This activity gives children an opportunity to practice counting and critical fine motor skills.
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This activity gives children an opportunity to learn about an animal they have or would like to have in their lives.
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This activity helps children see the difference between two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes.
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This activity is a creative way to demonstrate that secondary colors are made from primary colors!
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This activity is a simple beginning to the discussion of which materials can be recycled and which cannot.
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Get kids thinking, creating and moving! This activity is perfect for the kids to practice both engineering and motor skills.
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This experiment is a colorful way to demonstrate some of the differences between oil and water.
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Because many parents use digital apps for navigation, many children may not be familiar with traditional maps.
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Children can better understand classroom directions, guidelines or commitments by getting physically involved with the procedures.
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On many occasions it is thought that the only way to measure a child’s listening comprehension is through asking questions.
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Shape recognition is an important part of elementary mathematical skill-building for young children.
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One-to-one correspondence and counting are incredibly vital in early childhood education.
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Teaching kids about science can be fun! It is great to bring excitement into more serious subjects.
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Understanding spatial relationships and position words are two critical foundations to early childhood education.
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This experiment is a colorful way to demonstrate some of the differences between oil and water.
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Classification and sorting are important skills to develop for math, science and language arts.
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Introduce children to a novel way of construction play! Marshmallows and straws can be surprisingly effective at making interesting and elaborate constructions.
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This activity is a fun, artistic twist on the classic homemade volcano science activity.
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For young children, it can be hard to understand that the sounds we hear are made from vibrations.
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Young children are fascinated with how the human body works, and listening to a heartbeat is particularly intriguing.
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Children will love the unique sensory feel of this activity—plus, they'll be learning valuable science skills!
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Children will go fast and far as they explore ramps, how they work and how they can affect an object's speed.
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Construction projects are a great way to reinforce engineering skills and vocabulary, and constructing a maze adds an added component of creative thinking!
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Classification and sorting can take on a more personal meaning when children use items they've created themselves.
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Pete the Cat may be losing his buttons, but his story provides a great chance to practice sorting skills!
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Whether you live in a climate where is snows or not, children are intrigued by snow people.
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Free Stem Activity Guides for Kids
Our free STEM activity guides at Discount School Supply are helping classroom teachers and parents at home create fun STEM assignments and make free STEM kits from free or inexpensive items.
Remember Show and Tell? We have free STEM Show and Tell activities specially designed to help even youngest children learn the fundamentals of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
We have fun STEM display ideas for classrooms and today’s socially distanced hybrid and distance learning settings at home. Learn how kids can “engineer” vocabulary-building activities using simple objects.
Developing Cognitive Thinking
Our free STEM learning projects include how kids can develop cognitive brain connections using inexpensive modeling clay to learn about shapes while counting their finds. Studying and tasting ordinary apples can help children engage in science experiments with our free science learning ideas.
Help even youngest children learn about spatial relationships. Engage the family in making puzzles at home or in the classroom from castoff place mats. Our activities for ages 2 and older help children learn how the science behind magnets can help them create art.
STEM Learning Benefits
A National Science Foundation-funded study reports that Early STEM learning can set the stage for later success in school. Hands-on group activities can help children improve socio-emotional skills when they work together. Recycling used items for STEM experiments introduces children to the basics of environmental stewardship on a planet with finite natural resources.
Also shop our collections of discount-priced Early STEM and STEM learning supplies for teachers and parents. We have hundreds of age-appropriate STEM teaching curriculum supplies for infancy through teen years. Save money when you buy our value-priced STEM learning supplies bundles. Enjoy free or flat-rate shipping on qualifying purchases.