get a chance, check out my program on Super Human Strength! It can be very intimidating trying to create a program based on science when I’m not the most familiar with science, but these concepts are pretty easy to understand and explain and the kids love experimenting!
Decorate and personalize your school supplies with our painted DIY Marbled Pencils tutorial. This are a great craft project for kids and teens.
I've run an afterschool makers club at my school for the past two years. Here I share tips on creating norms, balancing guided projects & free time, & more.
'Mom... the leaves are changing color and it's going to be fall then winter,' my four year old informed me the other day. I tried
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Are you ready for a winning combo? We tried three sports-related challenges recently and WOW this was a big hit! The challenges were challenging, but the results were spectacular. So, here we go with 3 ways to add some sports to your STEM class and 2 great hints about materials! This should get…
I decided to take on my own challenge of incorporating a STEM activity every day for a week. It turned out to be a huge success where both my students and I had a blast. Here were the various …
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For Teen Read Week, I’m doing a Take It and Make It Edible Book Craft. Teens will sign out a kit (pictured to the left) that contains everything they need to make edible books at home. This…
Epic Exploding Watermelon activity is a fun summer science experiment exploring potential and kinetic energy with a challenge!
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Over the summer, I made this poster for my office to refer to the habits with my students! I am so excited to be teaching these important skills to my students.
Marble runs are so good for building hand-eye coordination, problem solving skills, engineering skills, and more! Here’s a fun way to build a marble run using some really cheap materials. We built this marble run with about 4 sheets of card stock, scotch tape, and some sticky magnetic tape. That’s it! We’ve made a lot […]
Halloween is coming up, and it is always a fun time to do some science experiments. I always try and find an experiment that fits my content area and ensures students are learning a concept they would have to learn in my class anyway. For example, elephant toothpaste in a jack-o-lantern is fun, but it ... Read more
