Permission to Be Creative

5 Dandelions colored differently

Watch this TED video from Ethan Hawke about creativity

Revisiting Makey Makey

Makey Makey for STEM, STEAM and Design Thinking

The Wizard of Oz Prototype

As I was doing some prep work for my Facebook Q&A on Design Thinking next Monday, I came across the term, “Wizard of Oz Prototype.” I realized that we had done prototypes like this in the classroom, but didn’t know there was a term for them. As you know, the Wizard in that famous book … Read more

Save the Date!

clear light bulb placed on chalkboard

My good friend and colleague, Donna Lasher, has a wonderful website I’ve spoken about before on this blog, Big Ideas for Little Scholars. In addition, she has a Facebook Group that does book studies and exchanges resources. She has invited me to speak with the members of the group this month in a Facebook Room … Read more

The End of the Year As We Know It

Update 5/10/2022: Here is the link to this year’s blog post, where I highlight a few other End of the Year activities. A couple of weeks ago, I shared some of the activities that I’ve done in the past with my students as the school year comes to a close. I decided to put them … Read more

PlayForge

My family and I recently took a trip to Colorado. On our way to our VRBO in Colorado Springs, we stopped in the lovely town of Littleton. Walking down Main Street, we saw many fun shops and boutiques, but it was a Monday and several were closed. I was drawn to one sign, “PlayForge,” and … Read more