Storybook STEM {April} – Spring and Easter STEM Activities

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Created by Brooke Brown and Katie King, Storybook STEM provides early childhood teachers with weekly all-in-one units to cover essential skills in reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, math, science, and engineering.

Four units are included to accompany favorite seasonal children’s books, with supplemental STEM challenges for each and differentiated literacy and math options for Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade.

• My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
• The Easter Egg by Jan Brett
• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
• Compost Stew by Mary McKenna Siddals

Each read aloud and unit can be completed in the form of mini lessons throughout the week, or within a 2.5 hour block on one day of the week, such as Maker Mondays or STEM Fridays. Storybook STEM also provides a simple and comprehensive option for substitute teachers.

April Storybook STEM contains the following:

Week 1: (My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann)

• Comprehension bookmark
• Problem and Solution anchor chart, word cards, mini lesson, and student recording sheet
• Sequel anchor chart and student extension
• Vocabulary (Guess a Doodle with picture cards, interactive games, and student recording sheets)
• Math Connection Anchor Chart – Ordinal Numbers
• STEM Challenge: Go-Go Grab It (teacher lesson plan, vocabulary cards, teacher charts, and student recording booklet)

Week 2: (The Easter Egg by Jan Brett)

• Comprehension bookmark
• Text to Text Connections anchor chart, word cards, mini lesson, and student recording sheet
• Adjectives anchor chart and student extension
• Vocabulary (Guess a Doodle with picture cards, interactive games, and student recording sheets)
• Math Connection Anchor Chart – Equal Groups
• STEM Challenge: Egg Mobile (teacher lesson plan, vocabulary cards, teacher chart, and student recording booklet)

Week 3: (The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein)

• Comprehension bookmark
• Text Evidence anchor chart, word cards, mini lesson, and student recording sheet
• Personification anchor chart and student extension
• Vocabulary (Guess a Doodle with picture cards, interactive games, and student recording sheets)
• Math Connection Anchor Chart – Height
• STEM Challenge: Links of Conservation (teacher lesson plan, vocabulary cards, teacher chart, and student recording booklet)

Week 4: (Compost Stew by Mary McKenna Siddals)

• Comprehension bookmark
• Text Structure anchor chart, word cards, mini lesson, and student recording sheet
• Plural Nouns anchor chart and student activities
• Vocabulary (Guess a Doodle with picture cards, interactive games, and student recording sheets)
• Math Connection Anchor Chart – Kitchen Measurement
• STEM Challenge: Compost Stew (teacher lesson plan, vocabulary cards, teacher chart, and student recording booklet)