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Hands-On Teaching Ideas for Educators in Every Setting

One of my favorite quotes is attributed to Benjamin Franklin. It says:

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”

At STEAMsational, we’re all about hands-on teaching ideas. I firmly believe that most kids (especially active kids) learn best by doing. And what better way to learn than with these super fun hands-on teaching ideas?

You’ll have just as much fun as the kids when you try these fun hands-on activities for language arts, science, STEM, math, history, and more!

School is a lot more fun for kids when things are hands on. Teachers, use these hands-on teaching ideas to jump start your lessons and make learning fun!

School is a lot more fun for kids when things are hands on. Teachers, use these hands-on teaching ideas to jump start your lessons and make learning fun!

Hands-on Teaching Ideas for Language Arts

School is a lot more fun for kids when things are hands on. Teachers, use these hands-on teaching ideas to jump start your lessons and make learning fun!

These creative activities will inspire kids to love writing, reading, and all the language arts.
Hands-On Language Arts: Story Trains
Educational Farm Activities: Letter Matching Clip Cards for Kindergarten
Fun Grammar Games: Break the Rules! Game for Kids
One Simple Trick for Motivating Reluctant Writers
Fun Writing Activities for Kids Who Hate Sitting Still
Silly Limericks for Kids

Hands-on Teaching Ideas for Science

School is a lot more fun for kids when things are hands on. Teachers, use these hands-on teaching ideas to jump start your lessons and make learning fun!

Science in a textbook is boring. Science in real life is amazing!
Hands-On Plate Tectonics
Easy Science Experiments for Kids: Discover Liquid Density
Exploding Minecraft Creeper-Inspired Alka Seltzer Rockets
How to Make a Magnifying Glass- from ICE!
Diving Fish Science Experiment
Build a Desert Biome
Easy, Ooozy Slime
Easy Science Experiments: How to Make a Cloud in a Jar
Turning a Penny Green
Volcano Science Experiment
Making Butter
Learn About Convection Heat with Heat Experiments!
Stunning Glow in the Dark Oobleck Experiment for Kids
Animal Nutrition: How Cows Eat Grass (and why we can’t)
Butterfly Science: 3D Monarch Butterfly Model

Hands-on Teaching Ideas for Math

School is a lot more fun for kids when things are hands on. Teachers, use these hands-on teaching ideas to jump start your lessons and make learning fun!

A lot of kids dislike math. But that is because they haven’t tried hands-on math!
Hands-On Math: Clay Number Manipulatives
What is a Mobius Strip?
Math Fraction Art Project
Fun Learning with Play Store Math
Uno Math Game
Multiplication Dice Game
Soup Can PEMDAS Money Worksheet
Strawberry Math Clip Cards
Multiplication Arrays Printable + Activity Ideas
Pi Day Activities 

Hands-on Teaching Ideas for History

School is a lot more fun for kids when things are hands on. Teachers, use these hands-on teaching ideas to jump start your lessons and make learning fun!

History doesn’t have to be boring when you use these fun hands-on ideas!
How Did Pirates Navigate? Teaching Kids How to Read a Map
Design a Coin Activity for Kids
Printable President Worksheets for Kids in 3rd-5th Grade

Hands-on Teaching Ideas for STEM

School is a lot more fun for kids when things are hands on. Teachers, use these hands-on teaching ideas to jump start your lessons and make learning fun!

We love STEM activities here at STEAMsational. STEM is best when it involves all realms of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in a hands-on way.
Build Your Own Solar System with a Melted Pony Bead Suncatcher
Hands-On STEM: 3D Carbon Atom Model
Q-Tip Bridge
Egg Drop Engineering Project
Spaghetti Engineering Project
Make a Stop Motion Video
Paper Airplane Engineering Challenge
Clothespin Airplane STEM Engineering Challenge

Wondering how to add STEM to your homeschool day? Check out this Porch article where I was a featured contributor!

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