Exploration Ideas and Adaptations

Do you want ideas for cultivating and engaging children in a variety of STEM learning experiences? Check out these Exploration Ideas & Adaptations packets for activity ideas, open-ended question prompts, literacy extensions, adaptations, and visual cues focused around one topic.

You can also find more adaptations ideas to ensure children can fully participate in and engage in STEM learning opportunities and experiences.

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Daily Routine Explorations with Your Young Child

Daily routines are a great opportunity to support STEM learning in a natural environment. In this section, you can find tip sheets about the adaptations (what you can do to support your children’s learning during everyday routines) and exploration (the descriptions of the activities and what your child is learning from them) by each developmental stage. You can find the general adaptation ideas and appropriate accommodations from infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

  • My STEM Adventure is a brand new app now available on App Store and Google Play that provides the opportunity for young children and their families or other caregivers to explore the world of STEM both indoors and outdoors and create a storybook that details their investigation.

Storybook Conversations with Your Young Child

Are you interested in starting a STEM conversation through book reading? In this section, you will find tip sheets with specific questions prompts, related activities and customized adaptation ideas. Find general adaptation ideas based on your child’s functional needs and skills, please click here.