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STEM Activities for Kids: Simple Science, Building and Problem-Solving Play
STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) does not have to be complicated. These practitioner-designed activities make learning through play fun and accessible for Early Years children: exploring cause and effect in a sensory tray, building simple structures and trying easy science experiments, all screen-free and all with everyday materials.
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STEM Activities · Updated 15 July 2022
4 Fun Activities to Practise Numbers With Your Child
Four playful ways to learn the numbers to 10 and compare more and less, with pom-poms, beads, string and a race. Most of them...
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STEM Activities · Updated 6 September 2023
Free Hungry Caterpillar Activity: Practising Counting
Instead of fruit, this caterpillar eats numbers. Draw one from circles, number them, and let your child feed it the matching tokens.
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STEM Activities · Updated 7 September 2023
Free Dinosaur Shapes Craft Activity: Strengthening Little Hands
Make a dinosaur from paper shapes and learn their names along the way. Cutting and sticking build hand strength and fine motor skills.
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STEM Activities · Updated 5 September 2023
Free Earth Craft Activity: Strengthening Little Hands
For Earth Day or any day: colour a printable Earth with torn paper or finger paint, and add a heart for the planet. Tearing...
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