Little STEM Explorers

STEM- Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Use this STEM Bundle Fairytale Pack with students in K-3rd to get your students excited about STEM! Save BIG with this bundle pack. Save over 40%! Six multiple day, cross curricular lessons included: Lesson 1: Read one of the many versions of "Alice in Wonderland" or simply discuss the story. This lesson is designed to practice angles and architecture. It's a great way to incorporate math into literature! Students are then presented with the

Preventing Erosion STEM Challenge – Unit 5 Week 4 NGSS-Aligned | 2-ESS1-1 & 2-ESS2-1 | 2nd Grade Weathering & Erosion In this hands-on STEM challenge, students move from understanding erosion to thinking like engineers — designing and testing solutions to stop soil from washing away. Students investigate a real-world erosion problem (soil washing away under playground swings) and apply the engineering design process to slow, block, or redirect moving water. This week strengthens: Cause-and-eff

❄️ Little STEM Explorers: Winter STEM Series BundleHands-On Science Labs for K–2 | NGSS-AlignedBring winter to life in your classroom with four engaging, inquiry-driven STEM investigations featuring the Little STEM Explorers characters: Mira, Petal, Buzz, and Blaze! Each lab invites students to explore real scientific phenomena through hands-on activities, student-friendly explanations, and easy-to-follow teacher directions. Designed with consistency and clarity in mind, this bundle provides a c

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

Little STEM Explorers – Unit 2, Week 2: Heat & Cold in Our World (NGSS 2-PS1-4)Explore how heat and cold can change everyday materials in this engaging, hands-on science pack! This week-long resource is part of our full-year Little STEM Explorers second grade curriculum. Students investigate reversible and irreversible changes through experiments, design challenges, and rich discussion prompts. This resource includes everything you need for meaningful instruction aligned with NGSS 2-PS1-4.

🔥 Melt, mix, and investigate with Blaze the Bunny!In this winter STEM investigation, students become Heat Scientists as they explore how heating and cooling change materials. Using broken crayons and simple tools, students observe wax melting, swirling, cooling, and hardening again — discovering which material changes can be reversed and which cannot. Through hands-on investigation, guided prompts, and real-world winter connections, your students will: Watch how wax melts when heat is added

Your students will love finding a poem to memorize and present to the class! In this product, you will find a letter to go home to families and a rubric to use during the students presentations. Have fun with this!

STEM- Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Use this STEM design brief with students in K-3rd. Read one of the many versions of "Hansel and Gretel" or simply discuss the story. This lesson is designed to discuss map making. A great way to incorporate social studies into literature! Students are then presented with the design brief and given the problem of creating a 3D map. Included in this download: - Teacher's Guide (How To: Implement STEM) - Design Brief (Lesson Plan) - Criteria P

Explore how heating and cooling can change materials with this engaging, NGSS-aligned Week 3 science unit from the Little STEM Explorers series!In this hands-on and inquiry-based science pack, second grade students investigate real-world temperature problems, test tools that use heat or cold, and collaborate to design solutions. It’s the perfect way to build STEM thinking while aligning with 2-PS1-4! What’s Included in Unit 2: Week 3 – “Heat & Cold in Our World”: Teacher Instructions for each a

Get ready for another week of hands-on science with Week 3 of the Little STEM Explorers curriculum!In this NGSS-aligned unit, students investigate how materials behave in water (sink or float) and explore visual properties like shiny vs dull and transparent vs opaque. With centers, cut-and-paste activities, recording sheets, and anchor charts, this pack makes properties of matter fun and engaging! Perfect for 2nd grade classrooms, this flexible resource supports 2-PS1-1 and helps students dev

Little STEM Explorers: Exploring Properties – Sort, Observe & Design STEM Pack (Grade 2)Help your students think and act like real scientists with this hands-on, NGSS-aligned STEM activity pack! Designed for second grade, this engaging resource invites learners to use their five senses to explore, describe, sort, and design with everyday materials. ✅ What’s Included: Indoor & Outdoor Property Hunt Worksheets Mystery Object Sort Activity (great for science centers!) Design-a-Tool STEM Challeng

STEM- Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Use this STEM design brief with students in K-3rd. Read one of the many versions of "Snow White" or simply discuss the story. This lesson is designed as a science experiment and observation that continues over a 2 day period. It's a great way to incorporate science into literature! Students are then presented with the design brief and given the problem of helping Snow White choose the right apple. Included in this download: - Teacher's Guid

This is more than a worksheet — it’s a weeklong STEM journey built for second grade scientists!Aligned with NGSS 2-PS1-2, this Week 4 unit invites students to investigate, compare, and choose materials for a specific purpose. Through hands-on activities, vocabulary support, and an open-ended design challenge, learners will explore how strength, flexibility, texture, and water resistance affect material choice. Designed for busy teachers, every component is printable, purposeful, and classroom-

STEM- Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Use this STEM design brief with students in K-3rd. Read one of the many versions of "Rapunzel" or simply discuss the story. This lesson is designed to practice designing and constructing a structure that will protect an object. It's a great way to practice a hands-on project in literature! Students are then presented with the design brief and given the problem of helping Rapunzel safely get to the ground. Included in this download: - Teacher

Enjoy this wonderful project to do in school or to send with your students over break! It is designed like a RAFT assignment. Students choose a role, an audience of who they are writing to, a format, and a topic. You can give as little or as much freedom as you want with this assignment! Included in this product is the project assignment, teacher examples, and paper templates that can or cannot be used by students. Students may choose between writing a diary, recipe, letter, grocery list, so

This is an excellent project that your students can do over the Spring and Winter breaks. They can also be done in school. It's a great way to show the growth your students have made throughout the year, and they absolutely love having the freedom to choose their own assignment! This is called a RAFT project. R (role) A (audience) F (format) T (topic). RAFT is a writing strategy that helps students understand their role as a writer. It encourages them to uncover their own voice by presenting t

Give each student their own passport booklet to take on their journey! To learn about Cinderella around the world! Included in this booklet are the countries China, South Africa, Germany, Canada, and Ireland. Each country has it's own version of the Cinderella story. Use this packet with the following books: "Yeh-Shen" "Princess Furball" "Sootface" "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters" "The Irish Cinderlad" "Cinderella"

This is one lesson from my Superhero STEM or STEAM bundle. Each lesson includes: - Directions on how to implement STEM or STEAM in the classroom. - List of materials needed to complete the activity. - Student Challenge Poster with criteria to follow as well as a bonus to try to include. - Mission poster used for discussion and anticipatory set. - Student planning sheet. - Reflection page for students to grade themselves and reflect on how they may have done the activity differently. Check out

Please enjoy this product that you can use with your students to create plays or stories in groups. I used this product for my students to write and perform their own plays! They had a blast and were so creative!

I love using this in my classroom. You can use the blank newspaper article in many different ways. Students can write about something going on in their own town. They can be assigned to research a topic and write an article. There are so many fun ways to create a classroom newspaper! This document can be edited so that you can enter your hometown newspaper name and slogan.