Skill Sharpeners

Skill Sharpeners: STEAM is where creativity meets academics Each unit in this full-color workbook includes activities that prompt children to think creatively, and a fun hands-on STEAM project that encourages children to enjoy the journey of creating and sharing his or her solution to help create a better world.

Recipient of the 2021 Parents' Picks Award for Best Products for Elementary Kids, Skill Sharpeners: STEAM activity books are organized around 9 real-world topics related to the environment, the Earth, people and cultures, and social and emotional learning.

Topics in the grade 4 edition include themes such as:

• Cultural Differences STEAM task: Design and make a board game that helps people learn about different cultures.
• Raising Awareness STEAM task: Make a video to raise awareness about a charitable cause.
• Empty Mall Space STEAM task: Create a proposal for how to use an abandoned mall space.
• Food Insecurity STEAM task: Create a picture cookbook with nutritious recipes.
• Access to Clean Water STEAM task: Make a model of a water well and a video explaining how a well could help more people to access clean water.

Each unit includes a grade-appropriate story or nonfiction reading article, a STEAM task to solve, and activities that provide an integrated approach to learning:

• Science: important concepts and vocabulary related to the unit's theme
• Technology: models about how technology is applied in the real world
• Engineering: examples of engineering solutions in the world
• Art: creative solutions through art projects
• Math: math operations to figure out solutions

This title also includes a:

• Career spotlight that highlights specific careers related to the topic
• Supply list for each STEAM task
• Bonus STEAM puzzle
• Certificate of completion
• Answer key

Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide The Skill Sharpeners: STEAM Teaching Guides include:

• How to Use directions for approaching STEAM education
• Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities
• Teaching suggestions with STEAM rubric and graphic organizers
• Extension activities that include literature suggestions, virtual field trips, and discussion guides to deepen children's connections and understanding

About Evan-Moor
A leader in PreK-8 educational publishing, Evan-Moor has been a trusted partner of teachers and parents for over 40 years. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by creating resources that motivate children to learn important skills and concepts across the curriculum while also inspiring a love of learning.