STEAM

After the students do their morning work and go over it, they have their STEAM class with the STEAM teacher. The big topic in STEAM this semester is oceans.  I really enjoy going with the students and observing the teacher and how she manages another persons classroom. The STEAM teacher is great and the students know that they are not to play around once they are in there. The teacher uses efficient strategies to ensure that the students are paying attention and learning.  Last week, the students talked about the different layers of the ocean and the animals they can see in each layer. This week, once the students entered the classroom, they noticed that their was trash hanging from the ceiling all over the ocean! The students learned about how the trash and plastic we throw away ends up in our oceans. The teacher mentioned that even though we are in the mid-west and are not near an ocean, it is important that we keep them clean because they all lead to the ocean. The students looked at different pictures of plastic in the ocean and how it affects the ocean animals. I believe the teacher does a good job of incorporating important themes in the overall topic that are essential for the students to learn. The students in the class are always looking forward to STEAM and what new things they will learn.