Ever since our Dragon Lesson Plan, all of you in our Facebook Group have been asking for a Unicorn Lesson Plan to go with the mythical creatures topic! My girls were especially happy to be the “guinea pigs” to test out all of these awesome educational resources, while wearing their unicorn headbands (obviously!) We will make unicorn STEM projects including a three layered unicorn hand soap to learn about density in liquids, changing-color unicorn pasta and a DIY unicorn waterfall. Plus, we put together an excellent collection of free unicorn worksheets, printables and games to practice math, reading and writing. There are even recipes for a Starbucks Copycat Unicorn Frappuccino and unicorn cupcakes baked inside of ice cream cones (with a surprise in the middle!) And, of course, there are a ton of DIY unicorn crafts including a bobble head unicorn (made out of paper!) and sparkly unicorn corner bookmark. But, before we begin, join our Facebook Group and follow us on Pinterest, so you won’t miss out on any of our educational fun!
🧪 Unicorn STEM Projects for Kids
Below are tons of great unicorn STEM projects to choose from! If you want a unicorn science kit (these make awesome birthday presents!), I would highly recommend this Unicorn Night Light Terrarium Kit or this Make Your Own Unicorn Soap Kit.
DIY Unicorn Waterfall
Your kids will be mesmerized by this awesome unicorn waterfall! All you need is baking soda, vinegar and food coloring.
Unicorn Pasta (That Changes Color!)
My kids had so much fun with this DIY Rainbow Pasta Recipe! They will be blown away when they see this unicorn pasta that changes color!
DIY Unicorn Soap
Washing our hands properly is a major topic of discussion around our house lately. Anything we can do to make our kids excited about washing their hands is a big win in my book! Let’s make unicorn soap that has three different layers that do not mix. It is a great way to learn about density in liquids! You will need the following items:
- a clear soap bottle
- clear gel soap
- food coloring
- blue gel hand soap
- foam soap
- baby oil
- glitter (This is optional and I would personally pass because all I can think about is how glitter tends to spread everywhere!)
Edible Unicorn STEM Project
If there is one thing that my kids like more than STEM projects, it is edible STEM projects!!! Watch these DIY edible science experiments in “unicorn” inspired colors! Then make dancing worms, starburst edible slime, honeycomb and sherbet.
Narwhals: Unicorns of the Sea
Have you heard about narwhals? They are nicknamed “unicorns of the sea.” Watch this video to learn about them!
📚 Unicorn Reading Material
Take your pick from these unicorn worksheets and reading materials, sorted by age and grade level!
Preschool Unicorn Reading
Preschoolers love the books Never Let a Unicorn Scribble and How to Catch a Unicorn. You definitely should check them out, if you haven’t read them yet! They are available on Amazon’s Audible, which is free to try right now. Another fun reading activity is to match lowercase and uppercase letters with this free, printable unicorn letter match game.
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Unicorn Reading Worksheets
- My girls’ favorite unicorn series is Unicorn Academy. It is an excellent way to get kids to read more (just checkout these awesome reviews). Some of them are available on Amazon’s Audible, which is free to try right now!
- Work on your reading comprehension with these free unicorn reading comprehension passages and questions.
- Find the word “unicorn” twenty times in this free, printable unicorn word search worksheet!
- Make your own unicorn bookmarks with these free worksheets.
- If you are working on articulation skills, then these free printable unicorn bookmarks are perfect! They include the following articulation sounds: k, g, f, v, sh, ch, th, r, s, z, r, l blends, s blends, and r blends
- Practice reading sight words with this editable unicorn board game that you can customize!
3rd – 5th Grade Unicorn Reading Worksheets
Pick from the following unicorn articles to read more about our favorite legendary / mythical creature!
- Britannica Kids Unicorn Article
- “What Would it Take to Make a Unicorn” by Science New for Students
- “A Brief History of the Unicorn” by Time Magazine
- “Why the Unicorn has Become the Emblem for Our Times” by The Guardian
🥣 Unicorn Recipes
I love to incorporate recipes and fun food ideas into lesson plans! Here are a few of my favorite unicorn recipes!
Starbucks Copycat Unicorn Frappuccino Recipe
My kids LOVE Starbucks! Now you can make your own Starbucks Copycat Unicorn Frappuccino at home, as shown in the following video! Here is the ingredient list:
Pink Frappuccino
– 1/2 cup ice
– 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
– splash of milk
– 1.5 tsp mango syrup
– 1 tsp strawberry bottle pop powder
– a few drops of neon pink food coloring
Blue Sour Drizzle
– 5 oz can of evaporated milk
– 10 oz can condensed milk
– 1 packet Blue Raspberry Kool Aid
– 3 oz white chocolate chips
– 6 TB sugar
– 2 drops neon blue food coloring
Unicorn Cupcake Cones Recipe
If you have some extra time (or maybe for a unicorn birthday party!), these unicorn cupcakes are baked into ice cream cones! Plus, they have a special surprise inside. If you are throwing a unicorn birthday party, there are really fun and inexpensive unicorn party ideas on Amazon that you can checkout here. If you want a faster shortcut, you can do the same thing with a box of white cake mix and neon food coloring!
✏ Unicorn Writing Worksheets {Free & Printable}
Preschool Unicorn Writing Worksheets
- Work on differentiating between the letters p, q, d and b, as well as the letters u and n, with these unicorn letter reversal maze worksheets.
- Trace your letters with these free unicorn letter tracing cards.
- Not quite ready to trace letters yet? This unicorn line tracing printable is the perfect pre-writing worksheet.
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Unicorn Writing Worksheets
- Complete this unicorn Mad Libs worksheet!
- This unicorn word ladder is a fun challenge! Change only one letter on each line so that every line contains a real word!
- Write letters and turn them into fun unicorn drawings with these free, printable unicorn worksheets.
- Use these unicorn writing prompt worksheets for National Unicorn Day to write about what makes you different, like a unicorn!
- Print out these unicorn writing templates. It contains 29 pages of unicorn writing prompts and activities.
- Work on identifying your end punctuation with these Find the Narwhal worksheets.
3rd – 5th Grade Unicorn Writing Worksheets
- Unicorn Writing Prompts – select one of these to write about!
- What would you do if you found a unicorn while walking around your neighborhood one day?
- Imagine if you were a unicorn, what would your life be like daily? Write a story from the perspective of a unicorn. What do you eat? What do you enjoy doing?
🧮 Unicorn Math Worksheets
Preschool Unicorn Math Worksheets
- Practice your ten frames with these adorable, free, printable unicorn worksheets.
- Work on identifying and understanding numbers one through ten with this unicorn number puzzle freebie.
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Unicorn Math Worksheets
- Click on the blue download button here to download 40 pages worth of unicorn math worksheets! The free printable worksheets cover the following topics (and tons more!)
- ten frames
- 10 more
- 10 less
- odd and even numbers
- number bonds
- counting
- number recognition
- Print these unicorn number lines to work on your addition and subtraction skills.
- Work on your subtraction facts with these unicorn digital task cards / BOOM cards.
- Here is a fun unicorn addition game freebie.
- Are you ready for two-digit addition? Then, these free, printable unicorn worksheets are for you!
- Practice your number graphing with this editable unicorn spin and graph game.
- If you want more graphing fun, try these Lucky Charms worksheets (that include the unicorn marshmallow!).
3rd – 5th Grade Unicorn Math Worksheets
- Practice your long division with this free unicorn worksheet.
- Work on some narwhal word problems with this free math worksheet.
- Identify equivalent fractions with these narwhal math worksheets.
- For our more advanced math students, solve linear equations with these unicorn puzzle worksheets.
🖌 DIY Unicorn Crafts
Here are a couple of free, printable DIY unicorn crafts!
- Make your own unicorn mask with this free printable!
- Print out this I Spy Unicorn worksheet to practice your finding skills!
How to Draw a Unicorn
Learn how to draw a unicorn with this Art for Kids Hub video.
DIY Bobble Head Unicorn
Make your own bobble head unicorn out of paper. This is so cute!
DIY Unicorn Corner Bookmark Craft
I love making fun bookmarks, because it is a great motivation to get the kids to read more! Here is a fun DIY unicorn corner bookmark craft.
Unicorn Craft Decoration with Yarn
Have you ever made a huge pom-pom out of yarn? This DIY unicorn craft does just that, but then makes it into a cute hanging unicorn decoration!
And the most fun part… share a photo or video of your unicorn STEM projects, your DIY unicorn art projects, or any of your other fun activities on Facebook! Make sure to include a link to this website or to our Facebook Group and Facebook Page, so that we can see it too! I’ve purposefully added a lot of options for parents who need to keep their kiddos occupied for more time and to allow you to cater to your children’s preferences.
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