Stem first grade activities

Each challenge connects to a read aloud book to help students connect to the activities and is designed specifically with first graders in mind. They build simple projects to give them a firm foundation in engineering. The lessons align with First Grade NGSS covering all of the engineering standards.

"It was like herding cats!" That was my answer to my husband the other day when he asked how my day had gone. Seriously, the days I have first and second graders are just hard - fun, but exhausting. That is until I found the SECRET to STEM and the littles! Are you ready for

Teaching STEM in first grade can be a little intimidating, but you can do it! We created a few activities for you to teach students what an engineer is, how to be curious throughout the school year, how to use their imagination to design new ideas, and what science is. All of these STEM Challe

Awesome STEM activities for first grade. Tons of ideas for STEM centers, science projects and math games. And they're all just right for first graders!

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STEM challenges that are introduced by simple partner plays are so engaging! Students are invested in authentic reasons for an engineering challenge!

If you haven’t tried STEM bin activities in your own first grade classroom, they are a LIFE SAVER with added benefits.

Do you have craft sticks hanging around? Check out these 14 fun STEM activities with craft sticks to try with the kids. They are simple and loads of fun!