Are you looking for ideas for STEM lesson plans to teach science to young children?
For each theme linked below, I share all the activities we do in a two-hour, play-based parent-child class for kids age 3 – 8. Activities include art projects, crafts, science experiments, games, building projects, dramatic play, recommended songs, books, sensory play, snacks, free printable worksheets and more, all grouped by these STEM themes – pick any theme, and click on the name to start exploring!
Lesson Plans
- Identities: What is a Scientist; What is an Inventor? What is an Engineer?
- Earth and Space Science:
- Astronomy: Stars and Constellations; Planets and Space Travel
- Geology: Earth and Earthquakes; Rocks
- Meteorology: Weather; the Wind
- Life Science:
- Biology: Human Body; Skeletons; Habitats, Adaptations, Eggs, Seeds & Plants, Ocean Life; Nature Hikes
- Five Senses: Overview, Vision, Touch, Taste, Smell, Hearing, Science of Sound
- Zoology: Dinosaurs; Bugs; Animal Classification, Farm Animals.
- Physical Science:
- Math and Engineering:
- Measurement
- Simple Machines Unit: Overview of Simple Machines, Inclined Plane, Lever, Wedge, Screw, Wheel and Axle, Pulleys
- Machines: Cars; Submarines; Robots, Flight
- Building: Towers, Strong Structures, Building a House, Contraptions and Rube Goldbergs
- Summer Camp: I also have a summer camp lesson plan, which is 5 days worth of activities including Dinosaurs, Chemistry, Shadows and Rainbows, Five Senses, Astronauts
Other materials that span across the year’s themes and can be used with any STEM lesson plan: Rhythm Curriculum, Kids Songs about Science, Recommended Books, the Ultimate Guide to Sensory Play, Creation Station, and Many Ways to Learn to Build.
These lesson plans are informed by the New York State Pre-Kindergarten Learning Standards, and Next Generation Science Standards.