STEM Activities + Read Alouds
The book list for every bundle
STEM picture books for K to 5, bundle by bundle. Pick a bundle to see the picture books that go with it. Every book here has a ready-made STEM lesson: the lesson is inside the bundle, or it links from the row. Get the lesson on TPT and the book on Amazon.
All 59 STEM picture books and lessons in one bundle
Nine editions in one download: Back to School, Volumes 2 and 3, Fall, Winter, February, Spring, End of the Year and the 12 Math activities, plus three bonus squishy-toy lessons. Every book below is in it.
Back to School (Volume 1)
Grades K–5. 8 STEM picture books with maker activities, plus the Introducing STEM/STEAM and Engineering Design Process activities. Starts with the Be a Maker read aloud.
- Be a MakerGet the book
- Duck! Rabbit!Get the book
- Collaboration StationGet the book
- What Do You Do With an Idea?Get the book
- Dreaming UpGet the book
- TryingGet the book
- Too Tall HousesGet the book
- Very Good HatsGet the book
- Why Not?Get the book
- Going PlacesGet the book
- Beautiful OopsGet the book
- Not a BoxGet the book
- The Most Magnificent TeamGet the book
- Billie Jean Peet, AthleteGet the book
- Not a StickGet the book
- Izzy GizmoGet the book
- NoticingGet the book
- Not a Box CityGet the book
Fall, Halloween and Thanksgiving
Grades 1–5. 5 STEM picture books with STEM, STEAM and makerspace activities.
- The Leaf ThiefGet the book
- StellalunaGet the book
- Leonard Builds a Haunted HouseGet the book
- Big PumpkinGet the book
- The Humble PieGet the book
Winter and Christmas
Grades 1–5. 5 STEM picture books with STEM, STEAM, maker and art activities.
- The Snow ThiefGet the book
- The Gift of WordsGet the book
- Gingerbread FriendsGet the book
- Snowmen at NightGet the book
- Extra YarnGet the book
February: Valentine's Day, Groundhog Day, Lunar New Year
Grades 1–5. 5 STEM picture books with STEM, STEAM, maker and art activities.
- The Candy DishGet the book
- All We Need Is Love and a Really Soft PillowGet the book
- ValenslimeGet the book
- How to Catch a GroundhogGet the book
- Amy Wu and the Lantern FestivalGet the book
Spring: St. Patrick's Day and Easter
Grades 1–5. 5 STEM picture books with STEM, STEAM, maker and art activities.
- How to Catch a LeprechaunGet the book
- Too Many CarrotsGet the book
- The Little Green SwingGet the book
- The Curious GardenGet the book
- FloatGet the book
End of the Year and Summer
Grades 1–5. 6 STEM picture books with STEM, STEAM, maker and art activities, including the last day of school and the 4th of July.
- Jabari JumpsGet the book
- Little Blue BridgeGet the book
- Greta Green Builds a SubmarineGet the book
- What the Road SaidGet the book
- FireworksGet the book
- Sand CakesGet the book
Math Activities + Read Alouds (Math About Me)
Grades K–2. 12 books, each with a hands-on math activity: number sense, place value, patterns, measurement, shapes, symmetry, fractions, equal groups and area.
- Math CurseGet the book
- Ten Black DotsGet the book
- If I Built a HouseGet the book
- Pitter PatternGet the book
- Inch by InchGet the book
- The Greedy TriangleGet the book
- TangledGet the book
- Color ZooGet the book
- Seeing SymmetryGet the book
- The Cookie FiascoGet the book
- The Doorbell RangGet the book
- I Wanna New RoomGet the book
Bonus lessons in the 59 bundle
Three squishy-toy STEM lessons, also sold on their own.
- The Most Magnificent ThingGet the bookSTEM lesson
- The Pumpkin ThiefGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Gustavo, the Shy GhostGet the bookSTEM lesson
Kindergarten & Pre-K edition
Grades Pre-K–1. 10 picture STEM picture books with low-prep STEM activities aligned to NGSS. New in October 2026; not part of the 59 bundle.
- The Napping HouseGet the book
- The Rainbow FishGet the book
- Bear Snores OnGet the book
- Made by MaxineGet the book
- A Color of His OwnGet the book
- Rain!Get the book
- The Story of FerdinandGet the book
- Tall Tall TreeGet the book
- The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry BearGet the book
- How to Catch an ElfGet the book
STEM Activities + Read Alouds FAVORITES
Grades K–4. Our 30 favorite single-book lessons in one download. Each lesson is also sold on its own: that is the STEM lesson link on each row.
- The Recess QueenGet the bookSTEM lesson
- The Pigeon HAS to Go to SchoolGet the bookSTEM lesson
- If I Built a SchoolGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Perfect SquareGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Iggy Peck, ArchitectGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Press HereGet the bookSTEM lesson
- The Day the Crayons QuitGet the bookSTEM lesson
- The DotGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Bonaparte Falls ApartGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Creepy CrayonGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Creepy CarrotsGet the bookSTEM lesson
- The ScarecrowGet the bookSTEM lesson
- How to Catch a TurkeyGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Room on the BroomGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Ada Twist, ScientistGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Balloons Over BroadwayGet the bookSTEM lesson
- The Polar ExpressGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Red and LuluGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the SleighGet the bookSTEM lesson
- The Snowy DayGet the bookSTEM lesson
- The MittenGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Tacky the PenguinGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Snowflake BentleyGet the bookSTEM lesson
- I'll Love You Till the Cows Come HomeGet the bookSTEM lesson
- The Great EggscapeGet the bookSTEM lesson
- One Plastic BagGet the bookSTEM lesson
- MaybeGet the bookSTEM lesson
- The Little Red FortGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Where the Wild Things AreGet the bookSTEM lesson
More single lessons
Sold one at a time and not in the Favorites bundle.
- Be a MakerGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Math CurseGet the bookSTEM lesson
- If I Built a HouseGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Creepy Pair of UnderwearGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Charlotte's WebGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryGet the bookSTEM lesson
- Me on the MapGet the bookSTEM lesson
STEM picture books: common questions
Are the books included in the bundles?
No. Each bundle holds the STEM lessons; this page links every picture book so you can buy it on Amazon or borrow it from the library. Many of these STEM picture books are also read aloud on YouTube.
How do I know which bundle a book is in?
Pick a bundle button at the top and the list shows only that bundle’s books. The 59 bundle button shows all nine editions at once, and the link on each row opens the book.
Are these STEM picture books for kindergarten?
The Pre-K and Kindergarten edition is written for the youngest students and the Math About Me edition is K to 2. The other editions run 1st to 5th grade; the grade range sits on every bundle header.
Looking for the single lessons by season? They are on the STEM Read-Alouds page.
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