These rainbow stacking blocks are not only gorgeous, but they open the door to a world of imagination. Preschoolers are naturally drawn to the bright colors and fun shapes and won’t be able to resist playing with them. And where there is playing, there is always learning!
Using Rainbow Stacking Blocks to Support STEAM Education
Representing Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, STEAM education is a method of inquiry-based instruction. STEAM learning allows students to build understanding and vocabulary, creatively problem-solve, and reflect upon their learning. While these skills will continue to grow throughout the years, at the preschool level, they can take on a variety of appearances.
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Colors Preschool Unit
$10.00Learn all about colors, shading, mixing, colors of the rainbow, and the Holi Festival of Colors, in this Colors Preschool Unit. Preschoolers and their teachers will love this complete 10 day Circle Time unit. It includes detailed daily lesson plans, printable activities, as well as literacy, math, and fine motor centers. It also includes 11 bonus color posters.
S is for Science
Rainbows form when raindrops or a prism separates white light into different wavelengths. Discussions about the weather at the science center are enhanced with hands-on rainbows! Rainbow stacking blocks at the science center demonstrate the different colors. It also reinforces the order in which that those colors occur.
T is for Technology
Using the blocks, offer a prism and a flashlight to the students. By directing the light through the prism, they should be able to create rainbows of their own. Children can compare and contrast the rainbow they create with the rainbow stacking blocks.
E is for Engineering
By putting the blocks in the block center, children are encouraged to use the arcs to create bridges, roads, and tunnels. Toy cars or small balls rolling on the inside and outside edges of the arches are ways to explore cause and effect. Flipping the rainbow upside-down provides lessons in balance.
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Preschool Science Centers – Engineering Unit 7
$8.75Engage in hands-on preschool engineering challenges and STEM activities in this unit. Young scientists will learn more about tools and simple machines and will be encouraged to problem-solve.
Each of the 7 lessons is carefully planned for you and includes: a supply list, learning objectives, lesson ideas, photos and activities, book suggestions, and a journal page.
A is for Arts
Rainbows in real life are fleeting, but these rainbow stacking blocks stay put! They are perfect models for art projects about rainbows.
M is for Math
Students can compare the number and size of pieces in different sets of rainbow blocks. Putting arcs together to make circles or other shapes is a fantastic way to practice early geometry skills!
The rainbow stacking blocks really do provide endless learning opportunities within the preschool classroom. What will your students build today?
More STEAM information for the classroom
- Breaking Down STEAM for Young Children
- Using Blocks to Develop 21st Century Skills
- Books that Promote STEM/STEAM Learning in Early Childhood
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