The context of this book was created after cooparation of all partners and with the participation of children,on behalf of Erasmus + project : " ICT and robotics in preschool education :

 A more attractive way for learning !"    2019-2021

 For the Errasmus team 

       Anna Magkiosi 

   Project coordinator 

STEM in kindergarten

       What is STEM?

STEM" is an approach to Education designed to introduce the Technologies and the Science of Engineering, which are the means of interaction for human beings, in the teaching of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, which is vital for a basic understanding of the universe. 

STEM education cultivates critical thinking and open the way for innovation (new generation innovation).

It contributes to the cultivation of cooperation and problem solving. 

Provides opportunities for improvement in students' knowledge and skills and improves learning performance.

Students know in practice the subject they are interested in studying and receive an excellent vocational guidance.

Through STEM we can make learning so meaningful for students to have a positive attitude towards learning and school further, to avoid student leaks and to have students who overall achieve high performance, creating clearly more attractive environments learning.

Students should be educated so that they can address issues - challenges of modern world society, but which have environmental, socio-economic and political implications

Children through playful activities learn also the basic principles of all arts and Design ( STEAM ).

Creative thinking and innovation are essential for STEM activities and play an important role in the overall development of an individual as they contribute to the development of children’s creativity and imagination.

STEM provides skills development opportunities by encouraging children to answer questions and engage 

in playful science, math, engineering and technology activities.

        What we can do?

Children create compositions using Lego or wooden pedagogical material. (They build houses, trees, animal farms, apartment buildings, paths, compose cities, bridges, etc.) or other free constructions guided by their imagination and creativity.

We can do simple experiments in Kindergarten, something that children also like, such as experiments with air, shadow, sun, water, heat, balloons, magnets.

We can put STEN in the kitchen, making cooking recipes by  as well.

Children can make various constructions using useless and non-material (eg plastic bottles, boxes, newspapers, etc.) such as volcanoes, dams, bridges, stations.

We can use various robots in our classroom, which will help children learn letters and numbers, find hidden treasures, plan routes, learn concepts (such as left-right, back-forward, up-down, etc.)

We can finally introduce children to a language other than letters, the language of the future, that of commands and programming (coding)

Procedure of planning activities and didactic intervention

Indicative STEM activities by all partners during the duration of project implementation

Greece  Latvia Lithuania  Spain Estonia Sweden 

             STEM activities in  

   Kinderdarten of Rizario of Trikala 

                                  Greece  

Each pertner have 14 pages to add a sample of STEM material.So choose the best please!

Please include  

Constraction of a bridge ,experimetnts ,christmas constractions ,creation of volcano ,galaxy ,dinosaurs,kitchen activities ,other free STEM activities ,creation of maquettes ,etc.

 You have already all this material .You will need to upload only this and shared in the pages 2

STEAM activities in Vilniaus r. Mickunu vaiku lopselis-darzelis, 

                Lithuania

STEM activities in Alūksnes "Sprīdītis" preschool

Latvia

Construction of towers, bridges, ships and even roads using building brick materials of various sizes and shapes.

The volcanic experiment was something exotic for the children of our institution. Already used plasticine was used for construction.

                 STEM activities in  

             Virgen de la Vega school

                                Spain  

  Building  monuments,     towers,     bridges and     sculptures           with      construction      pieces. 

Children develop their imagination and creativity. Firstly, they think what they need to build a bus station. Afear that, they make it with wooden and usless materials. 

Children learn how to program robots. They try to find the hidden trasure by the help of Bee Bot. 

                        QR codes and games with dinosaurs