Steam Concepts for Infants and Toddlers - by Nichole A Baumgart & Linda R Kroll (Paperback)

About the Book

Illustrated vignettes narrate stories of infant and toddler STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics) concept explorations and bring out new possibilities for caregivers and educators to uncover within their own environments.

Book Synopsis

STEAM is a development and extension of the original STEM efforts with the goal to support innate creativity and innovation that all children possess. This book serves as a platform for educators to observe and facilitate infants and toddlers natural curiosities around STEAM concepts. The text discusses tangible, rich STEAM learning environments for children from birth through age two and introduces where this learning can go next as children transition into the preschool years.

Review Quotes

"By considering children's learning and development through the lens of STEAM Baumgart and Kroll provide a framework that is nuanced, clear and immediately applicable to infant and toddler settings. I highly recommend this book to educators inspired to engage more deeply with the complex minds of the very young." --Chelsea Bailey, PhD, senior research scholar, Anji Child Education Research

"Baumgart and Kroll beautifully articulate the natural inclination of infants and toddlers to be scientists. Using pedagogy, research and practical examples they help us notice how children use STEAM processes to make meaning in their world and how we can extend and make visible children's investigations." --Janis Keyser, MA, author of From Parents to Partners

STEAM Concepts for Infants and Toddlers effectively serves as a platform for educators to observe and facilitate infants and toddlers natural curiosities around STEAM. A strongly recommended addition to professional, college, and university library Teacher Education instructional reference collections." --Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Nichole Baumgart is an educator at Bing Nursery School at Stanford University and a professor at Pacific Oaks College. She is a consultant in the early childhood field and is a mentor for student teachers in their practice. She has over 14 years of experience educating children in early intervention and transitional kindergarten and in multiple laboratories and early childhood classroom settings across the nation.

Linda R. Kroll is the Holland professor of early childhood education in the School of Education at Mills College. Her expertise is in human development, children's learning of literacy and mathematics, teacher research and teacher inquiry, and self-study of teacher education practices.