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Social Studies Leveled Daily Curriculum {LEVEL 0.5}
This year-long social studies curriculum focuses on teaching social studies skills and concepts. This resource is designed for special education students and autistic learners as it is visual-based and features a step-by-step progression of skills. It includes a non-writer version (requires only pre-writing skills) for seamlessly differentiated instruction. This curriculum includes embedded assessments allowing for data-based decision making and accurate progress monitoring. Simplify your social
PreK - 5th
Basic Principles
Science Leveled Daily Curriculum {LEVEL 0.5}
This year-long science curriculum focuses on teaching science skills and concepts. This resource is designed for special education students and autistic learners as it is visual-based and features a step-by-step progression of skills. This curriculum includes embedded assessments allowing for data-based decision making and accurate progress monitoring. Simplify your science instruction and planning with this daily activity-based curriculum, utilizing over 180 engaging activities that promote s
PreK - 5th
Basic Principles
End of the Year & Summer STEM Bins® Team Building STEM Activities Stations
#SizzlingSTEM End of the Year & Summer Spring STEM Bins® Team Building Stations are low prep STEM Activities that are designed to foster student collaboration, as well as build your classroom community in May, June, and July! These activities are perfect for the last weeks of school, last day of school, and Summer School!Both lower grade (K-1st Grade) and upper grade (2nd-5th Grade) versions are included in printable and Google Slides formats!★ GRAB MY STEM BINS TEAMBUILDERS ALL YEAR BUNDLE!★
PreK - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Measurement
Groundhog Day STEM Groundhog Day Science Groundhog Day Art & Shadow Activities
Celebrate Groundhog Day with a hands-on STEM challenge that’s creative & educational! Perfect for grades 2–8, this activity combines science, art, and engineering & math to explore the fascinating world of light and shadows. Students will love experimenting with angles and distances to create groundhog shadows, while adding a unique twist with “street art” shadow tracing. What’s the Groundhog Graffiti STEM Challenge all about?Students work individually or in teams to: Design and manipulate
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Visual Arts
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Push and Pull STEM
This Pushes and Pulls engineering STEM activity engages students' problem solving skills, engineering thinking, and math skills for Force and Motion. They will love creating a way to successfully move the rocks! This STEM activity targets the NGSS Standards for Force and Motion.
In this Pushes and Pulls Engineering challenge the truck broke down, but the rocks still need moved! Students will build a way to move the rocks using the available supplies, but be sure to stay on budget!
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K - 3rd
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Engineering Design Process Posters and Mini Clip Chart
Teach the Engineering Design Process and set up your meaningful makerspace with posters!Excellent resource for any makerspace! There are 6 posters for each step of the Engineering Design Process, as well as a single poster with all 6 Steps. The Mini Clip Charts:Mini Clip Charts can be used with students in small groups or for a whole class lesson where you want students to follow along as you go through the six-step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve. Mi
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
First Grade Readiness Assessment Life Skills Special PreK Checklist Data Sheets
Assessing life skills is an important part of creating individualized education plans (IEPs) for students with special needs. This comprehensive baseline assessment is perfect for special education teachers looking to get a baseline of their students' abilities across a wide range of life skills. This assessment covers key areas of daily living, such as hygiene, cooking, cleaning, money management, and more. With over 50 assessment items, this resource will help you accurately assess your studen
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles
Marble Maze STEM
Balls and Ramps STEM - The toy company wants to sell a marble maze. They need designers to come up creative ideas for a new marble maze. Your students need to design a marble maze on a cardboard box lid using the available supplies while sticking to a budget. They will use their creative thinking, engineering design and math skills for the STEM challenge. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards.
Suggested Plan of Implementation:
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K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Makerspace Project Ideas
Over 50 STEM Project Ideas!52 open-ended STEM project ideas that are perfect for your Makerspace, STEM Center, or STEM Lab! With so many ideas to choose from, students will always have motivation to keep making throughout the year! Simply print the light bulbs on colored paper, cut out, laminate, hole punch, and attach to a ring for easy student access. Blank light bulbs are included as well for students to contribute their own STEM project ideas! *Please note that this resource is NOT editable!
1st - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Also included in: Setting up your MakerSpace Bundle
FREE Summer STEM!
This FREE half-sized Summer STEM booklet is perfect to keep your little engineers engaged over summer break! Eight summer-themed challenges are provided in a choice board format, along with student recording sheets and a final reflection sheet. Open-ended challenges can be completed using common household materials and materials found in nature.
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K - 4th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Force and Motion STEM: Sled Building
Sled Building STEM - Oh no! School is out for a snow day. The stores are closed, but the children want to sled. Help them by building a sled that will slide down the hill. Use your creative thinking because you can only choose from the available supplies and you must stick to the budget.
Your students will love learning about force and motion with this sled building challenge! This STEM covers several NGSS standards and promotes engineering thinking.
Suggested Plan of Implementat
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: Winter STEM Bundle
Summer School STEM Activities - Challenges, Stations, Summer Camps, Home School
This discounted Bundle of Summer STEM activities for K-5th Grade is perfect for Summer School, Summer Camps, or even at-home learning! Includes the following:3 Summer STEM Challenges8 Summer STEM Bins Team Building Stations 6 Summer Read Alouds + STEM ActivitiesOutdoor Discovery STEM BinsPool Noodle Challenge CardsSummer Hashtag Blocks Challenge Cards4 Summer Digital STEM Activities8 Summer Robot StationsPlease view previews on individual resources to get a detailed look at all components.⇒ Fee
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Visual Arts
Basic Concepts Homework Mini Books
Do your students need help with carry-over of basic concepts at home? These speech therapy homework mini-books are perfect to send home to work on 6 different basic concept skills. This resource includes 7 mini-books covering 6 basic concepts. The 7 mini-books include:• Colors • Shapes • Size • Positional Phrases • Opposites • Following Directions (1-step) • Following Directions (2-step) Each mini-book includes the following:• Daily notation for student to color when finished book. • Pages of c
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles
Also included in: Speech Therapy Homework Mini-Books BUNDLE
Same and Different Worksheets | Sort and Match Attributes: Color, Size, Shape
Same and different worksheets to compare, contrast, sort and match attributes (color, size and shape) printable activities for preschool, kindergarten, elementary school or homeschool for parents or teachers to teach children to identify same and different (size, shape, color, two pictures that are alike) with fun no prep handouts. SEE PREVIEW You may also like: Preschool Math BundleThis product is part of my COMPLETE PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM. Enjoy 700+ no prep Math + ELA activities with my Print
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Math
Also included in: Preschool Math Curriculum | Preschool Math Printable Activities
STEM Innovator Posters Communication Strategy Speech Bubbles Bulletin Board
Inspire young minds and empower meaningful collaboration with this vibrant classroom decor set by Carly and Adam!This bulletin board display pack is the perfect blend of inspiration and functionality. It features colorful posters of famous inventors, scientists, and engineers—such as Ada Lovelace, George Washington Carver, Ellen Ochoa, Garrett Morgan, and many more—alongside STEM Communication Strategy Speech Bubbles that help students express their thinking and work more effectively in group
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
3D BUTTERFLY LIFE CYCLE DIORAMA | Springtime Craft Printable Template Pop Up
Learn about Life Cycles with this fun, no-prep craft! * Perfect for Pre-K to 3rd grade! These crafts can be simple for little hands or more complex for older groups. * Practice fine motor skills!These crafts will look great with basic cutting and gluing, but detailed illustrations allow older kids to let their drawing skills shine! * Easily customizable! This can be a great group or individual project. Use the template to make your own diagrams! _ For this craft you will only need paper, glue
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Biology
Science Montessori Preschool Activities Pack
Spark curiosity and inspire a love for science with the Science Montessori Preschool Activities Pack! Designed for preschool and kindergarten learners (ages 3-6), this engaging, Montessori-inspired printable set offers a hands-on approach to exploring foundational science concepts. Perfect for home or classroom use, these activities use real images to captivate young minds and reinforce learning through interactive, meaningful experiences. ✔️ What's Included:Dozens of Printable Activities: Co
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Science
Also included in: Carrots Are Orange Montessori's Entire Store Bundle
Sort It Out: Animal Habitats Cut and Paste Activity
Simple and efficient. These sort it out activities will resonate with your kiddos because most kids love cut and paste activities. They are hands on and easy to use. Perfect for your Science Interactive Journals, Science Centers, use them for small group, early intervention, RTI purposes, and/or send them for homework. These are also great for those ESL, ELL, ELD, and Dual Language Classrooms in Bilingual Literacy Centers Key Words: First Grade Science Sorts, Kindergarten Science Sorts, Sort I
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Science
Also included in: The Ultimate Bundle Preschool | Pre-k | Kindergarten
Back to School STEM Challenge - Apple Wrecking Ball - Team Building Paperless
This back-to-school STEM / STEAM Challenge brings the joy back to your classroom with collaborative, hands-on, brain-busting work (disguised as fun)! This is a great intro to Newton’s Third Law of Motion, which is part of 3rd and middle school NGSS standards! (3PS2-1, MS-PS2-1, and MS-PS2-2) The basic premise: Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build an apple wrecking ball built for annihilation! • Students will set up marker “bowling pins” and try to knock down as many
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Participation Before Perfection™ A Transformational Participation Framework
Participation Before Perfection™ is a transformational educational framework designed to help educators create learning environments where students feel emotionally safe enough to participate, communicate, collaborate, take risks, and grow without fear of perfectionism or failure. This framework encourages educators to move beyond fear-based academic environments by supporting confidence-building, authentic engagement, classroom participation, emotional safety, communication, leadership devel
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Basic Operations, Basic Principles, Creative Writing
First Week of School Science STEM Activity First Day of School Team Building
This Apple Wrecking Ball Back to School STEM Challenge is the perfect hands-on experience to launch your first week of school science activities while introducing or reinforcing Newton’s Third Law of Motion in a highly engaging way. Whether you're teaching upper elementary or middle school, this engineering challenge promotes team building, creative problem-solving, and critical thinking, ideal for the first day of school STEM activities or any beginning of the year science activities focuse
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Montessori-inspired Periodic Table of Elements Printable Pack
Table of Contents· Black and White Periodic Table of Elements · Periodic Table of Elements Symbol Nomenclature Cards · Periodic Table of Elements Picture Nomenclature Cards · Periodic Table of Elements Description Cards · Periodic Table of Elements Fact Cards · Periodic Table of Elements Symbol Syllable Clip Cards · Periodic Table of Elements Group Description Cards · Periodic Table of Elements Group Lists
PreK - 6th
Basic Principles, Chemistry, Science
Living Things (Animals) Classification Cards | Science Bundle
A complete journey through the classification of living things (animals), from the most basic concepts to deeper scientific understanding. This science bundle is designed to support children in building a progressive understanding of the animal world—from distinguishing between living and non-living things to classifying animals based on their structure and diet. With a clear, visual, and distraction-free approach, this material helps children build knowledge step by step, promoting true underst
K - 3rd
Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
Kids' Homeschool Curriculum Bundle, Life Skills, Health, Nature - 440+ Pages
Looking for a holistic homeschool curriculum that teaches real-life skills, health, and independence? This all-in-one printable homeschool bundle combines nutrition education, life skills, nature study, and outdoor learning into a hands-on, Montessori-inspired program designed to raise confident, capable, and resilient children. Perfect for families who want: ✔ Less screen time ✔ Real-world learning ✔ Strong foundations in health & life skills ✔ A holistic, nature-based education 📦 WHAT YOU GET
PreK - 4th
Basic Principles, Biology, Health
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