Hilary Statum
I know some people may think we were a little crazy to take 2 children to Disney World before either turned 3, but we had an awesome time and I wanted to share our experience and some things we learned along the way for any parents considering the same. 🙂 The main reason we decided to go at this time… Read More
One of my very favorite things we did during our recent trip to Disney World was get Baby Heidi’s first haircut. (If you are wondering why I often refer to her as “Baby Heidi”, its because we named her after my sister and it helps us avoid the confusion:)) I had called a couple days prior to try to get… Read More
We just returned from a 5 day/night trip to Disney World. 🙂 We essentially were able to cut our vacation costs in half and I wanted to share some of my favorite tips and tricks for saving $ with you! ***************************************************************** My number 1 tip is simple- go during the off season! Not only can you avoid super long lines,… Read More
Aniston is obsessed with Play-Doh at the moment. We’ve had plenty of fun with a few of the kits you can buy, but I’m not a fan of the way it smells and the residue it leaves on your fingers. Plus Aniston LOVES to get up on the counter and cook with me. I found a Homemade Gingerbread Play Dough… Read More
I love planning hands-on activities for my toddler. Several months ago I had seen various pins about making Moon Dough AKA Moon Sand or Cloud Dough. I was intrigued. I looked through some recipes and changed it just a bit. Moon Dough 8 c. flour (I used self-rising since my husband picked it up on accident.) 1 1/4 c. baby oil… Read More
Hope you enjoy these easy ways to incorporate springtime STEM challenges in your classroom. This 🦋 STEM project is one of our favorites!
Staff Development for Educators
Springtime STEM with Hilary Statum!
One of our favorite STEM activities of the year! My kids always have so much fun building a suspended chrysalis for their 🦋 right before Mrs. Statum blasts them with a hairdryer! Head over to the SDE Facebook page to catch a replay of tonight’s Teacher’s Choice episode where Adam Peterson & I discuss everything you need to know about this project and how to easily incorporate STEM in your classroom. (I’ve also shared the video on this page.) It really can be simple & fun to work on STEM projects. Scroll through to see some of their creations. Follow the link in my profile if you want to grab the entire unit! 🐛🦋🌷
Giveaway!!! Join me & Adam Peterson tomorrow night at 6 as we go live on the Staff Development for Educator’s Facebook page! We will be talking about easy STEM projects you can incorporate in your classroom this spring. 🌷🐛🦋 I constantly hear from teachers that they would like to incorporate STEM but need some simple ideas and we will have them for you tomorrow night! Your kids are going to LOVE the project we focus on & it pairs perfectly with a unit most of you already do with your students. Leave a comment to let me know if you are on spring break or how many days you have to go. I’ll pick a few winners tomorrow & send you one of my favorite resources for this time of year!!!
Isn’t this the cutest little Jack & the Beanstalk STEM activity you’ve seen? I uploaded this resource a couple of weeks ago & it is jam-packed with ELA, math, crafts, this STEM project, & more! Fairy tales are my FAVORITE to teach! The kids are captivated, they increase vocabulary, imagination, creativity, & more. The best part about this STEM project is you can reuse the supplies every year or let them use some glue so they can take their “craft” home! (Follow link in profile.) #makelearningfun
The Statums are taking back their weekends with ESGI ! Goodbye paperwork for Mommy... Hello beautiful online assessments, reports, & dancing time with my favorites. If you follow me, you may already know how much I LOVE to dance even though I’m not good, it sure does feel good! When I first met Dustin I thought maybe I could catch his eye on the dance floor with these moves😜. Then one night he got into a dance-off and broke these moves out... I mean the guy literally gets into dance battles with people! Talk about feeling ridiculous! On a more serious note - report cards are coming out this week and it was click.click.DONE for me. I personally think the best thing about ESGI is the customized parent letters & differentiated flash cards I get to print and send that are created based on EACH student’s needs. If you purchase this week you get 18 months of DAZZLE free & an additional 6 months added to your license OR try it FREE until the end of the school year with this code! You don’t even have to enter a credit card to get started! 💃🕺🏽 Follow the link below!❤️
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Use code “HilaryBonkers”