STEAM - Preschool Activities For STEM Enric - Jamie Hand

STEAM: PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES FOR STEM ENRICHMENT
Amanda Boyarshinov and Jamie Hand

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Table of Contents
Introduction
Welcome
Science
Rocking Rock Collection
Make a Rainbow
Beneath the Water’s Surface
Freeze Dance Shadows
Racing Ramps
Magnetic Painting
Science for Preschoolers Additional Activity Ideas
Technology
What’s The Time?
Digital Photo Number Book
Life Cycle Word Wall
Pedometer Scavenger Hunt
Cool Calculator Computations
Create an Alphabet Music Video
Technology for Preschoolers Additional Activity Ideas
Engineering
Portable Water Wall
Build a City
Balancing Bottle Boat
Plastic Cup Challenge
Tube Towers
Build a Rain Shelter
Engineering for Preschoolers Additional Activity Ideas
Art
Monarch Watch
Out of this World Watercolor
A Bunch of Birds
Handmade Paper Journal
3-D Model Amphibian
It’s a Bug World
Art for Preschoolers Additional Activity Ideas
Math
Number Sense
Big to Small Painted Stick Mobile
Pattern Pathway
Coin Sort
Teddy Travels
Bean Bag Math Toss
Additional Math Resources
Printables
Supply List
Science Activities Supply List
Technology Activities Supply List
Engineering Activities Supply List
Art Activities Supply List
Math Activities Supply List
About the Authors
Index
Introduction
STEAM: PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES FOR STEM ENRICHMENT is a collection of
teacher-tested learning activities for preschool children to experience. In the process of
completing the activities, children will practice and master skills in the areas of science,
technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. These subjects are also referred to as
STEAM.
We have added an A to the commonly referred to STEM subject areas because art is
an integral part to learning. Art in fact, interfaces all STEM professions in some way. Art is
often underutilized in classroom learning, yet it encourages our children to think creatively
and look at the world in a different way.
Children naturally posses a curiosity towards the world and how things work. We, as
teachers and parents, need to foster this interest and provide our young children with
opportunities to grow and develop in STEAM subject areas.
Each section of STEAM: PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES FOR STEM ENRICHMENT
provides six easy, hands-on learning activities for children. Refer to the activity suggestions
to see how you can extend and enrich the provided learning activity. The activities included
in the book are appropriate to use with preschool children at any time of the year.
This book will provide you with simple, but powerful learning activities to get your
little learners engaged in STEAM.
Welcome
If you are a parent, hoping to enrich your homeschooling curriculum or after school
learning and play time with more STEAM activities, then there is a wide range of lessons
included in this book that may peak the interest of your preschool learner. You are your
child’s first and number one teacher, so we will refer to you in this book as teacher. The
activities will refer to the preschoolers as “the child.” You are welcome to read this as, your
child.
If you are a teacher, hoping to integrate more STEAM activities into your preschool
learning day, there are activities and topics to cover students learning needs. Many of these
activities would work well in small group or whole group instruction with little or no
adaptations needed. Although the activities refer to “the child,” the word children could be
substituted for this phrase.
The following activities were created by experienced teachers and tested by children
in the age range of three years old to five years old. The teacher will know the age and
development of the child they are working with and be able to differentiate the activity to
meet the child’s academic and social needs. The teacher will be able to determine the
appropriateness of the activity for the child. If an activity may not be the right fit for the
child, omit that activity.
These preschool S.T.E.A.M. activities can be done in any order. Some teachers may
choose to focus on one content area for a period of time. Others may introduce one activity
from each section and loop back to the beginning when they have introduced one activity for
each subject area.
This ebook was designed to be viewed on a computer or electronic device with the
appropriate software. We suggest reading the activity objectives, material list, directions and
activity suggestions prior to working with the child. Preparing the needed materials ahead of
time is also helpful when working with young children. During the S.T.E.A.M. lesson,
teachers can refer back to the directions if needed. This book may also be printed and bound
it to use as a teaching guide in the paper format, but please be respectful and do not distribute
copies either electronically or in print.
Readers will notice that throughout the book there are links to click on. These links
will take you to authors off-site blogs and also other parts of the book. These links are
provided to enhance the e-book experience and provide more resources to you - the teacher.
Science
Children are fascinated by the world around them. They want to know why things
happen and how things work. Preschoolers are naturally inclined to ask questions. They
explore and discuss these questions often, making science an every day part of their lives.
My little scientist is always asking why about anything and everything. He asks
questions to seek answers and understand the world around him. “Why does that beetle make
a clicking sound?” “How come we need to add soap to the washing machine?” and “Why
does the moon change shape?” are all questions my four year old asked - yesterday.
Preschool children are keen observers noticing things like ants marching in a line to an old
apple slice and rainbows in the sky after a rain.
For preschoolers, science is a hands-on, minds-on learning experience that is fun and
enjoyable. Experimenting and discovery is a way to help the child answer some of the many
questions they have about the world. Observing chemical reactions and seeing fizzes and
changes causes smiles and shrieks of joy.
As the parent or teacher, be sure to prompt their thinking and stretch their learning by
asking your child open ended questions along the way, “Why did you think that happened?”
The goal at this age is to get them interested in science and keep asking questions.
Learning Objective
Observe and describe differences in rocks.
Materials Needed
Assortment of Rocks
Magnifying Glass
Science Journal
Pencil or Marker
Directions for Activity
1. The child will collect rocks on their daily adventures outdoors. Tell him that a rock is a
natural solid made up of one or more minerals.
2. Once a group of 5 or more rocks have been collected, encourage him to observe the shape,
textures, weight and colors of each rock. Talk about what he sees. Use language rich words
such as shiny, dull, smooth, bumpy, round, flat, heavy, light, and hard.
3. Allow the child to organize his collection in any way he chooses. Encourage him to then
sort by certain attributes as described earlier. Find a place the home or classroom where this
collection can be displayed.
4. After the collection has been sorted, choose one rock to draw in a science journal. Label
colors, divots, textures, or differences in the rock that makes it unique. Write one sentence to
describe the attributes of that particular rock. Preschool children may attempt to write these
words on their own. An adult may also write the words dictated by the child in grown-up
writing on the paper. This helps beginning writers make the connection between spoken
words and written words.
Activity Extensions
Consider expanding the child’s observations of their rocks with the use of a kitchen scale.
The teacher can help him measure and record on a piece of paper the weight of each rock.
Compare and contrast the rocks by weight using vocabulary such as heavy, heavier, and
heaviest.
Checking out a book on rocks from the library and trying to decide on the type of rocks
collected is also a great activity extension. It will help the child develop research skills and
boost vocabulary. This is called rock classification.
Make a Rainbow
Learning Objective
Create and draw a rainbow using household materials.
Materials Needed
Drinking Glass
Water
White Paper
Crayons or Colored Pencils
1. Introduce the activity to the child by asking, “What is a rainbow?”and “Where do we
usually see rainbows”? Have her predict which colors she will see in a rainbow.
2. Fill a glass three-fourths full of water. Place the glass near a window with direct sunlight.
3. Hold the glass above the white paper and move the glass around until a small rainbow
appears on the white paper. Ask her to describe the colors she sees. Have her point and name
each color. Encourage her to point out her favorite color.
4. Use colored pencils or crayons to trace the rainbow onto the paper.
5. Try holding the glass at different levels and compare what happens to the rainbow. How
does the rainbow change? Repeat steps 3 and 4.
6. Explain to the child that rainbows appear when sunlight bends through the water creating
the spectrum of colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet). These colors
appear in this order in all rainbows.
Activity Extensions
Create a rainbow outside. Place your back to the sun. Use a hose set to a fine mist setting and
spray water in the air. Watch for rainbows to appear in the mist. Find and name the colors.
Compare the order of colors with the rainbow drawing from the cup.
Learning Objective
Collect, describe and record information about living things.
Materials Needed
Shallow Container
Empty Glass Jar
Bucket
Science Journal
Pen or Marker
1. The child will observe the pond habitat and discuss what he can see. Encourage him to
talk about living and non-living things that he can see and hear.
2. Ask him to predict what he thinks will be beneath the surface of the water. Can you see
and hear the same things? Talk about it. Then, take a GIANT scoop of pond water and add it
to the shallow container.
3. So what is in the water beneath the surface? Discuss the living and non-living things that
you see. Ask him to describe the animals or insects adaptations to living in the water. Are
there any creatures that he can find in this pond habitat that may be in different stages of their
lives? A frog and a tadpole maybe?
4. Select two of the living creatures to observe in more detail. Record observations in a
science journal. Pay close attention to the number of legs, textures of skin, and body shape.
Use words and pictures.
Activity Extensions
Making a tally chart of the number of animals and insects that you observed is a way to
connect counting and data recording to this simple, but very powerful science activity. In one
chart, the children found 1 water bug, 3 tadpoles, and 11 minnows. Encourage the child to
take this data and make estimations of the whole pond population. Are there only 3 tadpoles
in the entire pond? What would happen if water was sampled from the other side of the
pond? Discuss with the child.
Learning Objective
Learn about the Earth’s daily rotation through shadow changes.
Materials Needed
Chalk
Music
Sunny Weather
1. Go outside and have the child find his shadow. Ask him, “What makes up the shadow?”
Explain to him that a shadows is made when light is blocked.
2. Play music for a minute and then stop the music and have him “freeze” in position.
3. Trace around his shadow with chalk and mark with an “X” where he is standing.
4. Repeat above steps as many times as desired
5. Go back later in the day and have the child stand in the same “X” spots. Try to have him
match up their shadows. Ask, “How did the shadows change?” and “Why did the shadows
change?” Compare and contrast the differences of the size, shape and position of the shadows.
Inform the child that the sun does not move but rather it is the earth spinning causing the sun to
be in a different spot.
Activity Extensions
Go on a nature walk outside observing the shadows of different objects such as trees, plants
or outside toys. Take along some paper or a science journal and trace the shadows on the
paper to record the shadows.
Create shadows puppets using a flashlight and a blank wall. Have the child place their hands
in front of the light and create shadows on the wall using their hands. Create stories based on
the shapes of shadows you create.
Racing Ramps
Learning Objective
Investigate cause-and-effect relationships with ramps.
Materials Needed
Toilet Paper or Paper Towel Tubes
Scissors (for adult to cut tubes in ½)
Tape
A Thick Book
2 of the Same Items That Roll (such as cars or marbles)

1. Adults will pre-cut the tubes available and assist the child in building ramps of varying
lengths using tape.
2. Let the child explore and experiment with the ramps and objects provided for 5-10 minutes
on their own.
3. Set up an experiment where two tube ramps start at the same height from the floor
(balanced on the book), but are of different lengths. Ask her, “Does the length of the ramp
affect how far the car will roll?” and “What do you think will happen if we let both cars go
down different length ramps at the same time?” Allow her to make a prediction and ask for
her explanation.
4. Race the cars down the ramps. Discuss which car went further. Perform this activity
several times. Compare the results. Encourage her to talk about what is happening. Ask,
“Why do you think one car went further than another?”
5. Repeat this experiment using ramps of the same size and then again using ramps at different
heights.
Activity Extensions
Extend your ramp explorations by providing new materials to explore and create with. Pool
noodles cut in half, wood boards, mailing tubes, and even rain gutters can all make great
racing ramps.
Create a challenge for your preschooler. If you wanted the car to roll as far as possible, how
would you set up your ramp?
Add some craftiness to your ramp fun. Put a piece of paper onto a clipboard – then prop it up
to make a ramp. Fill a pipette with water color paint and let the pain slide down the ramp to
create a paint racing work of art.
Magnetic Painting
Learning Objective
Learn about magnetic and non-magnetic.
Materials Needed
Magnet
Magnetic Items (paperclip, nail, bolt)
Non-Magnetic Items (string, pencil, small plastic toy)
White Paper
Tempera Paint
Tray or Cookie Sheet
1. Tape a piece of white paper to a cookie sheet.
2. Place magnetic and non-magnetic items on top of a white piece of paper. Have the child
predict which objects the magnet will pick up.
3. Give him time to experiment picking up the items with the magnet.
4. After experimenting with the magnetic objects, place the magnet on the underneath side of
the cookie sheet. Move non-magnetic items off the tray. Ask what he thinks will happen to the
objects when the magnet is underneath the tray? Have him practice moving the magnetic items
around the white paper with the magnet.
5. Squirt a small amount of paint on top of the white paper.
6. Use the magnet to move the magnetic items through and around the paint. Have him try to
move the items in different variations; fast, slow, across the page or in circles.
Activity Extensions
Introduce color mixing by mixing two or more colors together with the magnetic objects.
Begin with the primary colors red, yellow, and blue. Study closely to see what new colors
are created when primary colors are mixed together.
Science for Preschoolers Additional Activity Ideas
3 Solar Experiments for Kids
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2014/05/solar-science-experiments-for-kids.html
5 Minute Science: Color Mixing Fizzy Bubbles

http://handmadekidsart.com/kids-science
Garden Science – Worms
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2014/03/garden-science-worms-and-compost.html
Exploring Sounds with DIY musical instruments

http://handmadekidsart.com/homemade-musical-instruments/
Discovering Magnets with Trains
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2014/02/exploring-science-with-trains-simple.html
Non Messy Color Mixing with Play Dough

http://handmadekidsart.com/mixing-colors/
Technology
Technology is changing at a rapid pace. Preschoolers today have a more access and
more exposure to different types of technology than ten years ago. These tools are commonly
found in today’s homes and classrooms.
Technology can be thought of as a tool to help your child learn numbers, letters, or
whatever their interests may be. New advances lie ahead for this future generation. Jobs and
industries that children will work in have yet to be invented. Providing preschoolers the
opportunity to explore different types of technology in small doses will begin a foundation of
what these tools are used for.
Common technology tools that are used by preschoolers are: Interactive storybooks,
cd players, radios, calculators, computers, mobile devices, digital cameras, video cameras,
Interactive Smart Boards, and even pens that will read words as you tap them. Preschoolers
also enjoy using alarm clocks, timers, digital scales, and pedometers to extend S.T.E.A.M.
learning.
Technology can also be used to discover preschoolers personal interests. A child that
loves trains may snuggle in to listen to a train book on CD. A child that is passionate about
the arts, may be able to take a virtual tour of a famous art museum on the Internet. A child that
is passionate about bugs, may have a search-able app that helps them name and discover more
about the bug they just found.
What’s The Time?
Learning Objective
Use an alarm clock to tell the time of day.
Materials Needed
Alarm Clock
Alarm Clock Printable
Pencil or Number Stamps
1. Adults will explain what an alarm clock is and talk about how they use it to help them: it
tells time, it can be set to ring at a specific time, and it can play a radio. Set rules for when it
is O.K. for the child to use this technology.
Our rules:
Only grown-ups can plug an alarm clock in.
The child must ask permission to explore the alarm clock.
The child may only press the buttons on the given alarm clock.
Parents alarm clocks are off limits.
2. Let the child explore and experiment with the buttons on the alarm clock.
3. Practice reading the time with him. Point to the numbers and say them out loud. Teach
them 12:00 O’clock first and watch as the numbers turn. Let them “read” the time out loud to
you.
4. Give him the alarm clock printable and let him record the numbers as they turn.
5. Set the alarm clock up in their room. Ask him throughout the day to help you figure out
what time it is. Practice reading the numbers.
Activity Extensions
Bake with the child. Have them use their alarm clock as a way to keep track of the time
needed for your recipe to bake. This will require operational skills of addition and
subtraction. Assist him in figuring out what the ending time would be and encourage him to
watch their alarm clock and tell you when it is done.
Set your alarm clock radio alarm for a special time of day, such as 3:00. Tell the child that
every day for one week at 3:00 you will have a dance party. This will reinforce the purpose
of an alarm clock in a fun and memorable way!
Learning Objective
Create a photo counting book for numbers 1-10.
Materials Needed
Paper
Numbers Printable Sheet
Digital Camera or Cell Phone Camera
Printer
Mini Photo Album
1. Print off the number sheets. Cut each sheet in half along the dotted line.
2. Introduce the child to the digital camera. Let him “explore” the camera. Demonstrate how
the camera turns on and off, zooms in and out and how to take a photo. It is important to use a
neck strap or wrist strap so that it prevents the camera from being dropped.
3. Layout the printed numbers and have the child start collecting objects and laying them on
the corresponding number (for example, one toy car, two trucks, three train cars, etc). Let
them be creative.
4. Have him photograph each number and the correct corresponding number of objects.
5. Print out the pictures.
6. Insert the printed photos into a mini photo album to create the photo book.
Activity Extensions
Challenge the child by also including 11-20 or higher numbers. The activity could also be
repeated to create an alphabet book. The child would photograph objects that start with each
letter.
Learning Objective
Create a science vocabulary word wall.
Materials Needed
Pictures of the Topic Area or a Digital Camera to Take Pictures
Computer
Writing Software
1. During a science unit of study, write down four vocabulary words that are meaningful to the
child and will enrich the lesson.
2. Take pictures to represent the words or use software’s images / clipart.
3. Add the pictures to the word document and encourage the child to figure out the beginning
sound. Have the child look for that letter on the keyboard and type it in. Young learners have
varying reading abilities.
• The most basic step is to have them find the letter for the beginning sound and type that, the
teacher fills in the rest of the letters in the word.
• For more advanced preschoolers, the teacher can write the words down on a piece of paper
and have the child “match” the letter on the card, to the letter they need to type on the
keyboard.
• For children who are proficient at decoding words, encourage them to sound out the letters
that they hear in the word.
4. Acknowledge their typing and reinforce the science concept. “You typed the letter “c.” C
makes the sound {c} like in caterpillar. A caterpillar is a young butterfly.
5. Complete the word wall. Print and display.
Activity Extensions
Word walls are most effective when children are shown how to and use them as a resource
for reading and writing. Make sure to use them and refer back to them for spelling when
writing a story about a caterpillar. If you are reading a book about that theme, have the child
point to their word on their word wall when it appears in the story. Have him read the words
to you and explain what they mean.
Try making a word wall for several different science topics. Then, assemble them all
together into a home-made science vocabulary book. Use a three whole punch and a 3 ring
binder so that you can keep adding to your book as you learn and make more!
Learning Objective
Estimate the number of steps using a pedometer.
Materials Needed
Pedometer
Printable
Pencil
Clipboard (optional)
1. Print the scavenger hunt activity printable. Fill the words or a picture of the place where
you wish for the child to go. For example, how many steps from the bedroom to the kitchen,
or how many steps from the kitchen to the bathroom.
2. Demonstrate how to use the pedometer. Allow time for the child to experiment with the
pedometer.
3. At your starting point, have the child guess or estimate how many steps to your second stop.
Write your estimate number on the printed sheet.
4. Count together with the pedometer to the next location. Write down the actual number of
steps next to the estimated number. Compare your estimate number to the actual number.
Discuss the difference.
5. Repeat and continue through your steps. Once you have reached the three places on the
scavenger hunt, help the child add up their steps to produce one total number.
Activity Extensions
Have the child draw their own map of the steps they took. Have her make a mark for each
step she took and represent each stop.
Estimate the number of steps in a day or week. Keep track with the pedometer and write
down the estimates to compare to the actual number of steps.
Learning Objective
Use a calculator to apply existing mathematics knowledge.
Materials Needed
Calculator
1. Explain that a calculator is an electronic device people use to help them solve
mathematical equations. Show the child how to turn on and off the calculator. Demonstrate
how she can use the clear button to remove all the numbers on the screen.
2. Then choose an activity to do:
• Enter the numbers 1 to 9.
• Fill the screen with all number 4’s.
• Make a pattern with the numbers such as 454545.
• Enter the numbers backwards 9 to 1.
• Practice simple mathematical equations such as 1 +1 =.
Activity Extensions
Preschoolers need concrete tools to firmly grasp academic concepts. Encourage her to check
the calculators’ results for addition problems by using concrete manipulatives such as buttons,
counters, or pennies.
To extend this activity to a writing journal, have her write down the number patterns she made
in a notebook. Encourage her to write the addition problems she solved on the calculator in
vertical or horizontal form.
Learning Objective
Create a recorded alphabet song set to music.
Materials Needed
ABC Printable
Computer
Video Recorder (or Cell Phone that can record video)
Tripod (or stable base for video recorder)
1. Print out the alphabet planning sheet and discuss with the child what animal, food, place,
etc. start with each letter of the alphabet. Write down the things that correspond to each letter
you wish to incorporate into the song.
2. Using the computer or real instruments, create and record the child’s own music. Have him
practice singing their alphabet song set to the music they just created.
3. Create movement to the song. Have him create a dance to go with the song. Incorporate the
use of props and/or backdrop.
4. Practice until he is comfortable with the song and dance.
5. Introduce and show the child how a video recorder works. Record a sample video so they
can see themselves and how it works. Place the video recorder on a tripod and have him line
up the shoot. When ready press record and record.
6. Play back the video for the child. He will love seeing his own video creation and will no
doubt want to make other “themed” videos.
Sources to create music:
Garageband available for purchase from Apple
Free website: http://fun2think.com/free-online-music-making-for-kids/
Activity Extensions
Host a movie premiere of your song. Invite family and friends to come view the song. Have
the child tell the audience how the video was created.
Use a theme for the alphabet song such as animals or food.
Technology for Preschoolers Additional Activity Ideas
Photography Made Easy for Kids
http://handmadekidsart.com/photography-for-beginners/
Photo Journaling ABC Beginning Sounds Poster
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2013/11/fall-abc-to-teach-beginning-sounds-in.html
Digital Photography Space Collage
http://handmadekidsart.com/easy-art-project-collage/
Virtual Author Interview
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2013/11/sarah-mlynowski-whatever-after-dream-
on.html
Digital Still Life Drawing
http://handmadekidsart.com/drawing-flowers/
Screen Time and Motivating Boys
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2013/02/screen-time-and-motivating-boys.html
Engineering
Design it. Build it. Maintain it. An engineer can do it! Starting our your learners off
with engineering experiences will help them build a basic understanding of how things are
constructed. The BEST way to develop engineering skills is thought play. Engineering
activities are already occurring in most homes and classrooms in the form of building toys
and block centers. Children naturally design and build structures on their own while playing
with blocks or building bricks. When friends are close by, preschoolers often work in teams,
building and problem solving together.
These preschool engineering experiences can be enhanced with an increase of teacher
interaction. Teachers can use related vocabulary words, ask open ended questions, and
provide more structured engineering lessons.
Portable Water Wall
Learning Objective
Explore a wide variety of man-made materials through sensory experiences.
Materials Needed
Upcycled Materials (funnels, hoses, tubes, plastic bottles)
Tape
Long Shallow Tupperware Container with a Lid
A Towel
*Never leave children unattended around standing water. Empty all containers when the
activity has been completed.
1. Introduce the portable water wall activity to the child. Show her the collection of upcycled
materials and explain that she will tape them to the lid for the water to go through.
2. Help her to get started by taping a funnel or funnel like station for the start of the water run.
Show her how you can reinforce the tape by crossing the tape and making a +.
3. Cut several pieces of tape for the child and let her assemble the hoses, bottles, and
containers where they want too.
4. Try the water wall out. (Set the bottom of the container underneath your water wall to
collect the water. Re-use the water. )
5. Dry it off with the towel. Re-tape and move pieces around as needed.
6. Pour and watch the water fall. Repeat the activity additional times.
7. When the activity is complete, let all the water dry and put the lid back on the box.
Activity Extensions
Since this water wall is portable, fill the container with water and bring it to a friend’s house
for a water day playdate or to a park on a hot day for the kids to play with and cool off
between slides. Remember to monitor children around water at all times and to empty all of
the water when this activity is complete.
Water walls are often done outside in larger scales. Many preschool teachers have created
large water walls on peg boards or fencing using zip ties. These structures stand for a season
or until they are no longer use-able. If you have the space, consider making a larger, less
portable water wall for even more predicting, sensory experimentation, and engineering!
Build a City
Learning Objective
Plan and build a city using recyclable materials and household items.
Materials Needed
Recycled Items (cardboard, cardboard tubes, small size boxes, tissue paper)
Scissors
Tape
Building Toys
Paper
Pencil
1. Before building, sit with the child and explain the activity. Plan out what the child wishes
to include in their city. Discuss what kind of buildings to create and other landmarks cities
have such as parks, schools, water, etc. Let the child list what they wish to include for their
city.
2. Draw a map of how you wish the city to be laid out. Think about roads and the layout of
buildings.
3. With the child, gather materials from around the house and recycle bin to use for building.
Items such as cereal boxes, cardboard tubes and egg cartons make for excellent building.
Blocks and toys can be incorporated as well.
4. Using the map as a guide. Lay the foundation of the city first by taping down the roads. Fill
in with buildings, parks and whatever else the child wishes to add. Challenge him by letting
them figure out different ways to make buildings or other items. The teacher may offer
assistance, but allow the child time to experiment and build on his own.
5. Use the city for creative play.
Activity Extensions
Take another look at the city. See if there are ways to add words or letters to the project in a
meaningful way. The road may need a street sign. A building needs numbers on it. If it is a
store, there may be a sign in the window or on top of the doorway. Make the newly built city
a print rich environment.
Try building a large city and small town. Discuss the differences between the two types of
cities.
In addition to the city, consider creating a high interest area in more detail. The child may
want to make a farm, amusement park, or zoo.
Learning Objective
Experiment and build with a variety of objects.
Materials Needed
Empty Water Bottle
Painters Tape
Large Toothpick or Stick
Yogurt Lid Cut in Half
Any Other Materials You have on Hand.
1. Can you build a bottle boat that will float across the pool? Gather recycled materials such
as empty water bottles, containers, and lids. Try to choose materials that will be water
resistant.
2. Assemble the materials in one place. Ask the child to join in to help create a bottle boat.
Use tape to connect the materials because it is easy for young children to work with and does
not need time to dry. Remember to let her take the lead in building even if you know an idea
won’t work, assist them in.
3. When the boat is ready, test it out.
4. Discuss the results. Did the boat stay balanced? Talk about what parts of the boat worked
well. Think about ways that the design could change so that the boat would be better
balanced. Try these new ideas out.
5. Build – Test – Play!
Activity Extensions
Stop by your local library to check out story books on boats. See if you can re-create a boat
that resembles one in the book.
Find out how much your boat weighs. Use a scale to find out. Then, challenge the child to
make a boat that is heavier or lighter than the one they already made.
Learning Objective
Use plastic cups to build and complete different building challenges.
Materials Needed
Plastic cups
Measuring Tape
1. Layout the plastic cups on the floor creating an invitation to build. Let the child have time
to experiment and try different ways to build with the cups.
2. After having time to experiment, challenge the child to see who can build the tallest tower
using the plastic cups.
3. Measure each one to see which was the tallest tower.
4. Other challenge ideas;
• Build a pyramid
• How many layers high can you build a circle?
• Who can build a tower with all the cups in the fastest amount of time?
• What other shape “towers” can be built?
Activity Extensions
Add layers of cardboard to help stack with the cups to see if you can set the record for the
tallest tower. Measure the tower with a ruler or tape measure and record the height. Then,
see if the child can break the record the next day. Discuss the strategies that were most
effective for increasing stability and height.
Tube Towers
Learning Objective
Design and build a structure with tube towers.
Materials Needed
Paper Towel Tubes
Scissors (for the adults)
Ruler
1. Save paper towel tubes to use for this activity.
2. When several tubes have been collected, have an adult must cut the tubes into a variety of
lengths. Add three to four notches on the tops and bottoms of the tubes. These notches are
small cuts to the tops and bottoms of the tubes. Cardboard is harder to cut, so it is
recommended that the teacher does the cutting for this activity.
3. Let the child build with the tubes.
4. Challenge them to build a structure that is higher than one foot tall.
5. Measure how tall the tower is with a ruler.
Activity Extensions
Tube towers are not as stable as traditional wood blocks and add an extra challenge for the
expert builder. Once your child has been able to create a tower that is higher than one foot,
see if they can make a bridge that is at least 6 inches wide? Is it possible? Can they build a
wall that holds a small toy? Can you build a miniature replica of a famous building? Maybe
the Eiffel Tower?
Now see if you can build a structure with exactly 10 tubes. Count them to make sure there are
exactly ten. Then – KNOCK THEM DOWN and say this tongue twister fast 5 times! Ten
terrific tube toppers topple over!
Learning Objective
Build a shelter for a toy that can withstand water.
Materials Needed
Building Materials (foam blocks, cardboard, craft sticks, straws, tape)
Squirt Bottle
1. Layout different building materials creating choices to build for the child.
2. Discuss different ways he can keep the toy dry from the water. Ask open ended questions
that require him to solve the problem such as, “What can hold a roof up?” or “What makes
for a strong wall?” Provide assistance as needed, but let him create the idea.
3. Let him chose the materials they wish to build with for their shelter. It may take patience as
they discover which materials work better than others.
4. Once the shelter is complete, test it out by squirting with water simulating rain.
5. Check to see if the shelter kept the toy dry. If not, redesign and rebuild the shelter.
Activity Extensions
Use a fan to see if your shelter can withstand wind.
Test your shelter in real rain. Take it outside on a rainy day to see if it continues to keep the
toy inside dry.
Engineering for Preschoolers Additional Activity Ideas
Build and Read Activities
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2012/07/our-spin-on-lego-dulpo-read-and-build.html
Build and Draw
http://handmadekidsart.com/building-stem-preschool-activities/
Chalkboard Town
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2014/08/diy-chalkboard-box-town.html
Lego Building and Drawing
http://handmadekidsart.com/drawing-ideas
Tips for Raising an Engineer
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2014/09/3-must-read-parenting-tips-for-raising.html
Build Recycled Art Sculptures
http://handmadekidsart.com/recycled-art
Art
When I was a young child, I wanted to be a fashion designer until I broke my Mom’s
sewing machine. I never thought I would be an art teacher turned blogger. When I was sitting
in school I never thought the skills I was learning would help me be successful in a job and
industry that did not even exist yet. I was having fun drawing and painting in the art room, but
I also was developing my own creative thinking skills. There was no internet or social media
back then, yet the skills I learned in the art room are the same skills I use today. The tools may
have changed but the creative thinking remains the same.
It is important to provide children the opportunity to learn and think creatively at a
young age. This will help them succeed with whichever career path they may choose. While
preschoolers paint, have fun and make messes, keep in mind they are also learning how to
think independently and think creatively. Encourage them to experiment with materials and
try new things.
Do not be disappointed if it doesn’t look like what you want it to be. Art for
preschoolers is about the process and not necessarily the product.The process of
experimenting with new materials is important, especially at this young age. You want to
introduce the materials in a safe way, but let your child have fun. Give them the freedom to
experiment and learn.
Monarch Watch
Learning Objective
Mix colors, paint, and explore symmetry in nature.
Materials Needed
White Paper
Yellow and Red Finger-Paint
Orange Glitter Paint (optional)
Que-tip or Paintbrush
Black Acrylic or Tempera Paint
Scissors
1. Allow the child to observe monarchs in their natural garden habitat and discuss the
colorings and patterns on the monarch’s wings. If no natural gardens are available, consider
finding and showing a short video clip on monarchs in the wild.
2. Set the paint and supplies out. The child will mix yellow and red to make orange. She
will then cover the entire paper with orange paint and set aside to dry
3. Once the orange paint is dry, fold the paper in half to make a crease in the middle.
Encourage the children to start at the middle crease and paint the outline of one side of the
wings. This outline is often described as a fancy B.
4. While the paint is still wet, fold the paper once again with both painted sides facing each
other. Press the paper together and the paint will transfer to the opposite side, creating a
mirror image. Unfold and add any additional markings to one side of the paper. Fold and
press until the monarch has all of its markings. Set aside to dry.
5. Once dry, allow her to cut the painted monarch out.
6. Display!
Activity Extensions
Consider purchasing caterpillar larvae from a trusted company and raising caterpillars. Most
store bought caterpillars come with their own food in a jar. Teachers need to set aside time
and a space for the caterpillars. Most clean, well ventilated containers will work to house
the butterflies such as a gallon jar with a screen or cheesecloth lid. This activity allows
children to experience the life cycle of the butterfly, collect data, and make scientific
observations. The entire life cycle happens in weeks, so make sure to hatch the caterpillars in
warm weather so they can be released into the wild.
Learning Objective
Create an outer space scene using watercolor and collage techniques.
Materials Needed
Black Construction Paper
Watercolor Paper or White Card Stock Paper
White Tempera Paint and Watercolor Paint
Old Toothbrush
Paintbrush
Cup of Water
Scissors
Glue
1. Space Background: Use an old toothbrush and dip the bristles in white paint. Rub your
thumb over the bristles to flick the white paint onto the black paper. Let your child experiment
with dripping and splattering the white paint onto the black paper. Let dry. * This process is
rather messy. Make sure to set out a drop cloth or newspapers out to catch wild splatters.
Paint clothes or an apron is recommended. For a low mess option, use a q-tip to dot stars
on the background.
2. Planets: On the watercolor paper, let your child experiment with mixing colors and filling
the paper with watercolor paint. For specific planets, consult a non-fiction book on planets
and use the colors seen on that planet. Jupiter, for example has layers of oranges. Let dry.
3. Draw circles onto the dry painted paper using the outside of a bowl or a plate as a guide.
Cut out circles of different sizes to to represent different planets. Time permitting, allow the
child to cut the circles out independently. This will provide an opportunity for fine motor
practice. Encourage your child be creative and invent their own planets.
4. Arrange the planets on the black paper. Once she is satisfied with the arrangement glue the
planets to the black paper.
5. Cut out any additional space elements your child wishes to add such as; comets, shooting
stars, meteorites, a space station, or even a space rocket.
Activity Extensions
Practice story telling by going on a space adventure. Start the story with a sentence and then
let the child fill in what happens next. Write down the story as they tell it. Type and print it
out. Attach it to the bottom or the back of their out of this world water color painting.
A Bunch of Birds
Learning Objective
Create a nature collage.
Materials Needed
Blue Paper
Glue
Scissors
Bird Magazine
Marker
1. A collage is made by sticking different materials, such as photographs, to a backing. For
this activity the child will cut birds (or other animals or plants) from a kid friendly magazine.
2. Talk about the physical attributes of a bird. Point to the different parts of each bird: wing,
beak, eyes, feathers, tail. Ask how each part helps the bird survive. Question: How does a
beak help the bird? Possible answer: The beak helps the bird crack nuts for food.
3. The child will then glue the birds onto the piece of paper in a collage format. Encourage
overlapping of pictures.
4. Once dry, turn the collage over and draw the outline of a bird as large as possible on the
back.
5. Cut the outline of the bird.
6. Turn the collage right-side up and display.
Activity Extensions
Have the child make different collages for different animals and plants in nature. Combine
these collages into a bulletin board habitat display.
With a large piece of paper, draw the outline of a bird and show children how to label parts
of the bird. Encourage them to help draw the line from the word to the body part, just like a
scientist would in a science journal.
Learning Objective
Create a science journal with a handmade paper cover.
Materials Needed
Plastic Tube
Wooden Picture Frame
Screen or Tulle
Blender
Water
Tissue Paper or Newspaper
White Paper
Stapler
White Felt (if making more than one sheet of paper)
1. Adult Prep: Create the dip screen. Remove glass from the picture frame and staple a screen
to the frame covering one side. Try to keep the screen as taunt as possible. Flip your frame
over so the screen side is underneath (this is your right side).
2. Tear tissue paper or newspaper into medium size sections. Place the paper in blender with
water (exact amount not needed). Blend until pulp is formed
3. Fill a plastic tub with water add paper pulp to it. Stir the pulp around to make sure it is
evenly distributed.
4. Scoop the screened frame into the pulp with right side up (so the pulp is on the inside of the
frame). Hold the frame up and let the excess water drip off.
5. If making one sheet of paper you may let it dry in the screen. To make multiple sheets of
paper, flip the screen over laying the pulp paper onto a piece of white felt. Repeat steps with
the screen. Layer white felt between the sheets of hand made paper. Let the paper dry. This
step of the process may take 24-48 hours depending on the thickness of your pulp.
6. To make the notebook, fold white paper in half along with hand made piece of paper. Trim
the white paper as needed. Use the stapler to staple the left side. Start stapling the cover and
paper together at the top and continue downward along the spine.
Activity Extensions
Try creating different shaped paper. Place a cookie cutter on the screen and fill the inside
with paper pulp. Let the paper dry. Make a book as described above or punch a hole at the
top. Add a string for an ornament.
3-D Model Amphibian
Learning Objective
Sculpt an amphibian.
Materials Needed
Air Dry Clay
1. Read a collection of non-fiction books about amphibians prior to this activity. An
amphibian is a cold blooded animal with skin (not scales), four legs that goes through the
transformation from egg to adult in more than two stages.
2. Select the child’s favorite amphibian: frog, toad, salamander, or newt. Study the attributes
that make that amphibian special. Think about the colors of the amphibian. Discuss the
shapes of each part.
3. Provide the child will air dry clay. Encourage her to create a three dimensional
representation of their favorite amphibian, shaping the clay with their fingers. This three
dimensional form is called a sculpture. Make a sculpture for each stage in the life cycle.
4. Set the amphibian sculpture to dry. Painting the figure when dry is optional.
Activity Extensions
There exists a huge diversity of amphibians. Consider examining two species of similar
amphibians into closer detail; comparing and contrasting them side by side. The Green and
Black Poison Dart Frog for example is a bright colored green and black frog. In contrast, the
Pains Leopard Frog is a muted tans and brows to help it blend into the prairie grass. Have
your child build a sculpture of each, making sure to visually show the differences and
similarities and explain these difference to someone else.
It’s a Bug World
Learning Objective
Create a bug’s environment with clay and watercolor resist.
Materials Needed
Air Dry Clay
Crayons
Watercolor Paint
Tempera Paint
Nature Objects (twigs, leaves, or flowers)
Paper Plate
Hot Glue (optional and adult use recommended)
1. Glue a small branch or twig on to the paper plate to create the main tree trunk. Press hard
with crayon and draw other details such as leaves and other branches on the paper plate,
being careful not to break the stick.
2. Use watercolor paint to cover the background of the plate creating a crayon resist. The
paint will not stick (resist) where the child has colored with crayon.
3. Create different bugs and leaves from the air dry clay. Follow the directions on the package
for the clay drying time.
4. Paint the bugs and once the paint is dry, arrange and glue them to the paper plate.
Activity Extensions
Create different habitats for different types of bug and/or animals.
Try representing the different seasons and how the habitats change. Add blossoms to the tree
for springtime. Add fruit to the tree for summer. Use orange, yellow and red colored leaved
for the fall and leave the branches empty for the winter. Consider making one bug world for
each season and display the four plates all together.
Art for Preschoolers Additional Activity Ideas
Creative Thinking Drawing Prompt
http://handmadekidsart.com/easy-creative-thinking-drawing/
Purple Mountain Landform Painting
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2012/06/memetales-readathon-week-1-animals.html
10 Painting Tips for Young Artists
http://handmadekidsart.com/10-painting-tips-for-young-artists/
Beginning Sewing Activities with Young Children: Alligator Purse
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2012/09/making-alligator-purse-begining-sewing.html
Sun-Filled Tissue Paper Collage
http://handmadekidsart.com/easy-crafts/
Fostering Creativity and Problem Solving
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2012/01/tot-school-creativity.html
Math
Counting is often the number one topic associated with preschool mathematics.
Learning numbers and being able to say them in order is truly an important skill for young
children, as it will help build a strong mathematics foundation. Sometimes, people associate
how mathematically gifted a child is by how high they can count. Counting is however, only
one of many skills and topics preschool math encompasses. When working with numbers,
preschoolers need to learn the value of these numbers as well. Teachers may give the child a
number and ask them to put that many apples or toy cars next to that number. Preschoolers
also need opportunities to manipulate these numbers, putting them in order, adding, and
subtracting.
Mathematics with young children is filled with measurement, sorting, and patterning.
It is becoming aware of the shapes in the world around us and learning how to draw and
manipulate those shapes. It is learning spacial relationships and positional words. Preschool
math is full of hands on, concrete learning activities.
Number Sense
Learning Objective
Count and add numbers 1-5
Materials Needed
Play Dough
1. Allow time for material exploration. Encourage squishing, pinching, and rolling.
Demonstrate how to roll a snake and spheres with play dough.
2. Make the numbers one through five with the play dough snakes.
3. Have the child roll the number of spheres needed to match the written number.
4. Count the spheres and let her smash them to make play dough pancakes as they count.
Activity Extensions
Need a challenge? Bring addition into the activity and make a + and = sign out of your play
dough snakes. Have the child pick two numbers and put them between the signs. Encourage
her to roll enough spheres to match the number. Then, let her smash and count the numbers.
Count how many are there all-together.
Children need repetition. Tired of spheres? Let them build cylinders, pyramids, or bricks to
smash. This will introduce three dimensional shape vocabulary to the activity in addition to
giving the child extra practice working with numbers!
Big to Small Painted Stick Mobile
Learning Objective
Compare and contrast the size and relationship of sticks.
Materials Needed
Sticks
Acrylic Paint
Paint Brush
Rubber Bands
Paperclips
1. Collect different size sticks. Have the child describe and group the sticks while using
comparative words such as taller, smaller, length, width, thinner and thicker.
2. Chose 6 sticks of various sizes and have him place them in order from biggest to smallest.
3. Prepare the sticks to paint by rubbing off any extra dirt or loose bark. Use the paintbrush to
paint the sticks. Allow to dry.
4. String the sticks together by tying a rubber band around the middle of each stick (pull one
end through the loop). Hook the rubber bands together with paperclips and hang.
Activity Extensions
If sticks are not available you may use colored construction paper cut in various size strips.
Consider adding leaves or other materials to the mobile.
Pattern Pathway
Learning Objective
Build and extend a pattern.
Materials Needed
Giant Felt Shapes
1. Patterns occur when the same pattern unit it repeated more than twice. The most common
patterns are AB, ABC, and AABB patterns. Using the giant felt shapes, make a pattern with
the child.
2. Once there are at least two sets of pattern units, such as yellow hexagon orange square,
yellow hexagon orange square, ask her what shape will come next. Will it be a yellow
hexagon or orange square?
3. When the pattern pathway has been completed, let your child walk the pattern and read it
out loud at the same time.
4. Take the pattern pathway apart and build a new one!
Activity Extensions
Does the child learn well through movement? Encourage them to connect a movement to a
shape as well. Maybe they will clap on the hexagon and jump on the square. This will
reinforce patterning through kinesthetic learning.
Coin Sort
Learning Objective
Sort and classify quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies.
Materials Needed
Quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies
2 Paper Plates
Small Box
Masking Tape
4 Plastic Cups
Scissors
1. Cut off the rims of each paper plate. Cut each rim in half to make 4 half circle rims.
2. Attach one cut rim to the top of a small box. Tape the strip to the top of the box and place a
plastic cup at the bottom. You may need to trim the length so it will reach the top of the plastic
cup. Repeat three more times around the box.
3. Drop the coins down the run sorting by size.
Activity Extensions
Sort coins by color
Count the number of coins in each cup. Compare which cup contains the greatest number of
coins.
Teddy Travels
Learning Objective
Children will explore position word vocabulary with a game of Teddy travels
Materials Needed
A Teddy Bear (hand drawn works too) or Other Stuffed Animal
1. Make a list of position words with your preschooler. Here is a list of possible words to
use: over, under, on, off, next to, beside, left, right, near, far, through, between, top, bottom,
up, down, outside, inside, above, below, front, behind.
2. Find a favorite teddy bear or other stuffed animal. In this activity, teddy will travel around
the room based on the directions children give him. Encourage preschoolers to use the
position words they just listed. “Put Teddy under Sarah’s backpack.” Or “Place Teddy beside
the window.”
3. Put the Teddy in the place described and let another child or adult give the next position
command. The sillier the better.
Activity Extensions
Let the children take pictures of Teddy in all the silly places he ends up with. Then, take the
pictures and make a class book with the position words used in a sentence. Set this home-
made book in with the other books and the children will be able to review their math and
reading skills at the same time.
Bean Bag Math Toss
Learning Objective
Children will incorporate gross motor skills into number recognition.
Materials Needed
Bean Bag
Printed Number Sheets
Big Dice
1. Print out the numbers and lay out on the floor.
2. Have your child roll the dice and then throw the bean bag on the number that corresponds
with the number showing on top of the dice.
3. Retrieve the bean bag and repeat.
4. Create a game by taking turns and adding up each person’s numbers. See who can get a
total higher than 10 in the least amount of turns.
Activity Extensions
For an increased challenge, incorporate two die and have your child add the two numbers
together. You may need to add more printed numbers on the floor.
To increase difficulty move your child further away from the numbers while throwing the
beanbag.
Math for Preschoolers Additional Activity Ideas
Shape Monsters
http://handmadekidsart.com/shape-monsters/
Learn Math with Trains
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2014/02/preschool-math-activities-learn-with.html
“Add” Your Garden
http://handmadekidsart.com/fun-math-game/
Numbers and Nature
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2013/10/building-math-concepts-with-nature.html
Paper Plate Paddle Ball with a Math Twist
http://handmadekidsart.com/paper-plate-paddle-ball/
Learn with Shoes
http://www.theeducatorsspinonit.com/2014/08/shoe-activities-for-preschool-learning.html
Printables
Print for your own personal use.
Supply List
Science Activities Supply List
2 of the Same Items that Roll
A Thick Book
Bucket
Chalk
Crayons or Colored Pencils
Drinking Glass
Empty Glass Jar
Magnet
Magnetic Items (paper clip, nail, bolt)
Magnifying Glass
Music
Non-Magnetic Items (string, pencil, small plastic toy)
Pen or Marker
Rocks
Science Journal
Scissors (for adult to cut tubes in ½)
Shallow Container
Tape
Tempera Paint
Toilet Paper or Paper Towel Tubes
Tray or Cookie Sheet
Water
White Paper
Technology Activities Supply List
Alarm Clock
Calculator
Clipboard (optional)
Computer
Digital Camera or Cell Phone Camera
Mini Photo Album
Numbers Printable Sheet
Paper
Pedometer
Pencil
Pencil or Number Stamps
Pictures of the Topic Area
Printable
Printer
Tripod (or stable base for video recorder)
Video Recorder (or Cell Phone that can record video)
Writing Software
Engineering Activities Supply List

A Towel
Building Materials (foam blocks, cardboard, craft sticks, straws, tape)
Building Toys
Empty Water Bottle
Large Toothpick or Stick
Long Shallow Tupperware Container with a Lid
Measuring Tape
Painters Tape
Paper Towel Tubes
Plastic Cups
Recycled Items (cardboard, cardboard tubes, small size boxes, tissue paper)
Ruler
Scissors
Squirt Bottle
Tape
Upcycled Materials
Yogurt Lid Cut in Half
Art Activities Supply List

Air Dry Clay
Black Acrylic or Tempera Paint
Black Construction Paper
Blender
Blue Paper
Crayons
Cup of Water
Glue
Hot Glue (optional and adult use recommended)
Magazine
Marker
Nature Objects (twigs, leaves, or flowers)
Old Toothbrush
Orange Glitter Paint (optional)
Paintbrush
Paper Plate
Plastic Tube
Q-tip or Paintbrush
Scissors
Screen or Tulle
Stapler
Tempera Paint
Tissue Paper or Newspaper
Water
Watercolor Paint
Watercolor Paper or White Card Stock Paper
White Felt
White Paper
White Tempera Paint and Watercolor Paint
Wooden Picture Frame
Yellow and Red Finger-Paint
Math Activities Supply List

2 Paper Plates
4 Plastic Cups
Acrylic Paint
Bean Bag
Big Dice
Giant Felt Shapes
Masking Tape
Paint Brush
Paperclips
Play Dough
Printed Number Sheets
Quarters, Dimes, Nickels and Pennies
Rubber Bands
Scissors
Small Box
Sticks
Teddy Bear
About the Authors
Jamie is a certified Art Instructor having taught children of all ages. In addition to
inspiring young minds and creating for Hand Made Kids Art, she is a busy mom of three
children. Hand Made Kids Art focuses on quick, easy and inspiring art activities for kids. It
doesn’t matter if you only have 5 minutes or 20 minutes, you can find time to create art with
your children with Hand Made Kids Art. Follow Hand Made Kids Art on Pinterest,
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
Amanda Boyarshinov is a master teacher and one of the bloggers behind the parenting
and education site: The Educators’ Spin On It. She has taught in K-12 classrooms around the
U.S.A. as well as raising her own three children.
She shares her teaching knowledge with parents everywhere through her creative,
inventive articles on parenting, education, and kids activities inspiring others to make
everyday moments, learning opportunities.
Follow along with her adventures at The Educators’ Spin On It, Pinterest, Facebook,
Instagram, Twitter, Google + and YouTube.
Index
A Bunch of Birds
About the Authors
Amphibian 3-D Sculpture
Art
Bean Bag Math Toss
Big to Small Painted Sticks
Build a City
Coin Sort
Engineering
It’s a Bug World
Magnetic Painting
Make a Rainbow
Math
Monarch Watch
Number Sense
Pattern Path
Portable Water Wall
Printables
Racing Ramps
Science
Technology
Teddy Travels
Tube Towers
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