Our favourite 3: Water
Floating and sinking, buoyancy, engineering, sustainability – the list of joyful explorations you can start from water play is endless.
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With our book recommendations, we want to help you spark a conversation that leads children to discover STEM in their everyday lives. Have the courage to go beyond the obvious STEM connections and embrace all questions that may come out of your discussion with the children.
If you want to implement inquiry-based learning into your daily practice but feel like you need a bit more guidance, read about real-life projects from other services or join us for a hands-on workshop that will instill you with the confidence to start your STEM journey.
Our favourite 3: Dinosaurs
These books will support you in embracing the children’s fascination with dinosaurs and embed it in meaningful STEM learning experiences.
Family tree
Capturing the essence of Belonging, Being and Becoming, the book could start research into seeds and discussions on environmental topics.
Our favourite 3: Human Body
This selection of books invites you to celebrate the human body and its abilities by exploring the senses, physical strength and nourishment.
Our favourite 3: Engineering
Children are creative problem-solvers and resourceful engineers, and this passion to build their own world is reflected in many books.
Our favourite 3: Optics
Children spy so many things in their environment: colours, light and shadow, the sun. Let books open the world of optics for you.
Our favourite 3: Mathematics
Many books rely on mathematical concepts and can help you start a journey of exploration that takes you beyond counting and shape spotting.
Our favourite 3: Design and technologies
Fish, dinosaurs, birds – anything the children are interested in and read about in books can lead to adventures in design and technologies.
Our favourite 3: Acoustics
Are the children in your service exploring acoustics? These three picks may spark some further research into the world of sound.