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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
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel End of the Year READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenge
Integrate STEM in your classroom at the End of the School Year!Learn about the World's Fair and how Mr. Ferris built the first Ferris Wheel! Your students will love designing, building, testing, and writing about their very own Ferris Wheel! Connect to a Read Aloud: Mr. Ferris and His WheelThis STEM Project is a companion activity to Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Davis. The book explores the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and how Ferris built his first wheel. Take students through the STEM Pr
1st - 5th
Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.1
, W.2.1
, W.3.1
+14
The Name Jar Self Awareness SEL Activity and Read Aloud STEM Challenge
Integrate STEM, SEL, and Literacy in your classroom!In this STEM Lesson, students learn about the importance of Self-Awareness. They design, build, and test their own stamp that reflects their identity. Students discover how to cope with nervousness, develop gratitude, and have their own unique identity. They build their own name jar to share positive names for others. CASEL Framework: Self AwarenessThis activity is a part of a series of STEM resources designed to follow the CASEL Framework for
1st - 5th
Art, Engineering, English Language Arts
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.5
, W.2.5
, W.3.10
+8
Also included in: Self Awareness SEL Activities and Read Aloud STEM Challenges Bundle
STEM Push and Pull Pumpkin Challenge
Everything you need in one unit. LOOKING FOR A DETAILED, EASY TO PREP, STEM UNIT???? This one’s for you. This package contains lessons and activities about - Full color posters - a slide presentation about the Inquiry Learning process -blackline masters for the classroom and letter home -step-by-step guide to setting up your room and completing the STEM challenge. ***************************************************************************** CLICK BELOW for RELATED productsAIR - A Primary Scienc
1st - 3rd
Engineering, Math
Also included in: EVERYTHING PUMPKINS BUNDLE
STEM Bell Ringers | Makerspace Curriculum & Creative Thinking Activities
STEM bell ringers for makerspace curriculum and creative thinking activities. Includes 50 no-prep STEM challenges designed to build problem-solving, collaboration, and creativity through hands-on tasks.Start your day with Building Thinking Classroom STEM bell ringers designed for creative morning work activities that actually get students thinking.This resource includes 50 no-prep STEM challenges based on books, giving students daily opportunities to build critical thinking, collaboration, creat
1st - 3rd
Art, Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
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
Jabari Jumps Self Awareness SEL Activity and Read Aloud STEM Challenge
Integrate STEM, SEL, and Literacy in your classroom!In this STEM Lesson, students learn about the importance of Self-Awareness. They design, build, and test a diving board for Jabari, and learn how to have courage through mindful moments. CASEL Framework: Self AwarenessThis activity is a part of a series of STEM resources designed to follow the CASEL Framework for social emotional Learning. Self-Awareness includes the abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how the
1st - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Performing Arts
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.5
, W.2.5
, W.3.10
+8
Also included in: Self Awareness SEL Activities and Read Aloud STEM Challenges Bundle
Halloween Read Aloud & STEM Activity | Skeleton Craft Q Tip, ELA & Comprehension
Bring your Halloween lessons to life with this engaging Halloween read aloud and STEM + ELA activity pack! Pair the story A Skeleton for Dinner with comprehension, vocabulary, and writing-in-response activities — then launch a hands-on STEM challenge and Q-tip skeleton craft your students will love. This resource blends reading comprehension + STEM problem-solving + art into one low-prep, high-engagement October activity. Perfect for Halloween literacy centers, whole group lessons, or even n
1st - 2nd
Anatomy, Close Reading, Engineering
CCSS
RL.1.1
, RL.1.3
, RL.1.4
+7
Engineering Design Process Posters and STEM Question Cards and Strategies
Make STEM conversations more purposeful with STEM Questioning Strategies, a classroom-ready resource designed to help students think through each phase of the engineering design process.These prompts give teachers practical questions to ask when students get stuck, need to explain their thinking, or are ready to reflect and improve.This resource supports the full STEM process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve, and Share. Use the posters to introduce or reinforce each step, keep the ques
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Getting Started with Creativity Challenges and Finish the Picture Activities
Unlock creativity in your classroom with an Introduction to Creativity Activities bundle!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. This creativity unit includes 4 lesson plans for each of the following elements of creativity: fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. Day 1: FluencySuggested Materials:9 circles worksheet (included)pencilscolor sticks, crayons, or mark
1st - 5th
Art, Coloring Pages, Engineering
Eat Pete Self Management SEL Activity and Read Aloud STEM Challenge
Integrate STEM, SEL, and Literacy in your classroom with a perfect STEM challenge to connect to Eat Pete! by Michael Rex!In this STEM Lesson, students learn about the importance of Self Management. They design, build, and test their own car ramp and test how height and steepness relate to how far their car travels. Students also discover how to calm down and used patience using different self management techniques using the mindful moments strategy, activity, and writing prompt. A few posters a
1st - 5th
Art, Engineering, English Language Arts
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.5
, W.2.5
, W.3.10
+8
Also included in: Self Management SEL Activities and Read Aloud STEM Challenges Bundle
Latino Heritage Month Pelé: King of Soccer READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Integrate STEM and celebrate Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month!In this STEM Lesson, students learn about Soccer / Fútbol Legend Pelé. They design, build, and create their own soccer game to play! Connect to a Read Aloud - Pelé: King of Soccer / El Rey de Fútbol by Monica BrownThis STEM Project is a companion activity to Pelé : King of Soccer by Monica Brown. The book explores the legacy of Pelé in both English and Spanish. The Engineering Design Process:Students plan, design, and execute thei
1st - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.2
, W.2.2
, W.3.2
+17
February Read Aloud STEM at Home Activity No Prep
Integrate STEM and Literacy at Home or in the Classroom with Read Aloud STEM Menus!These activities are interdisciplinary and help students make connections between STEM subjects as well as writing and reading. Connect to February Read Aloud Books!Each menu is connected to the following books that can be listened to via a safeshare link: President Taft is Stuck in the Bath by Mac BarnettBrave Irene by William SteigGroundhug Day by Anna Marie PaceTar Beach by Faith RinggoldMr. Goat's Valentine by
1st - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts
Also included in: Entire Year of Read Aloud STEM Activity Menus Bundle
If I Built a House READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenge End of the Year Activity 3D Shapes
Integrate STEM, Writing, and Literacy in your classroom at the End of the School Year!Teach students everything they need to build a house using 2D Shapes and 3D Shapes! Your students will love designing, building, testing, and writing about their very own house! Connect to a Read Aloud: If I Built a House by Chris Van DusenThis STEM Project is a companion activity to If I Built A House by Chris Van Dusen. The book explores all the elements needed for an amazing house! Take students through the
1st - 5th
Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
1.G.A.1
, 2.G.A.1
, W.1.5
+16
Everything You Need for a Treehouse READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Integrate STEM, Writing, and Literacy in your 1st Grade through 5th Grade classroom, makerspace, STEM Club, and library!Learn everything you need to build a treehouse! Your students will love designing, building, testing, and writing about their very own treehouse! Connect to a Read Aloud: Everything You Need for a TreehouseThis STEM Project is a companion activity to Everything You Need for a Treehouse by Carter Higgins. The book explores all the elements needed for an amazing treehouse! Take
1st - 5th
Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.3
, W.2.3
, W.3.3
+8
Last Day Blues Last Day of School READ ALOUD STEAM Book Activity
Integrate STEAM, Writing, and Literacy in your classroom during the last week of school or on the last day of school!Help students reflect on their amazing school year and process through some of their "last day blues!" Your students will love designing, building, and writing in their unique and personalized Cereal Box Memory Book! Connect to a Read Aloud: Last Day Blues by Julie DannebergThis STEAM Project is a companion activity to Last Day Blues by Julie Danneberg. The book explores the emot
1st - 5th
Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.5
, W.2.5
, W.3.4
+14
The Big Orange Splot Back to School READ ALOUD STEAM™ Activity
It's time to get back to hands-on learning. Integrate STEAM, Writing, and Literacy in your classroom during the first week of school or on the First Day of School!Help students get to know each other better with STEAM! Your students will love designing, building, and writing in their unique and personalized Big Orange Splot House! This activity is super easy to implement. Just print the house templates and let students begin designing and building their houses! Put them all together for an All
1st - 5th
Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.5
, W.2.5
, W.3.4
+13
Mayflower STEM - Thanksgiving STEM
Thanksgiving STEM - Mayflower STEM Challenge - This boat building STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engineering skills and is a perfect Thanksgiving activity. Oh no! The Pilgrims need a boat to travel to the New World. The Pilgrims have a limited budget so the students must use the available supplies to build a ship for the 102 passengers. The strength of the ship will be test by adding 102 pennies (passengers) to see if the Mayflowe
1st - 5th
Engineering
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Goldilocks STEM Challenge
This is an engaging STEM or STEAM challenge that is tied to the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Students will be given a problem that Goldilocks faces in the story and will have to build something to solve the problem! This unit incorporates reading, writing, creative problem solving and engineering skills in a very authentic way. Students apply these skills as they walk through the Engineering Design Process and get a taste of what this process may look like in the real world. As a BON
K - 4th
Engineering
Fairy Tale STEM Activities Engineering Kindergarten 1st 2nd Grade Homeschool
Try fairy tale STEM activities by bringing a classic story alive in a hands-on way! Explore force and motion, sound, measurement, kinetic and potential energy, and more using the engineering design process to creatively solve problems. ⭐ Students will join characters like Goldilocks, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk on 12 engineering adventures, with 48 STEM activities included. They will be challenged to use their problem-solving skills to help the characters solve an engineering dilemm
K - 3rd
Engineering
CCSS, NGSS
RL.1.1
, RL.1.2
, RL.1.3
+10
Makerspace STEM Choice Board Task Cards Resource Activities YEAR LONG Bundle
The Makerspace STEM Choice Board Year Long Bundle will give your students fun, constructive ideas that allow them to create, design, and build in your classroom or media center Makerspace! This product is an excellent way to incorporate the STEM engineering design process both independently or collaboratively. This product is perfect for distance learning because it is open-ended, and it allows students to use any materials they have available. It is in PDF format that can be uploaded into mo
K - 5th
Classroom Community, Engineering, Library Skills
Little STEM Explorers | Unit 3 Bundle: What Do Plants Need? STEM Curriculum
Grow student curiosity with this complete Unit 3 STEM Curriculum Bundle: What Do Plants Need? from the Little STEM Explorers series! With Petal the Panda as their STEM guide, students explore how plants get what they need to survive and thrive. They observe, investigate, and design creative solutions through engaging STEM activities that bring the science of living things to life. This bundle includes Weeks 1–4 plus the Unit 3 Assessment Pack, giving you everything you need for a full month
1st - 3rd
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
2-LS2-1
Minute to STEM it: Soccer
This resources is also available in my STEM in Sports unit!
This exciting STEM challenge will engage your students in the engineering process while encouraging them to think outside of the box!
CHALLENGE:
Build a working soccer goal.
This STEM challenge includes:
• Challenge Poster
• Challenge Rules
• Instructional Posters
• Lesson Planning Page
• Teacher Directions
• Guiding Discussion Questions
• Recording Sheet (recommended for K-2)
• STEM Journal (recommended for 3-5 and beyond)
Check
K - 5th
Engineering, Science
Minute to STEM it: Football
This resources is also available in my STEM in Sports unit!
This exciting STEM challenge will engage your students in the engineering process while encouraging them to think outside of the box!
CHALLENGE:
Construct a working goal post for a paper football.
This STEM challenge includes:
• Challenge Posters
• Challenge Rules
• Instructional Posters
• Lesson Planning Page
• Teacher Directions
• Guiding Discussion Questions
• Recording Sheet (recommended for K-2)
• STEM Journal (recommended for
K - 5th
Engineering, Science
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