From its Maryland base, STEAMshapes Learning designs and manufactures hands-on educational kits that turn American-made cardstock into tactile math, science, engineering, and art activities. Woman-owned and family-run, the company creates pre-cut, screen-free materials for learners from pre-K through grade 5, with its K–4 math workbooks pairing physical shapes with standards-aligned exercises. Its compact kits are designed by educators and artists to support independent exploration and learners of varied abilities.
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TeacherGeekFamily- and teacher-run TeacherGeek makes hands-on engineering materials in Upstate New York, where most of its products are manufactured for classroom and home projects. The company is known for a build system that lets students work with real tools, recycling-bin materials, and designs they can repeatedly revise. Its Sail Car earned a 2020 Presidential Awardees’ Product of Excellence recognition.HOLLEY, NY
Evermade, LLCHusband-and-wife team Shaun and Lauren Salzberg run Evermade, a U.S.-based family business that creates award-winning games and puzzles designed to make learning feel like play. Shaun started the company in 2016 with Snippets, a road-trip word game, and the lineup now includes brainy math games such as Proof! alongside illustrated puzzle books and hidden-message jigsaws. Evermade produces its card games and puzzle books in the USA and uses recycled, responsibly sourced materials and vegetable-based inks where possible.
Blue Moon BoxFounded by scientist and entrepreneur Sara Sakowitz, Blue Moon Box creates monthly hands-on science activity kits for children ages 6–11. Each box brings experiments, creative projects, a lab notebook and the needed materials to a child’s doorstep, with the goal of making science engaging and helping girls and boys see themselves as future scientists and engineers. Sakowitz’s own research background—including recognition as an Intel Science Talent Search finalist and an international science fair grand-prize winner—shapes the company’s distinctly practical approach to early science learning.
OWI IncorporatedFor more than four decades, OWI Incorporated has been known for award-winning educational products that make STEM learning hands-on and approachable. Founded in 1980 to bring its technology background into education, the company develops buildable robotics and energy-focused kits for students, families, and educators, with curriculum support created alongside teachers.CAMDEN, NY