These National STEM DAY activities are very popular in November, but they can be used any time of year. They provide fun and engaging learning experiences for your class. Check out all of the National STEM DAY activities below!
6 National STEM DAY Activities
Below are our favorite National STEM Day activities.
1. STEM Journal
Do you want to include more STEM activities in your classroom, but find it challenging to find the time to do so? I know I did. My students LOVE hands-on opportunities to “think outside the box,” be creative and enjoy science, technology, engineering and math at the same time. I found the easiest way to manage stem projects was to be consistent in the expectations and written requirements so the focus could be on the valuable critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration. I created these STEM Journals to make it easy to provide my students with the activities they craved and benefited from. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!
2. The Most Magnificent Thing Read Aloud Activities
This The Most Magnificent Thing Book Companion includes lesson ideas and activities for reading, writing, grammar, SEL, and more based on this STEM picture book.
The Most Magnificent Thing tells the story of a young girl and her dog who decide to build the “most magnificent thing”. They get started building, and when they finish they discover it is not magnificent. The girl gets frustrated and smashes her creation. After going for a walk to cool down, she gets back to work and eventually creates exactly what she imagined.
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3. What Do You Do With a Problem? Read Aloud Activities
This What Do You Do With a Problem? includes lesson ideas and activities for reading, writing, grammar, SEL, and more based on this STEM picture book.
What Do You Do With A Problem? follows a young boy who discovers he has a problem. He tries to run from his problem and hide from his problem, but he realizes his problem just won’t go away. The boy starts to worry about what the problem is going to do to him. Eventually, he realizes that his worrying is making the problem worse than it is. He sets out to solve his problem, and when he solves it he discovers that problems hold beautiful opportunities.
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4. The Little Red Fort Read Aloud Activities
This The Little Red Fort Book Companion includes lesson ideas and activities for reading, writing, grammar, SEL, and more based on this STEM picture book.
The Little Red Hen is about the determination of a girl named Ruby, who found spare boards and wanted to build a fort. She repeatedly asked for help from her brothers but they said no and even made fun of her for trying to do it. After late nights and hard work, Ruby finally created her very own fort.
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5. Rosie Revere, Engineer Read Aloud Activities
This Rosie Revere, Engineer Book Companion includes lesson ideas and activities for reading, writing, grammar, SEL, and more based on this STEM picture book.
Rosie Revere, Engineer is the story of a young girl named Rosie that dreams of becoming an engineer when she grows up. She spends her time creating all kinds of inventions, but eventually hides them from her family and friends because she is embarrassed that they will be failures. One day, her Aunt Rose comes to visit and teaches Rosie that failure is part of success. She inspires Rosie to keep working on her inventions and not to give up when they are not successful at first.
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6. Ada Twist, Scientist Read Aloud Activities
This Ada Twist, Scientist Book Companion includes lesson ideas and activities for reading, writing, grammar, SEL, and more based on this STEM picture book.
Ada Twist, Scientist is about a little girl who is very curious. She wonders about the world around her and tries to find answers to her questions, specifically, what the cause of a bad smell might be. As she conducts experiments to answer her questions, her parents get very frustrated with her. Eventually the whole family gets involved with Ada’s curiosity and they work together to find answers to Ada’s questions.
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In closing, we hope you found this list of National STEM Day activities helpful! If you did, then you may also be interested in these other related posts:
