Kindergarten STEM Challenge Bug Sort, Bugs investigation, Insect Detective Book

Teach about bugs, insects, and engineering with this kindergarten STEM lesson!

Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and kindergarten and first-grade teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom!

In this Kindergarten STEM Challenge, students use tangram shapes to create their own unique image. They use creativity to see what new things they can make by putting shapes together in different ways.

We've included anchor charts for bugs, vocabulary words, bug diagrams, and bug examples.

Material List:

• plastic insects (optional) or insect card printables (Included)
• printable tent cards for sorting (included)
• Cootie Game (optional) or Roll A Bug page (included) and dice
• color sticks, crayons, or markers (optional)
• play dough (optional)

Includes:

• Teacher Instructions
• TEKS
• Student STEM Journal
• Student Instructions
• STEM Activity
• Vocabulary Words
• Student Reflection Sheet
• Rubric

Aligns with TEKS.
K.2.B

Analyze data by identifying significant features and patterns.

Identify the different structures that animals have to interact with their environment, such as seeing, hearing, moving, and grasping objects.

Read-aloud connection: Insect Detective.

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