We are big fans of coding for kids here at STEAMsational. Coding lessons for kids teach a variety of useful skills, like logic, critical thinking, order of operations, and of course, whatever coding language they are using. With Valentine’s Day coding, even the kids most reluctant to try coding will soon learn that coding can …
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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. …
Today, I’m celebrating the fourth grade with these Valentine STEM activities for 4th grade! It doesn’t get much more fun in the classroom than when kids are doing hands-on Valentines STEM activities. I love 4th graders. In 4th grade, kids are mostly independent, but they don’t have that tween and teen know-it-all spirit that can …
On Valentine’s Day, most parents of schoolchildren are frantically searching the stores for classroom valentines. I’m a bit of a sucker for any sort of pun, but since we love STEM so much in this house, we are particular fans of all of these Valentines STEM activities. But if you’ve forgotten to pick up a …
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 …
This Valentine’s Day, I decided to create a Valentine’s Day pattern block STEM challenge for my kids. In this version of our Valentines STEM activities, I asked my kids to make as many heart shapes as they could using pattern blocks. Even though the challenge sounds easy, once you start working with the pieces, you …