Earth’s Best Reading Challenge â–µ Endorsed by the Orange County Department of Education
Earth’s Best Reading Challenge â–µ Endorsed by the Orange County Department of Education
TEACHER RESOURCES
Welcome, teachers, to your mission control center!
Here’s where you will find
helpful tips on Beanstack,
downloadables,
activities, and more to help you successfully navigate your students through the Reading Challenge.
Video Introduction
Pat Burns, founder of the S.T.E.A.M. Race to Space Reading Challenge, joins Audra Mesa of California's Orange County Department of Education to tour the Reading Challenge website.
Reading Challenge Theme Song
They say every great journey begins with a single step. We say every great journey begins with a single BOOK and a catchy theme song! Share it with your students as they venture out into the galaxies.
Download "Read, Read, Read" lyrics
Downloadables
POWERPOINT OVERVIEWS
POSTERS
READING LOGS
RECOMMENDED READING LISTS
Teacher Submission Form
Join us on this amazing S.T.E.A.M. reading adventure to inspire a new generation of critical thinkers and innovators.
Helpful Tips on Beanstack
Beanstack is the name of the web-based reader tracking platform where students create an account to register for the Reading Challenge, record their reading activity, and earn tickets for prize drawings.
Step by Step Guide on How to Participate
Activities Section
Grab-and-Go Water Activities
Explore, discover, and learn about the importance of water with these free, self-guided water activities for students from the Municipal Water District of Orange County.
Educational videos from Space Camp
This digital collection of short learning segments features Rocket Center educators leading hands-on activities, talking with STEM professionals, and exploring STEM concepts and ideas.
She Blinded Me with SCIENCE! activity guide
Download She Blinded Me with Science PDF
This 18-page guide, featuring four inspiring women authors, is filled with practical classroom activities.
SolveIt podcast
Peek into the world of real-life scientists, engineers, and experts as they solve problems in their everyday jobs. Kids and families are then invited to take on a challenge and solve a problem themselves!
Stuff for Schools
Author and illustrator Christina Booth provides a resource page for teachers.
Sea Lions teacher guide
This teacher guide includes discussion questions, curriculum connections, and extra credit work.
Free study materials from Gabrielle Prendergast
Find lots of free resources under the Study Material tab on author Gabrielle Prendergast's website.
Interactive virtual tour of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
FUTURE U.
FUTURE U. offers hands-on learning experiences to help students in grades 6–12 embrace their potential to make an impact and innovate for the future.
Story Time from Space
Astronauts on the Space Station read stories to and conduct science experiments for the children of Earth as the world rotates below.
Abrams Books Teaching Guides
Access teaching guides for fiction and nonfiction Picture, Chapter, Middle Grade, and Young Adult books including graphic novels.
PBS SoCal Family Math
English
Spanish
Contact Us
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3857 Birch Street, Suite 414
Newport Beach, CA 92660
DISCLAIMER
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