Meeting standards with science and social studies themes and standards alignment. Interactive activities for kinder, first, and second grade.

ALL ABOUT EARTH Get ready for a month filled with so many fun activities to teach your kiddos all about our planet Earth . I teach this unit in April so it coincides with Earth Day. I’ve loaded up this blog post post with read aloud book ideas, free videos you can share with your students,

I love using interactive lapbooks in the classroom. They are fun to create, engaging and can be used throughout the year to review skills taught. I finally completely my Lapbook Bundle and I am happy to share the lapbooks included with you. Whether you think your learners will enjoy creating all of the lapbooks, if you

Our favorite 2nd grade anchor charts for math, language arts, and beyond. You'll definitely want to use some of these in your classroom.

Looking to learn about the great white north, eh? You will love this free printable Canada for Kids reader to color, read, and learn!

Get your students outside this school year! We have some tried and true ideas and teacher tips to help you teach your students outside!

ALL ABOUT EARTH Get ready for a month filled with so many fun activities to teach your kiddos all about our planet Earth . I teach this unit in April so it coincides with Earth Day. I’ve loaded up this blog post post with read aloud book ideas, free videos you can share with your students,

Learn about countries for kids with Around the WOrld Country Coloring Pages! These coloring sheets are easy way to explore 19 countries!

Apples Inquiry Phenomenon Based Learning Unit Hey, y'all! How are you doing with phenomenon-based learning? Have you tried it in your classroom yet? My students loved our last unit and I can't wait to introduce them to this apple PhenomBL unit. (If you're still not sure about what phenomenon-based learning is or how to implement it, check out this blog post here.) In each phenomenon based unit, we start off with what our guiding questions are. We have one as a class, in this case: What makes apples unique? Then, students have their own questions that they are seeking answers to. This puts the learning at the hands of the student. With PhenomBL, students are largely in charge of the learning. It's kind of like a research project on steroids. Students have an overall topic, in this case it's apples, and learn all about apples through the lens of each subject area. Over the course of a week or two (or more if your students are super excited!), we explore apples from all areas. We learn vocabulary by discussing different words associated with apples, we cut open apples (well, I do) and we explore the insides, we measure them in all different directions, weigh them, taste them, and more. Did you know there are over 7,500 varieties of apples? We explore different types of apples and the many uses that they have. We learn about how they harvested, what we can make with them, and even explore changing matter by making applesauce. Of course it only makes sense that write about our findings! There are several pages to choose from for students to explain their findings, or to even write fictional stories about apple orchards, baking, harvesting, and more. The beauty of PBL is that it can go in so many directions! Students can learn history, math, science, social studies, writing (fiction and nonfiction!), and practice their reading skills. This unit includes over 50 pages of graphic organizers, writing pages, lesson plan ideas, math pages, and more! Many pages can be used for more than one topic of exploration within this unit. Let your students lead and they will let you know what they need! You can find this unit at my Teachers Pay Teachers store here. I am always adding new resources so be sure to follow my store for the latest ideas, resources, and updates. I hope you found some new ideas for your classroom and some new ways to think about teaching. I hope you have a wonderful week and I'll talk to you soon. Stay cozy,

I've posted up my Social Studies program about Social Communities. You can purchase each section by itself, or get the whole bundle. There's even a set for Canadian and a different set f

Enhance geography skills with FREE printable 7 Continents and Oceans worksheets for elementary students: maps, facts & more!

Do your students have to create timelines to meet academic standards? I'm sharing 10 engaging types of timelines that make this activity FUN for students!

Discover hands-on beginning of the year science activities that will excite your students and build the foundation for future science lessons!

Teach 2nd grade communities with ease with these common core social studies lesson plans. Curriculum includes civics lesson plans.

30+ Free landform worksheets, printables and more! Great for putting together a Landform unit study or science journal. Covers over 30 different types of landforms. Students are asked to color, describe, and locate famous or local examples of each type of landform.

A fun and easy properties of matter cracker lab where students use their senses to observe, describe and then taste the physical properties of crackers.

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Fall unit for inquiry based learning and phenomenon based learning for elementary grades

Fall unit for inquiry based learning and phenomenon based learning for elementary grades

Engage your kids in Social Studies with these hands-on teaching ideas. Make your own GEODOUGH to teach geography with these simple ideas and recipe.

This is a companion product that goes with my 2nd Grade Super Standards Common Core product. It includes all of the science and social studies objectives for Ohio. If you would like for me to make this for your state, please ask! Thank you!

I love using my science and social studies interactive notebook curriculum to help me plan and stay organized in second grade! It is so easy to use!

Read a few ideas for civics and government activities. There are free lessons and activities as well as other fun hands-on, engaging ideas.

Little 2nd grade Social Studies Thinkers is a complete social studies curriculum for 2nd grade. It includes scripted lesson plans for the teacher, nonfiction read aloud books that can be printed or projected, PowerPoints to go with each lesson, as well as lesson activities and more.

Set of FREE printable world map choices with blank maps and labeled options for learning geography, countries, capitals, famous landmarks

Social Studies, first grade, centers, belonging, planning, centres, assessment

Read a few ideas for civics and government activities. There are free lessons and activities as well as other fun hands-on, engaging ideas.

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LOTS of FREE Printable worksheets for kids to practice math, literacy, science, & history with kids of all ages from 123Homeschool4Me.

The Ultimate List of Inquiry-Based Learning Questions Hey, y'all! Let me start by saying this post is a work in progress. My goal is compile as many inquiry-based learning and phenomenon-based learning questions as I can. But my mind never stops thinking. So as new questions are posed, I will be adding them here. So don't be afraid to revisit this post later. So, let's jump in. General Inquiry and Social Skills What is inquiry? What is curiosity? How can we use curiosity to find things out? What is happiness? What is gratitude? Why is it important to show gratitude? What is kindness? How can I show kindness? Why is it important to be kind? What does it mean to be a "good student"? Why is it important to be a good student? What is generosity? How can I be generous to the people I care about? How powerful are our words? What does it mean to be humble? What are character traits of successful people? What is success? What is success for me? What would a successful life look like for me? What is mindfulness? How can mindfulness help me focus/be calm? What is inclusion/inclusivity? Why is it important to be inclusive? What is equity? Reading/Language Arts What are the important parts of fiction books? What are the important parts of nonfiction books? What similarities and differences do they have? Why? How do illustrations give meaning and move stories along? How do wordless books tell stories? How does learning different meanings of word parts help me become a better reader? What does good writing look like? What makes "good" writing? Science How does weather affect humans, plants, and animals? How can people predict and prepare for different weather conditions? How do people and animals use plants in their daily lives? How do plant life cycles differ from each other? How is climate change affecting the oceans? How are humans dependent on the oceans? What changes are occurring to our climate? What is causing these changes? Can the changes be prevented/reversed? How? Why do we have seasons? What makes different seasons unique? What makes fall/winter/spring unique? Why is fall/winter/spring important? How are some life cycles similar? How are some life cycles unique? What is conservation of the Earth? Why is conservation important? What makes each forest (or our forest) unique? Why are forests important? (Or why is our forest important?) What makes our lake unique? Why is the lake important? What is energy? Why is water important? What are some ways we use water? How does aerodynamics work? How does pollution affect plants, animals, and people? How can be decrease or eliminate our carbon footprint? What are the benefits/drawbacks of electric vehicles? How are buildings constructed centuries ago still standing? (engineering and design) Why and how are insects important? How are ______ and _______ interdependent? How are auroras formed? What significance do auroras have--in culture, literature, science, etc.? Social Studies/History What makes a community great? How are communities the same or different from each other? What makes different winter holidays unique? (thinking customs and traditions) What are some similarities between different winter holidays? (thinking customs and traditions) Who else celebrates Thanksgiving besides our country? How are these (Thanksgiving) celebrations the same and different from ours? How do other cultures and countries celebrate the new year? How are these celebrations the same and different from ours? What is advocacy? What are up-standers? Why do we have money? Why is money important? Is money important? Math Where can we find patterns? (multi-disciplinary) How does recognizing patterns help us make predictions? (multi-disciplinary) Other topics/Seasonal things What makes pumpkins unique? (primary grades) What makes apples unique? (primary grades) What do school lunches look like in other countries? How can we improve the lunches in our country/community? As you can see, there are a TON of questions you can pose to your students to being the inquiry or phenomenon-based learning process. This list is not all inclusive but is a work in progress. I hope this helped you get some new ideas for your next unit. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week. I'll talk to you soon. Stay cozy,

This bundle is ON SALE for $24 (usually $30) through Friday, November 10th.  Each monthly packet contains 60 pages (!!!) of activities that include ELA, Math, Science, & Social Studies. This is a 20 day (4 Weeks) Independent Learning Packet. This packet can be used in the following ways: sub plans supplement curriculum homework center practice small group practice school closings Please see the table of contents inside the preview for the skills covered. The subjects include ELA (Reading, Grammar, and Writing), Math, Science, Social Studies, and Health. Answer Keys are in a separate file. Links and description for digital instructions. ⭐️Please note that there are some overlaps with Science, Social, Studies, Health content for Grades 2-5⭐️ Months that are already inside the bundle:August - available NOWSeptember - available NOWOctober - available NOWNovember - available NOWDecember - available NOWJanuary - available NOWFebruary- available NOWMarch - available NOWApril - available NOWMay - available NOW June - Summer Learning PacketJuly - available NOW  🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.Please reach out if you have any questions or I can support you in any way. [email protected]   Let’s connect! The Literacy Loft Blog The Literacy Loft on Instagram The Literacy Loft on Pinterest The Literacy Loft on Facebook

Then, we used a little total physical response to give my firsties a better visual on how the size of the places we live are related. They *loved* this

Hi Friends… I hope this post finds you well and enjoying your summer break. I just returned home from a relaxing vacation in Punta Cana! It was a ton of fun and I really needed the R & R 🙂 I actually wrote this blog post on the plane there…BUT… the flight didn’t have any … Science FUN with Interactive Notebooks! Read More »