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Halloween Makerspace Task Cards: STEM Challenge Cards Halloween Activities

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Halloween Craft Makerspace Task Cards: STEM, Reading Activities, Art, and More for 1st & 2nd Grade

Transform your classroom or media center this Halloween with engaging and interactive Makerspace Task Cards that combine STEM challenges, reading comprehension activities, and art projects! Perfect for 1st-3rd grade teachers, media specialists, and STEM educators, this resource keeps students focused and productive during the excitement of Halloween while fostering creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.

Why Choose These Halloween Makerspace/STEM Challenge Cards?

These open-ended STEM challenges are designed to build 21st-century skills like problem-solving, creativity, and community-building. They encourage students to collaborate and explore solutions while working through the Engineering Design Process. Plus, the tasks are inclusive, allowing for different learning styles and student choice, making them ideal for any classroom.

Whether you're setting up centers, literacy stations, or Makerspace/STEM stations, these task cards provide structure and engagement, keeping students excited and on-task.

Key Benefits:

  • Enhances Critical Thinking: Challenges tied to literature encourage students to think deeply about stories and apply their knowledge to real-world problems.

  • Encourages Creativity and Collaboration: Students work together to design and build, all while embracing the fun of Halloween.

  • Supports STEM and Literacy Integration: Each task is paired with a Halloween-themed book, making it easy to incorporate reading comprehension alongside STEM and art activities.

  • Flexible Use: Ideal for centers, book companions, read-alouds, or independent makerspace activities, with both physical and digital formats available.

What's Included:

  • 10 Halloween-Themed Makerspace/STEM Challenges, each connected to a Halloween story.

  • Lesson Plans for Makerspace Stations that guide you through each activity.

  • Engineering Design Process Think Sheets to help students plan and reflect.

  • Makerspace Resources with tips for classroom setup and differentiation.

  • Digital Version on Google Slides for flexible, remote, or blended learning.

  • Digital Choice Board with links to read-aloud stories on YouTube.

Featured Books (Not Included):

  • Turkey Trick or Treat by Wendi Silvano (YouTube)

  • Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott (YouTube)

  • Somethin' Pumpkin by Scott Allen (YouTube)

  • Skeleton for Dinner by Margery Cuyler

  • I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll (Animated on YouTube)

  • This is the House That Monster Built by Steve Metzger (Read by LeBron James on YouTube)

  • T. Rex Trick or Treats by Lois G. Grambling (YouTube)

  • The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams (YouTube)

  • One Halloween Night by Mark Teague (YouTube)

  • The Halloween Tree by Susan Montanari (YouTube)

Perfect for:

  • STEM Story Stations

  • Centers and Literacy Stations (focus on reading comprehension)

  • Makerspace Stations (with design thinking focus)

  • Read-Alouds and Book Extensions

Get ready to create a fun, hands-on Halloween learning experience that your students will love!