Build students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM curriculum uses real-world examples to give students insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems. The books feature dynamic images and text features that enhance the reading experience and build visual literacy.
Each book includes a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process. By becoming STEAM proficient, kindergarten students are able to use higher-order thinking skills to answer complex questions, investigate issues, and develop solutions for modern-day problems. This kit supports social and emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom and aligns to state and national college and career readiness standards including NGSS.
Smithsonian STEAM Readers Kindergarten Kit includes:
Each leveled reader features a high-interest topic based on Smithsonian content. The dynamic images and text features enhance the reading experience and build visual literacy. Each book includes a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every stage of the engineering design process. The real-world examples give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems. The books offer career advice from Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields and highlight every aspect of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics.
A Den for Bei Bei 6-PackLevel: $41.79 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 28954 Bei Bei is a giant panda who lives at the National Zoo. What things are needed in his enclosure to keep him healthy and happy? Introduce kindergarten students to STEAM concepts through real-world examples and a STEAM activity. |
Learning about Sharks 6-PackLevel: $41.79 Grade: K-1 Item Number: 28955 Learn about sharks and how scientists study them! Created in collaboration with Smithsonian, this STEAM 6-Pack introduces kindergarten students to STEAM concepts through real-world examples and a hands-on STEAM activity. |
Building a Beaver Lodge 6-PackLevel: $41.79 Grade: K-1 Item Number: 28956 Learn about the many steps that are involved with building a beaver lodge with this fun STEAM 6-Pack. Introduce kindergarten students to STEAM concepts through real-world examples and a hands-on STEAM activity. |
Taking Food To Go 6-PackLevel: $41.79 Grade: K-1 Item Number: 28957 Getting food to go is easy and convenient. But it's not always good for the planet. Introduce kindergarten students to the importance of recycling through real-world examples and a hands-on STEAM activity. |
Lighting the Night 6-PackLevel: $41.79 Grade: PK-1 Item Number: 28958 Learn about types of lighting from the past and present and introduce kindergarten students to STEAM topics with this STEAM 6-Pack. This title features a simple STEAM activity that takes students through the steps of the engineering design process. |
Staying Afloat 6-PackLevel: $41.79 Grade: K-1 Item Number: 28959 Introduce kindergarten students to the concept of buoyancy and STEAM topics through real-world examples. This STEAM 6-Pack features a simple, hands-on STEAM activity that takes students through the steps of the engineering design process. |
A Den for Bei Bei 6-Pack |
Learning about Sharks 6-Pack |
Building a Beaver Lodge 6-Pack |
Taking Food To Go 6-Pack |
Lighting the Night 6-Pack |
Staying Afloat 6-Pack |
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Making Crayons 6-PackLevel: $41.79 Grade: K-1 Item Number: 28960 Learn how crayons are made and introduce kindergarten students to STEAM topics with this fun STEAM 6-Pack. This title features a simple, hands-on STEAM activity that takes students through the steps of the engineering design process. |
What Toys Can Do 6-PackLevel: $41.79 Grade: K-1 Item Number: 28961 Toys are designed to do different things. Learn how a toy's design affects its function and introduce kindergarten students to STEAM concepts through real-world examples and a hands-on STEAM activity. |
Folding Paper 6-PackLevel: $41.79 Grade: K-1 Item Number: 28962 Learn about the many ways there are to fold paper with this fun STEAM 6-Pack created in collaboration with Smithsonian. Introduce kindergarten students to STEAM concepts through real-world examples and a hands-on STEAM activity. |
Finding the Right Container 6-PackLevel: $41.79 Grade: K-1 Item Number: 28963 Different types of containers are meant to hold different types of objects. Introduce young learners to shapes and STEAM concepts with this STEAM 6-Pack created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution. |
Pulling Taffy 6-PackLevel: $41.79 Grade: K-1 Item Number: 28964 Learn how taffy is made and introduce kindergarten students to STEAM topics with this fun STEAM 6-Pack. This title features a simple, hands-on STEAM activity that takes students through the steps of the engineering design process. |
Making More Doughnuts 6-PackLevel: $41.79 Grade: K-1 Item Number: 28965 Have you ever wondered how doughnuts got their shape? Learn about the history of doughnuts with this STEAM 6-Pack that introduces kindergarten students to STEAM concepts through real-world examples and a STEAM activity. |
Making Crayons 6-Pack |
What Toys Can Do 6-Pack |
Folding Paper 6-Pack |
Finding the Right Container 6-Pack |
Pulling Taffy 6-Pack |
Making More Doughnuts 6-Pack |
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Playing with Wind 6-PackLevel: $41.79 Grade: K-1 Item Number: 28966 Have you ever wondered how the wind makes a kite fly? Learn about the wind with this STEAM 6-Pack that introduces kindergarten students to STEAM concepts through real-world examples and a hands-on STEAM activity. |
Garden Life 6-PackLevel: $41.79 Grade: K-1 Item Number: 28968 Introduce kindergarten students to life science and STEAM topics through real-world examples. This STEAM 6-Pack features a simple, hands-on STEAM activity that takes students through the steps of the engineering design process. |
Smithsonian STEAM Readers: Kindergarten Add-on PackLevel: $99.74 Grade: K Item Number: 29134 This Add-on Pack includes one copy of each of the 15 titles in Smithsonian STEAM Readers Kindergarten Kit. |
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Strengthen content-area literacy skills with research- and standards-based reading, writing, and STEAM lessons for every title. The STEAM challenge is included on the back of each lesson. Lessons include:
Integrate STEAM education into literacy instruction with support from the full-color Management Guide.
The culminating activity challenges students to identify a problem and apply what they've learned to solve a real-world problem. Each hands-on, minds-on STEAM challenge guides students through every stage of the engineering design process: researching the issue, brainstorming ideas, designing and testing a solution, evaluating the results, improving the process, and sharing the outcomes.
Help teachers weave technology into their literacy instruction with a variety of digital resources.
