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STEAM Week Activity Plan for Preschool Featuring Grace and Box

Published: Nov 5 · This post may contain affiliate links

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We have a fun theme this week for you and your preschoolers STEAM WEEK! It's time to explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math! We're featuring a an adorable book Grace and Box by Kim Howard. So get ready for a week of tinkering, observing, creating and exploring with STEAM week from us at the Virtual Book Club for Kids.

STEAM theme weekly activity plan for preschoolers

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  • Grace and Box by Kim Howard Featured Book
  • STEAM Songs for Preschool
    • The Science Song
    • We Call It Art Song
    • The Engineer Song
    • I Can Show Numbers In So Many Ways Song
  • Why? What? When? How?
  • STEAM Week Plan for Preschoolers
  • STEAM Books for Preschoolers
  • More STEAM Activity Plans

Grace and Box by Kim Howard Featured Book

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This week's featured book from the Virtual Book Club for Kids is Grace and Box by Kim Howard. In the adorable STEAM picture book, a little girl and a refrigerator box go on many adventures as they imagine all the things they can be

If you haven't managed to get hold of it this year then check out it being read aloud below to share with your preschooler.

Don't forget we have some other STEAM Books for Preschoolers we recommend at the end!

STEAM Songs for Preschool

You may like to add some songs and dance this week, check out our fun songs below and get moving and singing.

The Science Song

We Call It Art Song

The Engineer Song

I Can Show Numbers In So Many Ways Song

Want to explore more STEAM? You may also want to take a peek at these STEAM videos for preschoolers including Blippi STEM Learning at The Rolling Robots and The StoryBots Explore Technology.

Cool science activity pack for toddlers and preschoolers

Why? What? When? How?

Does your preschooler love science and to ask question?

Want to extend this week further then you can get our Cool Science Activity Pack today.

This pack is full of ideas for 2 - 10-year-olds.

Get the Science Activity Pack now!

STEAM Week Plan for Preschoolers

Each week we provide a simple plan of activities for you and your preschoolers to do together. Although we don't have a strict schedule the one shown below works really well if you are planning a full week.

If not you can always carry out the activities on a single day or across a couple.

structured weekly schedule for the virtual book club for kids
Grace and Box Weekly Plan for Preschoolers

Grace and Box a STEAM Week Activity Plan for Preschoolers

A fun week of simple, easy, and low prep STEAM-themed activities for
preschoolers inspired by the book Grace and Box by Kim Howard.

Photo Credit: theeducatorsspinonit.com

Build an Inventor's Box: A STEM Activity Station for Kids

Encourage your children to tinker and invent with this open ended inventor’s box. It is an easy way to bring more STEM activities into your every day play.

Plus take a look at all of the cardboard box ideas to create this week to go along with the book Grace and Box.

Photo Credit: parentingchaos.com

Fizzy Fine Motor ABC’s

Fizzy Fine Motor ABC’s Ice Cubes were a fun way to play with ice while working on our letter recognition.

Photo Credit: nurturestore.co.uk

Playdough flowers nature themed number game

Learning to count with objects in nature can be such fun for kids. Create this hands-on math game with just a few items from around the house inspired by flowers.

Plus you can try this STEAM math challenge!

Photo Credit: thestemlaboratory.com

Pretzel and Marshmallow Structures

When it comes to simple prep STEM projects for kids, these pretzel and marshmallow STEM structures take the cake.  The hands-on (and tasty!) challenge is a motivating engineering activity for little builders.

Photo Credit: babbledabbledo.com

DIY Spin Art: Art Spinners from STEAM Play & Learn

Make spin art using DIY tops! These “do it yourself” toys turn into art tools with an unusual twist.

STEAM Books for Preschoolers

If you want to add some more books to your reading this week here are some others that we recommend here at the Virtual Book Club for Kids.

  • Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea Beaty
  • How to Code a Sandcastle by Josh Funk
  • The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

Want more book suggestions, explore these awesome STEAM Books for kids!

More STEAM Activity Plans

We have an extra science week activity plan for you this week - if you would like even more ideas click on our Ada Twist, Scientist Activity Plan below.

collage of science themed activities for preschoolers, engineering shapes for math, fizzing letters, frog life cycle sensory bin and static electricity craft featuring the book Ada Twist, Scientist
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