Teach kids to think like a scientist with free printable Scientific Method Worksheets pdf with poster, cut and paste activity, & blank forms!

Learn what is under your skin with a fun life-size human body project for kids. Download FREE skeletal system bones and organ printables!

Learn how to make an EASY, working homemade thermometer. This fun science experiment teaches about weather and more with kids!

Kids will love this hands-on, STEAM educational activty using Free Printable Lego Challenge Cards to learn Famous Landmarks Around the World.

Learn about elect process and the president of the USA with these FREE printable Voting for Kids reader to prepare for November elections!

Kids will have fun learning about famous artists Money while doing this fun Tissue Paper Monet Art Project. Fun for kids of all ages.

Super EASY-to-make marshmallow shooters are a must try Summer STEM activity for kids of all ages. This project shoots over 30 feet!

Looking to add some fun to your learning this month? Check out these apple themed activities for 2nd grade.

This is one of my absolute FAVORITE art lessons! It incorporates focusing on (5) of the 7 elements of art – (Line, Shape, Color, Form, and Texture) and is inspired by artist Claude Monet …

Citizenship activities for first grade including characteristics of citizenship, rules and government, voting and USA symbols and more.

This adorable Jesus in the Manger art lesson, students will learn about the birth of Jesus in the manger and create the crib where he lay.

Looking for a fun and interactive way to teach your 2nd and 3rd grade students all about types of soil? This Layers of Soil Earth Science Unit is packed with lesson plans, foldables, activities, labs, vocabulary, materials for early finishers, homework suggestions, and an end-of-the-unit quiz to engage your students! This activity pack on the types of soil and layers of soil is a teacher time saver and will make planning your earth science lessons quick and easy.  ⭐️ This resource is part of a larger BUNDLE! SAVE OVER 40% WHEN YOU PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT IN ITS BUNDLE! ⭐️ 2nd & 3rd Grade Earth Science - Types of Soil Activities & Layers of Soil Unit Includes: 6 easy-to-follow lessons A mini vocabulary word wall Vocabulary cards with definitions Mini Vocabulary Posters with high-quality real-life pictures Vocabulary Foldables and notes page Anchor chart ideas and resources Fun printable posters Nonfiction reader to help you introduce the topic (great for printing or to display on a TV screen) Create your own picture book activity I found some dirt, soil, and rocks foldable Different Soils sorting activity What's in the soil investigation Layers of Soil Experiment and Lab Layers of Soil diagram Yummy Layers of Soil Model (students will recreate the different layers of soil using fun food) KWL chart Bubble map 3.2.1 notes page 4 square activity Types of soil foldable Types of soil description worksheet  Layers of soil description worksheet  Types of soil cut and sort activity  Wordsearch Drawing prompts Writing papers End of the unit quiz and key This 2nd & 3rd Grade Earth Science Unit Will Teach Students About… Soil (What it is and its purpose) Types of soil (clay, silt, and sand) The different layers of soil (humus, topsoil, subsoil, parent rock, and bedrock) Properties and characteristics of each type of soil This earth science resource is jam-packed with resources ready to go so that you do not have to spend valuable prep time planning a soil unit for your class! Just print and go to get started learning all about the types of soil with your students!  See What Other Teachers Are Saying . . . ⭐ Great resource! There are lots of good options and examples. I was especially pleased that it took a potential "dry" topic like soil and made it interesting and engaging for the students. ⭐ My students loved the unit on soil. The activities that followed the lesson were a wonderful experience, and I will use them in my classroom next year. ⭐ This was perfect to use in my STEM Lab!! I loved this resource! More Fun and Engaging Science Resources! What is a Scientist Activities Earth and Force Science Activities Rocks and Minerals Activities Want exclusive freebies and anchor charts? Join my email list here! I'll send you a secret password to access free resources and teaching materials, as well as updates about new resources, sales, and new blog posts! :) Let’s Stay Connected CLICK HERE to follow me on TPT to be the first to know about sales, freebies, and product launches! Email: [email protected] Instagram: @priceless.ponderings Pinterest: Sarah Price Facebook: Sarah Price

Several years ago, we received the news that habitats had been added to our science curriculum. We loved the idea of taking our students around the world to learn about plant and animal life around th

STEM Activities For Elementary School - stem challenges to do at home or in class rooms! Get ideas to inspire your kids creativity!

Inside: Let’s dive into a series of apple-themed STEM challenges that will not only enhance your child's problem-solving abilities but also ignite their creative spark. To get started, scroll down and download eight challenge cards, and let the adventure begin. When it comes to apples, we can't get enough of their picture-perfect beauty (they make

Praise for Pencil: A Story with a Point 2021 FAME Sunshine State Young Readers Award Jr. Book List 2020 Bank Street Best Book selection ★ STARRED REVIEW "Office supplies have never been more entertaining than they are in this punny tale of friendship and ingenuity."--Foreword Reviews Starred Review "The illustrations feature expressive, googly-eyed implements and realistic children and animals...An overload of fun puns will have many readers giggling through to the openly sweet moral at the end."--Kirkus Reviews "Pencil: A Story with a Point is great fun. Every librarian should make it a point to order this delightful book."--NY Journal of Books "What will it take for Pencil to make his mark and win his way back into Jackson's heart? Dean Griffiths' digitally rendered cartoon illustrations featuring animated school supplies complement Ann Ingalls' clever, pun-filled story which has a point to make: New tools are not always better than old ones."--ILA Literacy Daily, "Back-to-School Stories" "Rating: E...Through the use of personification, Ann Ingalls has created an entertaining and engaging book that is carefree, engaging and certainly a winner for young readers to enjoy....Dean Griffiths' vibrant illustrations are cheerful, bright, and add to the humor in the story....Pencil: A Story With a Point is a perfect story to have readers enjoying a big belly laugh! Libraries and classrooms will certainly be filled with giggling children when this book is read during story-time read-alouds."--Resource Links "Veteran author Ann Ingalls has produced a book with...much lighthearted play with language that will delight younger readers just learning about verbal humor as well as teachers who could use this book as a lesson on the pun as literary device....[Dean Griffiths] has filled the pages of Pencil with familiar objects which are candy-colourful and plastic in their contours, as well as expressive images of the two dark-eyed, dark-haired children..."--CM Magazine "Rating: 5...[Reading Pencil] would be a great way to introduce a craft project."--Youth Services Book Review "Pencil: A Story with a Point celebrates imagination, friendship, and working together....The text is clever with kid-friendly puns throughout. The graphics are eye-catching and colorful, making this a great book for children ages three to eight. For adults, this book prompts conversation about technology and its role in children's lives."--Children's Book & Media Review "Pencil is playful with language and we never got tired of the puns...And while this indeed a pencil versus tablet story for our screen saturated age, it's also more interesting than just that...[A] warm and humorous book which demonstrates that a story with a point is not necessarily a bad thing. It's all in the delivery, and this one is done right."--Pickle Me This "Humorous, pun-filled text along with terrific artwork will make this a fun book to share with young children."--Jana the Teacher "The conversational puns...will have readers giggling and trying their hand at creating some of their own...The colorful, expressive digital art is humorous in all the right places."--Sal's Fiction Addiction

A fun portrait project inspired by Lane Smith's book Lincoln's Dream. This is great for second and third graders. Combines paint, drawing, and collage.

What was the War of 1812 and why was it important in American history? Learn more about it and then share it with your children!

This "Make a Town" Economics unit it a perfect way to engage your students while learning all the economic concepts. Your class will transform your classroom into a town. Your students will learn about: needs, wants, goods and services, producers, consumers, and opportunity cost. This unit also implements other content areas (economics, social skills, map skills, and writing skills). It will take about 2-3 weeks to teach or however long you want it to take. This packet does not give full lesson layouts. However, it gives lesson ideas on a daily basis, which I think are detailed and clear enough). We all write lesson differently, this is an easier way to best suite everyone. In my opinion: Students will be engaged, busy, have fun, and learn a lot! Parent & student feedback were all positive. Parents were amazed with how much their child learned and loved the sheets that were filled out and sent home. The parents had a clear idea of what their child was learning throughout the process. The following will be included: Page 1= Cover Page Page 2= Table of Contents Page 3= Why make a town & Town Tips Pages4-9 Lesson Ideas (These are just ideas, not the full lesson layout...detailed enough tho!) Pages 10-11 = Parent Letter Page 12= Town Invitation Page 13= Examples of books to use when teaching Economics Pages 14-16= Economic Posters (1 blank to create your own) Page 17= Needs and Wants Sheet Page 18= Needs and Wants Sheet Page 19- Consumer & Producer Sheet Page 20= Consumer & Producer Sheet Page 21= Goods and Services Sheet Page 22= Goods and Services Sort Page 23= Opportunity Cost Writing Page 24= Opportunity Cost Sheet Page 25= Make a Town Ideas Sheet Page 26= Town Rules Sheet Page 27= Store Needs and Wants Page 28= Consumer & Producer Sheet Page 29= Town Application Page 30= Award Page 31= Commercial Plans Page 32= Persuasive Writing Page 33= Store Ad Page 34= Store Design Page 35= Town Map Page 36= What do I say? Sheet Page 37= Library Cards Page 38= Health Cards Pages 39-40= Economics Assessment Page 41= Make a Town Notes Pages 41-50= Town Pictures to use as examples Page 51= Thank You Page key words include: economics, goods, services, consumer, producer, needs, wants, opportunity cost, barter, community, writing, social skills, map skills

Learn the top 3 reasons to transition your Word Wall into a Sound Wall. Hint- it's all about organization, application, & interaction!

Students will love learning with these Earth Day activities for school! Easy no to low prep crafts and writing materials included.

Build engagement in your meteorology weather unit with these top 10 great ideas middle school science students will love!

Two blog posts in one day! Trying to catch up on sharing our Around the World Studies. We most recently finished up our studies in India and today I’m sharing...

Are you looking for writing interactive notebooks to help your students plan their opinion writing, narrative writing, “how to” writing, informational writing, or paragraph writing? Are you looking for a way to make your writing lessons more engaging? These hands-on activities are perfect for helping students with the all important planning stage of writing. They are interactive, which is perfect for reluctant writers. Say goodbye to lined paper and worksheets. THIS is the way to engage your writers! The pre-writing stage is such a crucial first step in the writing process. It's so important for students to brainstorm and organize their thoughts and ideas before they start writing. Each of the interactive notebooks in this resource allow students to effectively plan and organize their ideas in a systematic way before beginning to create their writing piece. ⭐ What is included in this set of brainstorm interactive notebooks for narrative, opinion, how-to & informational writing? There are 20 notebooks: 5 narrative writing interactive notebooks (e.g., characters, setting, problem, solution, beginning, middle, end) 5 opinion writing interactive notebooks (e.g., opinion, reasons, examples) 5 informational writing interactive notebooks (e.g., facts, supporting details) 2 'how to' writing interactive notebooks (e.g., steps, first, then, next, last) 3 paragraph writing interactive notebooks (e.g., topic sentence, supporting details, closing sentence) ⭐ These writing interactive notebooks have lots of uses within your writing lessons - Some of them are ideal for the brainstorming, planning, prewriting stage Some of them are great for first drafts or short writing pieces Some of them teach certain concepts (such as paragraph writing) ⭐ This resource has differentiation! Yep, that's right. You can give the more simple 2 part notebooks to some students and 5 part notebooks to others. For example, one student can just be sharing their opinion and one reason, while another can be sharing their opinion, three reasons, and a conclusion! Even if you want to give all of your students the same notebook, it's great that they increase in difficulty. At the beginning of the school year or writing unit, you can start with an easier notebook. You can then progress through to more complicated ones. ⭐ These interactive writing notebooks are ideal for: Whole group writing lessons Writer's workshop (the prewrite stage of the writing process) Small group work (literacy or writing centers) Activity for a sub There are 20 notebooks that cover so many writing genres! This is bang for your buck as this resource can be used ALL year long! FYI - An instruction page (with pictures) is included so that you and your students know how to create the notebooks. These activities can be printed on colored paper or white paper. Cute clip art is included for students to color in. Enjoy this resource!  ⭐ Don't forget to follow my store for more awesome products and rate this product for your TPT credits :) ⭐ Let's Connect! Pinterest Instagram Facebook ⭐ You might like my other writing resources: Lined Paper With Picture Boxes And Borders | Writing Templates Writing Graphic Organizers

Successfully teach personal narrative writing with these 15 personal narrative mini-lessons perfect for first, second, and third grade classrooms.

Build engagement in your meteorology weather unit with these top 10 great ideas middle school science students will love!

Whew...made it! Week one is over! As always, the first week of school is a bit hectic as the the year gets going. A positive (in most cases) aspect of teaching at a small school is that you pretty much know all of the students before they show up in your classroom. Many of these students are the same students I've had for the past 3 years, so we both know what to expect from each other. :) Here are 2 activities creative activities that we incorporated into our first week of Spanish class! 1. I was excited to have my students make ¿Quién soy yo? banners for the classroom. They enjoyed doing this and they added a nice touch to the bulletin board. Next time, I'll definitely have them write their answers to the prompts in a dark marker. This will definitely show up a lot better and make them easier to read from a distance. You can grab this activity in my TpT store by clicking the photo below. :) 2. Next, I was really excited to have my students set up their "cuaderno interactivo". Ok, so this took a LONG time. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it did take awhile to explain the process and add the table of contents and grading rubric. We added the table of contents to the front cover and the grading rubric to the back cover. I plan to grade notebooks at the end of each quarter. For their first notebook page, I had students brainstorm the topic "5 Reasons to Study Spanish". They then went home and created the page for their first homework assignment. I left the instructions open-ended and just told them to make a colorful graphic which included their 5 reasons. I was pretty pleased with what some of my interactive notebook newbie students came up with! One student even listed her 5 reasons by drawing Grand Cayman and adding one reason to each of the 5 districts on the island. There's a little Cayman Islands geography lesson for your day. :) Overall, a great first week! How was your first week of school?

Having the ability to analyze the character traits of characters in a short story or novel is crucial in grasping the underlying message of the author. Simple texts typically explicitly state these traits, labeling a main character as kind or brave, in order to assist the reader. Yet, as students tackle more complex

First week of school activities are the perfect way to build lasting relationships with your students. They can be quick & easy to do!

This science unit study about weather was quick, simple, and easy to put together! We did multiple activities that took no time at all, and we continue to talk about the topics we learned throughout our daily discussions even after we finished. I actually planned this unit very easily and I lay out the whole […]

Getting started with book clubs-made easy! Set routines that will ensure your book clubs will run smoothly through the year.

When the winter blues hit the classroom, it is nice to mix it up and get creative! Being stuck inside during the long, cold months can make kids a little Enjoy these fun and interactive winter science experiments that will keep your students engaged and learning all season long!

These are some of the best election books for kids. They explain the importance of voting while also introducing the process and vocabulary.

Are you looking for a PRINT and GO packet for your students to use over the summer with their parents or tutors? I have you covered with this math and literacy skills packet! Check out the preview.❀ How to use this packet...►Each one of these activities in this packet is designed to prepare and revi...