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This super-simple Valentine’s Day Venn diagram math activity teaches children in fourth, fifth, and sixth grades how to find the common factors between numbers. It’s one of our most memorable Valentines STEM activities, and also one of the easiest. I like to use hands-on manipulatives for math activities when I can, even with older grades. …

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Math can be fun even on Valentine’s Day when you bring Valentines STEM activities into the mix. It’s super fun to use conversation hearts as manipulatives for Valentine’s Day. We call this Valentine’s Day math! We always buy conversation hearts around Valentine’s Day, but to be honest, we don’t really like to eat them as …

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Preschoolers will love this penguin sensory bin playing hide and seek with penguins in fake snow. Sensory play and learning. Bo absolutely loves all things sensory. She will do just about anything if it means she can play in something messy. This hands-on activity is perfect for preschoolers just learning how to count or for …

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This easy Christmas color by number activity helps preschoolers learn to recognize numbers in a fun, holiday-themed way! We tend to focus a lot on the science side of our Christmas tree STEM activities, mainly using math as a tool when we need to (it’s what math is for), but when I look through our …

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I’m really excited to share the first way to use our new apple-themed math printables pack. There are nearly endless ways to get value from this apple math printable. It’s one of our favorite apple STEM activities. Today’s apple math printable game shows how to use the printable pack for the youngest kids with kindergarten math …

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We love the countdown to Christmas and always celebrate with Christmas tree STEM activities (because we are us). For many years, Monkey had her own Christmas tree advent calendar that she would hang an ornament on each day from December 1st to the 25th. But since Bo has been mobile, that system was no longer working. …

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