Fairy Tale STEM MEGA Bundle 100+ Tasks for Fairy Tales, Fables, & Nursery Rhymes

This bundle includes all 12 of my STEM tales (which each include 3 bonus challenges), PLUS 20 quick STEM tasks for each of the following: fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and Aesop's fables. This bundle can be used as a complete STEM curriculum for lower elementary students, in the classroom or in your homeschool setting (at home or co-op).

Purchasing this bundle saves more than 30% off the price of individual resources.

What You'll Get

Fairy Tale STEM Quick Tasks

Nursery Rhyme STEM Quick Tasks

Aesop's Fables STEM Quick Tasks

STEM Tales Stories and Follow-up Quick Tasks

⬇️ Fairy Tale STEM Quick Tasks ⬇️

✅ What You'll Get ✅

• 20 Fairy Tale STEM challenges: These can be displayed from the PDF file or from Google Slides, or printed at 4 per page to create task cards. I have also included choice mats that can be kept in a folder or at a STEM center or Makerspace. Encourage students to try and solve the problem at least two ways and then compare results!
• Various recording options: Choose from a simple page to record the plan, a graphic organizer, or from one of two digital options - Pic Collage or Google Slides (or any digital sharing app like SeeSaw, FlipGrid, etc.).
• A rubric checklist ✅ is included so students know what is expected of them.
• At least one task included for each of the following fairy tales:
  • ⭐ Cinderella ⭐
  • ⭐ Sleeping Beauty ⭐
  • ⭐ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ⭐
  • ⭐ Rumpelstiltskin ⭐
  • ⭐ The Princess and the Pea ⭐
  • ⭐ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ⭐
  • ⭐ The Little Mermaid ⭐
  • ⭐ The Elves and the Shoemaker ⭐
  • ⭐ The Little Red Hen ⭐
  • ⭐ Beauty and the Beast ⭐
  • ⭐ Jack and the Beanstalk ⭐
  • ⭐ The Three Little Pigs ⭐
  • ⭐ Little Red Riding Hood ⭐
  • ⭐ Hansel and Gretel ⭐

⬇️ Nursery Rhyme STEM Quick Tasks ⬇️

✅ What You'll Get ✅

• 20 Nursery Rhyme STEM challenges: These can be displayed from the PDF file or from Google Slides, or printed at 4 per page to create task cards. I have also included choice mats that can be kept in a folder or at a STEM center or makerspace.
• Several child-friendly recording options: Choose from a simple page to record the plan, a graphic organizer, or from one of two digital options - Pic Collage or Google Slides (please note - you will be able to use these with a variety of sharing options such as FlipGrid, too!).
• A rubric checklist is included so students know what is expected of them.

Nursery Rhymes Included

• Baa Baa Black Sheep
• Five Green Speckled Frogs
• Five Little Monkeys
• Hey, Diddle, Diddle
• Hickory, Dickory, Dock
• Humpty Dumpty
• Itsy Bitsy Spider
• Jack and Jill
• Jack Be Nimble
• Little Bo Peep
• Little Miss Muffet
• London Bridge
• Mary Had a Little Lamb
• Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
• Old Mother Hubbard
• Row, Row, Row Your Boat
• Sing a Song of Sixpence
• There was a Crooked Man
• Three Blind Mice
• Three Little Kittens

⬇️ Aesop's Fables STEM Quick Tasks ⬇️

✅ What You'll Get ✅

• 20+ Aesop's Fables STEM challenges: These can be displayed from the PDF file or from Google Slides, or printed at 4 per page to create task cards. I have also included a choice board that can be kept in a folder or at a STEM center or makerspace.
• Recording options: Choose from a simple page to record the plan, a graphic organizer, or from one of two digital options - Pic Collage or Google Slides. *The template can also be used in Flipgrid, Seesaw, etc.
• A rubric checklist is included so students know what is expected of them.

Aesop's Fables Included in 20 Main Challenges

• Belling the Cat
• The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
• The Ant and the Grasshopper
• The Lion and the Mouse
• The Tortoise and the Hare
• The Dog and His Reflection
• The Boy Who Cried Wolf
• The Milkmaid and Her Pail
• The Fox and the Stork
• The Fox and the Grapes

Bonus Challenge Fables

• The Crow and the Pitcher
• The Two Goats
• The Fox and the Goat
• The Tortoise and the Hare

⬇️ STEM Tales Details ⬇️

✅ What You'll Get with EACH STEM Tale (12 included) ✅

• Teacher instructions and pages with completed examples
• 8-page story booklet that guides students through the engineering design process, or choose from 2 page printable story OR digital option
• A coloring page that goes with the story
• Rubric / Checklist
• Printable Certificate
• 3 Bonus STEM challenges (That means you get 12 x 4 = 48 challenges in all!)

✅ Science and Math Concepts Covered ✅

• Force and motion
• Structures
• Drag
• Upcycling
• Kinetic and potential energy
• Dimensional analysis
• Measurement
• Animal adaptations (camouflage)
• Sound (Morse code instruments)
• Computer science (conditional statements)

These resources support the NGSS Engineering Design Standards - K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, K-2-ETS1-3, 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, and 3-5-ETS1-3.

BONUS Posters Included

Engineering design process posters and motivational quotes are included in this bundle.

What Teachers are Saying

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Great ways to connect students with familiar stories and science! Students are engaged and can't wait until their next STEM tale project!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This resource was a great way to wrap up the school year! My students were engaged and working cooperatively while reviewing literature and STEM skills learned during the year. Thank you for a fun product!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I have used this for the past four years and my students LOVE it. We can't do them all but each year I choose three to four activities and we have a blast planning, building, and problem-solving. A fantastic resource!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I am using these activities for my homeschool co-op class and they absolutely LOVE the projects! The kids are engaged, motivated, and love working collaboratively to complete each challenge. The resources are super simple to prep and there is so much included! Absolutely love these, thank you!"

⬇️ Details About Each STEM Tale ⬇️

Rapunzel engineers an escape

Help Rapunzel escape her tower so she can get out and experience the world!

Robin Hood aims for success

Help Robin Hood win the archery competition and pay his debts!

A new bed for Goldilocks

Your students will help Baby Bear build Goldilocks a new bed of her own.

A Book Stand for Beauty

Help Beauty by building her a book stand.

Hansel and Gretel Trap the Witch

Help the kids outsmart the witch and escape!

Jack's Golden Egg Delivery Service

Help Jack and the giant form a partnership and delivery service!

The Three Little Pigs STEM Activity - A New House for Wolf

Help build a new house for wolf.

The Ugly Duckling STEM Activity - Swan Goes Home

Help the swan find his way home.

Three Billy Goats Gruff STEM Activity - Design a Troll-Proof Goat Bridge

Help the goats build a new bridge to avoid the troll.

Breakfast for Eight (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)

Use the conditional statements so the dwarfs can eat in peace. Along the way, design them a nice new table so they have ample room to eat!

Grandma's Secret Code (Little Red Riding Hood)

Help Grandma so the wolf doesn't eat her. Includes an introduction to Morse Code and a follow up activity.

The Yellow Brick Road Gets Upcycled (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)

Disassemble and reassemble the bricks to make new homes for the Munchkins!