STEM Activities, Full Year of Challenges with Close Reading with Tied 2 Teaching, A Review

 

Have you been searching for a fun way to add more STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) to your homeschool activities? If so, let me introduce you to the STEM Activities, Full Year of Challenges with Close Reading from Tied 2 Teaching! Here is our honest review. (We received this product in exchange for our honest review.

How does this work?

The STEM Activities, Full Year of Challenges with Close Reading bundle is a downloadable file that includes four challenges per month, except for August. For August, there is a bonus Mega Pack of Building Block Challenges. Each challenge consists of a close-reading passage, worksheets, and instructions.

The weekly challenges include some holiday-specific ones, like the Valentine’s Day Cupid’s Bow Challenge and the Easter Design a Carrot Carriage Challenge! These challenges bring an element of fun to learning.

This program could be done with one child or a group. While we homeschool, this program also benefits teachers looking for ways to add more STEM to the classroom. The program is geared towards children in grades 3-6.

What we tried

One of the challenges we tried was the Dinosaur Building Block Challenge, which is actually a part of the bonus Mega Pack for August.

 

We started by reading the passage. There is a QR code at the top of one of the worksheets that you can scan with your phone or tablet to go directly to that website. We looked at the challenge. The challenge was to build a dinosaur using the smallest blocks available. Also, it had to look like a dinosaur and be done in six minutes!

 

 

The dinosaur did not quite turn out as hoped, but it was a reasonable effort.

 

What We Love about this program

I like how everything was organized entirely. I see which materials we need, so I can grab anything we don’t have while I am running errands. The challenges work for a variety of age groups, and they really make my child think. The challenges also involve a lot of thinking and problem-solving, which is great for young minds!

Final Thoughts

I highly encourage you to check out STEM Activities, Full Year of Challenges with Close Reading from Tied 2 Teaching for your family. We love this as an addition to our homeschool life, and whether you homeschool or want to do STEM activities with your kids at home, I think you will find this program worthwhile. You can also find Tied 2 Teaching on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!