Let's STEM Happily Ever After

School:: Sabal Palm Elementary
Subject:: Stem
Teacher:: Wendy Frields
Students Impacted:: 120
Grade:: 1
Date:: July 26, 2023

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

A Champion for Learning - $404.46

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 126

Fairy Tale Problem Solving Kits

Following an interactive read aloud of each fairy tale, students were asked to retell the story while acting it out with the figurines that came in each kit. Questions were asked to promote critical thinking, problem solving and involvement in the lesson. Students in small groups discussed the questions and then shared thoughts and ideas with the class.

The following ELA standards were addressed in the lessons: identify and explain descriptive words and phrases in text, identify and describe main story elements and explain who is telling the story using context clues. Student learning was extended across curriculum by encouraging students to count how many pieces they used in the construction of the model, drawing a different ending to the story, and using the internet to find pictures of objects such a bridges and rafts for The Gingerbread Man. The students planned, created, and tested solutions and discussed results. Students were excited to use STEM skills to help their favorite fairy tale characters!

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Original Grant Overview

Goal

To empower students to discover the STEM in their favorite fairy tales and inspire them to explore each challenging situation until they find a solution!

What will be done with my students

Students use STEM skills to help their favorite fairy tale characters! Each kit includes a story card that presents a dilemma for kids to solve. Students must plan, create, and test solutions—to help a prince scale a tower to rescue Rapunzel, get the Gingerbread Man across a river, design a house that can’t be blown down, construct a bridge that keeps three goats safe from the troll and build a chair even Goldilocks can’t break! The STEM Design Process is a four-step cycle that helps students find solutions to problems in a systematic way. Each step promotes creative thinking, learning, and innovation. The four steps are plan, create, test, and analyze results.

Benefits to my students

STEM stimulates creativity, builds problem-solving skills, and draws upon natural curiosity. Students gain knowledge and experience in the STEM disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math by working on engaging, project-based activities. Students explore, observe, question, predict, and investigate STEM concepts and possible solutions.

Budget Narrative

The kits will be ordered from Lakeshore Learning. Each kit comes with a STEM-focused story card, building materials, a guide, plus student and teacher cards with lesson plans and full support.

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	Fairy Tales Problem Solving STEM Kits - Set 1	$189.00
2	Fairy Tales Problem Solving STEM Kits - Set 2	$189.00
3	Tax	$26.46
	Total:	$404.46

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