Am I the only one that’s not a teacher but still watches ?? Love you though

your organization has gotten better over the years!!! great job

Play is the highest form of research. Albert Einstein. I think sometimes we forget that even as kids get older, it’s important for them to play. They still do tons of learning through play. Great video! Thank you!

I want to be a teacher sooo badly when I am older. I am in 8th grade and I legit know how to lesson plan and grade and create a classroom due to you Michelle!!! You are a huge inspiration for me, so please keep doing what you are doing because you are amazing!!!! ❤️😊

STEAM teacher in Texas, here… STEAM = STEM + Art, which you probably already know. So glad you made the move to Texas, sweet lady. I’m a big fan!

Rubiks cubes are an idea that comes to mind for brain teaser ideas. I loved trying out stuff and writing down what worked

Awesome, Thank you so much for sharing!😍😃 I also use them in the morning, we call it “soft morning...” many sites on how great it is to start the morning.

Love your videos! You're an inspiration especially for beginning teachers! More power!

Hi Michelle! Happy Easter Sunday

Love this! Thank you for clarifying the fact that it can be open-ended!😊

I was waiting to see those magnet squares! If you didn’t have them already I was gonna recommend. I remember my mom got me a set from QVC years ago! And a few years later she hunted down more for her grandkids, I would play with those things for hours on end. Holy crap nostalgia.

I offer both open ended stem centers and add task cards. I homeschool, but one of my kids likes open ended and the other usually prefers task cards. Love This video. Thank you!

My 2nd graders love ketchup and pickles! 💕 Great ideas, thank you for helping your fellow Teachers!!!

I love, watching your videos! I am still in high school. I will be a Senior next year and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to be a teacher or a doctor. But watching you really helped persuade me to be a teacher. I love how much effort you put into your job, you have so much passion for the kids and teaching it really inspired me and I hope to be a 4th grade math and science teacher

I've been wanting to ask you about your STEM centers for soooo long because I really love the idea! Stem is not so well known over here yet so THANK YOU for this video! ❤️

when i was a pre k teacher we used all of these and now look at older grades using these

I so badly want to be a teacher when I’m older. You have taught me how school can be fun. I love your channel

My son loves playing a game called Build or Boom that is like the game you were talking about. Each person gets the same set of supplies. The students build the structure in the picture and who ever "blows up" the other teams structure wins...well, 1st to 10 wins.

STEM is awesome but have you looked into STEAM? Local schools in my area have started including Art! I think its an incredible system!!!

I'm part of a FIRST Robotics Competition team and our team took traditional STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and added a characteristic side (Sportsmanship, Teamwork, Enthusiasm and Motivation). This is something we call STEM^2 and teach it to our younger students that we host (Grades 3-8). I think it makes students who might not be as interested in STEM still feel included and gives them a first step forward.

I've been watching you for a while and you seem so much happier in 4th grade versus 2nd!! I love seeing you this happy about teaching!

Will be doing my student teaching this coming fall, and I love watching your videos! It’s super helpful especially in class and bribing new ideas ! Thank you !!!

it's been a while since ive been in school but i want to play with these activities now as an adult. it looks like fun

Love it! Thank you for another great video!!!!

So so happy you put this video together this week! I've been wanting to implement a Soft Start during our breakfast time and the gap between before we start our Morning Meeting. This is perfect! I appreciate all the links as well, so now I can put a list together to hand over to our parent group to see if they can purchase more for us. I love buying off-brand legos from Dollar Tree as well as the Playdoh (not STEM...but could be I suppose). And you also helped me realize I should put all my brain teachers type board games and card games (for gifted/TAG students) in a bin as well to add to the mix. Thank you!!!

Would love to see how you incorporate those materials into a lesson, outside of free play/center time.

+Pocketful of Primary Michelle Ferre - If you haven't heard of Lincoln Logs , first of all , where have you been ? William Dwight Stewart , Jr. ( Me ) - The age of the Bristle Blocks that were building blocks that were more than just 2 colors . Sorry Michelle , I have missed out on this . I hope that the last few months of this school year are going well for you . Hang in there and Happy Easter beautiful . - Dwight

I love your ideas for STEM bins! I am a high school chemistry teacher and I think my students would love to have some of these options. You are doing a fantastic job! Keep up the great work!

I love your approach on stem and I agree with you 100%❤

I'm in sixth grade and these videos inspire me to become a teacher.

They are stem IMO because they are solving a problem on how objects fit together and how they come apart. You are amazing! Thank you so much for all of your wonderful, helpful videos.

These are great, can’t wait until we can have students interact again!!

morning.. michelle :) ready for the summer?

I love this video! My goal as a teacher is to get more kids (especially girls) into math and science. I also love astronomy so I’m trying to get kids passionate about that too.

The 2nd grade teacher I work with currently uses Rush Hour, Hoppers, Dog Pile, and Cat Stax as part of her Math games centers. The kids love them and they have different leveled cards so they always have one they can try and master no matter their level.

Thank you for your content! Your videos are amazing and they really inspire me to want to be a teacher. Michelle you’re the best!

I just became STEAM certified and I’m loving it! Im also going to a STREAM conference in New Jersey in June and I’m so excited. By the way, I’m Canadian and I love watching your videos! :)

Saw you video, click it less then a second.

Would Rubix cubes be brain teasers? Love them, and they have so many variations

I love your videos! I would love to know how you budget to get materials like stem centers for your classroom? I am a new teacher and have a wishlist for what I would love to have for my students but materials can be expensive. Any tips for staying on budget while building up your resources?

Brain Teaser bin ideas: My kids love both Happy, Marble Cube, Set of 6 Foam Puzzle Cubes, Ages 9 to 99 and IQ Fit. Got both from Amazon.

Yay! Happy Easter, Michelle! 😊 ❤️Aaron PS. My school have the second 3-story building which opened last year called SET (Science Engineering Technology) and I currently still have my Culinary Arts class in there!

Loving the STEM ideas I have almost the same going on in my classroom

HAPPY EASTER!!!!!!!

This is amazing ! Do you explain each activity when introducing this ?

Do you let more than one student work with materials at a time? I teach first and I can just see them getting too loud, or crazy with the materials....no matter how much pre teaching I do about how to use them properly. Think back to Knuckles....I have about 4 of him! My thought was to have enough bins so that everyone would be working independently? Thought? Suggestions?

I’m a 9th grader and have decided that teaching is gonna be my career and I have one question.Im sorry if you have already have answered this but I’m new so please forgive me.Next year one class I’m gonna do is helping teachers and one thing that I have to do is grade how do you balance out grading.Do you grade all in one night or bit by bit.Also my classes I’m gonna to be helping also switch so I was wondering do you grade this class one night and put it in the grade book and do the same with the other class.Also I loved this video all of these things I will definitely use all of these things in my classroom

Middle school and high school level needs this

Awesome video

Happy Easter

Also, thank you, thank you for this video. I'll be a new teacher soon and need these tips!

Such an amazing channel :)

I know I've heard you say this somewhere but I can't remember! What font do you use for your stem bin labels?? LOVE your channel!

Actually, your philosophy is very sound. I just read an article (sorry I can’t link it, it was from a member only database) in an education journal that summarized a study done about play. It concluded that all grades, including high school, benefits from unstructured play. Unstructured play with STEM materials requires independent thinking and problem solving skills whereas structured STEM removes those aspects because the teacher assigns a specific task, removing imagination all together. You are also supporting SEL. Children build confidence as they master skills through STEM play and often work in groups. For those who can not afford to buy the products shown (most districts don’t supply these so teachers would have to buy them from personal funds), think outside the box. Recycled and found objects make great building materials that encourage imaginative play too.

I had a ton of these for my students last year and my principal told me that my students weren't learning, they were playing, and I had to get rid of them.

Loved this video keep this up!!

I don’t know if you saw but a 16 count is normally $29 and I just checked they are on sale for $6.99. Not sure how long that price will last

rubix cubes (the 2x2 would be good) for the brain teasers

I love study hall since I have it everyday since I have almost 2 hours but that’s because I’m in honor classes

Hey there! I'm an art teacher and I appreciate that there are a lot of things you share as ideas that I can use in my own room - this video is a great example. I, too, have centers for my early finishers, but I do want to bring more centers like you have that are STEM related. I teach k-2. The biggest issue I have had this year with my centers is theft. So my question is, have you had any issues with kids stealing your pieces from your centers? Have you done/said anything to prevent it? Thank you!

Hi Michelle, What is the best way to get my daughter prepared for the 4th grade Science State Exam? Is there a great website to refer to or book I can purchase? I love your vlogs!!!

I found some amazing looking stem toys on Amazon inspired by Michelle’s video! *TOMYOU building block disc set *rainbow toyfrog straw connecter

Brilliant

Your vedios are good. Pls where do I get quality STEM training in USA

Hi Michelle! I just wanted to ask you about your thoughts on STEAM. It’s just like STEM but you add the arts into it. I’m super bias because I’m a music teacher myself, but I would love another teacher’s perspective! And the same goes with anyone else in the comments! I personally just think that adding a bin with either simple art supplies like blank paper and colored pencils/crayons/markers or even going to the music teacher and asking for simple music activities to put in a bin or two is just another way for students to express themselves that they can share with their friends, or their favorite teacher or family at home. Just my thoughts :)

The hashtag blocks from the target dollar spot aren’t around any more. I search every time. I bought 6 tubes around thanksgiving last year not knowing how much my kids would love them. I have been dying to get more. I decided to order the plus plus kind to add to my set.....I quickly discovered that they are not compatible with the target ones.

You are the best

Do you ever change these out or leave all year long? If so, kids don't tired of them? Do you use them 1 box per student?

Hey Michelle! Love the ideas you gave me! Dollar tree here in NM has metal brain teasers. I'm not sure if your Dollar Trees will have them.

What would you do if you did not have storage cabinets?

I found some brain flakes at the dollar tree. I’ve been looking for more. :)

Your are so great

How do assist your students with managing the stations and keeping all the correct pieces in the correct box. Why? I can already see my students rushing to clean up and the Legos would be in the tinker box and that would drive me crazy. Thanks

You make me want to teach with you!

Will

Just wondering, has anyone’s district changed it to “STEAM”? The A is for Art btw

i love you hair

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Ares is steam at my school science, technology, engineering ,art,math

I love this video!

I wish u were my teacher 👩‍🏫

Do u have rules for how many kids can use a stem bin at one time? I’m having issues with my students fighting over things, but I’m knew to 3rd grade.

do all the grades in your school switch classes like block a and b?

Kapla is great

Stem stacks

How might you adapt the centers to STEAM regather than STEM? I’m a music teacher and I’d love some ideas.

I am the earliest I have ever been

I’m in 4th grade and going to 5th grade next year

Must be a private school. Where I live, most schools would be happy to have doors in every classroom.

Are there trainings to this

I’m not a teacher or anything but for brainteasers you can actually go to this website called brightside.me and search up 18 challenging brainteasers for kids and you could print them out on flashcards or something and have your students work 18 challenging brain teasers for kids and you could print them out on flashcards or something and your students can work as a partner and quiz each other

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In my school we do S.T.E.A.M= science engineering arts math

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Tavern Puzzles for brain teasers

I’m not a teacher either

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