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Brooke Brown - Teach Outside the Box

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Ready to Teach Outside the Box?! If you’re looking for low prep, top rated resources for STEM, Makerspaces, Robotics, Coding, and Hands-on Literacy, you’ve come to the right place! I’m an NBCT educator with over 20 years of classroom experience, currently serving as a Gifted Resource Coordinator for K-2nd Grade. I am passionate about creating multisensory resources that foster collaboration, maximize engagement, and promote purposeful play in our classrooms.
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Preview of STEM Bins® STEAM Bins® STEM Activities - Morning Work Tubs Early Finishers Boxes

STEM Bins® STEAM Bins® STEM Activities - Morning Work Tubs Early Finishers Boxes

The original STEM Bins® and STEAM Bins® for K-5th Elementary students are ideal hands-on engineering and STEM activities for:Early Finishers / Fast FinishersMorning Work / Morning Tubs / Soft StartsBrain BreaksEnrichment / Gifted and Talented ActivitiesMakerspacesTeam Building ActivitiesCentersWriting ExtensionsFine Motor PracticeIncentives or Fun FridaysCalm Down CornerLibrary Media Centers***TOP 20 ALL TIME BEST-SELLING RESOURCE ON TPT WITH OVER 30,000 5 STAR REVIEWS!***INCLUDES A FULL STEAM V
Preview of STEM Bins® Team Building Back to School STEM Activities First Day Week of School

STEM Bins® Team Building Back to School STEM Activities First Day Week of School

STEM Bins® Team Building Activities and Stations are a wonderful way to build your classroom community for the End of the Year and Back to School, as well as allow students to practice and reflect on essential character skills. They are perfect to encourage collaboration among your students during the last week of school, last day of school, first day of school, and first weeks of school. They are great for enrichment and Gifted and Talented activities!These 12 STEM Activities are ideal for use
Preview of STEM Activities All Year BUNDLE: Back to School Fall STEM Challenges

STEM Activities All Year BUNDLE: Back to School Fall STEM Challenges

My best-selling year STEM Activities Bundle contains 9 months of seasonal challenges for your little engineers, with 3 STEM Activities and 1 Bonus Brainbuilder per month for a total of 36 NGSS Aligned STEM Challenges!*INCLUDES BACK TO SCHOOL, FALL, HALLOWEEN, THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, WINTER, VALENTINE'S DAY, ST.PATRICK'S DAY, EASTER, SPRING, END OF THE YEAR, and SUMMER STEM ACTIVITIES AND CHALLENGES!***SAVE BIG WHEN YOU PURCHASE THIS DISCOUNTED ALL YEAR BUNDLE!****Includes Digital Google Slides
Preview of Morning Meeting Activities & Games - Team Building, Back to School, Brain Breaks

Morning Meeting Activities & Games - Team Building, Back to School, Brain Breaks

These Activities & Games for Morning Meeting are the perfect go-to for team building, community building, and brain breaks! Print, laminate, and put on a binder ring for convenient access.NOW INCLUDES GOOGLE SLIDES VERSION!83 activities, songs, and games are included and are divided into sets for the beginning, middle, and end of the year. Includes the following:Page 2: How to Teach Activities and GamesPage 3: Side TabsPage 4: CoversPage 5-23: Beginning of the Year Activities & Games *Pa
Preview of STEM Bins® Speed Builds STEM Activities - Morning Work Tubs, Early Finishers

STEM Bins® Speed Builds STEM Activities - Morning Work Tubs, Early Finishers

Save over 50% with this STEM Bins Speed Builds Activities BUNDLE, ideal for hands-on morning work, morning tubs, or soft starts, early finishers, enrichment, and team building. Activities are designed to supplement my original STEM Bins pack. Challenge cards are compatible with the following 6 building materials:Pattern BlocksMini CupsLinking Cubes / Snap CubesBase Ten BlocksBuilding Bricks / LEGO bricksDominoesTwo different difficulty levels are provided: “Build it Flat” and “Build it Up” to a
Preview of Halloween STEM Challenges & Activities - Pumpkin Catapult, Fall Party Stations

Halloween STEM Challenges & Activities - Pumpkin Catapult, Fall Party Stations

These Halloween themed STEM & STEAM activities are perfect to engage your elementary engineers in October! They are also perfect for Fall Party Activities. Three STEM challenges and one Bonus Brainbuilder are provided and can be completed as stations or in isolation. Check out my Video Tour and Demo of all components on YouTube below!LOW PREP HALLOWEEN STEM CHALLENGES VIDEOIncludes the following LOW PREP Halloween STEM Activities and Challenges:Pumpkin Catapult and 6 Pumpkin Catapult Games (Stat
Preview of Christmas STEM Challenges & Activities - Winter Party Stations December Holidays

Christmas STEM Challenges & Activities - Winter Party Stations December Holidays

These Christmas, Holiday, and Winter STEM / STEAM activities are perfect to engage your elementary engineers in December! Three STEM Challenges and one Bonus Brainbuilder are provided and can be completed as stations or in isolation. Perfect for Winter Party Stations and the weeks leading up to Winter Break! Includes the following LOW PREP STEM Challenges:Santa's Parachute (drag and gravity)Shelf for the Elf (engineering shelves)Tallest Tree (cup towers)Bonus Brainbuilder: Gingerbread Escape (zi
Preview of STEM Bins® MEGA BUNDLE: STEM Activities: Morning Work Fast Finishers Makerspace

STEM Bins® MEGA BUNDLE: STEM Activities: Morning Work Fast Finishers Makerspace

STEM Bins® and STEAM Bins® Activities for K-5th Grade are the perfect hands-on, play-based engineering STEM Activities for:Early Finishers / Fast FinishersMorning Work / Soft StartsCentersWriting ExtensionsFine Motor PracticeMakerspaceIncentives, Fun Fridays or Brain BreaksCalm Down CornerSave over 35% with this DISCOUNTED Bundle that contains TEN of my STEM Bins® activities and resources!This STEM Bins®MEGA Bundle includes 10 of my best-selling STEM Bins resources and supplements:STEM Bins® / S
Preview of STEM Bins® Team Building Stations: Back to School Fall STEM Activities Stations

STEM Bins® Team Building Stations: Back to School Fall STEM Activities Stations

This discounted BUNDLE includes ALL SEVEN of my seasonal STEM Bins® Team Building Station packs with seasonal STEM Activities and Challenges for the entire year!Includes the following:12 Back to School / End of the Year Teambuilders (First Day or first week of School, Last Day or week of School)8 Fall Teambuilders (Halloween, Football, Spiders, Bats, Pumpkins, Scarecrows, Leaves)8 Winter Teambuilders (Snow, Snowflakes, Animals in Winter, Christmas, Holiday, Gingerbread, Penguins)8 100th / 101st
Preview of End of the Year Spring Summer STEM Activities - May Roller Coaster Straw Rocket

End of the Year Spring Summer STEM Activities - May Roller Coaster Straw Rocket

These End of the Year, Spring, and Summer themed STEM & STEAM activities are perfect to engage your elementary engineers in May and June! Three STEM challenges and one Bonus Brainbuilder are provided and can be completed as stations or in isolation. Includes the following LOW PREP STEM Activities:Roller Coaster (marble run)Straw RocketWaterproof Critter HouseBonus Brainbuilder: Pool Noodle PartyIncludes the following components for EACH CHALLENGE:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Check
Preview of STEM Bins® Seasonal Task Cards - STEM Activities: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

STEM Bins® Seasonal Task Cards - STEM Activities: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

The following task cards are designed to accompany my STEM Bins® , found at the following link: ★ STEM BINSNOW INCLUDES A SPANISH AND FRENCH VERSION!!! This is a HUGE pack of 162 additional task cards for STEM Bins®! Students can use a STEM Bin® with a building material of their choice to construct as many seasonal structures as possible. Includes the following themes: Pages 3-8: Task Card Box Covers (recommended for 4x6 photo cases) Pages 9-10: Back to School Structures Pages 11-12: Fall/Hallo
Preview of STEM Bins® Brain Flakes® Plastic Snowflakes Speed Builds: STEM Activities

STEM Bins® Brain Flakes® Plastic Snowflakes Speed Builds: STEM Activities

STEM Bins Speed Builds for Plastic Snowflakes or Brain Flakes® are ideal STEM Activities for hands-on morning work or soft starts, early finishers, enrichment, Brain Breaks and team building. Two different difficulty levels are provided to accommodate a range of learning levels. Level 1 cards are recommended for Pre-K-2nd Grade and Level 2 cards are recommended for 2nd Grade-5th Grade. There are 12 cards provided per difficulty level. These STEM Activity cards are compatible with Plastic Snowf
Preview of 100th Day of School STEM Activities and Stations, 101st 102nd 103rd 120th

100th Day of School STEM Activities and Stations, 101st 102nd 103rd 120th

The following 8 easy prep 100th Day of School STEM stations and activities are perfect for incorporating engineering, team building, and collaboration into your classroom celebration!***101st Day of School, the 102nd Day of School, the 103rd Day of School, the 120th Day of School ,and a STEAM version are also included!These STEM activities are designed to be open-ended, encouraging as much creativity and exploration as possible. Simply add 100 of each building material to each bin or tray and le
Preview of Thanksgiving STEM Challenges & Activities: November Dinner Table, Turkey Hideout

Thanksgiving STEM Challenges & Activities: November Dinner Table, Turkey Hideout

These Thanksgiving themed STEM/STEAM activities are perfect to engage your elementary engineers in November! Three STEM challenges and one Bonus Brainbuilder are provided and can be completed as stations or in isolation. Includes the following LOW PREP STEM Challenges:Mayflower ShipDinner TableTurkey HideoutBonus Brainbuilder: Mini Magnetic ParadeCheck out my Video Tour and Demo of all components on YouTube below!LOW PREP THANKSGIVING STEM CHALLENGES VIDEOIncludes the following components for EA
Preview of Hop Scotch Coding® (Hour of Code) - Interactive Unplugged Coding / Google Slides

Hop Scotch Coding® (Hour of Code) - Interactive Unplugged Coding / Google Slides

Perfect for the Hour of Code and introducing Unplugged Coding to your students! Includes both printable and PAPERLESS Google Slides Hop Scotch coding! Students can build and act out their own their own sequences of code on the floor, or a slideshow format! Includes sequences, conditions, and loops.Love Hop Scotch Coding?! Save BIG with the Bundle! Check out my other special editions! Hop Scotch Coding Dance PartyBasic Facts Hop Scotch CodingSpelling Hop Scotch CodingHalloween Hop Scotch CodingT
Preview of St. Patrick's Day Spring STEM Activities & Challenges Rainbow Bridge Leprechaun

St. Patrick's Day Spring STEM Activities & Challenges Rainbow Bridge Leprechaun

These St. Patrick's Day and Spring themed STEM & STEAM Activities and Challenges are perfect to engage your elementary engineers in March! Includes the following LOW PREP STEM Activities:Wind-powered Maze Rainbow Arch BridgeLeprechaun TrapBonus Brainbuilder: Coin ChemistryThese STEM challenges and Bonus Brainbuilder can be completed as stations or as a whole class. Includes the following components for EACH CHALLENGE:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklists, and Suggested Read Alo
Preview of Back to School STEM Activities + Read Alouds, First Day of School, First Weeks

Back to School STEM Activities + Read Alouds, First Day of School, First Weeks

These STEM activities + Read Alouds are perfect for introducing STEM / STEAM to your students for Back to School at the beginning of the school year, or ANY time of year! Includes digital and printable interactive components, low prep STEM activities with read alouds, and STEM posters.8 STEM Activities + supplemental read alouds are designed to encourage students to think like inventors, promoting collaboration and creative, “outside the box” thinking. Each mini-lesson pairs an engaging read al
Preview of Morning Meeting & Back to School Activities Games Circle Time - First Day Week

Morning Meeting & Back to School Activities Games Circle Time - First Day Week

This discounted BUNDLE is PACKED with Morning Meeting and Back to School Activities! These resources are perfect for establishing your classroom community at the beginning of the school year and team building all year long.Includes the following:Editable Planning Chart and display poster31 Morning Meeting Greeting Cards83 Morning Meeting Activities and Games50 Share and Tell prompt cards and Sharing PostersHopes and Dreams Pennant Banners"You Break It...You Fix It..." template"Looks Like/Sounds
Preview of STEM Bins® Hashtag Blocks Speed Builds BUNDLE STEM Activities Fast Finishers

STEM Bins® Hashtag Blocks Speed Builds BUNDLE STEM Activities Fast Finishers

STEM Bins Speed Builds for Hashtag Blocks are ideal STEM Activities for hands-on morning work or soft starts, early finishers, enrichment, Brain Breaks and team building. THIS BUNDLE INCLUDES SET 1 AND SET 2 OF HASHTAG BLOCKS SPEED BUILDS STEM ACTIVITIES FOR A TOTAL OF 48 CHALLENGE CARDS!***Compatible with "Hashtag Blocks" that are found seasonally in Target Dollar Spot! Please note that these blocks are a slightly different shape than "Plus-Plus Blocks." Hashtag blocks and these cards are not
Preview of STEM Bins® Speed Builds BUNDLE STEM Activities: Morning Work Tubs Fast Finishers

STEM Bins® Speed Builds BUNDLE STEM Activities: Morning Work Tubs Fast Finishers

STEM Bins Speed Builds Activities are ideal STEM activities for hands-on Morning Work or Soft Starts, early finishers, enrichment, and team building.Challenge cards are compatible with the following 12 building materials:Pattern Blocks - 24 cardsMini Cups - 24 cardsLinking Cubes / Snap Cubes - 24 cardsBase Ten Blocks - 24 cardsBuilding Bricks / LEGO bricks - 24 cardsDominoes - 24 cardsMagnetic Tiles/Shapes - 24 cardsMagnetic Cubes - 24 cardsHashtag Blocks (Target Dollar Spot) - 48 cardsHoliday H
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About the store

Experience

Ready to Teach Outside the Box?! If you’re looking for low prep, top rated resources for STEM, Makerspaces, Robotics, Coding, and Hands-on Literacy, you’ve come to the right place! I’m an NBCT educator with over 20 years of classroom experience, currently serving as a Gifted Resource Coordinator for K-2nd Grade. I am passionate about creating multisensory resources that foster collaboration, maximize engagement, and promote purposeful play in our classrooms.

Teaching style

I love to step outside curriculum and enrich my students' learning experiences whenever possible! I strongly believe that play is the highest form of research, and hands-on learning is the key to student engagement. I love creating innovative products to meet the needs of my students while fostering memorable and engaging learning experiences. Teaching is my true passion, and I cannot imagine doing anything else! Visit my website and blog at teachoutsidethebox.com!

Awards & shining teacher moments

Product developer for hand2mind, Roosevelt Elementary Teacher of the Year, Norman Public Schools District Teacher of the Year, Oklahoma City Thunder Teacher of the Game, National Presenter for Teach Your Heart Out, Get Your Teach On, Staff Development for Educators, STAT/CAST, Elementary STEM CON, The Educator Summit, and NSTA, Henry Ford Teacher Innovator of the Year, St. Jude Educational Ambassador

My own education history

Bachelors in Elementary Education - University of Central Oklahoma Masters in Educational Leadership - University of Central Oklahoma National Board Certified Teacher (Early Childhood Generalist)