Olive the Other Reindeer Christmas STEM Activity for Kids

Integrate STEM in your classroom this Christmas Season with Olive the Other Reindeer Christmas STEM Challenge!

Looking for a fun Christmas Read Aloud STEM Challenge for Kids?!

Try this Olive the Other Reindeer Activity. Students discover how to make Olive fly and increase problem solving and engineering skills.

An excellent companion activity to the book Olive, The Other Reindeer by J. Otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh.

Material List:

  • Paper

  • Scissors

  • Paper Clips

  • Yarn or String

  • Pencils

  • Ruler or Yard Stick

  • Olive, The Other Reindeer by J.otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh

Help Olive fly! Design a flying device so he can feel like a real reindeer!

After the STEM project is complete, students write a narrative about Olive's life after Christmas using characters, setting, problem/solution, and events with a beginning, middle, and end.

Aligns with the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards).

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