Sound familiar? If you’re an early years educator, you’ve probably said (or heard) something like this before. And we get it! With so many learning goals and so little time, it can feel like you have to choose between subjects.
But what if you didn’t have to?
At Kide Science, we believe in playful inquiry, and that means every lesson is a golden opportunity to support multiple learning areas all at once. Yes, even when it looks like science, it’s also literacy. And math. And social-emotional learning. And fine motor skills. And… you get the idea.
Let’s take a tour through a typical Kide Science lesson and see how it can secretly (or not-so-secretly) support, for example, your literacy standards too!
Every Kide lesson kicks off with a read-aloud story letter, sent from a character in our whimsical world of ‘Supraland.’ This isn’t just a cute intro! It sets the scene for the STEAM problem, and it’s also a literacy goldmine.
With this read-aloud, children can:
Teacher tip: Add extra enhancements to the read-aloud moment. You could hide the read-aloud letter ready to be “discovered,” or use additional props to make the story come alive (e.g. visuals, puppets, or manipulatives). Bonus points for dramatic voices!
This means hands-on, imaginative play where even the youngest of children can:
Teacher tip: Each hands-on activity now even includes specific literacy aims to help you align with your curriculum goals.
At the end of the lesson, your little investigators gather to report their findings back to the character. I.e., they are communicating their solution to the problem!
This provides a meaningful moment where children are connecting with the following literacy elements:
Teacher tip: Develop different ways of communicating back to the character. Will you write letters and send them in a postbox? Will you film video messages? Record voice notes? Or something else?
These always start with a poem that summarizes the learning so far, sets up the context for the home activity, and, as a cheeky bonus, also supports rhyming and phonological awareness!
Teacher tip: You could read the poem during the circle time at the end of the lesson. It is a great way to conclude the story, practice those literacy skills, and celebrate the children's learning.
So yes, literacy is everywhere in Kide lessons, but so is math!
Think:
Of course, these aren’t just science process skills; they’re also math skills that build logical thinking across all learning.
Teacher tip: Meet Pi, our math-themed character, who helps introduce math concepts like addition and subtraction in a playful, story-based way. Try out her story collection: Pi and the Secret Forest.
To summarize, Kide Science lessons are more than just science—they’re a flexible, research-backed framework for early education. We know that the best learning in early childhood happens when it’s playful, meaningful, and connected across different areas. So whether your focus is literacy, math, or just helping kids fall in love with learning, Kide has you covered.
Next time someone says, “We’re focusing on literacy and math right now,” you can smile and say, “Perfect. Let’s do a Kide lesson.”
Find out more about learning literacy through STEAM on our literacy page.
See more blog posts and case studies about Kide Science's flexibility here.