Paper Airplane STEAM activity: National Aviation Week
STEAM Maker Lab™ · August 2026 Paper Airplane Folding Craft Fold four different paper aircraft with our resident artist, then print the reference sheet and build your own. K–5th Grade…
Wormly: Beach Week Edition — Classroom Implementation Guide & Mini Lesson Plans
Wormly: Beach Week Edition is a Science of Reading–aligned spelling game for beginning readers through grade 5, built on a curated coastal word bank where every word is tagged by…
Insect Anatomy Lesson: A Life Science Lab
This Instant Lesson Offers a Step into Insect Anatomy for Pre-K–5th grade plus a section for Middle Schooler and up to do deeper exploration. Explore insect anatomy with an interactive…
What’s Bugging You? Sort the Insects a K-8 Life Sciences Activity
This is a Fun, MUST-have Standards-Aligned Insect Classification Activity for K–8 STEM Classrooms, that’s great for easing into the Back to School Period What’s Bugging You? Sort the Insects! This…
News Spotlight: The Science of the World Cup Ball
A giant replica of the Adidas Trionda soccer ball in Coyoacán, Mexico’s Jardín Hidalgo. Photo by ProtoplasmaKid, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Close-up with Betty Reid Soskin | Ranger, Songwriter & Keeper of History
This close-up guide introduces K–5 students to Betty Reid Soskin — songwriter, gospel music entrepreneur, civil rights advocate, and the oldest active National Park Service ranger in United States history.…
Nature Through the Lens: Instant Lesson for Nature Photography Day
This Month™ Instant Lesson: Nature Through the Lens is a K–5 smartboard lesson for Nature Photography Day (June 15) built around four real photographs. Each photo anchors a core science…
Fatherhood in the Animal Kingdom
This Father’s Day, pair quality time with purposeful learning by watching “Fatherhood in the Animal Kingdom”, a 2024 BBC Earth short documentary that follows wildlife fathers — from seahorses to…
Instant Lesson: Jazz Instrument Matching Game
This Month™ Jazz Instruments Instant Lesson is a teacher-supported, smartboard-ready learning experience for grades K–5, designed to accompany the Jazz Instrument Matching Game during African American Music Month. Students open…
