Place the STEAM challenge card in any hands-on construction area like the play dough table, Lego basket, makerspace, collage area, box construction or blocks area. There are 8 illustrated task cards in the Easter Math Provocations Set, but you could easily make your own task cards by writing the STEAM challenge onto a piece of cardboard. STEAM Challenges with an Easter theme could include: Can you make an Easter basket? Can you make a car for the Easter Bunny? (supply a small toy Easter bunny) Can you make an Easter hat? If you are interested in reading more about STEAM education in the early years, head over to this blog post: STEAM Activities STEAM incorporates Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths. So do teachers! They provide opportunities for hands-on learning and integrate seamlessly into the play based classroom. If you do not wish to go to the trouble of making a reusable adding machine, securing a couple of tubes to a wall with blutac will work just as well.Ĭhildren love STEAM challenges.

Differentiated recording sheets and the adding machine signs are part of the Easter Math Provocations Set HERE in my store. Recording sheets will remind the children to record their learning. You might like to add printed recording sheets to this learning provocation. This will make it easy to remove the tubes and fold the backdrop flat again when the adding machine is not in use. To make it easy to store, stick Velcro dots to the back of the tubes and to the cardboard backdrop. Decorate it with adhesive contact, scrapbooking paper and printed signs.

The backdrop pictured above is from Spotlight. You will probably use this adding machine a few times throughout the year so it is well worth the effort of making a strong, reusable version. Make an Easter adding machine by attaching a couple of cardboard tubes to a strong cardboard backdrop.

Easter pattern blocks