I love STEM activities for elementary school, but when the school year is just starting, I really prefer to do as many no prep STEM challenges as possible because the first few weeks of school are so hectic! At the start of the year, I like to give every student, no matter what grade, a …

Octopuses are seriously cool critters with neat tricks like changing color in the blink of an eye and solving problems that are even difficult for humans to figure out! Through exciting games and other challenges in this octopus math activity, students will learn about probability and other ways that octopuses use problem solving and calculations …

If there is one thing that is a lot of fun to try when doing ocean science experiments, it is to learn about ocean creatures! Today, we are doing a fun octopus science experiment and learning why an octopus doesn’t have bones! This was a super fun part of our octopus STEM activities series. This …

We love our octopus activities, and today, we’re focusing on an ocean favorite- the octopus! With these octopus STEM activities for kids you’ll learn everything there is to know about an octopus and have a blast at the same time! The hands-on octopus STEM experiments can be used with kids in elementary school or middle …

Welcome to the school year! Instilling a sense of pride in your classroom with these classroom door ideas for beginning of the year that can help your students embrace the fresh start. Start your series of fall classroom door ideas off right with these welcome to school door designs! Don’t let the beginning of the …

There are so many fun STEM activities for kids out there, but not all of them are easy to set up, and some require quite a few elaborate or expensive materials and supplies to set up properly. So what is a teacher to do who has a limited budget and far too-little time? Try some …