The STEAM curriculum has been written for Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten classrooms across 32 schools in the district. STEAM units are inspired by the California Science Framework. They integrate Next Generation Science Standards and Project-Based learning. Units include Caring for Living and Nonliving Things, Plants and Animals Change Their Environment, Daily Weather Patterns, Animals and Environment, Human Impact, and Pushes and Pulls. Project Lead the Way supplements the STEAM curriculum with engineering projects. Students participate in STEAM blocks for one hour a day, four days a week.
Students highlighted their learning during STEAM block at the Family STEAM Night, which included a song and a Project Lead the Way paintbrush activity. Families used their creativity and teamwork skills to build a paintbrush and create a unique hand-painted design. Families left with knowledge of the STEAM program and motivation to empower their children to become the creators of tomorrow.
Contact the Office of Innovation STEAM resource teachers for more information on how to engage your parents in a Family STEAM Night. Zoë Randall: zrandall@sandi.net and Lacy Szuwalski: lszuwalski@sandi.net.
