STEM for Early Learners

One of the sessions at the 2020 Virtual Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy conference was called Early STEM is Early Literacy: And You're Probably Doing It Anyway. The presenters, Heather Lee of the Idaho STEM Action Center and Jennifer Redford of the Idaho Commission for Libraries, drew parellels between the six early literacy skills and five early literacy practices AND early STEM practices. If you registered for the conference, I encourage you to listen to the recorded version of that session if you haven't already.

If you don't have access to the recording, here are some resources that you can use:

Let's Talk, Read, and Sing about STEM: Tips for Preschool Teachers and Providers (pdf)

The Five Practices and the Early Literacy Components Support Each Other (pdf)

Engaging Children in STEM (45 minute self-paced tutorial with brief videos)