This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read the story Peter Rabbit, and be challenged to use specific materials to build a trap to catch Peter Rabbit. There is also a Life Science Extension activity where students can grow new carrots in cups of water, and document the growth over time. ***Please note that additional materials are needed for this activity*** String, white glue, straws, popsicle sticks, scissors, masking tape or duct tape. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Peter Rabbit poster Peter Rabbit Differentiated Self Assessment Peter Rabbit Differentiated Math Extension Peter Rabbit Trap Designs Peter Rabbit Trap Explanations Peter Rabbit Growing Carrots Life Science Directions Peter Rabbit Growing Carrots Display Poster and Labels Peter Rabbit Growing Carrots Time Log and Extension Peter Rabbit Position Cards Trapping Little Peter Rabbit Banner for classroom display Peter Rabbit Black and White Cut Outs Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a great hands on unit for 4-5 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read the nursery rhyme "There Was an Old Woman", and design and build a new shoe house for the Old Woman and her children, with the option to film a real estate commercial to advertise the shoe house. This project will require students to use Perimeter, Area, and Volume (learning displacement method), design and build a "shoe house" and create a stunning visual. ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Shoes (one per group), foam board or cardboard (for base), graphing paper, measuring containers, and marbles. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for 3-5 Lesson Procedures Student self assessment Old Woman Nursery Rhyme Building Shoe Houses Lesson Directions for students Building Shoe Houses Brainstorming Page Building Shoe Houses Measurement Recording Sheet Building Shoe Houses Curb Appeal Explanation Building Shoe Houses Student Checklist Building Shoe Houses Real Estate Commercial Building Shoe Houses Real Estate Commercial Script Recording Sheet Building Shoe Houses Displacement Method Explanation Book for Students (to find volume of a solid object) Building Shoe Houses Display Banner Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom", and discuss what happened to the letters. Then they will work in small groups to design and build a new "tree" structure that can keep the letters in without falling out or without the structure collapsing. ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Assorted pieces of cardboard, cardboard tubes, tin foil, magnetic letters, and white glue. Standards: K.CC.B.4, K.MD.A.1, 1.MD.A.2, 2.MD.A.1, W.K.2, W.K.3, W.K.8, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.1.8, W.2.2, SL.K.1, SL.K.3, SL.K.5, SL.K.6, SL.1.1, SL.1.5, SL.2.1 This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Building Trees Differentiated Self Assessment Building Trees Differentiated Math Extension Building Trees Design page Building Trees Explanations Building Trees Rulers Building Trees Banner for classroom display Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a set of Number Display cards/posters for numbers 1-10, each featuring: Number Number word 10 frame Dice Fingers Counting cubes Print full size for posters or make them smaller for personal use such as flash cards. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

Balancing Apples This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read "10 Apples Up On Top", and conduct an experiment to see how many apples they can balance on top of a cup with the use of toothpicks, and with toothpicks. ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Apples, toothpicks, plastic cups (Solo), ziploc bags. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Balancing Apples Differentiated Self Assessment Balancing Apples Differentiated Writing Extension Balancing Apples Lesson Explanation Balancing Apples Experiment Predictions Balancing Apples Experiment Drawing Balancing Apples Measurement Balancing Apples Banner for classroom display

This is my MEGA PACK of my top selling 7 STEM packs based on popular literature for K-2, at 152 pages! Each of these individual packs includes differentiated activities aligned with ELA and Math CCSS, as well as in alignment with Next Generation Science. Normally $5 a piece, you are getting 2 packs for free!!! For full details of each pack, see below. This MEGA PACK includes: Building Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Trees Building Robots with Baymax Balancing Apples Building Traps for Peter Rabbit Building Walls for Humpty Dumpty Growing Beanstalks for Jack Saving Truffula Trees ***Please note each activity will require additional materials that can be acquired at local supermarkets***

This is a great activity to put do as either a scavenger hunt, or set up as a math center. Simply print the cards, cut out, and laminate. I have included both equations and picture representations to challenge your young minds. This pack covers the following properties: Associative Commutative Identity Zero Distributive It includes 14 different cards, a student recording sheet, and an answer key.

A nice collection of 1-20 number cards containing numbers, number words, and matching ten frames for classroom display. Great for a beach themed or colorful classrooms!

This is a great hands-on activity for 3rd-5th grade students that provides them with the opportunity to research and create their own Lemonade recipes, to then create and market/advertise to the rest of the class. The activity will culminate with a whole class taste testing of the different Lemonades, and then individual voting for the best Lemonade. Students will be involved in ELA and Math related to creative writing, finding volume, keeping a budget, and much more! This is a great way to allow students to step into the role of a "product producer" and encourages active research and studying marketing/advertising. ***Please note: additional materials are required to complete this activity: Lemons, White Sugar, Water, Brown Sugar, Honey, Icing Sugar, Forks, Wooden Spoons, Mixing Bowls, 2L Soda Bottles, Soft Fruit (optional)*** This packet includes: Teacher Instructions 4 pages of CCSS/NGSS Standards Covered Home Letter Explanation Ingredient List Materials List Student Packet for Group Work Lemonade Voting Slips ELA and Math sheets Please make sure to rate and leave feedback

This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Perfect for an OCEAN UNIT or END OF THE YEAR celebration activity! Students will complete this 2 part activity to create and test different sand mixtures, then select the best one for building and then build the tallest sand structure they can, culminating with completing the ELA and Math activities. The idea is for students to see different combinations of sand, and to test the strength when building. ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Play sand, cornstarch, baby oil, shaving cream, flour, water, storage containers with lids. Standards Covered: K.MD.A.1, 1.MD.A.2, 2.MD.A.1, 2.MD.A.2, W.K.2, W.K.3, W.K.8, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.1.8, W.2.2, SL.K.1, SL.K.3, SL.K.5, SL.K.6, SL.1.1, SL.1.5, SL.2.1 This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Set up Page 3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Building Sandcastles Differentiated Self Assessment Building Sandcastles Differentiated Writing Extension Building Sandcastles Sand Mixture Recipes Building Sandcastles DifferentiatedMath Extensions Building Sandcastles Differentiated ELA Extensions Building Sandcastles Real World Extension Building Sandcastles Banner for classroom display Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a great hands on unit for 3-5 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will put themselves into the perspective of a Biomedical Engineer. For further details, sample photos, and examples of student work, please visit my blog: http://completelykindergarten.blogspot.com/2015/02/stem-building-prosthetic-limbs.html ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Duct tape, large popsicle sticks, cables, rope, foam, plungers, tin foil, toilet tubes, paper towel tubes, sponges, cardboard. There should be enough plungers (1 for each group, I got mine at the 99 cents store), and other materials can be donated by parents and should be replenished as needed. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for 3-5 Lesson Procedures Client Information Cards (6) Price cards for materials Student Workbook Cover Page Table of Contents Page Client Information Page Measurements Page Design Page Decorations Page Materials & Cost Page Field Tests Page Commercial Instructions Page Discussing Design Page Written Reflection Page Banner Make one workbook for each group of students. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read the Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme, and be challenged to use specific materials to build a new wall for Humpty Dumpty so that he won't fall. ***Please note that additional materials are needed for this activity*** Plastic cups, sugar cubes, popsicle sticks, white glue, scissors, cardboard squares, and hard boiled eggs! This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme student copy Humpty Dumpty Differentiated Self Assessment Humpty Dumpty Differentiated Math Extension Humpty Dumpty Wall Designs Humpty Dumpty Student Answers Labels Humpty Dumpty Wall Building Banner for classroom display Humpty Dumpty Poster Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This math activity is designed to assist students with practicing ordinal numbers beyond 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. This includes: Worksheet 3 activity sheets to be printed on colored paper and laminated for use with dry erase markers.

This is designed to help students work on understanding tally marks and how they can be related to numbers and place value. This includes: 2 worksheets which can be printed back to back 4 pages of tally marks from 1-10 to be printed on colored paper and laminated 3 pages of 2 and 3 digit numbers to be printed on colored paper and laminated 1 page to match tally marks for place value with numbers, also to be printed on colored paper and laminated.

This math activity is designed to encourage students to practice sorting numbers from least to greatest with 2 and 3 digit numbers. This includes: 2 worksheets to sort numbers from least to greatest (can be printed back to back) 6 pages of 2 and 3 digit numbers to be printed on different colored paper each page, so that students can sort a pack of 8 cards at a time.

This math activity is designed to help students work on telling time to the hour and half hour. This includes: 2 worksheets that can be printed back to back 4 pages of mini clocks, to be printed on colored paper and laminated 4 pages of digital times to the hour and half hour, to be printed on colored paper and laminated

This is a collection of 55 pages of math activities I have used with K-2nd grade students as individual math centers and for guided math. The activities are aligned around Counting, Ordering, Sorting, Numeracy, Ordinal Numbers, Tally Marks, Place Value, Base 10 Blocks, Time to Hour and Half Hour, Graphing, and Number Words.

Simply laminate these cards, hide around your classroom, and allow students to search for them. Students must write the time in both digital and analog form. Aligned with Common Core for Grade 1 1.MD.B.3

This is a simple math center for number sense. Students match up the correct amount of cupcakes based on the number next to the party pig. A great center to be used with Laura Numeroff's book. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

Set of sticks that contain the multiplication times tables from 1-9. Students can use these on their own or whole group. Students lay the stick with the (X) at the top to the left and match up a number stick on the right, to complete a times table.