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⚡️ Spark early STEM curiosity (+ free teacher resource e-book)
Discover 20+ hands-on STEM challenges, a spotlight on Rosie Revere, Engineer, and grab your free K-2 teacher e-book!
Karly Moura & Christina Sciarrotto
November 03, 2026
Sparking Curiosity on National STEM Day! 🚀
With National STEM Day arriving on November 8, it’s the perfect time to nurture curiosity, hands-on problem solving, and resilience in our early learners. To kick off the celebration, we’re spotlighting the beloved picture book Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty—a timeless story that inspires students to embrace mistakes and celebrate "flops" as essential stepping stones to success.
Below, you’ll find classroom-tested tips, curated video lessons, and over 20 ready-to-use activities to bring engineering alive in your primary classroom this week.
Inside:
💡 Tips, Tools & Templates: Demystifying STEM in K–2 (+ Free E-Book!)
📺 Teaching with TeachFlix Junior: Rosie Revere, Engineer
😄 Giggle of the Week: "Mom?"
❤️ Community Corner: Share Your STEM Stories
💡 Tips, Tools and Templates
National STEM Day in K–2
Early STEM education isn't about high-tech gadgets or complex equations—it’s about structured play, sensory exploration, and building a growth mindset. When kindergarteners, first-graders, and second-graders build ramps, balance blocks, or test paper bridges, they aren't just playing; they’re developing spatial awareness, perseverance, and critical thinking.
To help you get started without the stress of prep, Christina has designed a Free K–2 Teacher Resource E-Book. It includes a beginner-friendly quick-start guide and over 20 hands-on STEM challenges using simple, everyday classroom supplies.
📘 Download Your Free Guide: Grab the K–2 STEM Activities E-Book
📺 Teaching with Teachflix Junior
⚙️ Rosie Revere, Engineer
🎥 Read-Aloud Video: Watch Rosie Revere, Engineer on Storyline Online
Rosie Revere, Engineer follows a creative young girl who crafts ingenious inventions from odds and ends. When her grand idea doesn't work out as planned, her great-great-aunt teaches her that the only true failure is quitting! It’s the ideal mentor text for introducing the Engineering Design Process (Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve) and reinforcing resilience.
✏️ Ready to use classroom resources:
📕 Official Author Guides & Activities (Andrea Beaty)
Direct from the author! Features discussion prompts, extension questions, and printable event kits to deepen text comprehension and explore real-world engineering concepts.
⚙️ Hands-On STEM Design Challenge (Carly and Adam)
A ready-to-use, low-prep challenge where students design their own flying contraptions or helper inventions using recycled everyday materials.
📝 Printable Student Activity Pack #1
Focuses on reading response and growth mindset, featuring draw-and-write reflection sheets on learning from mistakes and planning ideas.
📝 Printable Student Activity Pack #2
Walks students through the Engineering Design Process with guided templates for blueprint sketching, testing, and improving their creations.
