25 STEM Activities for Preschoolers

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Ever use STEM when teaching your children?

STEM refers to the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics of curriculum. STEM is a very useful method of teaching for just about any age. It allows kids to really use imagination and other operations of learning to promote educational success. Plus, they are super fun!

Check out these 25 amazing STEM activities for preschoolers. These are perfect for homeschool families and parents wanting to supplement learning at home!

25 STEM activities for preschoolers

25 STEM Activities for Preschoolers

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1. Experiment with the different dynamics of Gears! Gears! Gears! operation with this awesome Learning Resources toy that is different every time you build it!

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2. This Tot Tube Playset is a great STEM toy and it works for almost any kind of car your child already has.

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3. With this Sorting Pirate Surprise your child will be challenged to sort and match colors as well as develop those fine motor skills. This is awesome for beginners!

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4. You can inspire design, creativity, and value in play for those littles with tiny hands with this Green Toys Build a Bouquet Floral Arrangement.

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5. Work through color recognition, sorting, and counting using this Peg Board Set that also maximizes hand-eye coordination.

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6. This Design and Drill Socket To Me Set will give your little one the ability to learn mechanics of forward and reverse along with color assimilation.

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7. It will be easy and fun to learn colors, shapes, and number skills with the Learning Resources Super Sorting Pie.

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8. There are 8 cool shapes and lots of building options with a Magna Tiles Junior Set.

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9. This Learning Resources Science Mix and Measure Set is perfect for little hands and great for examining visual quantities.

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10. There are tons of variations with this Marble Run that maximizes hand-eye coordination and spatial skills.

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11. These 3D Pyramid Stacking Blocks are super fun!

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12. Check out this Robot Turtles Game that sneakily teaches kids the science of robot programming and its a lot of fun!

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13. If you want to include a fun game and influence your child’s spatial skills and logic then try this Camelot Jr. where kids can build with high quality wooden materials.

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14. Practice those early math and money skills through pretend play with a Learning Resources Teaching Cash Register.

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15. Observation is key to inference! With these Learning Resources Jumbo Magnifiers they will be able to examine all kinds of cool things whether you are exploring bugs or rocks!

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16. Your kiddos will have a blast practicing counting, stacking, and matching with this Lauri Tall Stacker Number Express.

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17. Check out how things weigh and compare results with this Learning Resources Pan Balance.

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18. Learning codes and robot assembly will be out of this world fun for your preschooler using this Wonder Workshop Dash and Dot Wonder Pack.

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19. With a little parent assistance and supervision this My First Mind Blowing Science Kit will be enjoyable and give your kiddo the opportunity to explore the basics of science.

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20. Build up your own magnetic structures with this awesome SmartMax Basic Set.

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21. Learn all about dinosaurs with this Light Up Terrarium.

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22. Teaching math skills, patterns, and sequencing can be really fun and insightful with this Melissa & Doug Abacus.

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23. Your kiddo will feel very special with their My First Microscope that helps them learn science from an up close view.

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24. Create endless things with these Monkey Noodles.

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25. Watch the entire life cycle of ladybugs with this Ladybug Land Insect Lore that begins with larvae and ends in adult ladybugs.

Do you have a favorite STEM activity for your preschooler? Share your ideas!

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10 Comments

  1. Those are great STEM activities for kids. It’s great to incorporate science into toys. I love the Green Toys Build-a-Bouquet Floral Arrangement Playset! It would definitely get kids interested in gardening. I would love to get one for my little nephew.

  2. Working with pre-schoolers has to be one of the best experiences ever! They get so excited and involved in exploration and pretend play that it is almost impossible to avoid being pulled into their world. I love these activities and products for their ability to support and encourage explortion and learning.

  3. I LOVE that I can confirm that I was using a large number of these toys before I even knew what STEM was. Now as a home educator, I am all about STEM in our home school. But when my kids were just tots (before we decided to home school), I was using a lot of these toys!! YEAH!

  4. Awww…..I miss these days! I was just wondering the other day what to get my little nephew for the holidays. Stem has awesome preschool activities for kids. I am absolutely loving the marble run and want to get that. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

  5. This is definitely a fantastic list! Thanks for sharing your 25 STEM Activities for Preschoolers. Interestingly I have a few nieces and nephews who are entering the preschooler age and I would gladly share this info with their parents! Love activities that boost the motor skills of children!

  6. What a great resource for stem activities for preschoolers! It is so important to have education play with little ones while their brain is developing. I love these ideas and I am going to share with friends who have little ones. Thanks!

  7. Great List!! I’ve been looking for news wways to help my preschooler stay active while learning and having fun. Thanks for sharing.

  8. I am going to totally send this link over to my sister, these look like fantastic. I really think these would be perfect for the preschools around here especially the way they are having kids learn these days. Even my 3rd grader is learning some tricky stuff that has be confused.

  9. This is such an awesome list! My son is beyond preschool but I think this is awesome! I know a few moms I can pass this along too. I know they will be happy as they love to help their little ones learn at home! Thank you for sharing!!! =D

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