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The STEM Action Center is Utah’s partner in promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education through the identification and support of best practices and leveraging of resources across education, industry, government and community partners to support economic prosperity.

Safety First: Fire Safety. Hosted by Eagles sports player Brian Dawkins, who goes through the five rules of fire safety: "Stop. Drop. Roll. Cool. Call." Children act out the burn prevention exercise and medical experts explain the difference between first, second, and third degree burns. The importance of burn prevention and treating stoves, electric devices, and hot water with care is emphasized.

Talk with children about things that can keep them safe in various environments. This can include safety tips for home, school, sports, outside play. You can read Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann for ideas.  

Once upon a time there was a beautiful, clever storyteller named Scheherazade. Find out how her magical tales captured the heart of a bitter king in Scheherazade, the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime, featuring narration by Jillene Khan, music by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov and illustrations by Nancy Carlson.

School librarian Marcia Mardis describes what the library can offer to teachers and students who want to produce a focused, engaging, and effective science fair. This article appears in the free online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which explores the seven essential principles of the climate sciences for K-grade 5 classrooms.

Find strategies and activities that you can use in the classroom that tie directly to the Early learning Preschool core standards.

Children will learn about the seasons and will engage in activities to help them deepen their understanding of the seasons.  

Review words with long "o" and long "i" sounds with NYCDOE Universal Literacy Reading Coach Vida Nazemian. Students will segment words, break words into their individual sounds, review vowel teams for long "o" and long "i", and build, blend, and read words and sentences.

Create a play activity outside for your child(ren) with a variety of options.  Gather the materials such as bubbles, kites, chalk, jump ropes, hula hoops, a ball to kick or bounce, etc.  Ask them to plan where they would like to play.  Talk about the amount of space they may need to play safely without interrupting others.  

Celebrate Black History Month on Sesame Street! Meet Elmo's new friends and neighbors, Gabrielle and Tamir. Sing out loud to their new song, "Listen, Act, Unite," from Sesame Street's "Power of We" special and rediscover favorites from Erykah Badu's song about friendship, and Will.I.Am's "What I Am."

SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators serves as the voice for 200,000+ health and physical education professionals across the United States. The organization’s extensive community includes a diverse membership of health and physical educators, as well as advocates, supporters, and 50+ state affiliate organizations. Their Mission is to advance professional practice and promote research related to health and physical education, physical activity, dance, and sport.

This slide deck demonstrates how teachers can use the Seesaw platform to document student learning. The presentation will walk teachers through the process of developing digital learning and capture student learning over time.

Students will move to act out the sections in the story as they are given 2 step directions (Safely place your hands on the ground so your head is upside down and walk backwards, dance a jig like the pig and sing a tune like the loon). 

This video features Mr. Steve from PBS Kids performing his original song “Silly Shoes,” which encourages children to move and dance with inspiration from their own “silly shoes.”

Students are introduced to traditional folk music with an animated rendition of a familiar song, “Skip to My Lou.” The animation features an band made up of forest creatures, plus a few other surprises.

Explore the sweet, slimy world of snails (and worms!) as you discover the difference between fact and fiction with videos, stories and games.

There are many different versions of The Snow Maiden, but this one reminds us to treasure winter as a special time of year instead of always wishing for warmer weather. Find out more in the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime, featuring storytelling by Valerie Kahler, music by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov and illustrations by Nancy Carlson.

Find strategies and activities that you can use in the classroom that tie directly to the Early learning Preschool core standards.