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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
THIRD GRADE: Halloween Division Word Problem Knockout Game
This Halloween division word problem knockout game will help your students improve their problem solving skills while having fun solving these Halloween word problems! This knockout game comes with division word problem slides, answer slides, and knockout slides. Finally,included is a link to make a copy, add, or delete slides. Geared for third gradebut can be used as a review in fourth and fifth grades as well as early intervention, special education, and homeschool students.
3rd
Basic Principles, Mental Math
CCSS
3.OA.A.3
No-Prep Pattern Worksheets | Cut and Pastefor Preschool & Kindergarten
These No-Prep Pattern Worksheets are designed for Preschool and Kindergarten students to build early math logic, pattern recognition, and thinking skills through fun cut and paste and what comes next activities. This printable pack includes 20 no-prep pattern worksheets that help young learners identify, continue, and complete repeating patterns using clear visuals and simple instructions. Students can work independently by cutting, pasting, and choosing the correct pattern, making this s
PreK - 1st
Basic Principles, Other (Math), Social Emotional Learning
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
Engineering Design Process Interactive Notebook – PLAN Phase | STEM Foldable
Looking to teach your students how to actually plan like real engineers? This Engineering Design Process: PLAN Phase Interactive Notebook Set is a complete, low-prep toolkit for Grades 5–7 that helps students understand how to write clear, testable plans and success criteria that align with a design specification. Designed for hands-on learning, this resource includes a content-rich foldable, vocabulary cards, and a cut-and-paste sorting activity that guide students through how to plan effe
5th - 7th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Vocabulary
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+2
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
Shape Path Puzzle
this fun logic puzzles challenge students to connect matching shapes by drawing paths on a grid. the lines must follow the squares and cannot cross each other. activity helps children develop logical thinking, spatial reasoning, and problem - solving skills while staying focused and engaged
PreK - 1st
Basic Operations, Basic Principles, Mental Math
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
Complete Preschool Activity Bundle | Fine Motor Skills, Tracing & Sensory
Make learning magical all year long! This 4-season preschool bundle includes over 160 pages of hands-on, low-prep activities to strengthen fine motor skills, tracing, and early learning fun. Each pack celebrates the seasons with simple, engaging pages teachers and parents love! Included Packets: 🍂 Fall Preschool Activity Packet ❄️ Winter Preschool Activity Packet 🌷 Spring Preschool Activity Packet ☀️ Summer Preschool Activity Packet Skills Covered: ✏️ Fine motor strength & coordination 🎨
PreK - K
Basic Principles, Coloring Pages, Handwriting
Little Explorers Learning Path - Play. Discover. Grow.
This is a 6-month, fully planned homeschool curriculum for ages 3–5 that’s designed to be simple, fun, and completely stress-free for parents. Everything is already done for you. It includes 24 weeks of themed learning—like fall, forest, animals, weather, art, and music—and each week has daily lesson plans (Monday–Friday) that tell you exactly what to do. Every day follows an easy routine: Circle time (songs, discussion)Learning activity (early reading or math)Hands-on craft or projectMovemen
PreK
Alphabet, Basic Principles, Numbers
1000th Day of School Project | Museum Exhibit Cards + Research + Rubric
Feeling overwhelmed by how to make the 1000th day of school truly special and educational? Introducing the 1000th Day of School Project | Museum Exhibit Cards + Research + Rubric, your all-in-one solution to transform your classroom into an engaging learning museum! This project not only celebrates a significant milestone but also deeply integrates critical thinking and research skills, making learning both memorable and meaningful for your students. ✨ What's Included: Printable Museum Exhibit
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Basic Principles, Creative Writing
Building Blocks Speed Lab: Heavy vs. Light Cars
Grade Levels: Kindergarten - 8th Grade Duration: 60 minutes Building Blocks Speed Lab: Heavy vs. Light Cars (Lesson Plan + Student Worksheet) Engage your students in a fun, hands-on investigation of motion, weight, and engineering design with this interactive STEM lesson! In this project, students design, build, and test Building Blocks cars to explore how weight affects the distance a car travels down a ramp. Through repeated trials, measurement, sketching, and data collection, students practic
K - 8th
Basic Principles, Measurement, Physics
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+5
File Folder Sorting Games: Foundational Skills for Special Education and Autism
Transform your special education classroom with 10 foundational file folder sorting games that work TWO ways - as reusable hands-on centers OR quick-prep cut & paste worksheets!🎯 DUAL-USE FORMAT = MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY!Buy once, use TWO ways! Each sorting activity can be prepared as: ✅ Durable file folder games (laminate, add velcro, use for years) ✅ Consumable worksheets (print and go for homework or assessment) YOU choose the format that fits your time, budget, and students' needs. Many teach
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Graphing, Numbers
Drop Count Challenge | Science Experiment | Hands-On STEM Activity
How many drops of water can fit on a coin before it spills? Part of a 20-challenge series, students are amazed as they discover the power of surface tension in this simple but thrilling science challenge! Using just a coin, a dropper (or straw), and water, children carefully count drops, make predictions, and observe how water molecules stick together to form a dome shape. This activity introduces the concept of surface tension and cohesion with a real-world connection to how water behaves in na
K - 2nd
Basic Operations, Basic Principles, Other (Science)
CCSS, NGSS
K.CC.A.1
, CCRA.W.1
, CCRA.L.1
+11
Solving Real world Problems POKER FACE Science Game - No Prep Grade 3 Review
Get the best Poker Hand to win with POKER FACE!POKER FACE is a No Prep Science game where students get to draw a card from the deck for their poker hand when they answer questions correctly. Beware though, if you get the answer wrong, the other team gets to draw a card from your hand. The game is playable with the whole class together, or you can play it as small groups. The game includes 20 questions and the answers are included. This version is Elementary Science, Grade 3, Solving Real world P
2nd - 4th
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: 11 POKER FACE Science Games - Engineering - No Prep Grade 3 Review
Solving Real world Problems QUIZ SHOW Science Game - No Prep Grade 3 Review
Quiz Show is a No Prep Science review game where teams/students score points by answering questions correctly! These games are playable with the whole class together, or you can play them as small groups. There are 20 questions & answers included. This version is Elementary Science, Grade 3, Solving Real world Problems. They are digital resources, no printouts required. How It Works: The games run entirely on PowerPoint, and you can edit the questions and answers if you like.Start the presentati
2nd - 4th
Basic Principles, Engineering, General Science
PBL-Problem-Based Learning: Solve the Local Water Crisis
Water Crisis Warriors: A Project-Based Learning Challenge Inspire future problem-solvers with a real-world mission they can dive into—literally! Water Crisis Warriors is a high-impact PBL unit where students explore the causes and effects of a local water crisis and take on the challenge of designing creative, research-based solutions. With built-in critical thinking tools, collaborative tasks, and a final presentation, this unit is perfect for gifted enrichment, environmental science, or s
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, Environment, General Science
DRDP 2025 Checklist ATL 3
DRDP 2025 ATL 3: Problem-Solving checklist.
PreK
Basic Principles, Character Education, Informational Text
DEDUCTIVE AND LOGICAL REASONING - Who Killed the Champion Robert?
LOGICAL REASONING, MEDIEVAL HISTORY, PROBLEM SOLVING - This lesson/workshop takes around 2 hours to complete but is broken into 6 parts. It takes students through a step-by-step critical reasoning process in order to solve a medieval murder mystery. The lesson includes; - syllogisms, modus ponen and modus tollens problems - deductive reasoning - problem-solving paradigms - contradictive (knights and knaves) deduction - appropriate assumption-making through inference of a conclusion from an affi
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, For All Subjects, Middle Ages
50 Animal Mazes | Logic Puzzles | Zoo Animals Coloring Pages | Printable
Animal Maze Activity Pack 50 Fun, Printable Mazes to Boost Logic, Focus & Problem-Solving (K–4) Looking for a hands-on activity that keeps kids thinking and smiling?This adorable maze pack combines learning with playful challenge. No screens required! Build Thinking Skills the Fun Way Each maze features a lovable animal trying to find its favorite food—kids will guide them through simple paths that build: Logic and critical thinking Problem-solving and spatial awareness Attention to de
PreK - 6th
Basic Principles, Coloring Pages, Visual Arts
Engaging Science Activities Bundle Mammals | Journal Prompts Biomimicry Design
Unlock your students' potential with our engaging Science Activities! These resources encourage children to solve problems and record their thought processes creatively and structurally, moving beyond traditional worksheets. There is a fun educational game about mammals. Playing a board game is an engaging way to learn about the various types of mammals found worldwide. Why Choose Our Science Mammal Bundle?⭐️ Enhance Science Understanding: Our carefully crafted prompts reinforce students' gras
1st - 3rd
Basic Principles, Biology, Environment
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-LS4-1
Engineering Design Process Worksheets | Engineering Design Process 5th grade
STEM & Design Thinking Worksheet Bundle – Grades 3–5Bring creativity, critical thinking, and real-world problem solving to your classroom with this STEM & Design Thinking Worksheet Bundle, designed for grades 3–5! This printable resource pack includes 9 thoughtfully scaffolded worksheets to guide students through every step of the Engineering Design Process and Design Thinking Cycle—from brainstorming to reflection and everything in between. Whether you're running STEM challenges, PBL units,
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
STEM Challenge Cards - Easy STEM Activities - STEM Activities Projects
STEM Challenge Cards How Can I Use These STEM Challenge Cards? These STEM Challenge Cards give you ready-made projects to get students building, problem-solving, and working together. The PDF includes a teacher instruction page with suggested supplies and 16 cards, each with a different construction challenge. They’re ideal for group work, morning starters, or afternoon projects. Why Teachers Like ItHands-on learning – Kids design, build, and test real structures.Collaboration focus – Encourages
1st - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, General Science
OT Designed Winter Themed Activity_Craft Fine Motor
Created by a paediatric occupational therapist, this low-prep, fun, hand-on and skill-building activity helps children build and practice important fine motor and problem solving skills through a sensory play activity. Children can use warm water with droppers or spoons to melt ice and rescue hidden objects and animals. The activity is easy to adapt for different skill levels, making it perfect for preschool, kindergarten, special education, therapy sessions, and early years classrooms. What’s I
PreK - 3rd
Basic Principles, For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
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