Pre-K - 1st Grade STEM Program

Kid Spark's Early Childhood STEM Program nurtures young minds by fostering curiosity and creativity while building foundational STEM fluencies. Designed to address critical gaps for underserved students, it equips children with the skills to understand their world and prepares them to thrive in a technology-driven future.

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Examples of Foundational STEM Fluencies:

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Spatial Reasoning

The ability to envision objects or ideas in three dimensions.

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Sequence & Correspondence

The ability to follow steps in order and place objects in a precise way.

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Creative Problem Solving

The ability to work through or analyze problems and explore different ways to solve them.

What’s Included in the Program?

Kid Spark’s Pre-K - 1st Grade STEM Program includes the following resources:

Curriculum

There are a total of four units of instruction included in Kid Spark’s Pre-K - 1st Grade STEM Program. Each unit of instruction includes a unit overview, four lesson plans, and a unit assessment. Most lessons average 30 - 35 minutes and include opportunities for students to apply what they have learned through creative challenges.

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Icon-block-01 It's All About The Blocks
Icon-strong-01 Making Things Strong
Icon-engineer-01 I Am An Engineer
Icon-move-01 Making Things Move
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Kid Spark curriculum follows the NGSS three dimensions of science learning: Science and Engineering Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Disciplinary Core Ideas.

* NGSS is a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.

Foundational Fluencies STEM Lab

The Foundational Fluencies STEM Lab is designed to support Kid Spark’s Pre-K - 1st Grade STEM Program. The carefully curated materials in the lab are child-friendly and unintimidating; the larger scale allows for collaborative learning. Even the most inexperienced students can quickly and easily build sophisticated prototypes, and increase their confidence in STEM.

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Each Lab serves up to two (2) students and includes:

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Engineering Materials

45 large-scale building components, 50 small-scale building components.

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Curriculum Booklets

Includes teacher preparation materials, unit overviews, lesson plans, project building plans, and unit assessments.

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Transparent Lid

Includes inventory & organization guide to easily locate and manage materials in the lab.

Professional Learning

Kid Spark offers a variety of resources and services to help Pre-K–1st grade educators become confident STEM mentors and effectively use program materials in their classrooms.

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How to Get Started:

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Ready to purchase materials for your Pre-K - 1st grade STEM program?

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Apply for a STEM Equity Grant

Learn more about our STEM Equity Grants Initiative and see if your school qualifies for a reduced-cost program.

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