STEM for Preschool Classrooms – KIBO Can Become Your New Class Mascot!
Offering STEM for preschool classrooms is a great way to get kids excited in their learning. One interactive way to integrate STEM is to establish a class mascot. While class pets like hamsters or turtles may be the traditional way to go, KinderLab has an exciting, yet proven, way to engage your students while also introducing the basics of STEM for preschoolers. For this reason, STEM robot kits have become increasingly popular and effective in challenging early learners to think strategically and solve problems through planning, designing and building, while having fun in the process.
This is where KIBO, the screenless coding robot, comes in. Teaching with KIBO allows you to introduce the fundamentals of Computer Science and Engineering, all part of a robust STEM for preschool curriculum, early. But it can also draw in your preschool students’ attention through creativity and customization. In fact, students can bring KIBO to life by collaborating, brainstorming, designing, and even decorating it to become a class mascot!
Teaching robotics and STEM for Preschoolers can have one of the greatest impacts on a pathway toward a comprehensive understanding of STEM concepts by:
– Exposing young students to advanced technology disguised in a simple electronic learning toy
– Engaging curious minds through creative play by thinking “outside the box” and using experimentation
– Triggering critical thinking, analysis, and problem solving through the engineering process
– Boosting independence and building confidence through collaboration and teamwork
– Providing a springboard for applying critical thinking skills in school and in their careers later on
To learn more, we invite you to watch the video, “Integrating Technology into a Preschool Classroom”, developed in partnership between Boise State University’s College of Education and Idaho STEM Action Center.
After you’ve watched, we’re confident you’ll see the value and importance of robotics and its application within your preschool curriculum for your budding young STEM learners.
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