The Little Green Swing Lesson Plan Fractured Fairy Tale STEM Activity
The Little Green Swing Lesson Plan Fractured Fairy Tale STEM Activity
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Teach fairytales with a STEM activity!
In the story The Little Green Swing, Ruby creates a swing that works so well her brothers add their own ideas to make it even better. Can your students design and build a swing that can hold weight?
Students work together to build an innovative swing as a team.
After they have completed the challenge there is a writing extension for students to write about how they have improved an idea and worked as a team.
This STEM challenge aligns with NGSS, Common Core, and TEKS.
Suggested Materials:
- craft sticks (various sizes)
- string or yarn
- glue or tape
- pipe cleaners
- craft foam
- cardboard
- weights
- scissors
- hole punch
- by Brenda Maier
Included:
- Detailed lesson plan
- Easy-to-follow instructions
- Editable Canva Slides
- Printables
- Examples
- Elements of a Fractured Fairy Tales Poster and Venn Diagram
- Writing extension
- STEM challenge
- NGSS Standards
- Common Core Standards
- TEKs Standards
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