Resources

Encourage STEM learning while playing with blocks

Encourage STEM learning while playing with balls

Encourage STEM learning while at the playground

Encourage STEM learning during various daily routines

Encourage STEM learning while on a walk

Encourage STEM learning while grocery shopping

Encourage STEM learning while doing laundry

Encourage STEM learning while cooking

Encourage STEM learning during bathtime

Explore motion identification with various activities

Explore structure and properties of materials with various activities

Explore states of matter with various activities

Explore gravity with various activities

Explore exertion of force with various activities

While doing dishes, have your child help you out. Talk about how you do the same steps each time with each dish until they are all done. Help them follow the steps.

Encourage your child to help with laundry tasks like loading or unloading the dryer by sorting colors and whites. Point out the characteristics and talk about the differences among them.

Help your child create and follow more complex sequences in your daily routines. For example, while your child is brushing their teeth, talk about how the steps need to go in a specific order (such as, “We first need to put the toothpaste on the toothbrush, then we can put the toothbrush in our mouth.”)

Think about activities or routines you can do with your child that have 1-2 steps. For example, at bedtime, talk about and ask your child to do 2 step routines such as first, you put on pajamas and then next you get into bed. When heading outside, first you put on your coat, then play!