Smart Start Stem Grade Prek

Engage young learners in fun hands-on projects that develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills! The STEM challenges and activities presented in this full-color workbook encourage children to think creatively and explore different ideas to solve problems. Parents and teachers act as facilitators, guiding children through the problem-solving process. What's Inside: This easy-to-follow program introduces early learners to problem solving with engaging and challenging activities, fun stories, and journal writing that fosters creative and critical thinking skills. Each unit includes stories and practice pages that help children understand science concepts and provide a foundation for completing each STEM challenge. A STEM journal activity helps guide children through the engineering design process: plan, create, test, and record. Topics within each STEM challenge target earth, life, and physical science. Each unit covers a specific scientific concept and includes: Science Story: Introduces each science concept Practice Activities: Support children's understanding STEM Story: Fictional story with a problem to solve STEM Challenge: Hands-on activity to solve a problem STEM Journal: Provides a planning outline to help complete the challenge activity Includes answer key. About Evan-Moor A leader in PreK-8 educational publishing, Evan-Moor has been a trusted partner of teachers and parents for over 40 years. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by creating resources that motivate children to learn important skills and concepts across the curriculum while also inspiring a love of learning.