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Block Center Visual Task Cards | Play & STEM Task Cards | Special Education
Transform Your Block Center with This Preschool & Kindergarten Activity SetRevamp your block or building center with this Block Center Activity Kit—designed to teach key concepts like spatial awareness, language development, visual representation, and social skills. Unit blocks are a classroom staple, especially for preschool and kindergarten students. This resource is perfect for supporting all learners, including those who need extra help with building and following directions. Key Features:Su
PreK - 1st
Engineering, For All Subjects, Other (Science)
CCSS
K.G.A.1
, K.G.A.2
, K.G.B.6
Also included in: Play Skills Block Bundle Building Centers and Posters | STEM | Preschool
Play Skills Block Bundle Building Centers and Posters | STEM | Preschool
Bundle two great block center resources for a low price with my building activity bundle! Blocks are great for teaching spatial concepts, language, creating, visual representation, multi-step directions, social skills, and more! Unit blocks are a staple in preschool and kindergarten classrooms. Some students need more support building, and these visuals help students create a simple structure. Make functional play interventions easy - these are centers that your students will be excited to revis
PreK - 1st
Engineering, Other (Science)
Sphero Mini Golf: Design, Build, and Code Your Own Course!
**Updated 05/03/23 with larger card size variation as well as full-sized slides for projection. This card set guides students through the process of creating a mini golf hole, with specific criteria and constraints to follow. Students will then use the Sphero Edu app to program their robot ball to navigate the course they've created. Along the way, they'll learn valuable coding and problem-solving skills. To complete this challenge, students will need butcher paper, construction paper or markers
3rd - 12th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
Also included in: Sphero Bundle 2
Makerspace Christmas & Winter Activity | STEM Building Blocks Task Cards
Bring the magic of the winter holidays to your classroom with this exciting Building Blocks Winter Holiday & Christmas Task Card Set! Perfect for STEM labs, Makerspaces, classroom centers, or early finisher activities, this engaging resource combines hands-on building fun with the festive joy of the season. Students will use imagination, problem-solving, and engineering skills as they design and build creative holiday-themed structures. From igloos, reindeers, and Christmas trees to elf hats, s
2nd - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, General Science
Also included in: Building Block Task Card Bundle STEM STEAM Makerspace Engineering Design
APES Unit 5 Green Revolution Stations | Agriculture Practices 5.3 & 5.4 + FRQ
Engage your AP Environmental Science students with a movement-based, story-driven station activity for APES Unit 5 (5.3–5.4: The Green Revolution & Agricultural Practices). This resource turns traditionally dry content into an interactive learning experience your students will actually enjoy. Students rotate through 8 stations, read narrative first-person story cards (each with a built-in definition), and work in small groups to identify benefits, drawbacks, and environmental impacts. Each story
9th - 12th
Engineering, Environment, General Science
Shapes Makerspace Activity | Geometry Building Blocks Task Cards | Math & STEM
Looking for Building Blocks Challenge task cards for your Makerspace Lab, classroom, STEM / STEAM lessons, or club? This Build-a-Shape resource includes 24 fun shape-themed Challenges! Your students will love working on their engineering, creativity & problem solving skills as they work on designs using squares, rectangles, pyramids, hexagons, diamonds and more!This activity set was designed with younger students in mind, Kindergarten through Grade 2. Your kiddos will love them! Cards are avail
PreK - 2nd
Engineering, Geometry, Math
CCSS
K.G.A.1
, K.G.B.5
, K.G.B.6
+2
Also included in: Building Block Task Card Bundle STEM STEAM Makerspace Engineering Design
LEGO Letter Cards and Task Cards A–Z Printable Free, Editable on Google Slides
These fun LEGO letter cards & task cards will help your little learners develop fine motor skills, learn letter formation, recognize letters, and identify letter sounds. ALL while they think they're just PLAYING! Print these Lego letter building cards once and laminate them to use year after year. Add in some Legos (or generic building bricks), and put everything in a box. Get 1500 pieces in $25 only! Click hereVoila! You have an instant fine motor center or alphabet intervention activity. What
PreK - 1st
Alphabet, Engineering, Visual Arts
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+2
Kindness STEM Challenges & Activities Kindness Week | Kindness is My Superpower
Bring kindness to life with hands-on STEM challenges that teach empathy, problem-solving, and creativity! This engaging resource combines beloved picture books—like Kindness is My Superpower, Be Kind, and The Invisible Boy—with 10 interactive STEM challenges that help students build, design, and create ways to show compassion. Perfect for World Kindness Day, Kindness Week, Random Acts of Kindness, or any time you want to strengthen your classroom community through social-emotional learni
1st - 3rd
Classroom Community, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
CCSS, NGSS
RL.2.1
, K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
+1
Hands-On Activity Cards for Toddlers and Preschoolers | Science Outdoor Sensory
Set 5 of the print-and-laminate activity card series with 10 more incredible hands-on activities for children ages 18 months through 5 years. This set brings together fizzing science art, lava lamp experiments, outdoor imaginative play, sensory exploration, cooking, and engineering challenges that make learning feel like the highlight of every single day. Each card includes a clear materials list and step-by-step instructions your children can follow with minimal adult help. Print on cardstock,
PreK - K
Chemistry, Engineering, Physical Science
Discoveries and Inventions Sorting Cards
Discoveries and Inventions Sorting Cards There are many different ways you can use this resource, some of which include: Sorting cards.Task cards for a small research project. Use headings to help students create their own list of discoveries and inventions. Discussion topics for debates or a persuasive task. Included in this resource: Ideas for how to useSorting cardsSort headingsAnswer KeyPossible debate topics
4th - 6th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, World History
Landmarks Around the World Block Center Cards | Preschool STEM & Social Studies
Bring world landmarks into your block center and inspire young builders with this engaging hands-on activity! These Landmarks Around the World Block Center Cards encourage children to explore famous landmarks while building with blocks and other construction materials. Each card includes a real photo, location, date created, and a simple child-friendly description to help introduce geography, culture, and architecture in a developmentally appropriate way. Children can observe the landmarks a
PreK - 2nd
Ancient History, Engineering, World History
Cities Around the World Block Center Cards | Preschool STEM & Geography Building
Bring cities from around the world into your block center with this engaging building activity! These Cities Around the World Block Center Cards encourage children to explore how cities are designed while building with blocks, roads, and other construction materials. Each city poster includes the city name, location, and a fun fact about the city, helping children learn about geography and different types of city layouts. Children can observe how each city is structured and try to recreate
PreK - 2nd
Engineering, Geography, World History
Design Logic Challenges for IB Design & Computational Thinking
Engage students instantly with hands-on, 5–7 minute challenges designed to build problem-solving, design thinking, and computational thinking skills! Perfect for high school Design Technology classes, these low-stakes, high-energy activities let students experience the IB MYP Design Cycle while emphasizing process over product. Why You’ll Love It: Perfect for first-day activities, warm-ups, or sub plans Encourages collaboration, creativity, computational thinking, and critical thinking Studen
Not Specific
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Instructional Technology
FREE May STEM Planning Guide Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade
K-5 Teachers! Finish the school year with STEM! This comprehensive FREE guide for End of the Year STEM activities is just what you need! Take a spring break from planning. We've got you covered! Download this FREE STEM planning guide for each grade K-5!
PreK - 5th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Robotics
Shape Task Cards for Preschool & Kindergarten | Block Center STEM Challenges
Update your block center with these Let's Build Shape Task Cards, perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classrooms! This resource combines math, engineering, and problem-solving to engage students in playful, skill-building activities. Students will explore shapes, develop spatial reasoning, and strengthen fine motor skills while completing two levels of shape-building challenges: Level 1: Copy the Shape (Errorless)Students replicate the shape built from unit blocks exactly, building c
PreK - 1st
Engineering, Geometry, Other (Math)
CCSS
K.G.B.6
Also included in: Play Skills Block Bundle Building Centers and Posters | STEM | Preschool
The Gardener: STEM and STEAM Activities to Grow Student Imagination!
I have teamed up two of my passions: literature and creativity and voila! Introducing The Gardener STEM and STEAM activities. Read the Caldecott Honor Book The Gardener by Sarah Stewart about Lydia Grace Finch and give your students eight (8) different STEM/STEAM activities to imagine and create and engineer with. All eight activities are sure to get your student's engineering and creative juices flowing while enjoying the beauty of nature and of a little girl's beautiful heart. Enjoy!
2nd - 6th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Science
Famous Landmarks Task Cards STEM Activity & Presentation
This Famous Landmarks STEM activity is ideal for students in younger grades to learn about and build 16 landmarks. Includes a 100% TEXT EDITABLE and MOST images are editable, full color Animated Google Slides presentation (downloads in Google Slides and works perfectly in PowerPoint) to introduce the activity. Show the landmark to students, ask them to name it, click and the landmark name appears. Includes a slide to edit STEM materials and STEM Reflection questions after the activity. We used s
K - 3rd
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-4
Current Electricity Bundle: Schematic Symbols Inquiry Labs Logic Puzzles
Ultimate Current Electricity bundle for grades 8-12. Includes schematic circuit symbol puzzles & word wall posters, hands-on inquiry labs for series & parallel circuits, current flow logic puzzles, Ohm’s law math problems, and cumulative circuit challenge.This ultimate active-learning bundle for current electricity includes schematic circuit symbol puzzles and word wall posters, hands-on circuit labs for series and parallel circuits, current flow logic puzzles, Ohm’s law plus other basic electri
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
CCSS, NGSS
HSA-CED.A.4
, RST.6-8.3
, RST.6-8.4
+15
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
Space LEGO STEM Task Cards Morning Work, Brain Breaks, Bell Ringers
Space LEGO Puzzles make hands-on learning feel like a mission students will want to complete. With a space theme and LEGO-style building challenges, this resource helps bring STEM practice into your classroom in a way that feels playful, purposeful, and easy to use. These STEM task cards are designed to get students building, thinking, and problem-solving through space-themed LEGO puzzle challenges. They are a great fit for centers, early finishers, STEM tubs, small groups, or enrichment time,
K - 3rd
Engineering, Geometry, Other (Math)
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Animal LEGO STEM Task Cards Morning Work, Brain Breaks, Bell Ringers
Animal LEGO STEM Task Cards give students a hands-on way to build problem-solving skills while keeping morning work simple, purposeful, and engaging. With an animal theme and LEGO-based challenges, this resource helps turn early classroom time into meaningful independent learning that feels playful and productive. Designed for students who learn best by doing, these STEM task cards invite children to solve animal-inspired LEGO puzzle challenges during morning work, centers, or early finisher tim
K - 5th
Engineering, Geometry, Other (Math)
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-2
25 Real-World STEM Design Warm Up Slides | Grade 5 - 8 | Engineering Warm Ups
Bring real-world problem-solving into your classroom with these 25 Writing & Engineering Bell Ringers! Designed for grades 5-8, these daily warm-ups engage students in applying design thinking to authentic science-based challenges—without needing extra materials. Each bell ringer prompt asks students to: ✅ Tackle a real-world science or engineering problem ✅ Complete design-thinking tasks like analyzing products, designing tests, creating specs, or planning research ✅ Practice critical thinki
6th - 8th
Basic Principles, Creative Writing, Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Lincoln Logs Task Cards: Making 2D Shapes FREEBIE: Kindergarten/Year 1 Math
This FREE download consists of 16 construction task cards and children will love the challenge of building the various 2D shapes using Wooden Logs such as Lincoln Logs. This would make an ideal independent activity or morning center for a Kindergarten, Prep or Year 1 class. This is an excellent task to develop: Problem solving and reasoning skillsMathematical language Mathematical understanding – geometry, size, space etc. Print in color (8 pages/16 cards). Laminate and re-use! You
PreK - 1st
Engineering, Geometry, Other (Math)
CCSS
K.G.A.2
, K.G.B.4
, K.G.B.5
+1
Pre-K STEM Sub Plans Build a Tower STEM Challenge
Carly and Adam's Emergency STEM Sub Plans for Pre-K!This low prep STEM activity is simple to use. Just print and play. It's flexible and can be used at any time. Designed to be used with Pre-K or kindergarten. This STEM cup stacking challenge can be used for bell ringers, indoor recess, morning work, makerspace time, or STEM lab. Includes:Pre-K STEM ChallengeSubstitute Teacher InstructionsDesign PageVocabularyMaterial List: Popsicle Sticks and Cups
PreK - K
Engineering, For All Subjects, Geometry
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Elementary STEM Emergency Sub Plans BUNDLE
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