Storybook STEM {December}

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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.

*Gingerbread Christmas by Jan Brett
*The Polar Express by Chris van Allsburg
*A Wish to be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe
*The Night Before Christmas by Rachel Isadora

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.

December Storybook STEM contains the following:

Week 1: (Gingerbread Christmas by Jan Brett)
*Comprehension bookmark
*Transitional Words anchor chart, word cards, mini lesson, and student
recording sheet
*Prepositions anchor chart
*Vocabulary (Act it Out with picture cards, Collaborative Scoot, and student
recording sheets)
*Math Connection Anchor Chart – Creating Patterns
*STEM Challenge: Musical Instrument (teacher lesson plan, vocabulary cards,
teacher charts, and student recording booklet)

Week 2: (The Polar Express by Chris van Allsburg)
*Comprehension bookmark
*Vivid Verbs anchor chart, word cards, mini lesson, and student recording
sheet
*Similes anchor chart
*Vocabulary (Act it Out with picture cards, Collaborative Scoot, and student
recording sheets)
*Math Connection Anchor Chart – Balanced and Unbalanced Weight
*STEM Challenge: Train Bridge (teacher lesson plan, vocabulary cards,
teacher chart, and student recording booklet)

Week 3: (A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe)
*Comprehension bookmark
*Dialogue and Quotations Marks anchor chart, word cards, mini lesson, and
student recording sheet
*Lesson anchor chart
*Vocabulary (Act it Out with picture cards, Collaborative Scoot, and student
recording sheets)
*Math Connection Anchor Chart – Measuring Height
*STEM Challenge: Tallest Tree (teacher lesson plan, vocabulary cards,
teacher chart, and student recording booklet)

Week 4: (The Night Before Christmas by Rachel Isadora)
*Comprehension bookmark
*Asking Questions anchor chart, word cards, mini lesson, and student
recording sheet
*Rhythm anchor chart
*Vocabulary (Act it Out with picture cards, Collaborative Scoot, and student
recording sheets)
*Math Connection Anchor Chart – Measuring Distance
*STEM Challenge: Santa’s Sleigh (teacher lesson plan, vocabulary cards,
teacher chart, and student recording booklet)

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