My oldest has always been a voracious and advanced reader. Over the years his love of reading has not diminished at all, in fact keeping my tween in books has become a challenge. He averages 2 novels a week right now and I’ve been searching high and low for new books for him. He loves […]
Unique Books For Kids – Celebrate Diversity, Learning & STEAM
Finding books for my kids to read is not hard. They love books. Bring them into a book store and there will be plenty of fiction and non-fiction books face out on the shelves waiting to jump into their hungry hands. But I want to raise children that are well read. With a diverse and […]
Unique Fundraising Ideas For Schools and Teachers
One of the greatest challenges faced by educators, schools, teachers and homeschoolers is funding. Finding the money to pay for resources and supplies is a constant struggle for these groups. Since we have a large educator base to our readership here at STEAM Powered Family, it should come as no surprise that I’m often asked […]
New Release: STEAM Powered Kids ~ Learning the Senses
STEAM Powered Kids – Learning the Senses is a professionally designed educators book making STEAM lessons fun, easy, engaging and effective. Book #1 in the STEAM Powered Kids book series. “Teaching STEAM is hard. Finding interesting lessons, preparation, materials, organization, the cost, let alone coming up with all the ideas and then adapting them to […]
STEAM Kids – 50+ STEAM Activities That Will Inspire And Wow!
It’s finally here! STEAM Kids is the book you have been asking for. I know many of you are educators and parents and one of your biggest struggles I’ve heard over and over again is that you need inspiration for STEAM projects. We all love STEM, but as members of the STEAM Powered Family you […]
10 Reasons To Read Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Books
My oldest on is a voracious reader and has many book series that he re-reads over and over again. One series he really loves is Diary of a Wimpy Kid. So I asked him if he would like to share his thoughts on the books with the STEAM Powered Family readers. He loved the idea […]
What if… The Tindou Tablet
The Tindou Tablet came from a simple comment from my son… What if? Those words left his lips often, but on this particular night it bore a greater significance as he brought them into the world. This is how the middle grade novel, The Tindou Tablet was born. Between now and June 4th 2016 you […]
12+ Must Have Books For Your STEM Library
Here’s a glimpse into our STEM library. Books about scientists, their lives, their struggles, and not just their academic successes, can be very helpful to young scientists who often misunderstand the process of scientific discovery. Many young people believe these discoveries came easily to these great minds. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. What […]
10 Years Since The Teeter Totter Tipped – Reflections on motherhood
It’s been 10 years. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. It’s been 10 years. At 10:08 on this day, it will be 10 years since everything changed. It was my moment. That pivotal moment around which my life has been balanced. As if my life was a teeter totter and 10:08, 10 years ago was […]
Editing Services
I’m very excited to announce that I am now offering editing services! My love for the written word has followed me throughout my life and I’m very excited to start partnering with authors and aspiring authors to polish their manuscripts to a glittery, fancy, shiny finish! So what qualifies me to work on your project […]
New Release – Blog To Book
Today my new release, Blog To Book is finally available! By a blogger and author for bloggers, Blog To Book is packed full of all the tips and tricks you need to take your blog business to the next level with self-publishing. Learn how to publish a book that will bring value to your current […]
STEAM Powered Family’s Top 10 Articles Of 2015
It’s 2016 and also STEAM Powered Family’s 6 month birthday. To celebrate I’m sharing the top 10 articles from 2015 and STEAM Powered Family’s first six months! Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. We spent ours with family and just relaxing, it was so nice. So how has 2016 been […]