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🎉 Week 13: Fall STREAM Celebration

Lesson Overview
Grade Level Grades 1-2
Duration 30 minutes
STREAM Focus All STREAM Areas

Week 13: Fall STREAM Celebration

🎯 Learning Objectives

STEM Objectives

Students will be able to: 1. Reflect on and articulate learning from the semester 2. Demonstrate skills learned through activities 3. Work cooperatively in celebration stations 4. Celebrate growth and achievement

Faith Integration Objectives

Students will be able to: 1. Express gratitude for learning opportunities 2. Recognize God's gifts of curiosity and creativity 3. Celebrate community and cooperation

Week 13: Fall STREAM Celebration

🙏 Faith-Reason Integration

Catholic Teaching Connection

Celebration of Gifts — God gives each of us unique gifts and talents. When we celebrate our learning, we thank God for the gift of our minds and the joy of discovery.

Scripture Connection

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights." — James 1:17

Saint Connection

All the Saints — We celebrate the saints because they used their gifts to serve God. Today we celebrate how we've used our gifts to learn and grow!

📚 Materials Needed

  • Station materials (see station descriptions)

  • Celebration certificates

  • Student portfolios/work samples

  • Festive decorations

  • Reflection sheets

📝 Lesson Procedure (30 minutes)

Opening Prayer & Introduction (4 min)

Prayer: "Thank You, God, for our STREAM journey this semester! Thank You for curious minds, creative hands, and friends to learn with. We celebrate Your gifts today! Amen."

Introduction: "Today we celebrate all we've learned! We'll visit fun stations that let us remember and show our skills."

Celebration Stations (20 min)

Students rotate through 4 stations (5 minutes each):

Station 1: Sphero Speed Challenge

  • Quick coding challenge

  • Navigate a simple maze

  • Remember coding skills

Station 2: KEVA Quick Build

  • 3-minute building challenge

  • Build the tallest tower

  • Celebrate engineering

Station 3: Memory Sharing

  • Look at work from the semester

  • Share favorite memories with a partner

  • "My favorite STREAM activity was..."

Station 4: Thank You Cards

  • Write/draw thank you to someone who helped you learn

  • Could be teacher, classmate, family member

  • Express gratitude

Closing Celebration (6 min)

Circle gathering:

  • Each student shares ONE thing they learned this semester

  • "This semester I learned..."

  • "I'm thankful for..."

Certificate presentation: Distribute fall semester certificates.

Faith Connection: "Look how much you've grown! God gave you curiosity and you used it! God gave you creativity and you created! God gave you friends and you worked together! That's worth celebrating!"

Closing Prayer: "Thank You, God, for an amazing semester of STREAM learning. Thank You for our wonderful class community. Bless us as we rest and play over break. Help us come back ready to learn even more! Amen."

✅ Assessment

  • Participated in celebration stations

  • Shared a learning memory or accomplishment

  • Expressed gratitude

📎 Home Connection

"We celebrated our STREAM learning today! Ask your child: 'What was your favorite thing you learned?' 'What are you proud of?' 'What do you want to learn next?' Thank you for supporting our STREAM journey!"

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