STEM and Blocks Center Props for the Whole Year

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Take learning into the STEM and blocks center with themed props and STEM I Can Build Cards! Adding new props and engineering challenges will take your Preschool, Pre-k, or Kindergarten student’s block and STEM structures to a whole new level.

Below, you will see my Block center set up for tons of different themes we do throughout the year, and there is a prop list, too! And don’t forget, if you don’t have a STEM and blocks center, you can always put out these themed props and STEM I Can Build Cards with your STEM materials or STEM center.

Most of the props I found at the dollar store or had in my classroom.  I linked the items I purchased on Amazon for your convenience. If you are wanting plastic animals , most of mine are from Lakeshore, the Dollar store, and the Target dollar spot. This post contains affiliate links.

STEM and Blocks Center Props

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Set up your stem and block area with these school themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

School Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these fall themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Fall Theme

  • Fall I Can Build Cards
  • Fake leaves
  • Fake apples (pom poms, decorative, or real)
  • Fake pumpkins (pom poms, decorative, or real)
  • Tractors
  • Forest animals
  • Tree rings
  • Green and brown foam boards (pretend to be grass or dirt)
  • Fake vines
  • Fake sunflowers
  • Fall books
Set up your stem and block area with these fall themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

In the discovery center, we have STEM drawers which are a great option for teachers who have small classrooms. Simply place the themed props and STEM cards on top or inside each drawer!

Set up your stem and block area with these apples themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Apples Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these community helpers themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Community Helper Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these health or nutrition themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Health, Nutrition, or Food Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these farm themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Farm Theme

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Set up your stem and block area with these pumpkin themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Pumpkins Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these Halloween themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Halloween Theme

  • Halloween STEM I Can Build Cards
  • Bones (Q Tips)
  • Bats
  • Spiders
  • Popsicle sticks (building fences)
  • Small jack-o-lanterns
  • Small ghosts (I made them by putting a cotton ball in a tissue, then I tied the top with ribbon and drew a face on each.)
  • Halloween mini erasers
  • Halloween books
Set up your stem and block area with these nocturnal animals themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Nocturnal Animals Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these Thanksgiving themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Thanksgiving Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these winter or Arctic themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Winter Theme or Arctic Theme

  • Winter STEM I Can Build Cards
  • Cotton balls (snow)
  • Fake icicles (I like to get the icicle ornaments during Christmas time and remove the ribbon)
  • Clear gems
  • Forest or arctic animals
  • White or silver felt (snow or ice)
  • Cover blocks with foil (ice or icebergs)
  • Winter books
  • White and silver felt or foam boards
Set up your stem and block area with these polar animals themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Polar Animals Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these hibernation themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Hibernation Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these winter games or sports themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Winter Games & Sports Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these Valentine's themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Valentines’ Day Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these Christmas themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Christmas Theme

  • Christmas STEM I Can Build Cards
  • Bows
  • Candy canes
  • Candy, gum drops or pom poms
  • Fake poinsettias
  • Santa, elves, snowman figures (those are really ornaments too)
  • Cotton balls (snow)
  • Forest or arctic animals
  • White or silver felt (snow or ice)
  • Holiday books
Set up your stem and block area with these gingerbread themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Gingerbread Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these transportation themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Transportation Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these construction themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Construction Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these space themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Space Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these train themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Trains Theme

  • Train STEM I can Build Cards
  • Trains
  • Train tracks
  • Train track tape (taped to the floor or to paper and cut up)
  • Metal cans or ribbon spools (wheels)
  • Boxes
  • Popsicle sticks (building tracks)
  • Cardboard tubes (tunnels)
  • Cardboard pieces
  • Arch blocks
  • Train books

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Set up your stem and block area with these bridges themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Bridges Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these St. Patrick's Day themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

St. Patrick’s Day Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these spring themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Spring Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these Easter themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Easter Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these Earth Day themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Earth Day Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these weather themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Weather Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these pond themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Pond Theme

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Set up your stem and block area with these camping themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Camping Theme or Nature Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these summer themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Summer Theme

  • Summer STEM I Can Build Cards
  • Bugs
  • Ice cream cups
  • Fake ice cream cones
  • Pool noodles (cut into rings)
  • Pool noodles cut lengthwise to create ramps/slides
  • Small balls
  • Summer, roller coaster, or ramp books
Set up your stem and block area with these USA themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

America Theme or 4th of July Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these ocean or beach themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Beach Theme or Ocean Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these bug themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Insect Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these summer games or sports themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Summer Games & Sports Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these zoo or habitat themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Zoo Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these dinosaur themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Dinosaur Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these nursery rhyme themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Nursery Rhyme Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these fairy tale themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Fairy Tales Theme

Set up your stem and block area with these sports or ball themed props for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Sports or Ball Theme

STEM cards to help your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten students explore and build.

Now, I hope you are inspired to spice up the STEM and blocks center for your little engineers! GRAB the STEM I Can Build Bundle HERE for the STEM I Can Build cards (with real photographs) for all your learning themes!

See how I set up my STEM and blocks center here.

Tons of ideas to set up your blocks center in a preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten room.

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