STEM Day in Kindergarten: Hands-On Fun with Weather and Nature

By Izzie McLawhorn, Shield Editor-in-Chief  

Kindergarten STEM Day took place on April 3. Students spent the day rotating throughout classrooms, learning about weather, and participating in various STEM activities related to their science unit. By incorporating themed activity days like these into the kindergarten classrooms, students are able to learn by completing projects and hands-on activities.  

Kindergarten teacher Katie Learned said that during the STEM Day, “The children participated in lots of different STEM activities to help them learn about different kinds of weather. They read weather books and did several experiments, moved like the weather, and made a windsock. They also built a house out of popsicle sticks and used a fan to see if their house was strong enough to survive a hurricane.” 

Weston, one of Learned’s students, shared, “We went around to the other classrooms and learned about the weather and nature and stuff like that. We did a science experiment of how to make a cloud, and then we tried to make a house that could survive a hurricane, and then we made a windsock.” 

Many students enjoyed rotating through classrooms and completing activities throughout the day. Kindergarten student Blair’s favorite thing that she learned was “how to make a cloud,” and her favorite part of the day was “when I made a windsock.” Another student, Hudson, excitedly shared that he learned that “nature is some of the wildest in places like South Africa. And in Egypt, it is really hot, and now Spain is one of the hottest places!” 

Learned shared her perspective on STEM Day. “I loved watching how excited and engaged the children were as they participated in the different activities,” she said. “We wanted to provide the children with engaging, hands-on, and fun learning experiences.” Students shared that they looked forward to doing an activity day again.

Closing out the kindergarten weather unit, STEM Day solidified the concepts learned through engaging lessons that created lasting memories.