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Our free Featured Teacher program makes it easy to bring STEAM into your classroom! Simply choose a Wee Steamers’ resource from our site, use it with your students, and share your evaluation. As a thank you, you’ll be added to our Featured Teacher page, recognized on multiple social media platforms, and receive a complimentary T-shirt. Open to early childhood, preschool, and kindergarten educators. Join this group of teaching professionals today!
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Meet our FEATURED TEACHERS!
April 2025: SEEMA ALI
Meet Featured Teacher, Seema Ali, a passionate bilingual early childhood educator and the proud owner of The Kiddie Palace. Seema’s dedication to nurturing young minds shines through in her innovative approach to integrating STEAM learning into her classroom. A WEE STEAMERS advocate, Seema will share her thoughts about our site’s educational resources this month.
“Shh, Baby is Sleeping”
Seema Ali shared our WEE STEAMERS video, “Shh, Baby is Sleeping,” with her little learners. Here’s her summary about their learning experience.
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We’re grateful for Seema Ali’s enthusiastic response to our WEE STEAMERS lesson, “Shh, Baby is Sleeping” and extend our gratitude for her participation and recommendations. We 
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March 2025: AMANDA NEIDHARDT
With a love for dance, plus degrees in science and law, and extensive early childhood education training, Amanda Neidhardt brings energy and passion to her pre-primary classroom at Little Ones Preschool. We’re honored to have Amanda as part of our growing Featured Teacher community!
“Wheels!”
Amanda made extensive use of the resources from our WEE STEAMERS lesson, “Wheels!” and fully involved her children in every aspect of the exploration. Here’s what she has to say about the experience.
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We would like to express our gratitude to Amanda, for sharing our WEE STEAMERS lesson with her little learners. “Wheels!” is sure to be a hit with your children as well! Watch it at https://steampoweredpoetry.com/wee-steamers-wheels/
February 2025: MAZHAR AHMED
This month, we’re excited to spotlight MAZHAR AHMED, a devoted early childhood educator at Little Bird Child Care whose students flourish in her kind and nurturing care. Discover how Mazhar uses our WEE STEAMERS lessons to spark students’ curiosity and enthusiasm for learning. 
“Hickory Dickory Socks”
Featured Teacher, Mazhar Ahmed finds our WEE STEAMERS site a great resource for planning and conducting activities in her classroom. Here is her summary after sharing “Hickory Dickory Socks” with her preprimary students.
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We would like to express our gratitude to MAZHAR AHMED for sharing our WEE STEAMERS lesson with her little learners. “Hickory Dickory Socks” is sure to be a hit with your children as well! Watch it at https://steampoweredpoetry.com/wee-steamers-hickory-dickory-socks/
January 2025: ANA NEDELEA
Featured Teacher Ana Nedelea teaches a bilingual mixed-age group at Sunshune Home Daycare with joy and kindness, profoundly impacting her students’ learning experience. Ana is also a WEE STEAMERS advocate! 
“Getting Dressed”
Ana Nedelea shared our WEE STEAMERS’ lesson, “Getting Dressed” with her little learners. Here’s what she has to say about the experience.
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This month, we were thrilled to spotlight Ana Nedela, owner and founder of Sunshine Home Daycare! Ana’s warmth, patience, and dedication create a nurturing space where young learners thrive. We’re especially grateful for her enthusiastic response to our WEE STEAMERS lesson, “Getting Dressed.” We the photos! Sneak a peek here: https://steampoweredpoetry.com/wee-steamers-getting-dressed/
November 2024: CARRIE RAFALSKI
Steam Powered Poetry Video’s new outreach, Featured Teachers, showcases how easy it is for educators to integrate STEAM learning into early childhood classrooms! This month we’re proud to highlight Carrie Rafalski, an experienced educator for 30-plus years.
“Follow That Toad!”
An experienced early childhood educator, Carrie uses our WEE STEAMERS site as a resource for planning and conducting classroom activities. Here’s Carrie’s summary after sharing our episode, “Follow That Toad!” with her little learners. Click to view. https://steampoweredpoetry.com/wee-steamers-follow-that-toad/
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Our thanks to Carrie for being our Featured Teacher this month and sharing our“Follow That Toad” lesson and activities with her little learners! We the photos!
October 2024: MOLLY BABU
Molly Babu is a dynamic ECE presenter and a seasoned early childhood educator with more than thirty years of experience, currently teaching at Kensington School in Glenview, Illinois. She views our Wee STEAMERS‘ site as a valuable resource for implementing engaging STEAM activities, and she enthusiastically endorses it to fellow educators within her field.
“Here in My Heart”
Molly Babu considers WEE STEAMERS an essential resource for early childhood educators. Molly recently shared “Here in My Heart,” a mini science lesson about the human heart, with her little learners. Click to view. https://steampoweredpoetry.com/wee-steamers-here-in-my-heart/
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Thank you, Molly, for being our Featured Teacher this month, and for sharing our WEE STEAMERS video, lesson, and activities with your little learners! We the photos!
September 2024: TRACEY NEUMARKE
Steam Powered Poetry Videos’ FEATURED TEACHER program seeks to recognize teachers who exemplify the ease of incorporating STEAM into the classroom. We are delighted to welcome early childhood educator Tracey Neumarke, who has introduced not just one, but three WEE STEAMERS lessons to her young learners. We extend our gratitude to Tracey for her recommendations and participation.
“Whoosh! Slides & Ramps”
Tracey Neumarke is an experienced early childhood educator, consultant, presenter, and supervising teacher. Tracey used our WEE STEAMERS site as a resource for planning and conducting activities in her classroom. Here’s Tracey’s summary after sharing “Whoosh! Slides and Ramps” with her little learners. Click to view. https://steampoweredpoetry.com/wee-steamers-whoosh-slides-and-ramps/
“Clever Crawler”
This month we’re proud to highlight Tracey Neumarke, a skilled and devoted early childhood educator. For a 3-month period, Tracey used our WEE STEAMERS site as a resource for planning and conducting activities in her classroom. Here’s Tracey’s summary after sharing our “Clever Crawler” mini lesson with her preprimary students. Click to view. https://steampoweredpoetry.com/wee-steamers-clever-crawler/
“Millions of Pets”
Featured Teacher, Tracey, Neumarke, used our WEE STEAMERS site as a resource for planning and conducting activities in her classroom. Here’s Tracey’s summary after sharing “Millions of Pets” with her young students. To view the video, click here. https://steampoweredpoetry.com/wee-steamers-millions-of-pets/
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Tracey Neumarke reports that the WEE STEAMERS series enriches her students’ learning experience. After sharing the poem, “Millions of Pets,” Tracey’s students drew their own pets. She said that the children enjoyed hearing the poem read again and again, and that all the activities were a hit! Thanks for sharing, Tracey!
