1st Edition

A Sensory Approach to STEAM Teaching and Learning Materials-Based Units for Students K-6

280 Pages 244 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

280 Pages 244 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

280 Pages 244 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

Did you know you have the power and the materials at your fingertips to facilitate the actual brain growth of students? This book is a practical resource to engage K-6 students with STEAM content through their five senses: seeing, listening, touch/movement, smell and taste. It combines historical research, practical suggestions, and current practices on the stages of cognitive development and... Read more

Part 1:  How Teachers Can Promote the Physical Growth of Brains: The Role of the Senses in Teaching and Learning  1. The Brain and Sensory Learning  2. Serial Position Effect on Learning: Multisensory Sets and Closures  3. The Role of the Five Senses in Vocabulary Building  4. Thematic Planning for Teaching and Learning through the Senses  Part 2: Problems and Pitfalls Planning Sensory-Rich STEAM Unit Plans  5. Rabbits and Hares  6. The Water Cycle  7. Nutrition and Health  8. Landforms  9. Astronomy and the Seasons  10. Problems and Pitfalls Planning Multisensory STEAM Unit Plans

Biography

Kerry P. Holmes is Professor Emerita of Elementary Education at the University of Mississippi, USA.

Jerilou J. Moore is Professor Emerita in the School of Education at the University of Mississippi, USA.

Stacy V. Holmes is Associate Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at the University of Mississippi, USA.