STEM Learning Through Toys
Making learning fun and enjoyable is the key to nurturing the love for knowledge. The number of educational toys that promote STEM-related skills is on the rise. You may already own such toys without realizing their connection to STEM education. Well loved by both boys and girls, LEGO bricks are known to stimulate creativity, spatial thinking, problem solving and teamwork. There are also STEM certified toys that are specifically designed to integrate play with STEM learning.
STEM Learning Through Books
Wouldn't it be great to encourage your child to fall in love with reading and STEM learning at the same time? Luckily, there are quite a few well-written books that teach STEM subjects in fun and engaging ways for students at different stages of learning. Some of our favorites include the Magic School Bus series, the Little Scientists books, and DK's awarding-winning new release Maker Lab.
STEM Learning Through Hands-on Activities
Children learn fast and best through hands-on activities. You can try to come up with DIY projects at home or send your kids to more structured STEM programs like those being offered at Snapology. Rated one of the Best Kids' Franchise, Snapology discovery centers provide hands-on, interactive activities for children ages 1-14 using LEGO® bricks, K’Nex and technology. They create STEM learning experiences through classes, workshops, camps, birthday parties, school field trips, scouting events and more. They also offer amazing franchise opportunities that are affordable, flexible and can provide quick profitability. If you've been thinking about becoming your own boss, this could be the best opportunity. Please visit Snapology.com to learn more about what Snapology has to offer.
What is your or your child's favorite STEM learning activity? Do you have any tips to share about sparking kids' interest in STEM subjects? What have you found to be an effective way to promote STEM learning for children? Feel free to leave a comment below. I'd love to learn from you! And anyone who cares to leave a thoughtful comment is eligible to win a nice prize.
The Giveaway
I have the pleasure of giving away a LEGO® bricks set of the Snapology mascot Sebastian Gator (for kids 6 +)! To enter, simply leave a comment in response to one or more of my questions in the post and then fill out the entry form below. Good luck!a Rafflecopter giveaway
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I love all of the new STEM toys. Its good to know that our children will have the ability to use this.
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ReplyDeleteWe own a ton of lego sets. We really like the robotics ones as they involve so many learning oportunities
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ReplyDeleteWe use a lot of STEM principles, I love that Lego is involved, my son would die without Legos
ReplyDeleteWe love Lego's, they are such a fun way to foster creativity.
ReplyDeleteSTEM Learning Through Toys Before retiring I worked with a company that our number 1 priority was stem education in school. We work with a company that was using the rubric cube in math. So I am a fan of toys having something that is for learning. My great nephew plays a lot with lego's.
ReplyDeletethis is a neat addition to legos which are so fun already
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ReplyDeleteWe are a LEGO-loving family. We also go crazy buying STEM toys, so this is a perfect combination to us!
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ReplyDeleteMy kids are homeschooled. The older of the two is really into electricity and magnetism so he enjoys testing theories about what materials are magnetic. My little one is a mini engineer. His favorite thing to do is create elaborate tunnels, bridges, and highways for his Hot Wheels.
ReplyDeleteMy tip for promoting STEM learning in kids is to try different things with them, even if you can't go and get materials for experiments or whatever you can pick up a book and try to engage them. You can stretch your own creativity by looking around the house and using every day things to demonstrate various principles; like the chemical reaction of baking soda mixed with vinegar, for example.
Also realize that not every topic is likely going to grab a kid's attention. Put your effort into finding out what sparks their curiosity and then feed it with books, projects, YouTube videos, whatever you can think of to expand that knowledge. Pretty soon, they'll be telling you stuff you probably never even knew :)
We have a lot of legos, they are my son's favorite STEM activity.
ReplyDeleteMy son loves Legos. His favorite at the moment is sets with plants vs zombies. I love that they teach stem principals .
ReplyDeleteI feel that kids need hands on things to play with, not just watching T.V. or a computer monitor.
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ReplyDeleteI love how these encourage STEM learning!
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ReplyDeleteThis is such an innovative and creative design! Really encourages imagination!
ReplyDeleteI like the DIY home projects. The hands on activities are great for teaching the kids
ReplyDeleteLegos are a great way to get children interested in STEM. They are great for a variety of age groups too both my nieces would love this,
ReplyDeleteAll of my kids would benefit from stem learning. They would have so much fun with the legos
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ReplyDeletei am a huge lego fan and these robotics are awesome too!
ReplyDeleteMy kids have always loved Legos and puzzle activities such as Rubik's Cube. Snap Circuits have been a big hit, too!
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ReplyDeleteAnytime you make learning fun kids will enjoy doing it
ReplyDeleteAny of the STEM that help them learn through play are great. I love the building of Legos it stimulates my son's imagination.
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My daughter loves any kind of building and blocks.
ReplyDeleteWe have been enjoying building with Legos for years.
ReplyDeleteBoth of my boys LOVE Legos! We have used them for STEM activities in the past. They are the most used toy in our home!
ReplyDeleteWe haven't tried any lego stem sets yet but I've heard good things.
ReplyDeleteMy son absolutely loves learning by using his Lego sets, puzzles, and blocks!
ReplyDeletelego are great toy and they are fun topaly with
ReplyDeleteLove learning through play it means even as a grandparent can be involved in the learning of new things with the grandkids. Lego is a timeless favourite.
ReplyDeleteLegos are great to encourage STEM learning. We try to build things with the legos that can really be used. Just today, he was watching tractors so we built a tractor with his legos! When kids are playing with something they love, they don't even realize that they are learning!
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ReplyDeleteI had legos when I was a kid and they are still around.
ReplyDeleteI love the Stem idea. Always a plus when kids can learn through play.
ReplyDeleteMy kids love LEGOs. They are great for building and kids can still play with them as they get older. My kids school system got a 3D printer & the teachers help the kids design their own little 3D models. Programs like that seem to get the kids more interested in STEM.
ReplyDeleteMy sons enjoy playing with Legos and building cars with them.
ReplyDeleteSTEM products should be in every home and in every preschool.
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I encourage stem activities by finding local activities that promote stem
ReplyDeleteI like that a child can use these for fun while at the same time they can learn from using them. This will help them realize that learning can be fun.
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ReplyDeleteI love that it teaches STEM through fun. My kids would enjoy this.
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ReplyDeleteThey all look like so much fun to make. My kids all love Legos.
ReplyDeleteMine have always loved their legos and science kits.
ReplyDeletewe love legos! we build with them a lot! my kiddos love to make castles for their ninja turtles!
ReplyDeleteI have so much legos in storage, these new mechanical gizmos is just the thing to breath new life into my sad legos.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite STEM learning activity is practicing coding.
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