Additional Resources

To learn more about early STEM learning, take a look at these resources:

Boston Children’s Museum | STEM Sprouts
The Boston Children’s Museum developed a STEM Teaching Guide and Parent Tip Sheets with information and activities.

Let’s Talk About Math
Zero to Three and Too Small to Fail created a series of videos about using STEM, and math in particular, during everyday interactions.

Let’s Talk, Read and Sing About STEM
This toolkit from the US Department of Education has information about STEM for families with infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

National Association for the Education of Young Children | STEM
The National Association for the Education of Young Children provides many early childhood STEM education resources for teachers and families.

 

  • Scaffolding
    the support a caregiver provides a child to help them achieve more than they would be able to accomplish on their own
    STEM
    (science, technology, engineering, math) a group of topics linked by a common focus and approach