Makerspace elementary

Encourage your school's budding scientists with a makerspace. Get the basics for doing an awesome makerspace at your school!

Come learn how to create a STEM Makerspace in your classroom! I have some tips and ideas for how you can have a functional and organized room for your elementary students. You will also learn what kind of activities, challenges, and projects your students can make. These simple hacks will make life easy throughout the year.

Interested in setting up a makerspace? If a makerspace is properly set up and introduced, it can be a great tool for igniting student imagination and curiosity as well as building classroom community. The following are four tips and tricks for a stress-free makerspace setup. #STEM #makerspace

What is the difference between a makerspace and a meaningful makerspace? A meaningful makerspace goes beyond giving students Legos and telling them to build. The following are the 6 essential elements of a meaningful makerspace. #makerspace #meaningfulmakerspace

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Interested in setting up a makerspace in your classroom but short on space?! A makerspace cart may be the perfect solution! There are many benefits to a makerspace cart. Makerspace carts are portable, compact makerspaces that can be transported around the classroom or even shared across a grade lev

Makerspaces are a great way to spark curiosity and ingenuity for kids. If you haven't tried using a makerspace before, or you are looking for some fresh ideas, I have some for you below!

Are you ready to integrate makerspace into your learning environment? Do you crave hands-on learning that engages your creativity and problem-solving skills? If so, it's time to join the makerspace movement.

What kinds of activities can kids do at your classroom makerspace? Learn about 3 types of makerspace challenges, building, upcycle, and design that will give preschool, kindergarten, or first grade children a variety of STEM STEAM experiences. With each project idea, children use aspects of the engineer design process along with a variety of materials to build, make, and create.

A makerspace is a place in a classroom, library, or other common area of a school where students are encouraged to create, tinker, explore, discover, and invent using a variety of tools and materials. Effective makerspaces have been shown to foster peer-to-peer interaction as well as help students b

Read how I repurposed things in my classroom for my Makerspace. If you don't have the money to buy the latest carts and shelves, don't worry. Build your Makerspace from the things you already own. #CheapMakerspace #FrugalMakerspce #MakerspaceBudget

A Teacher Blog by Jessica Meacham

Incorporating a makerspace into your learning environment does not necessarily mean you need a large budget. Two educators explain the why and how.

28 engaging hands-on STEM activities that use recylced and craft materials for a home, library, or classroom makerspace

Brooke Brown on Instagram: “Meet Chelsey of @hipsterartteacher...the cutest little Maker Mat model I’ve ever seen!!😍🙌🏼I absolutely love how she’s incorporating STEAM…”

After receiving criticism that my space was not a "real makerspace", I decided to draft my own definition & take a look at how research defines makerspaces.

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In August, I shared the wonderful story of my sister Heather's plan to turn one of the old book carts into a Makerspace for her students in the library. You can read the Makerspace Carts Bring Mobile Making....Look What Heather Is Bringing To Her Library and Students post here. Well last week, she sent me these AWESOME pictures of what is happening with the Makerspace cart now and I just had to share them with all of you. I LOVE what Heather has added to the cart to make it their very own…