STEM Bins for Elementary Students “I’m finished! What do I do now?” How many times during our teaching day do we hear these words from our students? Oftentimes, it is much too often, and students are provided a handful of the same options to keep them busy until our next transition. Sometimes students are instructed...
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STEM Bins for Elementary Students “I’m finished! What do I do now?” How many times during our teaching day do we hear these words from our students? Oftentimes, it is much too often, and students are provided a handful of the same options to keep them busy until our next transition. Sometimes students are instructed...
Check out these tips and tricks for creating effective and engaging STEM boxes in your primary classroom or homeschool.
The August Back-to-School Makerspace STEM Choice Board will give your students fun, constructive ideas that allow them to create, design, and build in your classroom or library Makerspace! You can also use this choice chart with your STEM Bins or STEM Boxes. This product is an excellent way to incorporate the STEM engineering design process both independently or collaboratively. This product is perfect for any STEM environment because the choices are open-ended, and it allows students to use any materials they have available. It is in PDF format that can be uploaded into most digital learning platforms such as Google and See Saw. The monthly themed "maker" ideas are centered around national and silly holidays celebrated in the month of August! Your students will love this product, and you will love the planning sheet and self-assessment rubrics that are included. This product can be used for morning work, homework, early finishers, enrichment...the options are endless! **Our school is dually STEM certified through Cognia and the state of Georgia. We have a very active school Makerspace, and our products are used throughout the school.** This product includes: pg. 2: Directions for Use pg. 3: August Choice Board (colored version) pg. 4: August Choice Board (black and white version) pg. 5: August Choice Board Planning Sheet pg. 6: Self-Assessing Rubric (grades 2-5) pg. 7: Self- Assessing Rubric (kindergarten-1st grade) pg. 8: Credits
Subject Math, Science, Engineering Grade Levels Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Resource Type Activities, Math Centers, Science Centers Format Zip (146 MB)
Check out these tips and tricks for creating effective and engaging STEM boxes in your primary classroom or homeschool.
STEM Bins for Elementary Students “I’m finished! What do I do now?” How many times during our teaching day do we hear these words from our students? Oftentimes, it is much too often, and students are provided a handful of the same options to keep them busy until our next transition. Sometimes students are instructed...
Geoboards are a motivating, hands-on way to work on so many STEM skills at once – 2D shapes, measuring, counting, angles, scaling.
The original STEM Bins® and STEAM Bins® INCLUDES A FULL STEAM VERSION, SPANISH VERSION, AND FRENCH VERSION!!! STEM Bins® and STEAM Bins® for K-5th Grade are the perfect hands-on, play-based solution for: Early Finishers Morning Work Centers Writing Extensions Fine Motor Practice Makerspace Incentives Calm Down Corner STEM Bins are a creative and developmentally appropriate form of simple engineering for elementary students! Listed materials for each STEM Bin are found in most elementary classrooms or can be borrowed from other teachers, and you may choose which materials that you feel are best for your learning environment. Additional STEM engineering tools and photos can be added to the EDITABLE STEM Bin Covers in the separate file. Inexpensive building materials for STEM Bins can be found on Amazon or at Dollar Tree, Walmart, or Target Dollar Spot. The management of your STEM Bins is completely up to you, as they can be used during multiple times of your day. “Challenge Yourself” cards are provided to take structures to the next level, allowing students to improve and enhance their structures. Upper grade supplements are also provided to allow for more challenging options. The provided blueprint recording sheets, flipbooks, writing templates, and assessment rubrics are optional and can be either copied for each student or placed in page protectors for students to draw creations with a dry erase marker. Writing Prompt cards are also provided to allow for literacy extensions.
|Sensory Box Family| Mosquito Life Cycle Wooden Blocks Montessori Loose Parts Homeschool STEM Sensory Bin Tinker Tray Celebrate, learn, and explore your imagination with this adorable Mosquito Life Cycle block set. This set of 4 blocks are perfect for a Montessori classroom or home learning space. Use it for pretend play, in sensory boxes or sensory bins, or in loose parts tinker trays. This set comes with FOUR wood arrows - enough to create the entire life cycle. ❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀ Each block is designed with a watercolor image heat-impressed into the wood and then sealed with a child-safe, non-toxic sealant. No paper, no peeling - these blocks are water resistant and will last for generations! Each block is hand made, hand cut and sanded, and sealed. There may be variations in the image or the wood. ❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀ ⚠️ CARE & OTHER INFO ⚠️ Like all handmade items, please handle them with care. Our blocks are a natural wood product and care must be taken to avoid unnecessary damage. When properly cared for our blocks are long lasting, and a great alternative to plastic products. 🚚 SHIPPING 🚚 Free shipping over $35. Orders ship 3-5 business days AFTER the day of purchase, not including weekends and all major US holidays. Our orders are shipped inside high quality, bubble lined envelopes to ensure a safe arrival - no matter the distance. Large orders are sent in fully recyclable boxes with appropriate padding and protection! All orders are shipped with a tracking number - free of charge. Please make sure to double check that your address is correct and complete (ie: apartment number), especially when using Paypal. If your package is returned to us due to the address being incomplete / incorrect, the additional shipping charge will be the responsibility of the customer. Please note that once your package has been shipped, we are no longer in possession or control of it. The shipping estimates are provided by the shipping provider upon checkout. If there are any issues with your delivery please contact the shipping provider, using the tracking number. We cannot guarantee the delivery time. **Additional import, customs, and/or taxes for international orders are the sole responsibility of the buyer. 🌳ECO-FRIENDLY🌳 ♡ Thank you so much for supporting locally handmade products! ♡ We want to do our best to reduce our carbon footprint. All of our wood is FSC certified birch, comes from sustainable trees and is purchased locally. All packaging used is recyclable and upcycled materials are used where possible. Our packaging is simple - no frills. We understand that fancy packaging makes handmade items special but it also increases the resources and materials needed. And we think that reducing waste and resources makes it extra special 💕 Mosquito Life Cycle Wooden Blocks Montessori Loose Parts Homeschool STEM Sensory Bin Tinker Tray
STEM Bins® are an ideal hands-on solution for early finishers, morning work, centers, fine motor practice, indoor recess, Makerspaces, or positive reinforcement of behavior. They also provide an open-ended and developmentally appropriate foundation of engineering for elementary students.
There are countless benefits to STEM education….real world problem solving, hands-on engagement, meaningful collaboration, and so much more. The 2020-2021 school year has caused the world of education to adapt and evolve in many ways that we’ve never experienced. Keeping students at a safe social distance has created challenges for STEM educators and students who...
SAVE BIG WITH THE 10 MONTH BUILD AND WRITE GROWING BUNDLE! STEM Bins® Build and Write activities combine simple, interactive engineering tasks with engaging writing prompts for first through third grade. Each monthly set contains four seasonal building tasks, related video links, and three writing prompts per task. When combined with STEM Bins, Build and Write is perfect to incorporate into classroom literacy centers. The provided Google Slides and Seesaw versions for paperless or remote learning allow students to build and write in a fully digital format, with no additional supplies required. SUMMER TASKS: Build a TREEHOUSE. Build a SAILBOAT. Build a CAMPER. Build a BUTTERFLY GARDEN. PRINTABLE. GOOGLE SLIDES, and SEESAW VERSIONS include the following: Photo building task cards Fully digital building manipulatives and stickers Video links 3 writing prompts per task ⇒Feedback and Followers Click the Green ★ to follow my store and get notifications of new product launches and freebies! Did you know that you can receive credit toward future TpT purchases by reviewing this product? If you enjoy this product, please leave a review at the product page or through "My Purchases" under "My Account" at TpT. Ratings make the TpT world go round! :-) ⇒I'd LOVE to connect with you! ★Teach Outside the Box ★Facebook ★Instagram ★Pinterest ⇒Terms of Use ©Teach Outside the Box, LLC By purchasing and/or downloading this electronic file, you agree to the terms of use as stated below. For personal use/single classroom use only. No part of this document may be distributed, posted on the internet, copied, sold, or edited without direct permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act. To purchase additional sharing licenses, please visit my store. All contents of this document are under copyright protection including all text, graphics, contents, and fonts. All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright from their original author/artist. Thank you so much for visiting my store!
These pattern block challenges are a great way to incorporate STEM into the classroom! Grab your blocks and you're ready to design and build!
Subject Basic Principles, Engineering Grade Levels PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Resource Type Posters File Type PDF (Acrobat) Document File Be sure that you have an application to open this file type before downloading and/or purchasing. 726 KB | 2 pages
The following task cards are designed to accompany my STEM Bins® , found at the following link: ★STEM BINS ALSO INCLUDES A SPANISH AND FRENCH VERSION!!! This is a HUGE pack of 162 additional task cards for STEM Bins®! Students can use a STEM Bin® with a building material of their choice to construct as many seasonal structures as possible. Includes the following themes: Pages 3-8: Task Card Box Covers (recommended for 4x6 photo cases) Pages 9-10: Back to School Structures Pages 11-12: Fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving Structures Pages 13: Christmas in America Structures Page 14: Christmas Around the World Symbols Page 15: Winter Structures Page 16: Valentine’s Day Structures Pages 17-18: Spring Structures Pages 19-20: Summer Structures Pages 21-22: Furniture Pages 23-25: U.S. Landmarks & Patriotic U.S. Holidays Page 26: Canadian Landmarks Pages 27-29: International Landmarks Pages 20-31: Famous Landforms Pages 32-36: Holidays Around the World Symbols Page 37: Credits
Bucket Towers is an original STEM Challenge for upper elementary classes and it is a student favorite. You will love the easy prep! This is hard to believe, but some of our best STEM Challenges have been created accidentally. The STEM Bucket Tower challenge is one of those! Building boats was another total spur-of-the-moment challenge.
STEM Bins for Elementary Students “I’m finished! What do I do now?” How many times during our teaching day do we hear these words from our students? Oftentimes, it is much too often, and students are provided a handful of the same options to keep them busy until our next transition. Sometimes students are instructed...
These inserts are designed to fit the large or small TROFAST storage boxes from IKEA.. Cut from your choice of Baltic Birch Wood, white, black clear or frosted acrylic. You may choose an insert to fit either the large or small Trofast bin. This insert was specially designed to fit the M&D Wooden blocks shown. A limited number of block sets are available to add to your purchase as of 9/11/24. These are the classic 100 pc wooden M&D blocks. *SAFETY WARNING* *Please be aware that small accessories are not recommended for children under the age of 3 and those who are still mouthing due to choking hazards. Children of all ages should always be closely supervised when our products.
Looking for a way to organize all of your awesome STEM supplies and centers? These editable STEM box labels are a must for your classroom!
Try out these fun apple theme STEM challenges for preschoolers to elementary. Apple STEM activities are awesome hands-on learning for fall!
STEM Bins for Elementary Students “I’m finished! What do I do now?” How many times during our teaching day do we hear these words from our students? Oftentimes, it is much too often, and students are provided a handful of the same options to keep them busy until our next transition. Sometimes students are instructed...
***Compatible with "Hashtag Blocks" that are found seasonally in Target Dollar Spot! Please note that these blocks are a slightly different shape than "Plus-Plus Blocks." Hashtag blocks and these cards are not compatible with Plus-Plus Blocks.*** Ready to add a competitive edge to your STEM Bins while your students practice problem solving, spatial reasoning, and logical thinking?! With Hashtag Blocks STEM Bins Speed Builds, groups of 2-4 students race to complete leveled puzzle challenges! STEM Bins Speed Builds are designed to supplement my original STEM Bins pack. They are ideal for hands-on morning work, early finishers, enrichment, and team building. Two different difficulty levels are provided: “Build it Flat” and “Build it Up” to accommodate a range of learning levels. "Build it Flat” cards are recommended for Pre-K-2nd Grade and "Build it Up” cards are recommended for 2nd Grade-5th Grade. There are 12 cards provided per difficulty level. OPTIONS FOR USE: 1) PARTNER OR SMALL GROUP SPEED BUILDS: Groups of 2-4 students race to build each challenge card the fastest. The first student to complete the build hits a buzzer or bell and “wins” that card. Play continues for the full set of cards. 2) INDEPENDENT SPEED BUILDS: Students work through each challenge card independently. They may choose to time themselves with a stopwatch. INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: Page 3: How to Use Page 4: Organization Page 5: What are My Students Learning? Page 6: Hashtag Blocks box covers Pages 7-9: 12 Hashtag Blocks challenge cards – Build it FLAT Pages 10-12: 12 Hashtag Blocks challenge cards – Build it UP ⇒Feedback and Followers Click the Green ★ to follow my store and get notifications of new product launches and freebies! Did you know that you can receive credit toward future TpT purchases by reviewing this product? If you enjoy this product, please leave a review at the product page or through "My Purchases" under "My Account" at TpT. Ratings make the TpT world go round! :-) ⇒I'd LOVE to connect with you! ★Teach Outside the Box ★Facebook ★Instagram ★Pinterest ⇒Terms of Use ©Teach Outside the Box, LLC By purchasing and/or downloading this electronic file, you agree to the terms of use as stated below. For personal use/single classroom use only. No part of this document may be distributed, posted on the internet, copied, sold, or edited without direct permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act. To purchase additional sharing licenses, please visit my store. All contents of this document are under copyright protection including all text, graphics, contents, and fonts. All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright from their original author/artist. Thank you so much for visiting my store!
Ready to bring STEM to your classroom, but not sure where to start? This post outlines 10 MUST HAVE STEM materials for your classroom.
If you’re looking for fun and engaging first grade STEM centers, you’ve come to the right spot. We can help take your teaching skills to the next level.
These 24 challenge cards are perfect for STEM centers, makerspaces or math stations. Kids will love building 2 and 3-dimensional toothpick STEM structures!
Enjoy a cool erupting volcano with baking soda. Take the science outdoors with a water bottle and sandbox volcano.
Ready to bring STEM into your classroom in an easy, but exciting way! Create your own mini STEM Lab in your classroom and watch your students learn, explore, in a meaningful and engaging way!
STEM Bins® are an ideal hands-on solution for early finishers, morning work, centers, fine motor practice, indoor recess, Makerspaces, or positive reinforcement of behavior. They also provide an open-ended and developmentally appropriate foundation of engineering for elementary students.
These fun and engaging second grade STEM activities (science, technology, engineering, and math) will give little minds a workout!
Even though I’m no longer in the general ed classroom, I’m constantly designing products with general ed teachers in mind. I am very often asked how to incorporate STEM into an already busy, packed with standards, overloaded with curricular requirements, drowning in testing classroom. Where and how do you find the time?! And ain’t NOBODY...
STEM Bins for Elementary Students “I’m finished! What do I do now?” How many times during our teaching day do we hear these words from our students? Oftentimes, it is much too often, and students are provided a handful of the same options to keep them busy until our next transition. Sometimes students are instructed...
Learning by doing. Learning through play. Hands-on learning. We all know that these are the ways young students learn best, right? For decades, early childhood experts have maintained that children learn most effectively through hands-on learning experiences. It’s the same reason why we pull out those math manipulatives and STEM Bins® on a regular basis. And...
STEM Bins for Elementary Students “I’m finished! What do I do now?” How many times during our teaching day do we hear these words from our students? Oftentimes, it is much too often, and students are provided a handful of the same options to keep them busy until our next transition. Sometimes students are instructed...
