Love this activity? Don’t forget to pin the image below.Solving Mixed Problems within 1000 (+ -) Applying the Law of Cosines Simplifying Expressions Finding Supplementary Angles 7s (horizontal) Multiplying Fractions Determining Spinner Percent Chance Matching Clocks (5 Minute Increments) Rewriting Number Sentences (with parenthesis) News JanuMajor Site UpdateHey all, Not working on shapes? It’s easy to modify this activity to practice numbers, colors, letters, letter sounds, rhyming words, and more! The possibilities are endless. This is guaranteed to become one of the most popular shape games in your classroom. What happens if we turn it to the left instead of the right?Īnd of course, we reinforce knowledge of shapes and pre-reading skills by looking at the labels to find the correct key for each lock.What happens when we put an incorrect key in the lock?.Students also will practice their fine motor skills as they manipulate the keys into the locks and build their hand strength by turning the keys and re-fastening the locks when they are done. ![]() Allowing them to investigate and explore, touch, and experience hands-on, they are engaging in STEM style learning. Preschool children are active learners, and with their curiosity and energy, it only makes sense to begin laying the foundation for STEM learning. In essence, we are teaching children to think out of the box and to solve problems that have not even been created yet. This keeps the material relevant to the students and develops a strong foundation for their future. The goal is to provide opportunities for children to view the same subject matter in a variety of real-life, hands-on opportunities, as well as blending the topics into real applications. It’s much more than just focusing on these topics, however. It’s a newer educational buzz, also sometimes written as “STEAM” with the A for Arts included. STEM stands for “Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.” The importance of STEM Activities in the Preschool Classroom Just as quickly as one child unlocks a lock, another will lock it back up. It is such a clever “tinkering” STEM activity for, especially busy kids. Unlocking these padlocks requires both hand and finger strength. ![]() ![]() This activity is great for self-checking as the locks will only unlock the corresponding shape. Students can take turns or work as a team matching the different shapes to the locks. Don’t forget to match up the keys with the locks and attach the correct pictures to the corresponding locks. Each set of keys is unique to that padlock. The lock pictured below (from the dollar store) came with 3 keys. Using heavy clear tape, or spray adhesive, attach the black shape picture labels to the locks and the colored pictures to the keyring labels.
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