October 2020

BTCS provides a monthly, printable activity calendar for families to explore together.

ReadyRosie is a FREE resource for families with online instructional videos for children from birth to third grade

The Tennessee Department of Education has partnered with the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN) to release the STE(A)M Resource Hub with three weekly challenges around design activities, critical thinking, and career exploration that can all be done in the home. Each challenge, for #MakerMondayTN, #WonderWednesdayTN, and #FutureFridayTN, includes step-by-step directions for the activity, as well as additional resources to continue exploring the topic.

The Tennessee Department of Education's PBS partnership will continue through the summer. Families and students will have access to instructional and educational content on television all summer, thanks to the ongoing partnership of our PBS stations. Programming will continue weekdays from 10 a.m.-noon, focused on first through sixth grade students.  

Additional virtual classroom lessons for all grades, including seventh and eighth grades, are now available on the Tennessee Department of Education's YouTube page. The PBS lessons have received over 70,000 views. Thank you to the amazing teachers who made this possible!