Enjoy teaching sound energy activities! Your third, fourth, or fifth grade students will love the hands-on stations.
Learn what plants breathe through with this easy leaf & tree science experiment as kids get hands-on with the process of photosynthesis!
PRIMARY SCIENCE UNIT 1 - THE HUMAN BODY We are so excited to dig into Unit 1 in our science sequence! We kick off science this year with My Body and My Five Senses . It is the perfect place to start science with our primary kiddos. This year we are going to explore and learn about the
These habitat sorting mats are perfect for science centers! Students sort the provided animals into the correct habitats, record their names, and write about the characteristics that make them well suited for the habitat, but less well-suited for the other habitat in the pair. -- I’ve included habitat mats, twelve animals, and recording sheets for the following habitat pairings: • Tundra & Desert • Pond & Ocean • Grassland & Temperate Forest • Rain Forest & Mountain There is also a recording sheet option that includes all eight habitats and a writing prompt. This is a great choice for a small group activity. -- I love that these centers get kids discussing and reasoning about animal characteristics and adaptations. The hands-on nature of the activity also makes it accessible for all your learners. -- This activity supports the following Next Generation Science Standard: 2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. See all my science resources here . -- If you and your students enjoy this resource, please consider following my store. Freebies and new products are posted regularly. You can contact me with any questions or requests at [email protected]. - Amanda Taylor @ Second Grade Smiles
Learning by doing is the best way to understand and remember basic concepts. Here’s a list of easy science experiments for kids that will make learning fun.
This science experiment was a great visual for explaining how fold mountains are formed. It also uses materials you already have in the house.
Find out how to create a toy that seems to defy gravity-- a cool balance trick and neat science experiment.
Vocabulary instruction is so critical in today’s classroom! A vast vocabulary will help students to become better readers and writers. Vocabulary is also essential to their performance on standardized tests. Helping kids to develop their vocabulary is time that is well spent in a busy classroom. I have developed a routine to teach new vocabulary
Build a Heart Model - STEM activity about heart rates and how blood flows through the body. Engineer a functioning model of a beating heart.
Science should be engaging and exciting. Here are my ten favorite ways of teaching ecosystems with this ecosystems project.
If you are a secondary science teacher, I can bet that you are probably pretty tired from all of the responsibilities that go into your job. It can be hard to come up with ways to engage students in your classroom that don't require a TON of behind-the-scenes prep work on your end. But have no fear, I am here to share my FAVORITE no-prep student-centered activities with you.
Hello Everyone! What a great day to start a study on clouds!! Dark clouds this morning releasing a deluge of rain! By 1:00 beautiful clear sky with just a few cirrus clouds! Perfect example of our ever changing skies. I'll share our Cloud Unit in a second, but first I wanted to show some pics of our whole group math lesson. We are continuing our study of place value. After all the activities we did last week, it was time to see how all of this fits in relationship to other numbers. I pulled out our bigger than life 100 board and handed out some mystery picture clues. Each clue described a number in place value (tens and ones). The kids took turns putting their cards on the number for which their clue stood. When we finished putting all the clues down, a cloud was revealed! Use your imagination! It looks like a cloud, right??? The kids loved working together to create it!! I'm not even sure they realized they were growing their number sense!!! I did put together a little integrated cloud unit. We are going to try to get most of this in this week!! The unit also includes some poetry, another science activity and more!! You can get it if you click HERE!! Stay tuned for more cloud fun later in the week! Until then, have a wonderful week!! Thanks for stopping by for a peek!! Joyfully! Nancy
Why the nucleus isn’t King of the castleEver since middle school when students learn about cells, they are taught that nucleus is the control center of the cell. They hear that the nucleus is “the brain” and in charge of all cell functions. When teachers do the cell-as-a-factory analogy, the nucleus ends up being the ... Read more
Children play a game to identify and compare living and nonliving things!
Teach students about translucent, transparent, and opaque with a Properties of Light SORT aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Fourth Grade.
I'm a teacher. Now what do I do? There are several ways to engage learners in the classroom. Here are a few ideas if you get stuck. Additional resources: http://people.uwplatt.edu/~steck/Petrina%20Text/Chapter%204.pdf http://teaching.uncc.edu/learning-resources/articles-books/best-practice/instructional-methods/150-teaching-methods https://www.csn.edu/pages/2359.asp http://www1.appstate.edu/~wertsmg/teachmeth.htm ~Mia Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Aurora Fourcade
We are exploring magnets here in kindergarten! We sorted objects between magnetic and not magnetic. I wanted the kids to be able to glue down their sort to display in the hallway. You could use tape or regular glue, but in the interest of time I opted for a glue gun. This SUPER cool temp glue gun (you have to buy special glue sticks but they are not expensive) eliminates the worry over burns! But like I said, tape works too. We have some magnet sorting in our science station
Make and learn about making mixtures in this fun investigation. Older childrrn can learn about the four major separation techniques and how they work.
Jenga game cards are easily my favorite way to teach and reinforce basic math fact, phonics, or grammar practice.
Have you ever seen the etheric cord that connects you to every thing on this planet? You may get a glimpse of it every now and again, especially in your most meaningful relationships. When we connect with another person, especially romantically we activate an energetic cord with them. As we continue through the relationship every […]
This 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 4-5⭐️ What’s included in this packet:ELAPoint of ViewMaking an InferenceText FeaturesSentence or Fragment?Main IdeaHansel and GretelCompound SentencesRun-On SentencesSpelling Patterns: -or, -arSpelling Patterns:Soft G and Hard GSpelling Patterns: -al, -leSequence EventsContext CluesSimile or Metaphor?There, Their, or They’re?Reasons and EvidenceCause and EffectAuthor’s OpinionTo, Too, or Two?What Really Happens at Santa’s Workshop.. MathNaming FractionsEquivalent FractionsEquivalent Fractions IIFractions on a Number LineCommon DenominatorsBenchmark FractionsBenchmark Fractions IIFactors and MultiplesCandy Cane ArraysPeppermint PunchGingerbread Division: Dividing HundredsGingerbread Division II: Dividing ThousandsReindeer Division: 3d ÷ 1dReindeer Division II: 4d ÷ 1dNorth Pole ProblemsNorth Pole Problems IIHoliday Treat UnknownsDecompose FractionsTrue or False?Merry Multiplication: 2d x 2d Social Studies/Science/HealthWhat is Energy?Types of EnergyLight EnergyChemical EnergyElectrical EnergyHydroelectric EnergyWind EnergyRenewable EnergyTypes of Energy SortWhat is Economics?Costs and BenefitsOpportunity CostBanksSupply and DemandStanding Up for a FriendDrinking Enough WaterProteinChristmas Around the WorldHanukkahKwanzaa 🛑 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
Vocabulary instruction is so critical in today’s classroom! A vast vocabulary will help students to become better readers and writers. Vocabulary is also essential to their performance on standardized tests. Helping kids to develop their vocabulary is time that is well spent in a busy classroom. I have developed a routine to teach new vocabulary
In the first post about carbohydrates, we mentioned that depending on the position of the carbonyl (C1 or C2) the sugar molecule can be an aldehyde or a ketone which are classified as an Aldose or a Ketose. Today, we will ... Read more
K-1 POETRY UNIT I love teaching poetry to kindergarten and first grade students! Even though I have this labeled as Unit 8 in my Writing Series , I actually teach poetry throughout the entire year. We follow the same routine and students look forward to our poetry week every month.
Sink or Float Pocket Chart Center - Do you teach your kids about objects that sink and objects that float? I created this pocket chart sort and recording sheet to help! Students begin by predicting which items sink or float and place the object cards in the pocket chart. Students then test the objec...
FREE natural disasters puzzle activity! Students put together puzzle pieces for hurricane, tornado, earthquake, tsunami, volcano and wildfire.
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Got a kid who loves rocks? Encourage your little geologist to learn about the 3 major rock types with this worksheet.
Practice, review and assess student understanding of man-made and natural resources (and renewable and non-renewable resources) with this easy sort. great as a review or center work! 2 versions available for easy differentiating. NEWLY INCLUDED: Digital version of the sort as a drag and drop google slide activity. Smaller sort: Renewable vs Non-renewable resources, and an 8 question multiple choice review! Thanks! Check out these other natural resource products! Renewable or Nonrenewable Resources Sort Review, Assess, Center How are Natural Resources used? (renewable & non-renewable) Sort, Center
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This past week in class we started my FAVORITE type of math to teach! ALGEBRA!! I'm not sure what I love so much about it, but I just think that the possibilities are ENDLESS with the fun things that you can do with it! I remember when I was in school and was in Algebra-it was book/paper activities ALL. THE. TIME. However, I plan to do some out of the box things this 9 weeks with my Expressions and Equations 6th Grade CCSS. :) So, here is a peek at what I did this past week in class to introduce Expressions and Equations. First, we took some note in our Interactive Notebooks on the difference between Expressions and Equations, vocabulary, the Distributive Property (with Algebra), and did some stick and solves (with post-its). It was hard for the students to grasp the distributive property a little with algebra since we learned about it a little with Number Systems, but with numbers not variables. They got stuck for awhile thinking that you could SOLVE these expressions with a number, so we spent a LOT of time talking about the difference between an expression and an equation. We then got into like terms and combining them. This sparked my higher students to go crazy with this, and all week during enrichment, I spent giving CHALLENGES with maybe 7 terms that had to be distributed to, powers and mixed variables! Even though we got into some CRAZY variables, powers, and combining (7th or 8th grade stuff), they had a BLAST! It really challenged them to understand the process-so I think that it really pushed my higher students! Not to mention they were having FUN---and who wants to stop that? :) We did an Algebraic Expression Mix and Mingle, too. I did it on note cards for now, unless anyone expresses an interest for me to put all of my Mix and Mingle games on Teachers Pay Teachers, then I will make them cute and fancy. :) Just send me a message or comment, First, I made expressions that the students needed to solve using the distributive property: I then also made cards in blue ink that had the answers written on them. The students paired up and were each given a question card and a random, answer card. The pairs of students then worked out the question on their card: Once everyone had worked out their questions, they mingled with each other to try to find the group with their answer card. They had a lot of fun--plus it included an aspect that ALL middle school students LOVE to do---MINGLE! :) The last thing that we got to this past week was translating words into algebraic expressions. Ugh. I was dreading this one because even when I taught math at the community college they struggled with this one. We started with some Pinspired notes in our interactive notebooks: Then we did some practice whole class. That is about as far as we got this week. We did a Mix and Mingle activity with this too. Everyone got a card-some were the words and some were the expressions, and they had to match up the correct words to expression. :) We only have two and a half days this next week of school, and I am planning to have them work on our Thanksgiving Math Centers as a review (shameless plug-they're on sale the rest of today!!!). :) Plus, I have math planning on Monday, so I won't be in the classroom. Have a great week everyone! :)
Get this free magnet worksheet to use when you test the magnetism of everyday objects. Perfect for kids ages 4-6!
Most children can identify living and nonliving objects, but can't explain WHY something is living or nonliving. These hands-on activities will help!
Students benefit from hands-on activities to help boost their conceptual understanding of math. This focuses on measuring liquid volume.
"Cheat sheets" always helped me in school. Being a visual learner, they were a quick and easy way to memorize a lot of information in a short amount of time. Here are a list of my favorite
This is an easy, fun experiment to find out how strong different shapes are.
