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STEM CHALLENGES for ENTIRE YEAR: Spring, End of the Year, Summer STEM Activities
***SAVE BIG WHEN YOU PURCHASE THIS DISCOUNTED ALL YEAR BUNDLE!***This best-selling bundle contains 9 months of engaging STEM & STEAM Activities for your little engineers, with 3 STEM Challenges and 1 Bonus Brainbuilder per month for a total of 36 NGSS Aligned STEM Activities!*INCLUDES BACK TO SCHOOL, FALL, HALLOWEEN, THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, WINTER, VALENTINE'S DAY, ST.PATRICK'S DAY, EASTER, SPRING, END OF THE YEAR, and SUMMER STEM ACTIVITIES AND CHALLENGES!***TOP 20 ALL TIME BEST SELLING PR
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Goldilocks STEM Activity - Goldilocks and the Three Bears STEM Challenges
What do you get when you combine fairy tales and STEM? A fun, hands-on STEM Tale! This fairy tale with a twist guides students through the engineering design process to create a new bed for Goldilocks. The storybook can be read aloud together. Students will complete it as they work through the STEM activity.The STEM ActivityYour students will help Baby Bear build Goldilocks a new bed of her own! In this story, there is a bit of a twist that will tap into SEL topics like empathy.What You'll Get:T
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K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Fairy Tale STEM and STEAM Activities and Challenges Makerspace Task Cards
Hands-on fairy tale STEM challenges that are open-ended and allow for student creativity! Students can complete all 20 STEM activities OR use the choice board and pick their challenge(s). These low prep activities are easy to set up with materials you already have, like paper, recyclables, or building bricks and blocks. Your students will be begging to do more!✅ What You'll Get ✅20 Fairy Tale STEM challenges: These can be displayed from the PDF file or from Google Slides, or printed at 4 per pag
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K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Easter/Spring STEM Challenges and Activities (April) - Peep Nest,Egg Drop BUNDLE
These Easter/Spring themed STEM/STEAM activities are perfect to engage your elementary engineers in April! 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:Egg DropPeep NestPollen CollectorBonus Brainbuilder: Egg GardenIncludes the following components for EACH CHALLENGE:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklists, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Pa
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Grades:
K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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FAIRY TALE STEM Activity Challenges BUNDLE Family STEM Night and Homeschool STEM
These fairy tale STEM activities bring a classic story alive in a hands-on way, exploring force and motion, sound, measurement, kinetic and potential energy, and more using the engineering design process to creatively problem solve. ⭐ Students will join characters like Goldilocks, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk on 12 engineering adventures, with 48 STEM activities included. They will be challenged to use their problem-solving skills to help the characters solve an engineering dilemma! ⭐Stu
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K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
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Math Logic Puzzles: 1st grade Enrichment - [Digital & Printable PDF]
Math Logic Puzzles for 1st grade includes 18 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills.These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.----------
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K - 2nd
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Fairy Tale and Nursery Rhyme STEM Activities
Students will be delighted and challenged to complete these 8 different Fairy Tale and Nursery Rhyme themed STEM activities! These are perfect for students to work on whole group, in a small group, or even as a fun and engaging move on activity! This pack includes STEAM activities from:♦ The Three Pigs - House Building Challenge♦ The Three Pigs - Huff and Puff Challenge ♦ The Three Billy Goats Gruff - Bridge Building Challenge ♦ Little Miss Muffet - Spider Web Building Challenge♦ Jack Be Nimbl
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PreK - 1st
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Early Finisher Activities 1st Grade Math & Language Arts | Fast Finishers 1st
The words every teacher dreads…”I’m done! Now what?” Are you looking for learning tasks & activities for your 1st grade early finishers?! This Language Arts and Math Early Finisher resource has 90 activities aligned to the Common Core Standards.This printable pack will allow your students to continue to work on important skills like place value, fact families, graphing, short/long vowels, word families and so much MORE! Tasks that they can do independently and track their own progress! Stu
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K - 2nd
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Pi Day Activities ⭕ Circle Math and Art Fun for Elementary ⭕
*BEST SELLER!* Pi Day Activities for elementary? Yes! Even elementary students can understand pi on a basic level and have fun exploring circles! Pi day is March 14th (3/14)! It is such a fun holiday to celebrate math and of course, CIRCLES. Get your MATH on (and art, too) with a variety of worksheets and activities that include circles and pi. Looking for Pi Day activities for upper grades? Head over to Pi Day Pack!✅ What You'll Get ✅What is Pi? Explains pi in a kid-friendly way!Hands-On Pi Exp
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K - 4th
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Also included in: PI DAY Activities BUNDLE ⭕ Math Fun & More for Pi Day March 14th! ⭕
Critical Thinking Activities Logic Puzzles, Algebraic Thinking, Math Enrichment
Engage your students with these critical thinking activities and math logic puzzles. Included in this bundle are 3 critical thinking products for grades K-2. These ready to use logic puzzles are the perfect addition to your classroom to promote mathematical reasoning, problem solving, and creativity!These student friendly critical thinking activities will build a foundation for algebraic reasoning. With 96 puzzles in total, your students will be buzzing with excitement every time they complete o
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K - 2nd
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Bot Basics BUNDLE: Robotics / Robot Activities and Stations for Beginners
Save 20% by purchasing the Bot Basics BUNDLE!The Bot Basics Bundle includes ALL FOUR of my Robot Station and Activity packs for beginners:1) Bot Basics2) Bot Basics: Language Arts Edition3) Bot Basics: Math Edition4) Bot BowlingCompatible with the following robots:-Sphero Spark-Sphero Bolt-Sphero Ollie-Sphero Mini-Ozobot Bit (OzoBlockly) -Ozobot Evo (OzoBlockly or Evo app)-Dash-BeeBot-Code and Go Mouse-Botley-Sphero indi Includes the following :10 Bot Basics Challenges10 Seasonal Maze Challenges
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K - 2nd
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PI DAY Activities BUNDLE ⭕ Math Fun & More for Pi Day March 14th! ⭕
Everything you need to celebrate Pi Day! Have some hands-on math and art fun while exploring pi for National Pi Day (March 14th). If you are preparing a celebration for your school or many grade levels, save with this bundle. Please see the individual listings of the resources to see all that is included in this ultimate Pi Day bundle:Pi Day Fun (K-5)andPi Day Pack (Grades 5+)There is an overlap of some of the activities, which is why this resource is heavily discounted.✅ What You'll Get: K-4 Ac
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K - 8th
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Early Finishers Kindergarten Activities | Fast Finishers Math Language Arts
The words every teacher dreads…”I’m done! Now what?” Are you looking for learning tasks for your Kindergarten early finishers?! This Language Arts and Math Early Finisher resource has 50 activities aligned to the Common Core Standards.This printable pack will allow your kindergarten students to continue to work on important skills like alphabet recognition, ending sounds, shapes, number patterns and so much MORE! Tasks that they can do independently and track their own progress! Students love
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K
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Reading Enrichment Activities for K, 1st, and 2nd Grade Early Finishers & Gifted
This set of 70 engaging, open-ended reading and language arts enrichment activities for K, 1st, and 2nd grade gifted and talented or fast finishers will boost creative writing, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, critical thinking skills and more! All of these activities are low (or no!) prep, saving you tons of time and money. No more looking for generic puzzles or word searches.... or printing extra worksheets you already used.These make great independent projects for gifted and talented students.
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K - 2nd
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The Three Little Pigs Activity ⭐ Fairy Tale STEM Challenge ⭐
Spark curiosity, imagination, and fun with fairy tale STEM! STEM tales use a fairy tale that your students are likely already familiar with - a twist is added into the story that introduces an engineering problem. Can your students help the three little pigs solve the problem in the story? By adding in a story element, those students that might typically shy away from STEM activities may find joy in transporting themselves into a story to solve a problem. All students will follow the engineerin
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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2nd Grade Logic Print & Digital Puzzles Critical Thinking Activities Bundle
Engage your students all year long with these fun and challenging printable logic puzzles that will help them develop important critical thinking skills! With 5 different sets and over 180 2nd grade logic puzzles for you to choose from, your students will remain engaged throughout any season. These beginner logic games are perfect to introduce your students to logic and deductive reasoning! Easily teach your students reasoning, logical thinking, and comparing and contrasting with this incredibl
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K - 2nd
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Depth of Knowledge and Learning Icons - Digging Deep - Critical Thinking Skills
These focus wall resources are designed to be engaging and meaningful. Help your kiddos reach for deep knowledge and content mastery using a variety of critical, complex thinking skills.Digging Deep Learning Practices assist students in engaging in critical thinking and developing meaningful understanding of concepts.This resource contains both large and small posters as well as “quick cards” that can be displayed on focus walls, resource walls, or simply during specific lessons.Encourage your s
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K - 6th
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Logic Puzzles & Critical Thinking Activities for Kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd Grade
These logic puzzles for kindergarten, first, and second grade are the perfect way to help students practice their critical thinking skills! Meant to be done in a whole group or small group setting, these tasks allow students to collaborate, explain their thinking, and approach problems with an open mind. You can use these all year long!This quick, daily practice allows students to come up with strategies to solve problems, recognize that there may be more than one way to solve a problem, and ide
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K - 2nd
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STEM Activities and Makerspace Tasks for the Whole Year
My favorite lower elementary STEM center! These STEM tasks are designed for building bricks like LEGO ®. These challenge cards are easy to set up but highly rigorous. Not only will your students be working creatively to solve problems, they will be reading, writing, and using math skills. What You'll Get: Includes original set plus sets listed below!Basic STEM Mats SetTeacher instructions and sample imagesLetter to send home to parents, caregivers, and friends to ask for donations10 basic STEM M
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Grades:
K - 4th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Nursery Rhyme STEM and STEAM Activities
This resource includes 20 nursery rhyme STEM challenges (plus 3 bonus optional challenges). I created these so that students can work independently on STEM. Use for bell work / morning work, early finishers, or for an after school STEM club. You don't need a fancy makerspace to complete these tasks. I recommend hanging on to recyclables and using what you already have, such as paper, tape, and building blocks and math manipulatives. The challenges are primarily building tasks.Contents20 Nursery
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K - 3rd
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STEM Grading Rubric
***PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT IF YOU ALREADY OWN MY STEM ALL YEAR BUNDLE. IT IS INCLUDED WITHIN THAT PRODUCT.****★STEM ALL YEARThis grading rubric is simple form of student accountability for performance on STEM Challenges and is compatible with any challenge. Both STEM and STEAM versions are included, with editable form fields for you to type in the Challenge and Date on the top.⇒Feedback and FollowersClick the Green ★ to follow my store and get notifications of new product launches a
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K - 5th
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Fairy Tale STEM Activity for The Three Billy Goats Gruff - Design a Bridge
Can YOUR students outsmart the troll? In this hands-on STEM activity based on The Three Billy Goats Gruff, students will construct a bridge. This isn't just another bridge STEM challenge, but one that will bring out creativity in your budding engineers!What's this story about?Your students will help the goats by designing a bridge that the troll is too afraid to traverse. The story will guide them through this process. You will need STEM building materials such as card stock, tape, and recyclabl
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K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Christmas Critical Thinking Bundle | Logic | Sequencing | Math Puzzles
This is a bundle of my five CHRISTMAS CRITICAL THINKING PRODUCTS for grades 1-3. This bundle teaches logic and deductive reasoning, analogies and classifying, and attribute listing to get your kiddos thinking at those higher levels. This bundle is completely updated with new clip art and fonts and now includes a digital version of each product from use in Google Slides™.Purchase this bundle and save 20% off the price if purchased separately!HOW CAN I USE THIS PRODUCT?In a Center: Print out the
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K - 2nd
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Math Enrichment Activities 1st Grade & K, Early Finishers & Gifted and Talented
This set of 70 engaging, open-ended math enrichment challenges for K or 1st grade gifted and talented or fast finishers will boost problem solving, spatial reasoning, sequencing skills, and more! All of these activities are low (or no!) prep, saving you tons of time and money. No more looking for generic puzzles.... or printing extra worksheets you already used.These make great independent projects for gifted and talented students. Or, they could be used as part of small group activities.The cha
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Grades:
K - 1st
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