Santa’s STEM workshop - Teachers

Get your students in the festive spirit with our Christmas-themed STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) activities. Santa’s workshop has a variety of resources for teachers to add holiday fun to the curriculum, which are all free to download.

Get your students curious and inspired to pursue careers in engineering and technology with our crafts and experiments.

Don’t forget to share your final creations with us through our social media channels @IETeducation using #SantasSTEMworkshop or #SantaLovesSTEM.

30 minutes or less

Small on time, but big on fun, these are quick and easy lessons that can be done in 30 minutes or less.

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One hour+ time fillers

Got time on your hands? These are hour long lesson plans for crafts, experiments, and ideas to keep the class engaged and concentrated.

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Items around the classroom

Get your students in the festive season with activities that require just a few supplies.

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Resources by categories

Crafts >

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Baking >

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Outdoors >

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Experiments >

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Resources by subject

Design and Technology

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Engineering

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Maths

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Science

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View all our Santa’s STEM resources

Christmas themed fun activities, with lesson plans, videos and more.

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Free teaching resources and classroom activities for students aged 4-11 years.

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Free teaching resources and classroom activities for students aged 11-16 years.

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