Makerspace STEM: Brave Irene | Close Read, Challenge, & Makerspace Lesson Plans
Winter Makerspace STEM lessons using the story Brave Irene are a wonderful way to teach and reinforce comprehension standards- asking and answering questions, central theme, story elements, vocabulary, story structure, and point of view, while also focusing on STEM (weather and electricity) and Makerspace.
Lesson plans are included for 5 days or more if you choose all standards to cover.
Makerspace with STEM Moments in early elementary is filled with projects, designs, and ideas that inspire, motivate and challenge children in the classroom or library. This makerspace moment in literature takes an adorable book about a young girl who is trying to complete a task for her mother but she is faced with a severe snowstorm. Your kids will use critical thinking skills and problem-solving strategies to determine solutions for Irene. The book Brave Irene is not included but is necessary for this project.
MakerSpace Activity: STEAM takes the E for engineering and the A for arts from STEAM and you get Maker Space Moments in Literature. Makerspace Moments In Literature allow you to do a focused Close Reading with text as well as extend on a piece of literature with the same function and creativity of a Makerspace using engineering tools to problem solve and create. A Makerspace is a collaborative area where students can think, create, share, and grow using an assortment of materials and technologies.
BOOK NOT INCLUDED
⭐️ Included In This Product WEEK ONE:
✓ Comprehension Questions
✓ Comprehension Bookmarks
✓ Vocabulary Cards- Can be used as a fun game of Headbanz or Charades or to display
✓ Vocabulary Work
✓ Central Message Work (with options)
✓ Story Structure (with options)
✓ Point of View
✓ STEM Extension Ideas focusing on weather and electricity (technology integration included)
✓ Engineering Maker Activity- working through the Engineering Design Process
Examples of Solutions for Your Eyes Only (The goal is for kids to come up with solutions. They will look different.)
✓ Optional Challenge Cards (2 options- can help provide a little more structure, if your kids need that)
✓ Engineering Design Process Think Sheets
⭐️ Standards Covered
✏️ Asking and Answering Questions
✏️ Vocabulary
✏️ Central Message/Main Idea
✏️ Story Structure
✏️ Point of View
✏️ Compare and Contrast
✏️ Engineering K-2 standards (From Next Gen. Science Standards)
✏️ Weather Standards and electricity- physical science
✏️ Adjectives
✏️ Listening and Speaking