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Art Supplies: Calendar Numbers, Sensory Bins, and More Fun Activities
Bring color and creativity into your classroom with these vibrant Art Supplies Calendar Numbers! Each card features a bold number (1–50) alongside a cheerful art-themed object (crayons, paintbrushes, palettes, easels, and more) designed in bright, playful colors. These artistic visuals are perfect for math centers, calendar routines, patterning games, sensory bins, and sorting activities. Whether you're highlighting a school art show, celebrating creativity week, or simply brightening up your nu
PreK - 3rd
Basic Principles, Creative Writing, Numbers
Big or Small? Size Comparison Worksheets, Preschool & Kindergarten Math Concepts
Teach size comparison in a fun and visual way with this Big or Small? Basic Concepts Worksheet Pack! Perfect for Preschool and Kindergarten, this printable resource helps children develop early math and observation skills by comparing the size of objects and animals. With clear images and tasks like “circle the smaller,” “tick the bigger,” and “cross out the larger”, kids learn to identify and understand the concept of big vs. small through engaging, hands-on activities. ☑️ What’s Included:
PreK - 3rd
Basic Principles, For All Subjects, Other (Math)
Groundhog Day Math Measurement & Science Activities – Light and Shadows
Make Groundhog Day meaningful with hands-on math, measurement, and light and shadow activities that get students experimenting, predicting, and thinking like scientists. This Groundhog Day activities resource includes three engaging shadow investigations where students explore how light source angle, distance, and object placement affect shadows. Kids create, test, measure, and record data as they work within constraints. Perfect for Groundhog Day math, science centers, and inquiry-based le
3rd - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Measurement
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Engineer Design Process Worksheet – Comic Strip process notes
Design Process Comic Strip Worksheet – STEM Reflection for Grades 3–5Make engineering fun and visual with this Design Process Comic Strip Worksheet, created for grades 3–5! This printable resource turns the Engineering Design Process into a creative storytelling experience where students draw and write about each step of their design challenge—from identifying the problem to improving their solution. Perfect for STEM, makerspace, or PBL classrooms, this worksheet helps students sequence their
3rd - 5th
Basic Principles, Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
Grande o Pequeño? Pack de fichas – Conceptos básicos | Preescolar
Big or Small? Size Comparison Worksheets In Spanish, Preschool & Kindergarten Math Concepts Enseña la comparación de tamaños de forma divertida y visual con el pack Grande o Pequeño? Conceptos básicos. Diseñado para preescolar y kindergarten, este recurso imprimible ayuda a los niños a desarrollar habilidades tempranas de matemáticas y observación comparando el tamaño de objetos y animales. Con imágenes claras y actividades como encerrar el más pequeño, marcar el más grande y tachar el ob
PreK - 3rd
Basic Principles, Other (Math), Spanish
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!
Please
K - 3rd
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
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
Women in STEM Women's History Month Poster Set STEM Classroom Decor
Celebrate inspiring innovators with this Women in STEM poster set for your classroom.These STEM innovator posters introduce students to trailblazing women in science, technology, engineering, and math while helping them see the many paths available in STEM. Perfect for bulletin boards, classroom displays, Women’s History Month, and STEM career exploration, this printable set adds meaningful representation and motivation to your learning space. What’s IncludedA printable Women in STEM poster set
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Heavy & Light Discovery Cards | Hands-On Weight Comparison for Preschool
Transform weight concepts into a hands-on adventure with these engaging Heavy & Light Discovery Cards!Perfect for preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten classrooms, these colorful visual cards make abstract math and science concepts concrete and fun. Your young learners will develop critical thinking skills while exploring weight comparison through real-world objects they know and love! 📦 WHAT'S INCLUDED:✅ 30+ Full-Color Discovery Cards featuring everyday objects (toys, food, animals, household it
PreK - 3rd
Basic Principles, Character Education, Social Emotional Learning
Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month Poster Set STEM Classroom Decor
Celebrate Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month in your elementary classroom with this engaging and educational Inspiring Figures Poster Set. Perfect for STEM teachers, this resource highlights influential Hispanic and Latino leaders in science, technology, engineering, math, sports, the arts, and activism. Featuring icons like Ellen Ochoa (first Latina astronaut), Roberto Clemente (humanitarian athlete), Frida Kahlo (painter), and Lionel Messi (soccer legend), these posters provide students
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Same or Different? Visual Discrimination Worksheets | Basic Concepts for kids
Support early learners in identifying visual differences with this Same or Different? Worksheet Pack! Ideal for Pre-K and Kindergarten, these printable worksheets help students develop visual discrimination, observation skills, and basic concept recognition by comparing pairs of objects and deciding whether they are the same or different. A great tool for early math, visual perception, and special education! ☑️ What’s Included: 15 printable worksheets Visual comparison of pairs: sam
PreK - 3rd
Basic Operations, Basic Principles, Other (Math)
Tall or Short? Comparison Worksheets | Height Concepts Printables for Kids
Help young learners master the concept of height with this Tall or Short? Comparison Worksheet Pack! Designed for Pre-K to Kindergarten, this engaging printable resource includes multiple activities where children check boxes, identify taller or shorter items, and visually compare objects. Perfect for early learners, this set supports basic measurement, visual thinking, and early math reasoning in a playful way. ☑️ What’s Included: 15 printable worksheets Activities include: “Tall or Sh
PreK - 3rd
Basic Principles, For All Subjects, Other (Math)
Nature Size Sorting Activity for Homeschool | Outdoor Learning
Bring learning to life with this hands-on Outdoor Nature Sorting Circles Activity, perfect for homeschool families, co-ops, and homeschooling pods! This simple, low-prep lesson gets young learners outside to explore, collect natural objects, and sort them from small to large using printable sorting circles. Designed for early elementary, this resource builds foundational math, observation, and classification skills while encouraging outdoor play. Kids collect leaves, rocks, sticks, flowers—a
PreK - 3rd
Basic Principles, Environment, General Science
St. Patrick's Day Science Activity
A fun, hands-on, and low-cost St. Patrick's Day themed science experiment. Students will learn about chemical reactions while dissolving their St. Patrick's Day geodes and will get to take home their uncovered treasures. Resource comes complete with an activity page, a special take-home card for the uncovered treasures, full experiment instructions and teacher notes.
PreK - 6th
Basic Principles, Chemistry, General Science
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:
Prior Week: Send home the parent letter requesting
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Blank Science Experiment Journal Template | Digital & Print | Grades 3 4 5 Labs
Are you looking to design hands-on experiments with your upper elementary students? Help students learn the scientific method by creating investigations on the topic of their choice. This blank lab report template includes a student-editable Google Slides document and a printable version. We will guide you step by step to help students think like scientists. Great For3rd, 4th, and 5th gradeFlexible Learning in the ClassroomTeachers creating experiments from their curriculumHomeschool Science
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, General Science, Graphing
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
Famous Scientists and Inventors Poster Set STEM Classroom Decor
Bring STEM inspiration to your classroom with this Famous Scientists and Inventors Inspiring Figures Poster Set.This printable poster collection introduces students to influential scientists, inventors, engineers, and innovators who helped shape the world through curiosity, creativity, and perseverance. Designed for classroom displays, bulletin boards, STEM labs, hallway decor, and career exploration, this set helps students see the many paths available in science, technology, engineering, and m
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
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
Back to School STEM Challenge: Apples Afar 1:1 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)! Of course, this challenge is also great for any time of year, but especially in the fall when learning about apples, Johnny Appleseed, or Sir Isaac Newton! The basic premise: Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build a cantilever to suspend an apple as far away from a desk’s edge as possible. Note: This version is for use w
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+6
Soccer Poster,Football printable,flags printable, countries poster,PRINTABLE
Soccer Poster printable 1 COOL Printable poster of flags and soccer and players for Wall Decor! This listing is a DIGITAL files!! No printed materials will be shipped. • Posters size:8.5 x 11 inch • You will receive printable files - 300 dpi high resolution files: 1 PDF format Best print by using photo printer (personal or outdoor). • JPEG - photo prints (at Costco, Walmart, Target, etc) • PDF - cardstock printing (at Office Max, Staples, Kinkos, etc.) - Recommended material: heavy paper Pleas
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Basic Principles
Spring STEM Project Ideas
Spring STEM Project Ideas!
Included in this pack are 32 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 spring season!
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 not
2nd - 4th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Spring Bear Anatomy Diagram, Diversity, Survival, Montessori Characteristic
Bring the wild into your classroom with this engaging, hands-on Bear Science Activity Pack! Perfect for elementary science or animal studies, this resource helps students explore the fascinating world of bears through labeling, research, and critical thinking. Perfect for any time of year. Fall/Autumn: hibernation prep, Winter: Hibernation, Den building, Spring: Leaving hibernation, bear life cycle. ✨ What’s Included: Bear Labeling Diagram & Key: Students label the main body parts of a bear
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Biology
NGSS
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
+1
Buoyancy Density Science Lab Boat STEM Activity Challenge Archimedes Principle
💧If you are studying buoyancy, density, or Great Explorers, this is the perfect complementary STEM and science activity for you. Students will first conduct a science experiment with aluminum foil and water, and then challenge themselves to design and create a boat. ✨ About This Challenge ✨ This STEM activity provides a great introduction to the Engineering Design Process. While learning about density, buoyancy, and the Archimedes' principle, your students will construct their own cargo s
3rd - 7th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+3
Back to School STEM Challenge: Apple Ally 1:1 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)! The basic premise: In partners/groups, students will design and build an apple catcher to keep falling apples from hitting the ground. Plus, this is a great intro to forces and interactions and Newton’s three laws of motion, which are part of 3rd and middle school NGSS standards! (3PS2-1, MS-PS2-1, and MS-PS2-2) This challenge is also great for any
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+6
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