Do you have a handy kid? All of my little ones amaze me with what they are capable of (when I give them the opportunity to show me, that is). And woodworking projects are no exception! Madeline didn't have too many opportunities when she was little, I'm afraid to say. I cringed with the idea
Summer calls for lots of water activities, cool treats, and easy low prep activities like these summer dot activity printables. This post contains affiliate links. See my Disclosure Policy for details. GETTING STARTED With minimal prep
My STEM students all have their favorite challenges! Fourth graders love cooking pancakes and building roller coasters. Fifth graders love catapults and Newton's Cradles. The hands-down favorite challenge for third graders is WATERSLIDES! When I first started working on this challenge a few years back I knew kids would love it. It's messy,
Circuit Flowers explore circuit science in an easy way for elementary to teens. Learn art, chromatography, diffusion, engineering and more.
Looking for a simple and enjoyable way to enhance fine motor skills in children? Try paper tearing activities! Uncover the benefits and creative possibilities. Click now!
This STEM activity requires no prep and kids will love creating and building. STEM activities are a great hands-on learning activity!
How high can you build? Your kids will love this STEM challenge and it requires little to no prep from parents/teachers. Start building today!
Help your primary grade students explore, learn, and write about landforms. See our hands-on landforms activities plus our culminating writing project!
Get kids excited for a fun week at camp by stocking up on this collection of craft kits! Perfect for engaging young minds and hands, this colorful variety of camp-themed crafts and projects will help students grow in their building skills all while creating lots of fun memories. Grab this assortment to stock up for summer camp programs or themed birthday parties and find more crafts and activities on this website. (36 pcs. per unit) All craft kits are pre-packaged for individual use. Kits include instructions. © OTCIncludes:• 12 Camp Name Tag Necklace Craft Kits (Includes 1/4" plastic pony beads, self-adhesive foam pieces, 4 1/4" x 3" charm and 27" nylon cord with plastic breakaway cord.)• 12 Camp Raccoon Picture Frame Magnet Craft Kits (Includes foam pieces. 8" x 5" with a 4" x 2 1/4" photo space. Magnets are packaged separately. Do not discard.)• 12 My Bug Jar Craft Kits (Includes foam pieces, googly eyes, chenille stems and plastic jars with lids. 4 1/2" Glue recommended, sold separately.)• Assortments are subject to change at any time and may vary from picture shown. Substituted items will be similar in nature.
Learning to be a good teammate takes practice, but it's oh-so important! Here are five easy ways to promote teamwork, while having fun building stuff.
These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
Flower Names – Name Building Practice Printable is a fun, hands-on activity that will have your students building their name in no time.
Summer time means there will be a lot of free time for your kiddos. In between all the vacations and pool parties, try one of these STEAM projects!
In this activity, you will explore rivers, lakes, and oceans by modeling them inside a pan using aluminum foil, sand, pebbles, and real water!
STEM Earthquake Challenge - students experiment on cardboard houses & different materials to create the best structure to withstand a simulated earthquake.
Are you looking for something that will have ALL of your elementary students engaged from young kids to older? Do you hate planning out stem projects that use hard-to-find equipment and are exhausting to prepare? Have you tried easy STEM activities yet in your classroom? Easy stem challenges are a great way to have students […]
This friendship wheel art project for kids is a great way for kids to get to know each other and learn about each other interests.
Check out this bold and bright Sun Craft for Kids! Hang your suncatcher in the window and see how the light shines through!
Plan these simple and fun Paper bag STEM challenges for kids! Easy STEM activities that use what's around to encourage invention and design.
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What happens when we can't decide between two different art projects in Project: Around the World? Well... we end up doing two. We started with our Colorful Building Paper Collages and I thought that would
J.W. Killam Family Tree Year two~ Each student traced his/her hand and selected one color to decorate the hand with symbols that represent themselves or a design. Students used colored pencils, markers, and crayons. To view year one and the making of the tree, click here.
Can you build a home for an animal? Sounds simple enough, but with this STEM for kids challenge you only have a few materials to create with.
This Ocean Sensory Bag is a fun way to experience the deep blue sea for little hands. Babies and toddlers will delight in the squishy sensory bag
Pool noodle structures are fun and easy to build. This simple engineering activity is also an inexpensive idea for STEM learning. Get creative and build!
Looking for a simple and enjoyable way to enhance fine motor skills in children? Try paper tearing activities! Uncover the benefits and creative possibilities. Click now!
Learn what plants breathe through with this easy leaf & tree science experiment as kids get hands-on with the process of photosynthesis!
Circuit Flowers explore circuit science in an easy way for elementary to teens. Learn art, chromatography, diffusion, engineering and more.
Test your engineering skills with this easy gumdrop bridge STEM challenge. Gumdrops and toothpicks are great fun for bridge building.
Build a Model Hand Science Activity - Muscles, Bones, & Tendons For this science activity, students will construct models of their hands for a visual representation of the musculoskeletal system in action! Contents include: 2 Reading Passages & Questions on the Muscular System Hand X-Ray Parts of the Hand (labeled) Parts of the Hand Labeling Organizer Teacher Guide Student Directions Short Answer Follow Up/Reflection Questions (2 pages) This is included in my Muscular System Unit
If you're a serious gardener, you would love to get your hands on a greenhouse. So check out these easy tutorials for a DIY greenhouse!
The best building activities and construction activities for kids! Everyday materials are amazing building materials for STEM play.
It's time for some fun geography hands-on learning! I love mapping activities and have put together a fun printable set to build a city map. This fun printable set is 15 pages long and includes 5 different
If your kids are working on identifying and ordering numbers up to 20, you'll love these cute build a farm fence number ordering mats! There are four mats
Over the weekend my husband and I decided to build a fire pit in our back yard. We have been wanting one for a couple years now and finally got to it. We were trying to figure out a design that we knew we would like and would work for the space that we had.
The first week of school sure is a busy one! I work hard to balance the mandatory paperwork with games, hands-on activities and team-building fun. Even with bigger kids, it’s important to keep them moving throughout the day and providing a variety of activities. 1. Marshmallow Tower For this activity, you’ll need the following materials […]
Boat Hull Density Project: Determine how much weight can be supported by boat hulls of various volumes and how this relates to the density of water.
