post-it-notes

Mrs. Pickens

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The first day is full of jitters and anxiety, but what better way to relieve some of that then by doing a STEM! The first day is usually spent with the teacher talking and discussing procedures, but students need to be engaged from the very beginning. I thought of the idea of introducing STEM on the very first day to activate those minds and learn from my friends on the first day!

Mrs. Pickens

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I taught a Higher Level Thinking PD workshop to some colleagues this past year and this is one of the activities I shared that they can use with their class. It promotes higher level thinking and builds number sense. The teacher decided the solution (which I put in the middle) and the students come up with the question. The amazing thing about this activity is that you can use this for higher grades as well.