Little Legends™: Early STEM Education
- Grades: K-3
- Number of Students: 20-30
- Number of Lessons: 5
- Contact Hours: 20+
- Additional Resources: Little Legends Overview
Highlights:
Your Ultimate Adventure-Packed Educational Solution!
Stories, games, and classroom activities! Children join the Little Legends as they navigate unexpected challenges, harness the power of teamwork, and discover the true meaning of being legendary. Unlock a world of joy and meaningful learning with our themed 5-story sets!
Meet the Little Legends
Engaging Stories with Detailed Lesson Plans
Dive into captivating narratives featuring Mateo, Nova, Kannon, Ember, and Gimbal—the Little Legends themselves—as they tackle real-world drone-themed challenges! Each story comes with four meticulously designed, one-hour lesson plans to help you guide the adventure effortlessly.
Curriculum or Lesson Topics:
Welcome to Little Legends, the 2024 Best of STEM winner and all-in-one early elementary program that blends storytelling, interactive games, and hands-on activities to introduce children to STEM and social-emotional learning. Designed for students in kindergarten through third grade, Little Legends builds foundational skills while delivering joy and purpose in every lesson.
Immersive Story-Based Learning
Each unit in this two-unit curriculum (Welcome to Legendale and Legendale Farm) includes a five-story adventure set featuring the Little Legends, Mateo, Nova, Kannon, Ember, and Gimbal, their AI-powered drone. These stories are designed to teach real-world STEM, early drone-career concepts, and character-building themes. Children explore topics such as teamwork, planning, and problem solving in age-appropriate ways, guided by detailed lesson plans that provide over 20 hours of instructional time per story set.
Standard Alignments:
Educational Alignment: Little Legends aligns with:
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Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
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Common Core Math and ELA, plus state-specific standards
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Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) frameworks
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Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) K–3 benchmarks
What's Included:
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Five detailed digital lesson plans (one per story)
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Instructor slides and downloadable activities for every session
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Story-themed Game, Coding, and Base cards for unplugged coding and logic play
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Four vinyl mission mats (27" x 27") for guided board game challenges
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Personalized student folders and sticker sheets to track progress
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A standard Tello drone for unplugged and flight-related activities
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