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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
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
Balloons Over Broadway Activity Thanksgiving Parade STEM Challenge
Have a Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving Day Parade Activity with a Green Screen and Editable Canva Slides! Make learning fun with this Balloons Over Broadway Activity in which students design their very own Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! Perfect companion to the Thanksgiving read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet. Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air! Students plan
K - 5th
Engineering
CCSS, NGSS
W.2.8
, W.3.10
, W.4.10
+7
Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
End of the Year Craft STEM Activities Summer STEM Challenges Packet Worksheets
3 End of the Year STEM Challenges - Mini Golf Course (Hole in One) Challenge, Balloon Rocket Car Challenge, and Trampoline Challenge. Each STEM Challenge has photo examples, a list of materials needed, prediction section, brainstorming section, trials 1, 2, & 3, final results section with drawings, and a reflection section. This resource has science, technology, engineering, and measurement activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really get their brains going during the
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Physics, Science
Ancient Rome Activities Project STEM Challenges Worksheets Roman Empire Republic
Ancient Rome STEM & STEAM Challenges Cross-curricular challenges for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations and Ancient Rome! This resource has science, technology, engineering, and measurement activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really enhance their learning! There are 2 Rome STEM Challenges in this pack. Each STEM Challenge has detailed directions, photo examples, a list of materials needed, prediction section, brainstorming section, trials 1, 2, & 3, final re
3rd - 7th
Ancient History, Engineering, Social Studies
8 Paper STEM Challenges- No Prep Needed!
Wanting to do some STEM activities but don't want to buy a lot of supplies? Or did your lesson not take up as much time as you were planning and need a quick idea to implement on the fly? Included in this PDF are 8 simple STEM activities that require only paper products (occasionally scissors & masking tape for some). These activities can range from 10-40 minutes depending on how you implement them. My favorite part about these activities is how flexible they are, easy to implement & engagin
4th - 8th
Engineering, Math, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
Roller Coaster STEM Challenge End of the Year STEM Activity - Spring Summer May
This low prep, End of the Year, Spring, and Summer themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in May! With a focus on force and motion, this activity is always a fun way to end the school year. Includes the following components for ROLLER COASTER STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Visual Vocabulary ChartPhoto of Possible Prod
K - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+8
Winter Olympics 2026 STEM Activities for Upper Elementary - Science & Reading
Bring the excitement of the Winter Olympics 2026 into your classroom with these high-interest STEM activities. Lean into the global hype to save time while you still meet (and exceed) standards and get your kids hooked! This isn't a packet of worksheets. It's a 5E, plug-and-play STEM toolkit built around winter sports kids already love. Each STEM Challenge Includes❄️ Teacher page with materials, time frame, difficulty level, photos, and teaching tips ❄️ 5E lesson plan with objectives, timing
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Informational Text, Science
CCSS
2.MD.A.1
, 2.NBT.A.2
, 4.G.A.3
+9
Also included in: Holiday STEM Activities 2nd 4th and 3rd Grade Science and STEM Bundle
Straw Rocket STEM Challenge - End of the Year Summer STEM Activity Space
Straw Rocket STEM is a low prep, End of the Year, Spring, and Summer themed STEM/STEAM activity that is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in May and June! With a focus on force and motion, space, and the forces of flight, this activity is always a fun way to end the school year. ***SAVE BIG WITH THE END OF THE YEAR STEM BUNDLE!***Includes the following components for STRAW ROCKET STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Googl
K - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+8
We Don't Eat Our Classmates Read Aloud STEM Activity Team Building Task Cards
Team building STEM challenges to help your students think outside the box!Connect STEM, literacy, and writing with this team building STEM activity in which students try different tasks to build cup towers as a team. Learn all about being a good classmate and teammate! An excellent companion activity to the read aloud We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins. Writing Extension:A writing extension is included for students to write about what it means to be a good classmate. Aligns with Co
1st - 5th
Engineering, Math
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.5
, W.2.5
, W.3.10
+4
Also included in: First Month of School STEM Lesson Plans BUNDLE
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
Pumpkin Catapult STEM Challenge Halloween STEM Activity, Fall Party Game Station
***SAVE BIG WITH THE HALLOWEEN STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, Halloween themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in October! With a focus on force and motion, this activity is always a fun way to begin the school year. Includes the following components for PUMPKIN CATAPULT STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Visual Vocabulary
K - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+8
3rd Grade Science Units NGSS | Yearlong Third Grade Science Curriculum BUNDLE
Teaching third grade science, aligned the Next Generation Science Standards, is quite challenging without quality resources to guide you. These in-depth science units address all the 3rd grade NGSS topics and enable you to plan and teach highly-engaging lessons that don’t take hours to plan because I’ve done it all for you! The six complete units in this bundle blend three important aspects of science and engineering education: the content, the skills, and the big picture ideas. These units inco
3rd
Engineering, General Science, Science
NGSS
3-PS2-1
, 3-ESS3-1
, 3-LS4-1
+15
Valentine's Day STEM Bins® Team Building STEM Activities - Party Stations
Valentine's STEM Bins® Team Building Stations are low prep STEM Activities that are designed to foster student collaboration and team building. They are perfect for Valentine's Day party stations and for building classroom community in February. ★ GRAB MY STEM BINS TEAMBUILDERS BUNDLE!★ The following STEM Bins® Teambuilders are designed to accompany my STEM Bins®, found at the following link: ★ STEM BINS6 Valentine's Day themed STEM Activities are provided for you to set up in stations or comp
PreK - 5th
Engineering, Performing Arts
Ancient Mesopotamia Activities Ancient History STEM Projects Cuneiform Maps Unit
Ancient Mesopotamia STEM & STEAM Challenges Cross-curricular challenges for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations and Ancient Mesopotamia! This resource has science, technology, engineering, and measurement activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really enhance their learning! There are 2 Mesopotamia STEM Challenges in this pack. Each STEM Challenge has detailed directions, photo examples, a list of materials needed, prediction section, brainstorming section, trial
3rd - 6th
Ancient History, Engineering, Science
Design Your Own App! (App Design Project-Based Learning)
Students get to design their own app with this project-based learning assignment and presentation! This project walks them through: identifying a need, brainstorming solutions, creating an app proposal, writing a business plan, and then creating a presentation to help pitch their app! Included in This File:Teacher PagesWhat is an Inquiry Based Project? Lesson plansRubric (Can customize in Google Slides file)Bulletin board display (Giant iPhone display for students to post on your door or bulleti
2nd - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Spanish
Also included in: All PBL, Research, and Writing Units! (Benchmark Advance)
Summer STEM Games Math Activities End of the Year Science Writing Challenges
Summer STEM Challenges for Students! This resource has science, technology, engineering, and measurement activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really get their brains going during the summer time! This resource is part of the STEM / STEAM All Year Long Curriculum Bundle – 29 Challenges!There are 4 Summer STEM Challenges in this pack. Each STEM Challenge has photo examples, a list of materials needed, prediction section, brainstorming section, trials 1, 2, & 3, final result
3rd - 7th
Engineering, Science
Ricky the Rock Kindergarten Science Force and Motion Kindergarten STEM Activity
Teach about Force and Motion with Kindergarten STEM! Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom! In the story, Ricky could’t roll like all of the other rocks because of his shape. Ricky’s friends added different materials to Ricky to change his shape. In this STEM Challenge, students add materials to help their rock roll better. Then, t
K - 1st
Engineering, English Language Arts, Science
NGSS
K-PS2-1
Halloween Creativity Activities Finish the Picture Challenges, STEM Sub Plans
Need a quick, no prep, Halloween STEM challenge to get your students thinking outside the box?!Halloween Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your Halloween party! They also make the perfect Emergency STEM Sub Plans. 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. When students are thinking
1st - 5th
Art, Coloring Pages, Engineering
STEM Challenge - Project Hurricane Defender - Build a Hurricane Proof House
Looking for a flexible, multi-day activity that gets your students “doing science?” Every STEM Challenge offers a hands-on, inquiry-based, student-led project designed to allow them to step into the roles of researchers and engineers. STEM Challenge projects are ideal for use at any time throughout the school year, between units, before breaks, or during afternoons when testing weeks occur.For teachers, there are presentations and step-by-step guides to facilitate pacing and lesson plans that
6th - 8th
Engineering, Physics, Science
Also included in: STEM Challenge Bundle Vol. 1 - Includes 12 Integrated STEM Activities
Rainbow Bridge STEM Activity St. Patrick's Day STEM Challenge Arch Bridge Spring
Rainbow Bridge (Arch Bridge) STEM is a low prep, St. Patrick's Day and Spring themed STEM activity that is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in March! ***SAVE BIG WITH THE MARCH STEM BUNDLE***Includes the following components for RAINBOW ARCH BRIDGE STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Visual Vocabulary ChartPhoto of Possible ProductDigital Anchor
K - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Balloons Over Broadway Creativity Activities Finish the Picture STEM Sub Plans
Need a quick, no prep, Thanksgiving STEM challenge to get your students thinking outside the box?!These no prep STEM Challenges make the perfect Emergency Sub Plans or as self-guided Autumn STEM Centers! Thanksgiving Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your Thanksgiving classroom activities! The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique th
1st - 5th
Art, Engineering, English Language Arts
Scientist Spotlight Mae Jemison Build a Rocket STEM Activity Mae Among the Stars
Astronaut Spotlight: Mae JemisonLaunch the Space Shuttle Endeavor to help get Mae Jemison to Space! Students love learning about Mae Jemison by completing this STEM challenge! This works well for both Black History Month and Women's History Month. Reading passages teach students about how Mae Jemison was the first African American Woman in space. Designing and building a rocket to launch into space helps solidify the lesson in a hands-on way! Perfect companion activity to Mae Among the Stars b
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Hibernation Station STEM - Winter STEM Activity - Animals in Winter - January
***SAVE BIG WITH THE WINTER STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, winter themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in January! Includes the following components for HIBERNATION STATION ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Visual Vocabulary ChartPhoto of Possible ProductDigital Anchor ChartStudent InstructionsQR Code Research Videos and We
K - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, 1-LS1-1
+6
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