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Paper Airplane STEM Activity | Google Classroom

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

Paper Airplane STEM Challenges is a packet of experiments your students will love! Flying and creating paper airplanes is a fun activity that will engage your students as they collect data and use measurement skills. Includes Google Slides for

Subjects:

Measurement, Science, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.3.1, RI.3.3, RI.4.3, W.3.7, W.3.8, W.3.10, W.4.7, W.4.8, W.4.9, W.4.10, W.5.7...

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STEM Activities for the Entire Year | includes End of the Year STEM Challenges

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

First day of school STEM to the end of year STEM! Do you want to add STEM Activities and Challenges into your classroom curriculum this year? STEM for the Entire Year includes over 65 Challenges that will engage your students as they go through the

Subjects:

Science, Holidays/Seasonal, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.3.10, W.4.7, W.4.10, W.5.10

$65.50

$30.00

2,262

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Camping STEM Challenges

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

STEM Camping Challenges are three activities that your students will love while exploring the theme of camping. Students will design and construct boats, tents, and fishing poles. These challenges will engage your students as they design, engineer,

Subjects:

Science, Summer, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

MP5

$4.00

324

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STEM Slime Activity |States of Matter Activity

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

Looking for a fun activity to engage your students in learning about the properties of Matter? STEM Slime Lab is an experiment your students will love while learning about matter. Making slime is a great way to explore the phases (solid, liquid,

Subjects:

Measurement, Science, Problem Solving

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$5.00

230

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Winter Games | Ski STEM Challenge

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

Looking for a fun STEM Challenge for the winter months? STEM Winter Sports Ski Challenge will engage all your students during the winter season. Students plan, design, and engineer a skier that can stand on skis. Your students will love going

Subjects:

Science, Winter, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.4.3, W.3.2, W.3.10, W.4.10, W.5.10

$4.00

743

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STEM Challenges For the Entire Year Bundle K-2 includes May STEM

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

Are you looking for some engaging STEM activities for your K-2 classroom or at home STEM Challenges? STEM for the Entire Year is bundle that has 43 Challenges, experiments, and activities your students will love all yearlong in your classroom! These

Subjects:

Science, Holidays/Seasonal, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities

CCSS:

W.2.8

$32.50

$20.00

689

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Jumping Frog STEM Challenge

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

STEM Jumping Frog Challenge is a fun STEM activity that your students will love as they create origami frogs to test their jumping abilities. This is a great way to practice measurement and review for testing. Students will problem solve and think

Subjects:

Math, Arts & Music, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Projects, Activities

$4.00

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States of Matter STEM Activities and Experiments

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

Teaching Matter and how matter changes? ⭐️Are you looking for experiments and science labs to get your students excited about matter and supplement your curriculum? Look no farther! Matter STEM Activities will be a great supplement for any matter

Subjects:

Science, Chemistry

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

W.5.1b, W.5.2

$5.00

143

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Valentine's Day STEM Activities | February STEM

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

February STEM Challenges is a packet of 7 experiments or challenges your students will love! Students plan, design, engineer, and collect data as they are having fun before Valentine's Day! Google slides are included. These activities can also be

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Measurement, Valentine's Day

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Printables, Google Apps

$4.00

421

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Water Bottle Flipping STEM Challenge | Google Classroom | Back to School

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

Are your students flipping water bottles? Make it educational with this STEM Water Bottle Flipping Challenge! It is a packet of four experiments your students will love! Water Bottle Flipping is a trend! Even though it might drive you crazy, it

Subjects:

Fractions, Measurement, Science

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

4.MD.A.1, 4.MD.A.2, 5.MD.A.1

$4.00

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Halloween STEM Activities | October STEM Google Classroom

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

Are you looking for fun Halloween Activities to do during October or a fall party? These 4 Halloween STEM Activities will engage all your students while they have fun! These STEM activities can also be used for Halloween Party, At Home STEM

Subjects:

Science, Halloween, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

4.MD.A.1

$5.00

384

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Back to School STEM Activities and Challenges

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

Back to School STEM Challenges Bundle is a packet of activities your students will love as they problem solve and think critically! These activities will engage your students as they unleash their imagination. Connecting important skills such as

Subjects:

Measurement, Back to School, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

5.MD.C.3

$4.00

1,118

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Christmas STEM Challenges | Digital Google Classroom

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

Looking for some fun December STEM Activities to keep your student learning? Christmas Digital STEM Activities will keep your students learning and thinking critically throughout the December month! Great for remote learning, blended or on-site.

Subjects:

Math, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.3.10, W.4.9, W.4.10, W.5.9, W.5.10

$4.00

546

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End of the Year STEM Awards

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

Looking for a fun END of the Year Activity? Your students will love creating these fun End of the Year Student Choice Awards!This is a collection of thirty classroom awards. Students create their Oscars (tin foil sculptures) and then vote for

Subjects:

Other (Arts), End of Year, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

$3.50

181

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Winter Sports STEM Challenges Bundle

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

STEM Winter Games Activities and Challenges Bundle will engage all your students during the winter season. Students plan, design, and engineer 4 different STEM Challenges. Students will also design a platform for their ice skater or speed skater,

Subjects:

Winter, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Projects, Activities

$14.50

$10.00

369

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Build a Bridge STEM Challenge | Google Classroom

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

STEM Bridge Challenge is an engaging activity that your students will love while learning and researching bridges. Students research, design, and create bridges going through the Engineering Design Process. Children's Literature such as: Iggy Peck

Subjects:

Measurement, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.5, RI.4.9, RI.5.5

$3.50

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STEM Cup Stacking Tower Challenge

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

Looking for a fun Back to School team building activity? STEM Cup Tower Challenge is a challenge your students will love while learning to work in groups and collaborate with peers. Students will create a device to move cups to stack in a tower

Subjects:

Problem Solving, Back to School, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$3.00

162

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STEM Landmarks & Celebrations Around the World Activities

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

Connect STEM to history and geography! STEM Around the World: Famous Landmarks and Celebrations Bundle includes 13 different famous landmarks or celebrations to research and design structures resembling the landmark or the event. ⭐These activities

Subjects:

Science, Holidays/Seasonal, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

CCSS:

RI.3.7, RI.4.3, RI.4.9

$45.00

$25.00

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STEM Quick Challenges | STEM Soft Starts |School Box STEM

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

Are you looking for simply easy ways to add STEM in your classroom? STEM School Box Challenges is a packet of 12 STEM Challenges that will fit into a school box. Great for STEM Soft Starts when students arrive to school early. This packet contains:

Subjects:

Science, Critical Thinking, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

$4.00

259

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The Wild Robot STEM Challenges

By Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

If you read The Wild Robot by Peter Brown, this is the resource for you! Connecting STEM with a Great Book: The Wild Robot STEM Challenges is a packet of activities that your students will love and be engaged in while reading the novel. Students

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.3, RL.5.5

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (27.11 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught for 21 years in grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th. I'm currently teaching 5th grade. I also teach Early Childhood Education at the University of Arkansas.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I love teaching! It's the best job ever! My teaching style is a constructivist approach to learning. I believe it is extremely important to get students engaged in learning using hands on projects and problem based experiences. Learning should be fun!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

2009 National Trainer of Writers, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by The Council of Economic Education 2009 Arkansas Reading Association Presentation “A Balanced Literacy Program” and Integrate Literacy with Economics May 2010 Presentation to Economics Arkansas Board Members, Little Rock 2010 1st Place Stock Market Game Advisor 2010, 2012 Bessie B. Moore Awards for Excellence in Teaching Economics August 2010 Presentation to the Donors of Economics Arkansas following the Keynote Speaker Former President Clinton 2010 Presentation at the National Council for Economic Education Conference Miami, FL 2011 Arkansas Farm Bureau Agri in the Classroom Teacher of the Year 2011 Presentation at the National Council for Economic Education Annual Conference Chicago, IL 2012 Presentation at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Annual Conference Indianapolis, IN 2012 Presentation at the National Council for Economic Education Conference Kansas City, MO 2012 Presenting Economics Education at the Arkansas State Capitol 2013 Presented at the National Council for Economic Education Conference Baltimore, Maryland 2014, 2015, 2016 Presented at the National Ag in the Classroom National Conference 2022 Bessie B Moore Economic Award 2022 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S. in Early Education, Endorsement: Pre K-8 Social Studies K-8 Masters of Education Leadership Degree Arkansas Leadership Academy National Board Certified Teacher, NBCT Master Economic Teacher, MET Arkansas Ag in the Classroom Teacher

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I love teaching and making lessons that are engaging for all students!

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Social Studies, Civics, U.S. History, World History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Other (Art), Computer Science, Other (Specialty), Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Statistics, Economics , Character Education, Instructional Technology, General Science, Physical Science, Library Skills, Problem Solving, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Engineering, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Classroom Community