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Sleigh Ride Fun! A Language Arts and STEM Lesson
Songs and stories about sleigh rides are everywhere...but lots of our young learners have no idea about what a sleigh really is! This lesson provides a short summary of a sleigh, a brief fictional story about a sleigh ride, and a short non-fiction article about sleighs. Each reading passage has a quick quiz to go with it! After reading the selections, students complete a Venn diagram comparison activity. Included is a STEM activity where students can create, evaluate, and modify a sleigh. T
2nd - 4th
Engineering, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RL.3.1
, RI.3.1
, W.3.8
+2
Integrated STEM & Close Reading | STEM Challenges BUNDLE
Save time and increase engagement with these STEM / STEAM resources which integrate critical skills in literacy and engineering. I've created this bundle so that teachers can purchase all TIME FOR STEM resources at a lower bundle price. I will be adding more seasonal, holiday, and content area themed TIME FOR STEM units. The price of the bundle will increase as I add components, but you will have full access to all bundle components at no extra cost if you purchase the bundle earlier. Here's a
3rd - 5th
Close Reading, Engineering
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.2
, RI.3.4
+7
Cranberry Catapult STEM Challenge — Thanksgiving Engineering, Data & Measurement
Turn Thanksgiving week into a high-engagement STEM engineering challenge. Students design and build a simple cranberry catapult, test three trials, measure distance in centimeters, graph results, and reflect on force, motion, and the engineering design process. Includes a Safety Rules poster, score/data sheets, a 10-point rubric, discussion prompts, extension ideas, and a 5-question mini-quiz. Perfect for science, engineering, or a holiday STEM day; works great for whole-group, stat
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Graphing, Measurement
Thanksgiving STEM Challenges & Activities: November Dinner Table, Turkey Hideout
These Thanksgiving themed STEM/STEAM activities are perfect to engage your elementary engineers in November! Three STEM challenges and one Bonus Brainbuilder are provided and can be completed as stations or in isolation. Includes the following LOW PREP STEM Challenges:Mayflower ShipDinner TableTurkey HideoutBonus Brainbuilder: Mini Magnetic ParadeCheck out my Video Tour and Demo of all components on YouTube below!LOW PREP THANKSGIVING STEM CHALLENGES VIDEOIncludes the following components for EA
K - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Groundhog Day STEM Activity Light and Shadows Investigation
Teach Students About Groundhog Day with STEM!Engage students in a Groundhog Day exploration where they investigate how groundhogs see their shadows. Students learn about how light is an energy source and how it interacts with opaque objects, transparent objects, and translucent objects. This activity helps students develop critical thinking skills as well as cooperative learning. Students hypothesize, test, and reflect on their own ideas. Aligns with NGSS(Next Gen Science Standards). Includes:
1st - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
1-PS4-2
, 1-PS4-3
Also included in: February STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Holidays Around the World STEM Centers and Activities
Celebrate Christmas and Holidays Around the World with STEM! Engage your students in hands-on learning with 9 holiday STEAM centers!The perfect resource for elementary classrooms, school-wide STEM nights, and STEM clubs. It combines the magic of holidays from all over the world with the excitement of STEM education, fostering critical thinking, art, engineering, problem-solving, and creativity. Why STEAM centers?STEM centers expose students to a lot of different ideas, materials, and challenges
K - 5th
Engineering
Also included in: Elementary K-5 STEM Centers MEGA BUNDLE
April Earth Day READ ALOUD STEM Activities and Challenges, Science, Engineering
Integrate Real-World STEM in your classroom during April with Earth Day Read Aloud STEM Challenges! Teach students about the importance of taking care of the environment, recycling, and more! Upcycle a Plastic Bag, Engineer a Solar Oven, Create a Tree of Peace, and Explore Water Filtration. Includes 4 STEM/STEAM Projects to go along with the following Read Aloud Books: One Plastic Bag by Miranda PaulThe Water Princess by Susan Verde*Wangari's Trees of Peace by Jeanette WinterIqbal and His Ingeni
1st - 5th
Engineering, Literature
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.3
, W.2.1
, W.2.2
+24
Thanksgiving STEAM Challenge - Balloons Over Broadway STEM & Reading Project
Bring creativity, engineering, and literacy together with this Thanksgiving STEAM project inspired by Balloons Over Broadway! Designed for grades 2, 3, 4 & 5, this engaging Thanksgiving STEM challenge combines hands-on design with meaningful Thanksgiving reading connections. After reading Balloons Over Broadway, students will plan, budget, and build their own Thanksgiving parade float or balloon, just like the real Macy’s Parade! This project blends science, technology, engineering, art, a
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Reading
CCSS, NGSS
RL.3.9
, RL.4.3
, RL.4.10
+3
Dinner Table Thanksgiving STEM Activity - Our Table - Perimeter and Area
***SAVE BIG WITH THE THANKSGIVING STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, Thanksgiving themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in November! With a focus on furniture engineering, this activity is always a fun way to celebrate fall. Includes the following components for DINNER TABLE STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Visual Vocabular
K - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Tallest Tree STEM Challenge - Christmas & Winter STEM Activity Winter Party Game
***SAVE BIG WITH THE CHRISTMAS STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, Christmas themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in December! With a focus on tower engineering, this activity is always a fun way to celebrate winter. ***Also includes "Winter Tree" STEM Activity that is not holiday specific.***Includes the following components for Tallest Tree STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook
K - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Christmas Escape the North Pole BUNDLE Easy Prep No-Locks and STEM Challenge
A highly engaging Escape and STEM Challenge for the season! This holiday Escape Room includes completing math problems, logic puzzles, reading, and using idioms. Students complete tasks to earn a method of ‘escaping’. The prep for the events with NO LOCKS is minimal- just making copies. No locks or boxes! Perfect for the busy Christmas season! AND, best of all, this bundle includes the perfect STEM Challenge to culminate the Escape Room event! NOTE: This bundle includes two resources. Each may
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Math
October Halloween STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Integrate Pumpkin STEM this Halloween in your classroom with activities your students won't ever forget!Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, Librarians, Makerspaces, and Elementary Teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom! Perfect for Halloween STEM Centers, Classroom STEM Fridays, Halloween Parties, and Pumpkin Day! These activities are more than just fun, their educational! Your students will love these 5 Halloween STEAM Activities and STEM Ch
1st - 4th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Scientist Spotlight Margaret Hamilton and the Moon READ ALOUD STEM Activity
Integrate STEM and Social Studies in your classroom during Women's History Month with this Margaret Hamilton Space STEM Challenge! Help NASA Apollo astronauts land safely on the moon with Margaret Hamilton! Build a Lunar Lander STEM Challenge is a fun and unique way to engage your students during Women's History Month. Teach students that anyone can be successful in STEM regardless of gender. Students begin the activity by reading about Margaret Hamilton and learning vocabulary about Lunar Lan
K - 5th
Engineering, Science, Social Studies
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.2
, W.2.2
, W.3.2
+16
Also included in: Women's History Month READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities BUNDLE #1
12 Days of Christmas STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Make learning fun with these Christmas STEM Activities! Our 12 most popular Christmas STEM projects are all you need to keep your kids engaged during the Christmas Season! Amazing winter resource for STEM club, STEM Teachers, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom! These activities help students develop critical thinking and engineering skills. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, t
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Halloween STEAM into Reading Project - Moldilocks and the Three Scares Activity
You've heard of STEAM and STEM, but how about STREAM? The 'R' stands for reading and is such an important part of our day! In these activities, we are linking STEAM projects to a read aloud that’s perfect for Halloween! This pack is dedicated to the picture book, "Molidlocks and the Three Scares," by Lynne Marie. The activities included in this pack are perfect for the month of October and for an engineering project in the days leading up to Halloween. Students are asked to build a chair for M
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Measurement
CCSS, NGSS
RL.3.9
, RL.4.3
, RL.4.10
+3
February STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Integrate STEM in your classroom during February with these amazing STEM Challenges! Find out if Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow as you investigate light and shadows for Groundhog Day! Design and build a football and field goal for The Big Football Game! Brighten up Valentine's Day with a card lights up! Create your very own Mount Rushmore for Presidents' Day! These February STEM Activities are more than craftivities. Each STEM Challenge takes students through a process where they develop
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Symbols of Christmas STEM Centers and Activities Craft Lesson Plans
Create the ultimate Christmas party with Christmas STEM centers!The perfect resource for elementary classrooms, school-wide STEM nights, and STEM clubs. It combines the magic of holidays from all over the world with the excitement of STEM education, fostering critical thinking, art, engineering, problem-solving, and creativity. This Christmas STEM lesson pack is more than just simple activities. Students learn a variety of building, coding, art, and more! You can pick and choose from 10 differe
K - 5th
Engineering
Also included in: Elementary K-5 STEM Centers MEGA BUNDLE
Thanksgiving Parade STEM Balloon Design Activity | K-3 STEM, Reading, & Writing!
Elevate your Thanksgiving learning with The Primary Pencil's Thanksgiving Parade STEM Balloon Design Activity, a delightful blend of creativity, critical thinking, and holiday spirit. Inspired by the enchanting story "Balloons Over Broadway," Students learn about Tony Sarg, the puppeteer who invented the first giant helium balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! Then they get to create their very own parade of balloons with an interactive 3-part STEM activity!Lesson Components:Introdu
K - 3rd
Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
K.G.A.1
, K.G.B.5
, CCRA.R.1
+8
Also included in: November STEM Lesson Bundle | K-3 Science, Math, Design, & Writing!
Saint Patricks Day STEM Challenge Build a Leprechaun Trap Lab PRINT and DIGITAL
In this St. Patrick's Day themed STEM challenge, students design and build a trap to catch a leprechaun, using gold to lure him to the trap. Then, they test their trap by placing a heavy object on top of the trap door. This resource includes:teacher directions with discussion questions and extension activities background information about leprechauns including what they are known for and where the legend comes from an introduction to the challengea student response pagea scoring rubrica force c
3rd - 6th
Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Bats in the Classroom: Build, Design, and Write About Bat Habitats
Bring bats to life in your classroom with this hands-on STEM and writing resource that combines science, engineering, and literacy! Perfect for the fall, Halloween season, or any animal unit, this engaging project enables students to learn about bats while practicing real-world problem-solving skills. What’s Included: Bat Trading Cards (12 species): Ready-to-use fact cards with size, diet, habitat, and fun facts—plus “Bat Power Stats” to make them feel like collectible cards! Engineering Pro
2nd - 6th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Writing
Also included in: Bat Science MEGA Bundle: 9 Hands-On Labs, Games, and Field Studies
Earth Day Clean Water Filter
This hands-on STEM activity helps students explore how science and faith work together to serve others. Using a simple water bottle, sand, charcoal, and gravel, learners design a working water filter while discovering how engineering can reflect God’s love in practical ways. Through this project, teachers, homeschoolers, and co-ops can show that STEM isn’t just about solving problems — it’s about impacting lives. Clean water is a universal need, and building a filter becomes a lesson in compassi
3rd - 5th
Character Education, Engineering, Environment
NGSS
3-ESS3-1
, 5-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
October Science Halloween STEM Activities STEAM Challenges Middle School
Halloween STEM Activities and October Science Challenges for Middle School and Upper Elementary Students!Dive into the spooky season with our engaging Halloween STEM challenges, perfect for October classroom activities! Immerse your upper elementary and middle school students in hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math projects that capture the autumn spirit and foster critical thinking. Our resource offers a collection of Halloween-themed STEM tasks, seamlessly integrating seasonal f
3rd - 7th
Engineering, Science
Gingerbread Boat Float A STEM Activity
Science, technology, engineering and math, this STEM activity has it all! Problem solving and STEM concepts are used throughout this activity which finds its origins in the story of the Gingerbread Man. Students are presented with a challenge: to design and construct a boat that will withstand the weight of multiple Gingerbread Boys and Girls and float safely across a "river."
In this activity pack you'll find:
* Detailed lesson plan for the activity
* Recording pages for each step of the eng
K - 3rd
Engineering, Math
Valentine's Day STEM Activities / Valentine STEM Challenges Party Stations
These Valentine's Day STEM and STEAM activities are perfect to engage your elementary engineers in February! Three STEM challenges and one Bonus Brainbuilder are provided and can be completed as stations or in isolation. Includes the following LOW PREP STEM Challenges:House of Cards (card houses)Candy Box (LEGO containers)Air Mail (paper airplanes)Bonus Brainbuilder: Candy DispenserIncludes the following components for EACH CHALLENGE:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklists, and Su
K - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
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