Strawbees isn't just about interactive STEAM education; it's also rigorously aligned to meet curriculum standards across the United States. Yes, you read that right!

Teachers! To celebrate the release I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964, I am giving away five personalized and SIGNED copies! RT to enter. I'll announce winners on 11/20. ❤️✍️

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3 Early Readers for Cat Lovers | Transitional Spotlight ow.ly/HBLl50Q80im

Travis Jonker takes The Yarn behind the scenes of his author/illustrator debut 'Just One Flake' ow.ly/ca6r50Q80gs

Excited to watch your students develop their metacognitive muscles? 💪🏻 ​​⚡Use the power of the "See, Think, Wonder" #ThinkingRoutine to spark curiosity & drive inquiry: bit.ly/3OwHL3I + Downloadable template: bit.ly/3YtpyZe #EdChat #EduTwitter

A highlight of the day was listening to Newbery Medalist Katherine Applegate (kaaauthor.bsky.social) talk about The One and Only Family at #NCTE23!

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My 3rd-5th grade students had their very own Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in the library. They created their ballon and attached it to the Ozobot for such a fun experience! 🦃🥹❤️🤖

Moved our boredom boosters to a more high traffic area! Students are starting to notice them more, so I've replenished them with new puzzles.

Teachers & librarians! My December newsletter goes out at noon & includes this year's list of authors & illustrators available for free virtual visits on World Read Aloud Day. Spread the word! And if you're not already a subscriber, you can sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3e…

Mrs. Huftalin and I were really proud of these students! The finale was amazing! These students never cease to amaze us! Be sure to listen to the end! ⁦Samantha Dahlby⁩ ⁦Code Breaker Inc.⁩ ⁦Barb Schwamman⁩

Malachi Coleman’s new children’s book is phenomenal. He’s donating a portion of the proceeds to his charity, Fly Like Chi. Also, if you order the book today you will receive it by Christmas!

Robot basketball is always an exciting way to start the new year! Kids were eager to share their #dash trick shots with each other. #bbbees #bbpride #steam #coding

🔊Sound up! “OMAR! It’s WORKING!” - 3rd grader Students tested their hamster wheel/ball prototypes with an Ozobot Evo. The satisfaction of seeing something they independently created, coded, tested, & debugged yielded hundreds of shouts of jubilation. #STEM works! “Watch out!”

Check out this week's list of new #comics, #manga, and #graphicnovels for readers 12 and under on Good Comics: ow.ly/XhFX50QoRnk

With Make Wonder, teachers can easily create a coding curriculum from pre-built lessons and activities where students embark on coding adventures with Dash the robot in a virtual or real-world setting. 🌟Explore the different tiers of Make Wonder: makewonder.com/make-wonder/

When I add resources to #googleClassroom I inevitably have a typo or need to clarify. Since Classroom LINKS from Google Drive when I edit the document in Drive the information updates in ALL of my classes. #googleEDU

Making characters for our claymation movies. Can you tell which books inspired us? Engleman Elementary GIPS

3 generations of Husker Volleyball fans! GBR! #Huskers