Shining Compassionate STEM

Get your students excited about STEM with this fun, hands-on, project-based glider activity challenge! This simple activity lets kids explore forces, gravity, lift, drag, thrust, and energy while testing their engineering skills. Perfect for December, Christmas, and Winter STEM activities or the week before winter break, it’s engaging, educational, and requires simple supplies you probably already have. Follow the engineering design process and learn about the science behind it with the i

Help your students explore the fascinating world of human anatomy and discover how the brain controls everything we do. This flip book is an excellent introduction to the regions of the brain and understanding the human body. Students will have fun learning what each part of the brain is responsible for while making real-life connections to movement, senses, emotions, and thinking skills. This 7-page flip book is easy to assemble—each page requires only one straight cut. Directions and a com

The Engineering Design Process, including steps; Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve, and Share. Use these pages for STEM Challenges to guide students through the step-by-step process. Allows for use in direct and guided instruction, review, assessment, or games. Available in both black and white and color for various print options and student needs and intelligences. 💖 Shining Compassionate STEMWelcome to Shining Compassionate STEM! I create engaging STEM activities, hands-on projects, and

Looking for effective ways to educate kids about sleep, the biological importance of sleep, sleep hygiene, healthy sleep routines, the connection between sleep and academic performance, and the effects of sleep deprivation? This resource is packed with age-appropriate worksheets, lesson plans, activities, and strategies to promote healthy sleep habits in grades 4–6. Students will collected data by doing 2 sleep trials to reflect on their sleep habits. Kids need guidance in understanding why sle

The Ultimate Physical Education Planning, Organizing, and Testing Prep System for Teachers & StudentsIf you’re a 5th-grade PE teacher in California, you already know: organization, planning, and preparation are the keys to student success—especially when Physical Fitness Testing is right around the corner. That’s where this resource bundle shines. It’s not just one tool—it’s two powerful, ready-to-use resources designed to make your life easier and your students more confident: The Californi

Bring hands-on engineering to your classroom this season with the Winter Candy Bucket Tower STEM Challenge—perfect for December and January! This activity is winter themed but not holiday specific, making it fully inclusive for all students. Using simple supplies like straws, tape, scissors, cups, string, and optional winter-themed candy loads (candy kisses, candy canes, peppermints, or any candy), students design, build, test, and improve a tower that can support weight. This challenge is

Bring hands-on engineering to your classroom this season with these two STEM Challenges—perfect for December and January! These activity is winter themed but not holiday specific, making it fully inclusive for all students. Using simple supplies for both activities, students follow the engineering design process. They are NGSS-aligned, includes informational text, and teach students about forces, gravity, load, balance, stability, strong shapes, and material properties, energy, gravity, li

6th, 7th, and 8th Grades California Physical Education Model Content Standards Printable Teacher Planner✅ Print •✅ Plan • ✅ Organize • ✅ Document • ✅ Assess • ✅ Reflect — All in One PlaceAre you looking for a complete, ready-to-use resource to keep all your Physical Education planning, assessments, reflections, and documentation in one place? This California Physical Education Teacher Planner & Reflection Bundle was designed with YOU in mind. Covering grade levels 6th-8th grade, this bundle

Celebrate Veterans Day with this patriotic, engaging, and meaningful bundle that honors our heroes while building skills in reading, writing, STEM, listening, and teamwork. This fun and educational set includes an informational text and research activity resource and a Veterans Day Bingo Game — perfect for grades 4–6. These activities encourage gratitude, empathy, and civic pride, while connecting to real-world applications of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) used to he

Get your students excited about Thanksgiving STEM learning with this fun and engaging November STEM Challenge! This hands-on turkey glider activity explores forces, motion, gravity, and energy while building engineering and problem-solving skills. NGSS-aligned, it includes informational text, step-by-step directions, and an answer key—all with adorable turkey and pumpkin designs that bring festive fall fun to your classroom! 🍂 Why Teachers ❤️ This Resource: Ready to use – just make co

Bring excitement, creativity, and real-world engineering to your classroom with this Fall STEM Challenge Bundle—perfect fo Thanksgiving, and November! Students will design, build, test, and improve two highly engaging NGSS-aligned challenges using simple supplies like straws, tape, scissors, string, cups, construction paper, and fall candies. Both activities include informational text, follow the Engineering Design Process, and help students explore key concepts such as forces, gravity, mot

Bring the excitement of engineering to your classroom with this STEM challenge for fall—perfect for October, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and November! Students use fall candies, straws, tape, scissors, cups, string, and construction paper to create a straw bucket tower that can hold a load of candy. This NGSS-aligned activity includes informational text, follows the Engineering Design Process, and uses simple supplies you already have in class. Fun, engaging, and meaningful for grades 3–5!

Kindergarten- 6th Grade California Physical Education Model Content Standards Printable Teacher Planner ✅ Print •✅ Plan • ✅ Organize • ✅ Document • ✅ Assess • ✅ Reflect — All in One PlaceAre you looking for a complete, ready-to-use resource to keep all your Physical Education planning, assessments, reflections, and documentation in one place? This California Physical Education Teacher Planner & Reflection Bundle was designed with YOU in mind. Covering all grade levels, Kindergarten th

2ndth Grade California Physical Education Model Content Standards Printable Teacher Planner ✅ Print •✅ Plan • ✅ Organize • ✅ Document • ✅ Assess • ✅ Reflect — All in One PlaceIf you’re a California Physical Education Teacher looking for a complete, ready-to-use tool to keep your planning, assessments, reflections, and documentation in one place — this resource was made for you! This PE Teacher Planner is specifically aligned with the California Model Content Standards for Physical Educ

Harness the Sun’s energy with this project-based Solar Oven STEM Challenge! Students will explore energy transfer, properties of matter, and the engineering design process through hands-on experimentation and real-world application. This standards-aligned resource includes informational text with charts, graphic organizers, detailed lesson plans, examples, tips and tricks, and even video links to help you guide students every step of the way — from planning to creating to testing their

Make teaching electricity, conductors, and insulators fun, visual, and hands-on with these 5 themed sets of self-checking digital Google Slides task cards! 50 total cards! This ready-to-use resource helps students see how electricity flows through everyday materials while saving teachers time and keeping learners engaged. Students don’t just memorize—they interact and apply what they know by sorting real-world items into “Insulators” and “Conductors.” From camping tools to kitchen gadget

Do you want to increase collaboration, strengthen problem-solving, and build essential teamwork skills in your classroom? These printable task cards are designed to help students practice working together, managing challenges, and developing the soft skills (human skills) they need for success—all year long. They are great for the beginning of the school year or anytimes, because they help students develop coping skills needed in STEM. They will prepare your students for real-life situations the

Support your students’ mental health, self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, relationship skills, and social awareness with this engaging self-care unit for kids. This resource introduces the five domains of self-care: physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual, while helping students build lifelong health and wellness habits. Through hands-on creative activities, meaningful discussions, and reflection opportunities, students learn how to pause, recharge, and

5th Grade California Physical Education Model Content Standards Printable Teacher Planner ✅ Print •✅ Plan • ✅ Organize • ✅ Document • ✅ Assess • ✅ Reflect — All in One PlaceIf you’re a California Physical Education Teacher looking for a complete, ready-to-use tool to keep your planning, assessments, reflections, and documentation in one place — this resource was made for you! This PE Teacher Planner is specifically aligned with the California Model Content Standards for Physical Educat

Get your students excited about STEM with this fun, hands-on glider challenge! This simple activity lets kids explore forces, gravity, lift, drag, thrust, and energy while testing their engineering skills. Perfect for Halloween week or any October STEM activity, it’s engaging, educational, and requires simple supplies you probably already have. Why Teachers ❤️ This Resource: Ready to use – just make copies and grab straws, tape, and paper Perfect for 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade STEM lessons Align