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International Dot Day STEM Activities BUNDLE for The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
Integrate stories and STEM and develop a Growth Mindset!The International Dot Day STEM Challenges Bundle works as a great companion to The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. These Growth Mindset STEM challenges are perfect International Dot Day Activities. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't. These are an excellent tool for introducing Growth Mindset and STEM over a few weeks (using one
1st - 5th
Art, Engineering, Literature
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.8
, W.2.8
, W.3.10
+7
The Dot by Peter Reynolds International Dot Day STEM Activities - Paper Spinner
This Dot Paper Spinner STEM Challenge is perfect for International Dot Day! It’s a fun, creative, and engaging way to get your students designing, building, and working together during this day. It’s also a great companion for the book, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds.This resource contains the following: Notes to Teacher Ideas for STEM Links Next Generation Science Standards Beginning, Middle, End Interactive Notebook Sheet Character Profile Interactive Notebook SheetsLessons Lear
1st - 4th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
Also included in: Full Year STEM Challenges with Summer STEM Activities
The Dot by Peter Reynolds International Dot Day Activities - Dot Day STEM
Looking for fun Dot Day STEM Activities for your students? Check out this awesome BUNDLE! This DOT DAY STEM BUNDLE is perfect for International Dot Day! It’s a fun, creative, and engaging way to get your students designing, building, and working together during this day. These STEM activities are also great book companions for The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds.This bundle contains the following resources: 3D DOT Dot Day STEM ChallengeDOT CATAPULT Dot Day STEM ChallengeDOT PAPER SPINNER Dot Day S
1st - 4th
Engineering
The Dot By Peter Reynolds Activities - Low Prep Dot Day STEM and STEAM
Get ready for International Dot Day with STEM and STEAM activities! This growth mindset read-aloud is sure to become one of your favorites. Warm-up the brain with dot and pixel art, and then dive into one (or all four) STEM challenges. These activities pair with the read aloud The Dot. Try these challenges and see where they take you! ✅ What You'll Get ✅ 2 warm-up activities to get the creativity flowing 4 STEM ActivitiesArt desk STEM activityEasel STEM activityPicture frame STEM activityPain
K - 3rd
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
K-5th Grade Dot Day STEM Activities BUNDLE for The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
Dot Day Science Experiments Bundle (Grades K–5) Celebrate creativity and curiosity this Dot Day with Carly and Adam’s Dot Day Science Experiments Bundle—a complete set of engaging STEM challenges for Kindergarten through 5th grade! Inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ The Dot, these hands-on investigations encourage students to explore science concepts while embracing the power of experimentation and discovery. Perfect for classroom celebrations, STEM labs, or science centers, this bundle integrate
K - 5th
Art, Engineering, Literature
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.8
, W.2.8
, W.3.10
+7
The Dot by Peter Reynolds International Dot Day STEM Activities - 3D Dot STEM
This 3D Dot STEM Challenge is perfect for International Dot Day! It’s a fun, creative, and engaging way to get your students designing, building, and working together during this day. It’s also a great companion for the book, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds.This resource contains the following: Notes to Teacher Ideas for STEAM Links Next Generation Science Standards Beginning, Middle, End Interactive Notebook Sheet Character Profile Interactive Notebook SheetsLessons Learned Intera
1st - 4th
Engineering
Also included in: Full Year STEM Challenges with Summer STEM Activities
The Dot by Peter Reynolds International Dot Day STEM Activities - Catapult STEM
This Dot Catapult STEM Challenge is perfect for International Dot Day! It’s a fun, creative, and engaging way to get your students designing, building, and working together during this day. It’s also a great companion for the book, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds.This resource contains the following: Notes to Teacher Ideas for STEM Links Next Generation Science Standards Beginning, Middle, End Interactive Notebook Sheet Character Profile Interactive Notebook SheetsLessons Learned I
1st - 4th
Engineering
Also included in: Full Year STEM Challenges with Summer STEM Activities
Ten Black Dots Pre-K International Dot Day Counting Activity
Ten Black Dots – Pre-K Counting and Creativity Activity By Carly and AdamCelebrate International Dot Day with this playful, hands-on counting activity designed especially for Pre-K learners! Inspired by Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews, this lesson combines early math skills with creativity, making it perfect for a fun and meaningful Dot Day celebration. What’s Included: Printable Counting Booklet with numbers 1–10 Black Dot Stickers activity Creative Art Extension for building dot-based pictur
PreK - K
Engineering, English Language Arts, Numbers
Also included in: Pre-K Read Aloud STEM Activities MEGA Bundle Entire Year Curriculum
STEM Zip Line Challenge | Pompom zipline for Dot Day
Pompom ZiplineThis STEM zip line challenge is perfect for celebrating International Dot Day or for an engaging team activity? In this zipline STEM project, students will create a zipline for a pompom. With simple, cheap supplies students will work together to create a working zipline to get the pompom safely from one place to another. This product includes:✨Teacher Directions and Tips ✨Student Directions ✨A link to an editable Google Slides presentation for introducing the task ✨Three levels of
1st - 3rd
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-1
Rocketry: Rocket Forces, Systems, Design Worksheets
Rocketry Worksheets: Rocket Systems, Rocket Forces, Rocket Forces & Parts, Rocket Design and Connect the Dots Rocket Parts (5 Worksheets with Answer Keys)Great supplements to a Rocketry Unit! Perfect 5-15 minute Bell-Ringer worksheets to practice common rocketry terms and identification.Students will identify rocket systems, Identify and define rocket forces, Identify simple model rocket parts, use their imagination to design their own rocket, and connect the dots to draw model rocket parts. PDF
5th - 8th
Engineering, Physics
100th Day of School STEM Activity Challenges Kindergarten 1st 2nd Grade Centers
POP QUIZ! What's the BEST way to celebrate the 100th day of school: with craft sticks, blocks, cups or dots? Ding ⭐ ding ⭐ ding ⭐! The answer is ALL of the above; celebrating the 100th day of school with low prep STEM activities is both memorable and exciting! There are 10 activities included. Each material has an introduction rhyme to introduce the activities in a fun and inviting way. Set up stations, use a different challenge for each group, or rotate through the challenges in different ye
K - 2nd
Engineering, Math
CCSS, NGSS
K.CC.A.1
, 2.NBT.A.1a
, 1.G.A.2
+3
STEM Easter Bunny Trap Challenge
Have fun watching your students as they try to engineer a trap the Easter Bunny.
Students go through the engineering design process to create a prototype.
Materials:
Popsicle sticks
Rubber bands
String
Playdough
Glue dots
Pipe cleaners
Any other material you can find
around your classroom
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Science
Bundle Back to School Morning Stem Tubs Early Finishers Soft Start Activities
Huge Back to School Fine Motor Activities at Introductory Price! Counting Cube Pattern Cards ( with Bonus Spanish Version)Pattern Block ActivitiesInterlocking Circles ( with bonus Spanish version)Magnetic Tiles ( with bonus Spanish version)Hashtag BlocksDot Marker Activities1 page Bullletin Board Crafts and Directed DrawingPlaydough MatsCotton Swab Activities
PreK - K
Engineering, Vocabulary
STEM Night Activities Catapult STEM Challenge Bridge Marble Run Science & Math
Looking for low prep STEM activities that don't break the bank? These popsicle stick challenges are IT! Catapults are great to inspire a competitive edge, and the bridge STEM challenge offers high engagement. There is a HUGE wow factor with the exploding craft stick activity too! Use these challenges for: ✅ Early finishers ✅ STEM centers or science stations ✅ STEM Fridays, Maker Mondays, or Tinker Tuesdays ✅ STEM sub plans or a sub tub. The directions and materials are easy to set up and straigh
2nd - 6th
Engineering, Math
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Spider STEM Challenge (Preschool to 1st Grade)
Spider Web STEM ChallengeWhat you'll need:a printerwhite cardstock (optional)a laminator (optional)3 mil laminating pouches (optional)painters or masking tapea chair with 4 legs or a door frameHow to do this with your child:Print on printer paper (and laminate) or white cardstock. Cut out along the dotted lines. Explain to your child that they are going to pretend to be a spider building a web to catch insects to eat. They will have 15 minutes to build their web in the bottom of an upside down c
PreK - 1st
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
Also included in: Spider Week-Long Unit Bundle (Preschool-1st)
Apple Bobbing STEM Style
Apple Bobbing is a longstanding age old tradition that is no longer so popular due to GERMS and changes in society. We can transform this traditional pastime to create a challenging, rigorous, STEM CHALLENGE that will engage your students. Critical thinking and creativity will explode in this fun fall challenge! In this Google Drive shared file, you will receive: Lesson Plan & Teacher Preparation Guide - including NJSLS Computer Science & Design Thinking Standards9 Page Slide Deck Introduction
4th - 7th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+4
STEM Posters for the Engineering Design Process Bulletin Board Makerspace Decor
Get your STEM bulletin board ready to go with this set of Engineering Design Process posters! Choose from color or black and white options. Graphic organizers are also included to be used with any STEM or STEAM challenge. Included PostersThe Engineering Design Process (all parts on one page)ASKIMAGINEPLANCREATEIMPROVESHAREDot Dudes clip art and the term "Dot Dudes" are licensed and used with permission from Sarah Pecorino of Sarah Pecorino Illustration.
K - 12th
Engineering
STEM Calendar Challenges for September - Engineering Challenges - Set of 5
Do you love doing STEM challenges with unusual holidays throughout the month? I sure do! This pack of five STEM Challenges goes with 5 September holidays! This pack contains these 5 challenges: Skyscraper Challenge Materials Needed: (per classroom)- cardboard tubes - scissors - tape measure *tape or glue are optional Balance a Book ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per group)- 3 sheets of cardstock paper - scissors - 12 inches of masking tape - tape measure Paper Dot ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per s
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Also included in: STEM Calendar Challenges - September through May BUNDLE
Bundle of STEM Decor for Bulletin Boards Makerspaces Engineering Design Process
Get your STEM classroom ready for Back to School with this HUGE bundle of decor! You can rotate through these resources throughout the year to keep your walls fresh and exciting for your students. What You'll GetA to Z STEM Posters: STEM vocabulary with simple icons, these posters can be displayed as an alphabet string OR create a Scrabble-style display!Engineering Design Process Posters: Two sets are included! Choose from cute kids or Dot Dudes!Engineering Disciplines Posters: Learn about diff
Not Specific
Engineering
FREE Christmas and Holidays Around the World STEM Challenge Passport
Looking for a FREE Christmas and Holidays Around the World STEM Challenge Passport? Are you planning to do some Christmas and/or Holidays Around the World STEM challenges? If yes, then here's a great FREEBIE just for you! Use this FREE Christmas and Holidays Around the World STEM Challenge Passport to track your students' progress! It works well with my Christmas Around the World STEM Challenges BUNDLE and Holidays Around the World STEM Challenges BUNDLE. Included are five pages that you can
2nd - 5th
Engineering
The Three Little Pigs STEM Challenge
Thank you for your interest in my Three Little Pigs STEM Design Challenge! I am looking forward to using this project in my classroom again this year. The students last year really enjoyed interacting and working together to figure out this design challenge! What you get.... STEM Design Challenge Powerpoint to equip your students with all they need to know to be successful in creating a house to protect their pig from "The Big Bad Blow Dryer (Wolf)" You will need.... Toothpicks 12 candy dots per
K - 3rd
Engineering
STEM Engineering Design: Proposed Design Solution Guide (Phase 1)
This 12-slide presentation, titled Proposed Design Solution Guide, serves as a structured, instructional framework designed to walk students step-by-step through the engineering design process for their online portfolios. Moving systematically from a high-level elevator pitch to technical execution, the slideshow provides clear guidelines on how to transition from an initial problem statement to a fully realized design solution using precise engineering terminology rather than marketing languag
9th - 12th
Engineering
Also included in: Engineering Design Process Phase 1 Teacher Slide Bundle
Community Helpers Activities Pattern Block Mat Templates | Puzzles| Worksheets
Turn math time into purposeful play with these Community Helpers Pattern Block Mats!This printable set is the perfect blend of geometry, fine motor practice, and thematic learning. Students build images using pattern blocks, then count and record how many of each shape they used. It’s an engaging math center, morning tub activity, or early finisher task that fits into a Community Helpers unit. Whether you're teaching in a preschool, pre-K, or kindergarten classroom, these mats are ready to go.
PreK - K
Engineering, Geometry, Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.A.3
, K.CC.B.4a
, K.CC.B.4b
+2
Also included in: Growing Bundle Community Helpers Math Activities Morning Tubs STEM Bins
Exploring Space and NASA Virtual Field Trip Astronomy Activity Digital Resource
Bring the excitement of space exploration right into your classroom with this interactive digital resource! Perfect for upper elementary and middle school, this virtual field trip takes students on an amazing journey to space and NASA sites through 2 digital choice boards and 10 open-ended writing and discussion slides designed for reflection and comprehension. Topics and Activities include:Training to become an AstronautExploring Newton's Laws of Motion in spaceTour of the International Space S
4th - 7th
Astronomy, Engineering, Science
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