The December Activity Journal From Book Creator Is Here, Friends! Remix and Share With Your Students Today!

                     

It's December and time for the December Journal Activity Book from Book Creator. 

Our students are in for a treat this month as the December Journal is packed full of fun and meaningful activities within the pages of this book. 

From the very first page, 

        

through the Advent Calendar, 

and meaningful activities including Make a Gift Day, 

Computer Science Education Week, 

Gingerbread House Day, 

Hanukkah, 

Happy Christmas, 

New Year and more! 

And don't forget that you can get all of the Monthly Activity Journals in the back of the October Activity Journal too.

You will find the December Journal Activity Book here. 

Remix the December Activity Journal and make it your own. You can change up any of the pages and then share it with your students. 

The Book Creator Activity Journals are perfect to share in our classrooms and libraries. I love sharing these with my teachers every month so they can complete them with their students in class, or give them to students as a special place for journaling and time for free choice. 

                     

Get Book Creator today, friends.

Explore Kami’s Fun Winter Activity Collection!

 

Our friends at Kami have brought together a special collection of winter themed seasonal activities.  

In these Kami Library Resources, you will find...

...Make Your Own Snow Globe, 

Build a Snowman, Winter Holiday Research Worksheet, 

Winter Coloring Page, and even more under the General Resources. 

You can get your copy of Melissa's Kami Seasonal Library Resources here.

And to get your Kami account and learn more, visit Kami here today.

Building Ideas: Cardboard Houses, 3DuxDesign, ChompSaw, and Creative Problem-Solving!

I love finding ways to integrate our amazing STEM and Makerspace materials and tools with our students’ learning experiences. There’s something magical about watching their creativity come to life when they have access to hands-on tools that let them build, experiment, and problem-solve.

This week, during their STEM class, I was thrilled to see students diving into a project using our 3DuxDesign kits to create their own cardboard houses. As I walked around, I noticed something even more exciting—they had brought out a ChompSaw to help them cut doors, windows, and other intricate shapes from their cardboard pieces.

It was such a great moment to witness! Not only was the ChompSaw a practical solution for shaping the materials, but it also empowered the students to think critically about how to approach the challenges in their project. They weren’t just following instructions—they were actively problem-solving, figuring out the best ways to construct their houses, and learning to use the right tools for each task.

Seeing this combination of creativity, innovation, and hands-on learning reminded me why STEM and Makerspaces are such powerful parts of education. The students weren’t just building cardboard houses—they were building confidence, collaboration skills, and a mindset for tackling challenges in imaginative ways.