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By Tricia Siletti | From Earth to Sky Education
Children are natural engineers.
They build towers, invent machines, test ideas, and ask endless questions about how the world works. Little Engineers transforms that natural curiosity into an exciting introduction to real engineering concepts through hands-on building and exploration.
Designed specifically for young learners ages 5–7, this 15-week course introduces foundational engineering ideas through creative challenges using simple household materials. Children will design, build, test, and improve their creations just like real engineers.
Throughout the course, students learn that failure is not a problem. It is part of the discovery process.
Each lesson follows a simplified engineering design process:
Ask → Imagine → Plan → Create → Test → Improve
This approach helps children build confidence, resilience, and problem-solving skills while having fun creating amazing inventions. Little_Engineers_Curriculum_Age…
Students explore a wide variety of engineering concepts including:
• Building strong structures and towers
• Designing bridges that can carry weight
• Understanding ramps, motion, and gravity
• Creating working cars with wheels and axles
• Launching objects with simple machines like levers
• Building cranes using pulleys
• Designing boats that float and carry cargo
• Harnessing wind power with pinwheels
• Building parachutes and learning about air resistance
• Exploring magnets and invisible forces
• Understanding sound through vibrations
• Creating shadow theaters with light and design
• Engineering protective packaging for fragile objects
• Learning how nature inspires inventions
By the end of the course, students will apply everything they learned to design and build their own original engineering project.
15 Weeks | 30 Lessons | 100% Hands-On Learning
Each week includes two engaging lessons designed for 30–45 minutes of focused activity, perfect for the attention span of young learners. Little_Engineers_Curriculum_Age…
Every lesson includes:
• A read-aloud book connection
• A guided engineering challenge
• Simple materials list
• Discussion questions to deepen understanding
• Opportunities to test and improve designs
Most materials are everyday household items such as cardboard, paper tubes, popsicle sticks, rubber bands, foil, cups, and string.
No expensive kits required.
Beyond engineering knowledge, this course strengthens critical life skills:
• Creative problem solving
• Resilience and perseverance
• Spatial reasoning
• Scientific thinking
• Collaboration and communication
• Confidence in trying new ideas
Children begin to see themselves as builders, inventors, and thinkers.
• Homeschool families
• Microschools and co-ops
• STEM clubs
• Curious young builders
• Parents who want hands-on learning without screens
At From Earth to Sky Education, learning is not about memorizing facts. It is about discovering how the world works through exploration and creation.
Little Engineers gives children the freedom to build, experiment, and imagine while developing the foundational thinking skills that real engineers use every day.
Because the future belongs to the builders.
By Tricia Siletti | From Earth to Sky Education
Children are natural engineers.
They build towers, invent machines, test ideas, and ask endless questions about how the world works. Little Engineers transforms that natural curiosity into an exciting introduction to real engineering concepts through hands-on building and exploration.
Designed specifically for young learners ages 5–7, this 15-week course introduces foundational engineering ideas through creative challenges using simple household materials. Children will design, build, test, and improve their creations just like real engineers.
Throughout the course, students learn that failure is not a problem. It is part of the discovery process.
Each lesson follows a simplified engineering design process:
Ask → Imagine → Plan → Create → Test → Improve
This approach helps children build confidence, resilience, and problem-solving skills while having fun creating amazing inventions. Little_Engineers_Curriculum_Age…
Students explore a wide variety of engineering concepts including:
• Building strong structures and towers
• Designing bridges that can carry weight
• Understanding ramps, motion, and gravity
• Creating working cars with wheels and axles
• Launching objects with simple machines like levers
• Building cranes using pulleys
• Designing boats that float and carry cargo
• Harnessing wind power with pinwheels
• Building parachutes and learning about air resistance
• Exploring magnets and invisible forces
• Understanding sound through vibrations
• Creating shadow theaters with light and design
• Engineering protective packaging for fragile objects
• Learning how nature inspires inventions
By the end of the course, students will apply everything they learned to design and build their own original engineering project.
15 Weeks | 30 Lessons | 100% Hands-On Learning
Each week includes two engaging lessons designed for 30–45 minutes of focused activity, perfect for the attention span of young learners. Little_Engineers_Curriculum_Age…
Every lesson includes:
• A read-aloud book connection
• A guided engineering challenge
• Simple materials list
• Discussion questions to deepen understanding
• Opportunities to test and improve designs
Most materials are everyday household items such as cardboard, paper tubes, popsicle sticks, rubber bands, foil, cups, and string.
No expensive kits required.
Beyond engineering knowledge, this course strengthens critical life skills:
• Creative problem solving
• Resilience and perseverance
• Spatial reasoning
• Scientific thinking
• Collaboration and communication
• Confidence in trying new ideas
Children begin to see themselves as builders, inventors, and thinkers.
• Homeschool families
• Microschools and co-ops
• STEM clubs
• Curious young builders
• Parents who want hands-on learning without screens
At From Earth to Sky Education, learning is not about memorizing facts. It is about discovering how the world works through exploration and creation.
Little Engineers gives children the freedom to build, experiment, and imagine while developing the foundational thinking skills that real engineers use every day.
Because the future belongs to the builders.
