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Sleigh Ride Fun! A Language Arts and STEM Lesson
Songs and stories about sleigh rides are everywhere...but lots of our young learners have no idea about what a sleigh really is! This lesson provides a short summary of a sleigh, a brief fictional story about a sleigh ride, and a short non-fiction article about sleighs. Each reading passage has a quick quiz to go with it! After reading the selections, students complete a Venn diagram comparison activity. Included is a STEM activity where students can create, evaluate, and modify a sleigh. T
2nd - 4th
Engineering, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RL.3.1
, RI.3.1
, W.3.8
+2
November STEM Activities - Fall & Thanksgiving STEM Activities - STEM Task Cards
Unleash your students' inner engineer with these November-themed STEM Activities! This cross-curricular resource will introduce your students to the engineering design process, allowing them to increase their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with 20 unique STEM challenges! These November STEM Activities include a printable and digital option, as well as printable bulletin board decor to get students excited about the challenges. You can print the task cards or display a slide w
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Activities - Classroom BUNDLE to Use Throughout the Year
STEM Team Building Activities for December - STEM Task Cards - STEM Activities
Unleash your students' inner engineer with these December-themed STEM Team Building Activities! This cross-curricular resource will introduce your students to the engineering design process, allowing them to increase their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with 24 unique STEM challenges! These December STEM Team Building Activities include a printable and digital option, as well as printable bulletin board decor to get students excited about the challenges. You can print the tas
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Summer Olympics STEM - STEM Task Cards - STEM Activities - STEM Challenges
Use these no-prep Summer Olympic STEM challenges to encourage team building and collaboration in your classroom! This cross-curricular resource will introduce your students to the engineering design process, allowing them to increase their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with 20 unique STEM challenges! These Summer Olympic STEM Team Building Activities include a printable and digital option and printable bulletin board decor to excite students about the challenges. You can print
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Easter STEM Challenge: Egg-hanced Paperless Version
Looking for Easter activities that your students will love but are more than just a craft or activity to pass the time? This Easter STEM Challenge (Easter STEAM Challenge) will keep your students engaged in brain-busting work disguised as fun! The basic premise: This is a classic egg-drop challenge with optional modifications. Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build a device to protect an egg from cracking when dropped from a predetermined height. (You can skip the
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+6
Black History STEM Activity - Functional Furniture Print and Paperless Bundle
This challenge was created as a way to celebrate Black History Month and/or Women’s History Month in science class. The premise is inspired by Sarah E. Goode’s 1885 invention of the folding cabinet bed. She was one of the first African-American women to obtain a patent for her invention! The basic premise:Working against a criteria/constraints list in groups, students will design and build multi-functional furniture, or furnish an entire apartment. Note: This resource includes both the printable
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Measurement, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
STEM Bins® Build & Write (OCTOBER) Halloween STEM Activities Printable + Digital
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 learn
1st - 3rd
Engineering, English Language Arts
Bone Bridge® Halloween STEM Science Activity for October Science & Fun Friday
The Bone Bridge® Halloween STEM Challenge blends engineering, creativity, and collaboration as students design and test skeleton bones bridges using simple materials. Kick off October science with a spooky, hands-on Fall STEM Challenge! Perfect for Halloween science, Fun Friday activities, early finishers, or anytime you need an engaging October STEM activity. Activity OverviewStudents work in partners or teams against a criteria & constraints list to engineer bone bridges that maximize
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Sled STEM Challenge Low Prep Friction Force and Motion STEM Activity Winter
In this force and motion STEM challenge, students will use the engineering design process to create a fast or s l o w sled. If you are studying force and motion or how friction can affect force and motion, this challenge is the perfect low-prep hands-on activity! *If you would like to make this into a holiday or Christmas challenge, you can call it Santa's sleigh! All other design criteria are the same. Students can even draw and color a "Santa" of their own to put on their sleigh. You will
1st - 10th
Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+4
Creepy Carrots STEM Halloween Read Aloud and Activities STEAM Zipline Challenge
Creepy Carrots book activity for Halloween! Help! You need to create a zipline & carrier to get the creepy carrots out of the garden! This Halloween STEM challenge will get students to design a basket and zip line to help the characters escape. Includes print & digital. LOW PREP and easy for you this October. ⭐Are you looking for more zipline challenges? Save 30% and receive ALL activities! CLICK HERE for the full bundle!Your students will have so much fun with this activity. First read, Cree
1st - 4th
Engineering
February STEM Bins® Build & Write - Valentine's Day STEM Activities
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. This monthly set contains five 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 learn
1st - 3rd
Engineering, English Language Arts
STEM Bins® Build & Write (MARCH) - St. Patrick's Day STEM Activities
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 learn
1st - 3rd
Engineering, English Language Arts
Hanukkah STEM Activities Parachute Challenge Chanukah Winter Holidays Craft
Create a parachute and carrier to deliver the treats for Hanukkah! Celebrate holidays around the world with this STEM challenge this December. Your students will deliver the latkes and sufganiyots for Hanukkah. Includes print & digital versions. LOW PREP with one page activity sheets to it is easy for you! Explore holidays around the world this December and celebrate Hanukkah. THE STEM CHALLENGE:Your students will need to create a parachute, and a carrier to store the treats for Hanukkah. For
1st - 4th
Engineering
Turkey Hideout Trouble Thanksgiving STEM Challenge Turkey Trap How to catch
Keep your students engaged and learning in the days before Thanksgiving break with this fun Thanksgiving STEM Challenge. This is a great alternative to the popular Disguise a Turkey activity that kids have completed for years. Instead of disguising the turkey, students are challenged to hide the turkey. This Turkey STEM challenge will get your students designing a safe hiding place for a Turkey this November. Your students will love stepping up to this challenge and creating a creative hidin
K - 3rd
Engineering
March St Patricks Day STEM Activity : Bridge Building Rainbow STEM Challenge
Get your students excited and engaged in learning with this March St Patricks Day STEM Activity : Bridge Building Rainbow STEM Challenge! Your students will work together to plan, create and test a rainbow bridge that can hold 100 coins! All materials are delivered on beautifully presented Google Slides or Docs. There is a comprehensive teacher guide to help you plan and deliver this activity. I have included detailed Google Slides for your students, with instructions and photos of the challenge
2nd - 6th
Engineering, Physical Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
STEM Activities Zipline December Reindeer Gingerbread Man Christmas Holiday
Help! You need to create a zipline & carrier to get the gingerbread or reindeer moving! This Holiday STEM challenge will get students to design a basket and zip line to help the characters escape this December. Includes print & digital. LOW PREP and easy for you! ⭐ This STEM challenge is INCLUDED in the HOLIDAY BUNDLE. Get 5 challenges for the price of 3. CLICK HERE for the full Holiday bundle!This Build a Zipline Christmas STEM Challenge includes everything you need to complete this STEM
1st - 4th
Engineering
St. Patrick's Day STEM Activity Challenge Design Leprechaun Trap Simple Machines
STEM activity for St. Patrick's day for upper elementary and middle school! STEM goes digital in this stop animation project where students will trap a leprechaun with simple machines! This St. Patrick's Day animation ties together a classic holiday favorite, the leprechaun trap, with an important science pillar, simple machines (one of the best ways to teach about force and motion). Pair it with a Read Aloud! This is the perfect activity to try after reading How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam W
3rd - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-1
St Patrick's Day STEM Challenges | March Activities
March STEM Challenges is a packet of five experiments or challenges your students will love! Students plan, design, engineer, and collect data as they are having fun before St. Patrick's Day! Digital Link included for Google Classrooms. These activities can also be used for STEAM Activities, Maker Spaces, Tinkering Labs, or After School Clubs. Includes: Includes: ♣Teacher Page ♣Challenge 1: Gold Coin Catapult Challenge ♣Challenge 2: Penny Towers ♣Challenge 3: Penny Water Drops ♣Challenge 4: C
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Fractions
CCSS, NGSS
W.4.2
, W.4.3
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+2
Also included in: Yearlong STEM Activities Bundle |65+ Engineering Design Challenges
Thanksgiving STEM Challenge Turkey Trouble Build a Zipline Activity How to Catch
Keep your students engaged this Thanksgiving with this Runaway Turkey STEM Challenge. Turkey Trouble is the name of the game and this turkey needs to escape! Your students will love designing and building a basket and zipline to help the turkey escape. Using STEM principles and the design process, your students will love this November STEM Challenge. This is a student favorite Thanksgiving activity year after year. This Build a Zipline Thanksgiving STEM Challenge includes everything you need
1st - 4th
Engineering
Christmas STEM Challenges | Digital Google Classroom
Looking for some fun December STEM Activities to keep your student learning ? Christmas Digital STEM Activities will keep your students learning and thinking critically throughout the December month! Great for remote learning, blended or on-site. Students will plan, design, engineer, and collect data as they are having fun before the holidays! Connecting important skills such as collecting data, making observations, and measurement skills will help you seamlessly add STEM to your current curr
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Math
CCSS, NGSS
W.3.10
, W.4.9
, W.4.10
+5
Also included in: STEM December Bundle | Christmas STEM Activities
STEM Recycling Challenge Project With a Box April Earth Day activities Recycle
This recycling STEM Challenge will show off your students' creative thinking skills for Earth Day or anytime of the year! Students will learn about recycling and be challenged to create an invention using a box and recyclable materials only. This project is open ended & students can create what they want, but this will guide you through. The digital slide show includes fun interactive activities too. Tie in literacy with this lesson & begin by reading What to Do with a Box, or other recycling
2nd - 5th
Engineering
April STEM Unit | 6 Engineering Design Challenges | Easter STEM Activities
🐰 April STEM Challenges | Easter STEM Activities Looking for engaging, low-prep STEM activities for April? This resource includes 6 hands-on Easter-themed engineering challenges that get students building, testing, and thinking like real engineers—without hours of prep. Perfect for STEM time, centers, or spring enrichment, these activities are easy to implement and use simple classroom materials you already have. ⭐ Why Teachers Love This Resource ✔ Low prep, easy to use ✔ Highly engag
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Measurement
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Yearlong STEM Activities Bundle |65+ Engineering Design Challenges
Bat Wings STEM Challenge for October Science, Halloween Early Finishers, Centers
This Bat Wings Halloween STEM Challenge (Google Slides™ edition) is all about engineering creative bat wings in a paper airplane-style activity while blending spooky fun with real STEM learning. With digital student slides and low-prep teacher supports, this activity is a favorite for October science, early finishers, bat STEM activities, and Halloween sub plans. Activity OverviewIn this challenge, students: Design and engineer their own set of bat wings Test for maximum distance, accuracy, or
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
STEM Activities Spring Earth Day Project 2nd to 5th Grade Science Bird Feeder
Looking for an easy Spring or Earth Day STEM project for your 2nd through 5th grade students? This ready to go Bird Feeder Project is perfect for spring or for your wild animals unit! Challenge your students to design and build a bird feeder that can be refilled easily and can dispense bird seeds on its own. You can use plastic bottles, plastic plates, cardboard, wooden clothespins, and string to engineer this bird feeder. This activity comes in a print and digital version, so you can choose t
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Environment
Also included in: Holiday STEM Challenges BUNDLE
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