The idea for mini summer wonders was inspired by a conversation I had with my second graders on our last day of distance learning this year. When I asked the question about their favorite second grade memories, almost every single one of them was an inquiry or STEM activity that we had done throughout the year. That alone inspired me to continue providing opportunities for these students and my incoming 2nd graders.
Distance learning was weird ya'll. I tried my best to give families resources to liven up learning on Google Classroom (science experiments, weekly challenges, etc.), but that's a lot of pressure to put on parents who are probably working and just became co-teachers! The amount of resources out there is overwhelming.
The death of George Floyd reinvigorated my passion for including diverse authors and books in my classroom, and an idea was born. BIPOC authors and characters, let me introduce you to all my teaching passions--we'll call it--Mini Summer Wonder!
Each Mini Summer Wonder will link a book with BIPOC authors or characters with learning and activities across many subject areas--STEM, reading, writing, art, physical activity, etc. The only subject area I can't promise to hit is music because truly, I wouldn't do that to you guys! We can't be good at everything, folks.
I'll quit talking. Use the hamburger side menu (3 stacked lines) on your left to navigate to each individual Mini Summer Wonder or click on a button below.