Steph Meier

she/her. 2nd grade teacher. Woodridge SD 68 ❤️Lifelong learner. Passionate about student engagement, social emotional learning & building relationships. ✨✨

[Steph Meier @steph_in_second]

We had a great time at Echo Park today! Closing out 2nd grade as a school family 🫶🏻😭

[Steph Meier @steph_in_second]

Today was E for Experiments! We did some fun science labs like density towers & homemade lava lamps. What a fun morning!!! 🥳💞🧪👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬

[Steph Meier @steph_in_second]

The art & some of the artists! Chalk the Walk was such a thoughtful thing for the Murphy community to do! The rain might wash away the evidence- but your kindness is felt and appreciated! 🤍🫶🏻

[Angie K (she/her) @yeahhappy]

Title 1 teacher friends! Check out this thread on how you can get some great books for free for your classroom! A lot are picture books but can be used for all ages. @Hren5thMurphy @steph_in_second @MsArchila @Mendez1Mrs @MrsRooneysRoom @MrsVanHornClass @MrBigenwald Please share!

[Steph Meier @steph_in_second]

O is for Oobleck! We had a blast exploring & learning about non-Newtonian fluids! #alphabetcelebration #handsonlearning

[Victoria J Coe @victoriajcoe]

@steph_in_second @Mendez1Mrs @WmFMurphy68 Whoopeee! These are awesome!

[Victoria J Coe @victoriajcoe]

Love this!

[Steph Meier @steph_in_second]

First grade buddies with @Mendez1Mrs for our Fenway & Hattie OBOS initiative! We made Fenway hand puppets! So much fun! We love our buddies! 🥳🫶🏻

[Steph Meier @steph_in_second]

It is S for Sports day! We learned the history of some of the most common sports & then decided to create our own games! I love seeing the #creativity and #collaboration! 🥇⚽️🏀🏈🎾🏓

[Christine @MrsRooneysRoom]

Thanks for the idea @steph_in_second We tried this today!

[Steph Meier @steph_in_second]

Our Alphabet Celebration of 2nd grade starts today with the letter Z- Zoo Day! Ss brought in a stuffy, they will do research about an animal of their choice, and present on Flip! 🐱🦊🐻🦁🐸🐵🐼🐰🐨🐤🐧

[Steph Meier @steph_in_second]

@yeahhappy I cannot wait!!! 🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳

[Steph Meier @steph_in_second]

Ss collaboratively working to complete a "color by time" sheet by using a variation on Fan-N-Pick! 1 holds up card, 1 pulls and reads, 1 answers, the last checks / coaches. Then they all color! So much fun! ⏰🫶🏻🎉

[Steph Meier @steph_in_second]

@MrsVanHornClass @WmFMurphy68 We ❤️ our role models in 3rd-6th! 🎉 We have every confidence that you will have great success!

[Mrs. Van Horn @MrsVanHornClass]

Thank you to @steph_in_second and her wonderful students for the notes of encouragement as we begin state testing! We ❤️ them!! @WmFMurphy68

[Michael Mina @michaelmina_lab]

Love this

A 17-yr old saw a need for early identification of infections after surgery, particularly in under resourced locations

Invented sutures dyed w beet juice that change color when the pH of an incision changes due to an infection

Clever

https://t.co/fKl1A5NzN2

[Steph Meier @steph_in_second]

#ScreenFree indoor recess 🙌🏻 love watching my Ss get off their screens & use their imagination💖 Technology is a powerful tool- but so is PLAY! 👏🏻

[Steph Meier @steph_in_second]

Book club launch! Love seeing my readers hard at work 📚💪🏻🫶🏻🎉 #litcircle #bookclub #readersareleaders

[Stacey Shubitz @sshubitz]

We have to let other adults make the decisions on how our young will be protected."

[Stacey Shubitz @sshubitz]

the evolutionary torch-bearers, worthy of utmost safety and protection. Every teacher I know would fall into this category, because we recognize the fragility and the vulnerability of youth. But in this unique situation- we are not the adults with the power.