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.
STEM Activities + Read Alouds BUNDLE: all 59 lessons
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Looking for the single lessons by season? They are on the STEM Read-Alouds page.
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