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STEM Starter Pack
PDF · 29 pages · 1.2 MB
A design-thinking challenge using recycled materials. Students plan, prototype, test, and revise a flying machine.
Multi-book STEM pack
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STEM picture books: engineering launchpads
Teaching article
Classroom activities that use picture books as a starting point for STEM thinking.
Teaching article
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Interactive Read-Alouds with JaNay Brown-Wood
Picture This podcast · 37 min
Join JaNay Brown-Wood for ideas about interactive read-alouds, literacy, and STEM.
Picture This podcast
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Picture Books + STEM
Picture This podcast · 17 min
Explore creative STEM lessons with picture books.
Picture This podcast
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This Is a Good Story

Grades PK–6 · PDF · 16 pages · 2.3 MB

Ready-to-use creative activities help students see how stories work and start building their own.

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Guide created by Debbie Gonzales

Creative Writing Lesson Kit
PDF · 14 pages · 0.6 MB
Explore narrative structure and writing with picture books. Choose a narrative picture book that fits the lesson; examples include We Love Fishing!.
Requires a suitable narrative picture book
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