Preschool STEM activities are all about exploring scientific concepts safely and beginning to understand the scientific method. In this preschool magnet activity, children explore the basics of magnets. The printable worksheet is the perfect addition to round out this preschool STEM challenge.
Observe and explore your own unique fingerprint with this "All About Me" Science activity for preschoolers.
Explore the science of sound with these fun music STEM activities for kids. Discover 12+ musical STEAM projects for all ages, from preschool to middle school.
Here’s a super fun science activity that really gets kids thinking! Children will explore balance and center of gravity by creating a balancing robot! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! This balancing robot science exploration has always been a huge favorite among my students! In this science activity kids will place two pennies …
These super fun pumpkin STEM investigations for preschoolers complete with free STEM printables is a great way for young kids to explore their pumpkins this fall. And afterward, you could get them involved with roasting the seeds or trying the seeds for a snack for even more exploration!
This fun STEAM activity for preschoolers combines sharks with hands-on play and exploring. Preschoolers will have fun engaging with sharks, marbles and play!
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!
These STEM picture books are the perfect way to introduce the concept of STEM to toddlers and preschoolers!
If you have middle school aged students, these STEM projects for middle school will be great additions to your collection of STEAM activities for kids.
Engaging preschool activities with an ocean theme! Kids will enjoy learning all about the ocean with these fun activities.
As the excitement of the Summer Olympics captivates audiences worldwide, it presents a golden opportunity to inspire our younger generation not just in sports but in the realms of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). These disciplines, often perceived as complex, can be made acc
How would you like to have a moon rock hunt in your backyard? Find space rocks you can actually pick up off the ground. A FREE printable included!
This science and STEM collection for kids includes all kinds of hands-on ways children can explore ramps (or inclined planes), one of the six simple machines. You’ll find all kinds science activities that incorporate play into learning about things like gravity, friction, and more! Follow our STEM and STEAM Activities Pinterest board! This post …
My daughter has one of the best kindergarten teachers imaginable. She is caring, patient, and so imaginative. Her activities seem to seamlessly flow together, integrating all content areas. In short, she is amazing! One of the activities, that I really loved, was her newest addition to the blocks center. My daughter came home and told me that their "Blocks Center is really rocking the house!" That is high praise coming from my baby. A few days later, I got to go in and see this "rocking" center for myself. It really is amazing. It's so amazing that I decided to put my own spin on it and share it with you! The center has pieces of felt (or foam) for different symbols on a map. All the pieces are hand cut and are just a quick shape in different colors. The center that I made includes: rivers, lakes, roads, houses, bushes, and trees. You can get a free copy of the map key here. Print out the key and cut out felt, then you have all you need to make "Interactive Maps"! Cut out some pictures from a magazine and label them for specific places in the community. Simple and fun! The part I love the most about this activity is that it can include math, writing, science, social studies, and so much more! I wanted to include specific places in my version, so I went through my clip art and whipped up a few. I love how every map will be different and each child's personality can shine through. When I started making our version at home, there were only straight roads. This created a lot of protesting from my kids. Thus, a variety of roads were created. They were right, it does make the maps more interesting and realistic. As we played with the concept, I added task cards. This will allow kids to create maps with a model. It is really great for kids that have a difficult time starting an activity without direction. Sometimes, open ended play seems to overwhelm these children. Adding task cards with directions, allows these children to work from a task. AND task cards give kids practice reading numerals and using one-to-one correspondence. I also made blank task cards, so that partners could create tasks for each other. It's more fun to do a friend's activity, than one provided by the teacher. Why not capitalize on their enthusiasm for "being the teacher"? Adding onto the idea of "being the teacher", I love adding in partner games. Each child can have a turn I love adding a recording sheet to the activity, because it holds each child accountable for their learning and provides a physical record that is sent home to their parents. One thing I so appreciate about my daughter's teacher is that every center has some written or physical component that comes home. I am able to infer from the directions, or completed project, what my daughter is doing that day. I am able to ask her more specific questions about her day, after looking over the work that comes home. It allows me to get more meaningful information about my daughter's learning that day. I love having different recording sheets for the same activity. It can change the whole focus of the activity and it makes it very easy to differentiate. I hope you found some easy ideas to use with your kids. I love that you can just add felt and open up a whole new world... Get your kids excited about maps and the parts of their community with these hands on activities. Make your own, or find mine here. Head over to my blog, Differentiation Station Creations, to find some more activities to add your Blocks Center! Until next time,
Pack your bags and get ready to go on an incredible journey with your students! One of my favorite things about STEM education is that it is a multidisciplinary approach to project-based learning. Our STEM Explorers lessons truly embody that spirit by connecting engineering design challenges to
STEM in Kindergarten? Absolutely! In this post, I share four easy activities that your kinders will thoroughly love.
Would it surprise you to learn that the world’s first computer programmer was a woman? And a woman born more than 100 years before the first computer was ever invented? Ada’s Ideas is an amazing, picture book biography of Ada Lovelace, documenting her life and creativity in mathematics that far…
These 5 senses STEM activities are a great way to engage your homeschooler in a hands-on learning experience. Perfect for your homeschool five senses lesson.
These FREE Science Worksheets from My Pre-K Box will help your kids learn about science as it includes topics like weather, seasons, plants, animals, and so much more! Grab your Science Preschool Fun Pack printable now!
Learn how to make a kaleidoscope in this fun STEM/science activity and craft for kids. It’s such a fun way to explore light, reflections, and symmetry! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! *This post was originally published 2/2/16 and has since been updated. Last week I made these super fun kaleidoscopes with my …
Apple science experiment to explore the effect of different liquids on apple slices. A fun, science experiment for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten
Kids will love these fun patterning activities! They are perfect for preschool and kindergarten math centers. Patterning with Pattern Blocks
Design and make a straw rocket and use this simple experiment to explore the trajectory of spaceships when they are launched from Earth.
Free STEM challenges with a zoo theme. Fun for preschool or elementary aged kids.
STEM becomes STEAM as we integrate science with art in these awesome science art projects for kids! Get ready to get your mind blown!
Create a book of structures for the block center, whether in kindergarten, preschool, or at home. Perfect for exploring STEM concepts and inspiring children as they create and build in the block center. Includes a link to a free printable.
These simple boat themed STEM challenges are easy, fun and great for all ages. The challenges work brilliantly for older children who can use them to
Fun STEM activity for outdoor play and makes a great science lesson! (Includes a printable rocket template).
Shake, roll, push, drop … these hands-on science activities are pure fun for kids!
Creating a makerspace for preschoolers can be a fun and rewarding experience, but it can also be overwhelming with the number of tools and materials to choose from.
Science, technology, engineering, and math activities for kindergarteners. A list of over 30 great STEM activities for kindergarten for at home or in the classroom!
Kids often go through a mystery phase where they love stories with a bit of suspense and clues they need to follow to solve a mystery. My daughter has been in this phase for a few years now and I…
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This Insect STEM exploration activity is designed to help your PreK and Kindergarten students learn more about how the world works. This May STEM lesson helps young learners explore, plan and create using common, everyday materials. The PreK STEM Exploration Process: Present the STEM exploration- Construct a model of an insect that includes all three body parts, legs and antennae. Materials Needed: We've included a list of material recommendations but this exploration can be done with any materials you have on hand- such as pipe cleaners, paper strips, play dough, ribbon, etc. Download Includes: Step-by-Step Lesson Plans STEM Exploration Process posters STEM Event and Exploration posters Grass Backdrop Template Vocabulary Cards Explore Science Connections with QR Codes and an Infographic Materials List Planning Poster Recording Sheets Reflection Sheets ⭐️ Try All of Our Insect Preschool Activities ⭐️ Insect STEM, Insect Exploration Stations, Insect Circle Time, The Very Greedy Bee Read Aloud and Insect Math and Literacy Centers. _______________________________________________ You may also like: ➡Year Long STEM Bundle ➡ Build a Slide STEM Activity ➡ Zoo STEM Activity _______________________________________________ We would love to hear from you! Please remember to earn your free TpT credit by leaving feedback when you purchase! ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ For helpful tips, hints, and classroom strategies check out our website! The Core Coaches Website Copyright © The Core Coaches Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
Circuit Flowers explore circuit science in an easy way for elementary to teens. Learn art, chromatography, diffusion, engineering and more.
16 exciting Water Play STEM projects kids will love! Kids learn best when they're having fun!
Equipping students with the skills to succeed inside and outside the classroom has always been our goal as educators. As we go back to school in the fall or continue with distance learning, it has become increasingly necessary to address social-emotional learning (SEL). Read on for strategies on how
