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Creativity Challenges and Activities Morning Work, Brain Breaks, STEM Sub Plans
Unlock creativity in your classroom with NO PREP Finish the Picture Activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinking. Perfect for STEM Sub Plans! When students are thinking outside the box it results in creative solutions. In a creativity challenge, students are presented with a problem that they have to solve using their creativity. Typically these challenges are short last
1st - 5th
Art, Coloring Pages, Engineering
STEM Bins® Speed Builds BUNDLE STEM Activities: Morning Work Tubs Fast Finishers
STEM Bins Speed Builds Activities are ideal STEM activities for hands-on Morning Work or Soft Starts, early finishers, enrichment, and team building. Challenge cards are compatible with the following 12 building materials:Pattern Blocks - 24 cardsMini Cups - 24 cardsLinking Cubes / Snap Cubes - 24 cardsBase Ten Blocks - 24 cardsBuilding Bricks / LEGO bricks - 24 cardsDominoes - 24 cardsMagnetic Tiles/Shapes - 24 cardsMagnetic Cubes - 24 cardsHashtag Blocks (Target Dollar Spot) - 48 cardsHoliday
K - 5th
Engineering
Gifted and Talented STEM Challenges Creative Problem Solving SEL Team Activity
Looking for meaningful, no-prep enrichment for gifted and advanced learners?The Outta the Box Competition: 🐊 Gifted Learner Edition blends STEM challenges, creative problem-solving, social-emotional learning, and team-based collaboration into one powerful classroom experience that teaches learners to really, THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX!Designed specifically for gifted students in Grades 4–6, this resource teaches essential SEL skills, leadership, risk-taking, perseverance, communication, and flex
4th - 6th
Engineering
CCSS
L.4.5
, L.5.5
, L.6.5
Vacation Math: Middle School Trip Budget Project Problem Solving 5th 6th 7th 8th
This vacation math project will get students in 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade excited about using math, budgeting skills, and financial literacy in everyday life: when planning a trip to another city! How to Use:Students will plan a personal vacation including a flight, hotel, transportation, food, attractions, shopping and insurance. I have included two simple budget spreadsheets for students to use a working budget that they can erase and play around with as they plan a final budget for when
5th - 8th
Applied Math, Family Consumer Sciences, Financial Literacy
CCSS
5.NBT.B.7
, 6.NS.C.5
, 6.NS.C.6c
+4
Fun Halloween Early Finishers, Sub Plans, Morning Work - STEM Improv Activity
Halloween STEM Improv is an engaging Halloween STEM activity perfect for Halloween science or STEM sub plans, early finishers, morning meeting activities, warm ups, and October STEM stations. With 336 possible design combinations, students stretch their imagination, practice problem-solving, and develop planning skills -- all in a no-prep format that works for any October science or STEM lesson. ➡️ How It WorksStudents randomly select an Object, Material, and Function from Halloween-themed
3rd - 6th
Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
Fairy Tale STEM (Goldilocks and the Three Bears) Construct a Working Latch
This is a STEM engineering projects based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Students will construct working latch so no one else can break in. This activity is designed to encourage critical thinking and scientific reasoning skills, as well as, problem solving and teamwork.
Included:
-Student recording sheets (four options)
-grading rubric
-parent letter
-extension menu
-detailed notes to teacher
Additional resources you will need:
-card stock for the door
-variety of building materials suc
3rd - 5th
Engineering
Also included in: STEM Challenge Bundle (Fairy Tale, Nursery Rhymes, Seasonal STEM)
Day Before Thanksgiving Break Activity Sub Plans & Morning Work Fall STEM Improv
Fall STEM Improv – No-Prep STEM Activity for Morning Slides, Sub Plans & Fall Brain Teasers. Looking for a fun, no-prep way to keep kids thinking critically before Thanksgiving break? Fall STEM Improv is the ultimate flexible activity for fall morning slides, Thanksgiving sub plans, Fun Friday brain teasers, and day-before-Thanksgiving break activities. With 336 creative design combinations, kids use imagination, reasoning, and communication skills — no materials required! It’s perfect for bus
3rd - 6th
Engineering
Also included in: STEM Activities for Centers and Sub Plans | 4 Seasons STEM Improv
Halloween Early Finishers, Sub Plans, Fun Morning Work - October Science & STEM
Halloween Quick Build STEM Challenges are quick, flexible, and low-prep making them perfect for October Morning Work or Warm Ups, Sub Plans, Centers, Early Finishers Activities & Choice Boards. Students will love building spooky creations like a spider catcher, a bat branch, and a throne of bones, all while practicing critical thinking, problem-solving, and STEM skills. Activities Overview:A Quick Build in STEM is like a “quick write” in ELA. Students pick a challenge and rapidly draft and build
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Math
IB PYP Science Inquiry: Energy & How the World Works
Welcome to the inquiry world of physical science and discovery! THIS is inquiry! This is all about having the children think creatively and critically! This 6 week IB PYP transdisciplinary inquiry, with the theme of How the World Works, investigates the idea of how energy affects life. Through the concepts of scientific principles relating to energy, transformation and interdependence, we inquire into the central idea through skills-based activities that are designed to provide interactive,
3rd - 5th
Science
Working Bat Wings - STEM Engineering Challenge
Do your kids love learning all about bats? Mine sure do! Can you create a set of working bat wings? Materials Needed: (per individual or pair of students)- sheet of cardstock or construction paper - straws - yarn - bat wings diagram (optional) - tape and glue - scissors This a really fun STEM Challenge that gets kids working to complete a fun and difficult challenge, students must create a set of working bat wings. *This challenge is also part of a larger Bats STEM Engineering bundle that inc
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Snap Cube Activities BUNDLE STEM Task Cards Centers, Hands-on Morning Work
Make hands-on learning easy all year long with this Snap Cube STEM Task Card Bundle.This bundle of seasonal and skill-based snap cube puzzles gives students engaging practice with building, problem-solving, counting, spatial reasoning, and fine motor skills using a simple classroom favorite - snap cubes. Perfect for math centers, STEM bins, morning tubs, early finishers, indoor recess, and small-group stations, these low-prep task cards make it easy to keep students learning through play in ever
PreK - 5th
Engineering, Numbers, Physical Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+5
THANKSGIVING STEM Reverse Egg Drop Turkey Nest Teamwork Problem Solving Engineer
Have fun and encourage critical thinking creativity, and problem-solving with this Turkey Nest STEM Challenge! In the activity, students work in teams to build a "nest" to catch the "turkey egg" so that it doesn't break. Two versions of the activity are included: One where all supplies are made available for students, and one where students have 100 “Cluck Bucks” to spend on supplies. Directions and Materials Warehouse Order Form are included. This is a great activity for a Thanksgiving celebr
3rd - 12th
Classroom Community, Engineering
The Crane Design and Building Challenge -- STEM Problem Solving
A best practice lesson for the teaching of physical science or GATE talent pools:
In this lesson, students use the engineering process to build a working crane model that is strong enough to lift a stapler.
There are no set patterns, pre-cut materials, or teacher-led building instructions here! Students engage in the engineering process to design and build their own working models of cranes. The teacher sets guidelines and limitations, provides feedback and monitors progress, instructs the
4th - 8th
Engineering, Physical Science
Also included in: Creativity Bundle for GATE Gifted and Talented and ALL
5 Senses Body Parts Toddler Activities Preschool PreK TK Fine Motor Morning Work
Make learning meaningful with these 5 senses theme sensory bin matching mats and puzzles! Designed for toddler, Preschool, PreK and TK children, these hands-on activities making strengthening important fine motor skills feel like a game! CLICK HERE to learn all year with our full bundle!Perfect for: All About Me learning Morning work, centers, or independent practice Sensory bins, fine motor tubs, and hands-on learning Toddler, Preschool, PreK, and TK classrooms or homeschoolFollow me on TPT
PreK
Science
Pool Noodle Design Challenge - Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, & Engineering
Pool Noodle Design ChallengeEngineering, Systems Thinking, and Creative Problem SolvingThis open-ended design challenge invites students to think like engineers as they transform a single pool noodle into a functional system. With clear constraints and intentional structure, students move through planning, building, testing, revising, and reflecting while developing deeper problem-solving skills. The focus of this resource is thinking, iteration, and decision-making, not crafting or decoration.
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Not Subject Specific, Writing
CCSS, NGSS
W.4.3
, W.4.4
, W.5.3
+12
Grade 4 IB PYP How the World Works | Teacher Manual & Inquiry Based Curriculum
Boost student curiosity and engagement with this Grade 4 IB PYP “How the World Works” Science Unit, a complete 6-week inquiry-based resource designed to help students explore energy, forces, materials, and scientific thinking through hands-on learning. This comprehensive unit supports critical thinking, STEM exploration, and real-world problem solving while guiding students to think like scientists through experiments, investigations, and design challenges. Perfect for PYP classrooms, internati
4th
For All Subjects, General Science, Writing
Grade 3 IB PYP How the World Works | Teacher Manual & Inquiry Based Curriculum
This engaging IB PYP Grade 3 “How the World Works” science unit is a complete, inquiry-based resource designed to help students explore forces, motion, energy, and materials through hands-on investigations and meaningful learning experiences. Perfect for elementary classrooms, this 6-week unit includes detailed lesson plans, experiments, worksheets, science journal pages, assessment tools, and a culminating design project that supports NGSS-aligned science instruction and PYP transdisciplinar
3rd
For All Subjects, General Science, Writing
Grade 5 IB PYP How the World Works | Teacher Manual & Inquiry Based Curriculum
Bring science to life with this engaging IB PYP Grade 5 “How the World Works” unit focused on energy, forces, motion, systems, and engineering design! This complete 6-week science unit helps students explore how the world works through hands-on investigations, experiments, and real-world problem solving. Students learn to think like scientists and engineers as they explore energy transfer, simple machines, friction, and systems thinking. This resource supports inquiry-based learning, STEM inst
5th
For All Subjects, General Science, Writing
Preschool Discovery Bins Bundle | Morning Work Tubs | Pre-K Hands-On Centers
Make your mornings calmer and more purposeful with this hands-on Preschool Discovery Bins resource for Pre-K and preschool classrooms. This printable pack includes 24 low-prep discovery bins designed to build fine motor skills, early math, oral language, creativity, problem solving, and independent learning through play. These discovery bins work well for morning tubs, centers, early finishers, arrival routines, and quiet learning time. The resource is organized into 6 easy-to-use categories:
PreK - 3rd
Engineering, Other (Math), Writing
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
Kindergarten Logic Puzzles & Brain Teasers | Critical Thinking Morning Work
Boost critical thinking and problem-solving skills with this engaging collection of Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers!Designed specifically for early learners, these activities provide the perfect balance of challenge and fun. Whether you are looking for a way to jumpstart your morning routine or need a high-quality resource for students who finish their work early, these logic games are a "must-have" for your classroom toolkit. Why Logic Puzzles Matter:Developing strong deductive reasoning and
PreK - 1st
Handwriting, Other (Science), Social Emotional Learning
Solving Real world Problems BIG UNFAIR Science Game - No Prep Grade 3 Review
This game is UNFAIR and the kids love it! 8 teams answer every question!The Big Unfair Game is a No Prep Science review game where students earn points for answering questions, but the points can be positive or negative! The goal is to have the score the closest to zero at the end of the game.The game is playable with the whole class together, or you can play it as small groups. All questions and answers are included. This version is Elementary Science, Grade 3, Solving Real world Problems. It
2nd - 4th
Engineering, General Science
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
Food LEGO STEM Task Cards Morning Work, Brain Breaks, Bell Ringers
Food LEGO Puzzles turn hands-on building into a playful way to strengthen early problem-solving skills.Designed to keep kids engaged as they build food-themed puzzle models, these task cards encourage focus, visual thinking, and creative confidence through simple, satisfying STEM challenges.Each card guides learners through a build the puzzle prompt using LEGO-style bricks, making it easy to combine structured learning with open-ended play.Whether used in the classroom, at home, or in a learning
PreK - 3rd
Engineering, Geometry, Other (Math)
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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