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Halloween STEM Activities | Fall STEM Activities for October | Halloween Science

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

Halloween STEM Activities will keep your kids engaged in brain-busting work disguised as fun!This bundle includes the following 6 Halloween STEM activities:⭐ Bone Bridge® STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Creature Catcher STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Ghosts

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Halloween, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, GATE, Centers

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Halloween STEM Activity - Bone Bridge® - Halloween STEM Challenge

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

The Bone Bridge® Halloween STEM activity is collaborative, brain-busting work disguised as fun! This STEM challenge goes beyond Halloween. Connect it to your science lessons on skeletal system, bridges/transportation, and/or forces (specific ideas

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Halloween, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, GATE, Centers

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$Graphing with Skittles Candy Math Activity$

Graphing with Skittles Candy Math Activity

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

This Valentine's Day graphing activity helps teach/review basic graphing skills: tally marks, bar graphs, pictographs, line plots and answering questions based on data. It's the perfect Halloween math activity or try it for Valentine's Day math,

Subjects:

Graphing, Halloween, Valentine's Day

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2^nd

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Activities

CCSS:

2.MD.D.10

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Winter STEM or Christmas STEM Activity - Snowman Stretch STEM Challenge

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

This Winter STEM activity is a favorite every year and the perfect way to keep your kids engaged in brain-busting work disguised as fun right up until winter vacation!Snowman Stretch Christmas or Winter STEM Challenge Activity Overview: Working

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Winter, Engineering

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Centers

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Christmas STEM Activities and Winter STEM Activities Bundle

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

Looking for fun Christmas or winter activities that incorporate science, technology, engineering, and/or math? Christmas-Winter STEM / STEAM Challenges sure to engage with brain-busting work disguised as fun!Christmas and Winter STEM Challenge

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$17.50

$7.98

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Summer STEM or End of the Year STEM Activity - Water Slide STEM Challenge

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

This summer STEM activity is the perfect end of year STEM Challenge to keep your students engaged through the very last day of school!The basic premise: In partners/groups, students will design and build a water slide built for speed, thrills, and

Subjects:

Summer, End of Year, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities

$3.50

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Halloween STEM Activity - Bat Wings Wanted Halloween STEM Challenge

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

This Halloween STEM activity will keep your kids engaged & learning! Not doing Halloween activities this year? No problem! Just add this to a science unit on bats, life science, the physics of flight, or as a supplement to Stellaluna.Basic

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Halloween, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, GATE, Centers

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EASY MATERIALS STEM ACTIVITIES Bundle with End of Year Summer STEM Activities

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

52 NGSS-aligned STEM challenge activities to build engagement, critical thinking, & problem-solving all year long! These are easy STEM activities to implement, use simple materials, and include modifications for grades 2 - 8. The basic idea:

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Other (Math), Critical Thinking, Engineering

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities

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171

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Halloween STEM Activity - Creature Catcher Spider Web Halloween STEM Challenge

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

In this Halloween STEM activity students work in partners or groups against a criteria and constraints list to design a device to catch as many “creatures” as possible. While spider web STEM designs definitely come to mind, there are many ways to

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Halloween, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, GATE, Centers

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Pumpkin STEM Activity for Fall - Pumpkin Picker - Thanksgiving STEM

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

The Pumpkin Picker STEM activity fits right in with your fall activities! It's the perfect Halloween or Thanksgiving STEM activity to keep students engaged!The basic premise: Individually, or in partners/groups, students will design and build a

Subjects:

Thanksgiving, Autumn, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Centers

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Persuasive Writing Unit - Persuasive Essay Lessons, Examples, Prompts & Rubric

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

Teach students the elements of persuasive writing and help them breeze through their next persuasive essay! This unit breaks everything down about writing persuasive essays into easy steps and provides practice at each step. Your students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

W.4.1, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.10, W.5.1, W.5.1a, W.5.1b, W.5.1c, W.5.1d, W.5.4, W.5.5...

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380

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45 EASY STEM ACTIVITIES for STEM Sub Plans, Centers, Warm-Ups & Early Finishers

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

Looking for easy STEM activities to implement in your classroom? Quick Build STEM Activities are the perfect addition to any elementary or middle school classroom! If you're limited on time, you'll love using these simple STEM activities in centers,

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Math, Critical Thinking, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

$51.50

$19.98

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Fall STEM Activities - Apple STEM Challenges

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

These Back to School STEM challenge activities are a great way to build community, establish procedures, and get to know how your kids tick! Plus, they’re a great intro to forces and interactions and Newton’s three laws of motion.You want to start

Subjects:

Back to School, Autumn, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

$17.50

$7.99

279

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Christmas STEM Activity - Candy Cane Calamity STEM Challenge

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

Christmas STEM Activities are perfect to engage your students in brain-busting work disguised as fun this winter!Candy Cane Calamity Christmas STEM Challenge Activity Premise: Working against a criteria/constraints list individually or in partners,

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Engineering

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Centers

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313

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Build a Boat STEM Challenge Mini Bundle - Print and Paperless Versions

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

It’s the end of the school year, so your end-of-year activities need to be on-point to keep kids engaged! This boat building STEM / STEAM Challenges is perfect for summer – or any time of the year! It brings the joy back to your classroom with

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Other (Science), Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$7.96

$4.98

319

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Summer STEM | End of Year STEM Activities | STEM Camp Challenges | Easy Supplies

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

Summer STEM Activities for the End of the Year, Summer School or Summer Camp!These summer STEM activities are the perfect end of the year STEM Challenges to keep your students engaged through the very last day of school!Reinvigorate students with

Subjects:

Summer, End of Year, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities

$17.50

$7.49

304

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Speaking & Listening Skills | Oral Communication Activity Task Cards

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

This activity is a great to tool to practice oral and written communication skills as well as reinforce math vocabulary, estimation, and measurement skills. It's perfect for reinforcing following directions, sub day plans, center activities and

Subjects:

Geometry, Writing, Oral Communication

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

3.G.A.1, 3.G.A.2, 4.G.A.1, 4.G.A.2, 4.G.A.3

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EASY STEM ACTIVITIES for STEM Bell Ringers - Sub Plans - Centers & Warm-ups

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

Looking for easy STEM activities to implement in 5-30 minutes? These STEM activities are perfect to use as bell-ringers, sub plans, or activity centers to engage your students in creativity and critical thinking! Are any of these Problems true for

Subjects:

Science, Arts & Music

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$72.46

$19.98

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Weather STEM Activity | Spring STEM | Natural Disasters STEM Challenge Activity

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

If you’re looking to apply learning in weather, climate, natural disasters, natural resources & more, this STEM / STEAM challenge is a perfectly engaging way to get the job done joyfully!The basic idea: Students work individually or in

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Spring, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

$3.98

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Thanksgiving STEM Activities | Fall STEM Challenges for November

By Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

These Thanksgiving STEM activities will keep your students engaged right up until the November break as they design and build devices to help the Wampanoag and/or Pilgrims meet their needs for transportation, shelter, food, and more. Modification

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Thanksgiving, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$17.50

$7.98

539

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Hi! I'm the developer of Bone Bridge® STEM Challenges, and I pride myself on designing lessons for feel-good teaching moments. Please don't misunderstand me; this doesn't always mean "fun" teaching. (More about this in my "Teaching Style" section below.)

I was a classroom teacher for 10 years, and spent most of that time in Pasadena, California. My master's degree is in Design-Based Learning, which heavily informs my approach to STEM challenges. I've spent the last several years focused almost solely on developing multi-grade level/differentiated STEM challenges with supporting videos and PD because I've seen first-hand how dramatic using these types of cross-curricular, hands-on methods to deliver content can be in the classroom!

I'm pretty addicted to the power of STEM challenges at this point, but there are plenty of ways to engage students in higher-level thinking, and I'm all about any lesson that helps students become engaged, resilient, capable problem-solvers!

MY TEACHING STYLE

An effective classroom engages students in critical thinking and problem solving while stimulating creativity and curiosity. I teach using a hands-on, multi-sensory approach that nurtures and develops students' various talents and links content standards to meaningful experiences.

I believe in an academically rigorous, well-rounded, child-centered curriculum that fosters growth with high expectations and positive reinforcement.

Those moments when the students are fully engaged in rigorous content and actually enjoying it ... those are the feel-good teaching moments that make it easy to remember why you wanted to become a teacher in the first place. My aim is to fill my TpT store with resources that give teachers more of those moments and help reconnect you to your calling!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

- Teacher of Excellence Award (2010) Pasadena Rotary Club (One of five teachers selected in the Pasadena Unified School District)

- Altadena NAACP Teacher of the Year for San Rafael Elementary (2007)

- Pasadena Math Pipeline teacher; co-led district summer math trainings

- Successful grant writer
Pasadena Educational Foundation Grants
- 2004: Art Integration
- 2005: United Streaming Technology Infusion
- 2006: Digital Storytelling
- 2007: Math Magic
- LACOE Digital Voice Project Grant 2006

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction: Design-Based Learning

B.S. in Elementary Education

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Connect with me:
www.stemchallenge.com
www.feelgoodteaching.com
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Contact me directly: kerry@feelgoodteaching.com

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