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Spielgaben STEM Challenge: Build and Fly a Magnetic Airplane

August 31, 2017 By Deb Chitwood Leave a Comment

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We’ve been having so much fun with our magnet unit that I wanted to prepare a magnet activity with our Spielgaben educational materials, too. My 3½-year-old granddaughter, Zoey, loved working with magnetic vehicles, so I decided to extend that work to building and flying a magnetic airplane.

Spielgaben STEM Challenge: Build and Fly a Magnetic Airplane

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Spielgaben. All opinions are honest and my own. This post also contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Spielgaben, Version 4

Spielgaben, Version 4

Cabinet for Spielgaben Version 4

Cabinet for Spielgaben Version 4

In case you’re not familiar with Spielgaben toys, they are exceptionally high-quality educational toys designed for ages 3-12. You can see from the photo that the cabinet is very high quality and fits in well in a room with traditional Montessori materials. I love the easily removable drawers in version 4.

The Spielgaben complete set comes with over 700 pages of full-color printed learning materials. These printed materials help you as a parent or teacher easily use Spielgaben toys educationally with your child and/or students.

Spielgaben Magnet Set

Spielgaben Magnet Set

There’s also a cool magnet set that can be purchased separately.

Note: The yarn balls in set 1 are fine for babies and toddlers. The other sets should only be used with ages 3 and older unless your toddler no longer mouths objects or you are constantly supervising your toddler during an activity using the materials.

Spielgaben Materials Used in This Post

For this post, I used Spielgaben set #5B with wooden cubes, small triangular prisms, semi-circular columns, and cubes with curves on one side.

Spielgaben STEM Challenge: Build and Fly a Magnetic Airplane

STEM Challenge Tray: Build and Fly a Magnetic Airplane

STEM Challenge Tray: Build and Fly a Magnetic Airplane

For this STEM challenge, I used a a Multicraft tray and Montessori Services basket with Spielgaben wooden shapes along with “5B-2 Fly, Fly Airplane” page from Spielgaben Play Guide 1. Older children could get the Spielgaben materials from the Spielgaben cabinet themselves. I added a bar magnet and horseshoe magnet from our magnet kit plus tape for making an airplane with the wooden shapes.

Building and Taping Her Airplane Using Spielgaben Wooden Shapes

Building and Taping Her Airplane Using Spielgaben Wooden Shapes

First, Zoey arranged the wooden shapes to make an airplane. I helped her tape them both on the top and bottom so that all the parts were securely attached.

Taping a Bar Magnet to the Top of Her Airplane

Taping a Bar Magnet to the Top of Her Airplane

Then Zoey taped the bar magnet to the top of the airplane.

Having Fun Flying the Magnetic Airplane She Built

Having Fun Flying the Magnetic Airplane She Built

Time to fly! Zoey was excited to lift and fly the airplane using only magnets to hold the airplane in the air.

Zoey was so proud and excited that she had to show her grandpa as soon as he finished work and came down from his office. She showed it to Christina and Tom when they came to visit. And she showed it to her dad when he came to pick her up.

It was a great activity! I love that it combined so many different skills.

All My Spielgaben Posts

Many of these include links to free printables! (Click on an image to go to the related blog post. The gallery is ordered according to publication date with my latest post at the top.)

Nature Card Inspiration and First Grade Position and Direction Work with Spielgaben
Working with or Reviewing Addition Facts with Spielgaben
Number Writing Practice along with Spielgaben Hands-on Activities
Cube Building with Montessori and Spielgaben Materials
Montessori-Inspired Moon Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Spielgaben STEM Challenge - Build and Fly a Magnetic Airplane
Montessori-Inspired Symmetry and Spinner Activities with Spielgaben
Montessori-Inspired Flower Activities with Spielgaben
Montessori-Inspired Weather Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
How to Get Started with Spielgaben Educational Toys
How to Have a Fun Fraction Party for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Montessori-Inspired Phonics Activities Using Wooden Cubes and Free Printables
Ten Apples Up On Top Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
How to Use Spielgaben for Montessori-Inspired Homeschooling or Afterschooling
Fine Motor Fun and Exploring Shapes with Spielgaben Set 8
Quick and Easy Spielgaben Activity Bags
un with Matchstick Puzzles for Multiple Ages {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Spring Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Telling Time Activities with Wooden Sticks and Dots {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Winter Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
How to Prepare Montessori Sensorial Extensions with Spielgaben
Montessori-Inspired Fall Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Train Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-addition-activities-using-dots-free-printables/
Toddler Fine-Motor Activities with Spielgaben
Montessori-Inspired Summer Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Color Activities for Toddlers {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Easter Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Rainbow Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Valentine Activities with Spielgaben
Montessori-Inspired Color Games {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Christmas Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Phonics Activities Using Dots {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Sphere, Cube, Cylinder Activities
Montessori-Inspired Activities Using Spheres
Montessori-Inspired Activities for Babies and Toddlers Using Yarn Balls
Montessori-Inspired Math Activities Using Cubes and Free Printables
Montessori-Inspired Age and Birthday Activities
Are Spielgaben Educational Toys Worth the Price?
Using Montessori-Inspired Activities for Elementary-Level Learning
Geometric Solid Dressing, Wrapping, and Gift Giving (and Receiving)
Montessori-Inspired Color Activities Using Yarn Balls and Free Printables
Montessori-Inspired Geometry Activities Using Wooden Shapes and Free Printables
Montessori-Inspired Math Activities Using Wooden Beads and Free Printables
Montessori-Inspired Color Activities Using Wooden Toys and Free Printables
Spielgaben Educational Toy Review

Version 4 of Spielgaben Educational Toys 

I highly recommend Spielgaben as an amazing educational material for home or school. Even though the toys aren’t inexpensive, they’re definitely worth the price because of the high quality of materials and number of years your children or students can use them.

Spielgaben Version 4

Spielgaben Version 4

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