What are your thoughts on the integration of STEM/STEAM activities in the early childhood classroom? Are they beneficial to problem solving, engineering and linguistic/mathematical processes?
I will leave you with a few articles that may help you decipher what the pros and cons really are and what researchers say about the topic.
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/sep2018/design-process-engineering-preschool
https://highscope.org/stem
https://www.engineeringforkids.com/about/news/2016/february/why-is-stem-education-so-important-/
After you have had a chance to read a little more on the topic, feel free to drop your comments/thoughts below.
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