Bring festive STEM fun to your classroom with Carly and Adam’s Christmas Magnetic Tile Building Challenge Cards!

These Christmas-themed STEM task cards are the perfect way to engage your elementary students in hands-on learning during the holiday season. Designed for use with magnetic tiles (like MAGNA-TILES or Magformers), this resource challenges students to design, build, and problem-solve while reinforcing key math and engineering skills.

Students will practice identifying and creating 2D and 3D shapes, strengthen their spatial reasoning, and explore the Engineering Design Process through fun holiday builds like Christmas trees, snowflakes, stockings, gifts, and more.

What’s Included:

• Colorful task cards with Christmas-themed designs (tree, candy cane, snowflake, presents, wreath, and more)
• Open-ended challenge cards to encourage creativity and problem-solving
• Student recording sheets for shape identification, graphing, and reflection
• Teacher instructions for easy implementation in centers, small groups, or whole-class activities
  

Classroom Benefits:

• Standards aligned with NGSS, Common Core, and TEKS
• Encourages a productive struggle where students learn from trial and error
• Builds critical STEM skills such as collaboration, creativity, and perseverance
• Perfect for STEM labs, math centers, early finishers, or holiday parties
  

Why Teachers Love It:

These task cards are low-prep, reusable, and engaging—making them a go-to activity during the busy month of December. Whether you’re looking to fill a STEM bin, spark excitement during math time, or add a festive twist to your STEM lab, this resource helps students stay focused while having fun.

✨ Make holiday learning merry and meaningful with these ready-to-use STEM challenge cards from Carly and Adam!