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A boy and a girl play an arcade STEM game built out of littleBits and cardboard. STEM activites and games are a great way to bring learning and fun together.

When teaching STEM to children, games and fun activities can be a helpful resource to keep learners engaged, stimulated, and eager to learn.

STEM refers to educational topics related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. These subjects have always been a core part of quality education, and in today’s increasingly digital and tech-dominated world, they’re even more important.

By learning STEM from an early age, kids will be gaining a powerful advantage by picking up the skills needed to comfortably navigate the world of the 21st Century. On top of that, STEM gives kids an incredibly valuable foundation in areas that lead to rewarding careers.

Learning STEM can take place both in the classroom and at home — you just need the right set of engaging activities. Sphero has compiled a range of STEM activities and games to try out based on your particular environment and circumstances.

STEM Classroom Activities

There are many excellent STEM activities and games available for the classroom. In fact, most of these activities are also perfectly fine to use in virtual classrooms or in a hybrid learning scenario.

Our resources include guides to teaching STEM as part of a gym class, different project ideas for a range of classroom types, and tips for building creativity into your STEM curriculum. Kids will love these original and inspiring STEM classroom activities:

STEM At-Home Activities

STEM isn’t just limited to the classroom, of course. It’s important to build on STEM concepts and lessons at home, adding to classroom learning with extra study.

These can be activities for the whole family, and there are many STEAM and STEM games and exercises to help your children learn and practice these crucial topics in as rewarding and fun of a way as possible.

Here are some resources for learning STEM at home:

Introduce STEM Activities and Games Today

STEM learning is an important part of any child’s education, and it’s only going to become more relevant as time goes on. It’s important to position STEM as a fun, exciting, and valuable opportunity, and the only way to do this is by using engaging exercises.

Sphero helps both teachers and parents alike teach STEM in the classroom and at home by being the resource for these activities. For more ideas, check out our Sphero Activities portal

And, don’t forget to take a look at our range of STEM kits and programmable robots designed to make STEM learning easy and accessible for everyone.

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