You hear it all of the time. What’s inquiry-based learning? What is an inquiry-based lesson? It seems to be all the rage in education...
Dig into the nuanced meanings of common STEM words used in elementary engineering classrooms, plus a free printable Engineering Design poster.
Help your students understand how nonrenewable resources do not last with this hands-on science activity that is perfect for any elementary teacher!
Learning about landforms can be a lot of fun and a great addition to an Earth Science or Geography study. We found some amazing free resources to use when studying landforms that we think you will love using with your homeschoolers.
We had another class Monday night with our new dual/ELL staff members, and this time we focused on differentiation and what that may look like across the subject areas. As we have done in the past, we had the teachers participate in a gallery walk and thus rotate around with their groups to add to a series of posters focused on this topic of differentiation. Yet again, our wonderful staff did not disappoint and came up with a wide assortment of ideas as to how instruction can be differentiated for our students! I typed up their ideas on a nice one page spread for them, and thought you all may find it useful as well! Click on it to grab a copy for yourself or a friend. Graphics/Fonts: Scrappin' Doodles, Rowdy Fonts, My Cute Graphics Also, (as if you haven't already heard ;)), I wanted to let you all in on the big secret. TpT will be hosting a "3 Million Teachers Strong" sale February 27-28th. In using promo code TPT3, you can get up to 28% off at my store along with so many more! How exciting is it to see this community of teachers growing and working together :)!
What makes Chagall's art so special? Ask me, and I'll tell you that what makes Chagall's art so special is the rich imaginary world he created through
Use STEM engineering activities in elementary school as a fun, engaging, and meaningful way to tackle the Next Generation Science Standards.
Over the past few years, I have been incorporating inquiry circles into my classroom through Social Studies and Science. Inquiry circles are a lot like most research projects. I would say the main difference is how they start. NOW AVAILABLE… One Stop Teacher Memberships Our grade-level memberships provide the BIGGEST savings on ALL One […]
Technology in the classroom constantly changes and so are the classroom tech tools that we use every day with our students.
How to plan collaborative project-based learning activities in the math classroom. Check out these engaging PBL ideas for 3rd grade students!
Have you been wanting to try inquiry-based learning in your classroom? Genius Hour is an amazing project that will take yoru students to whole new level!
How (and how NOT to) plan Genius Hour in an elementary classroom. Genius Hour ideas for second, third and fourth grade. Projects, organization, classroom management, and planning for passion projects.
This Space Science Lesson Unit will have your little learners shooting for the stars with excitement! Teach them all about space with this printable lesson!
A few years ago, the staff at my school began learning about inquiry research. We used the book, Comprehension & Collaboration: Inqu...
This fun and educational science activity set is the perfect way to teach kids to think critically and boost their inquiry skills. With Little Learners Science Activities: Hypothesize, Observe, Compare, children are led through a series of activities that help them form hypotheses, observe and compare what they see, and draw conclusions based on their findings. This activity set is a great way to introduce kids to scientific inquiry and get them to observe, question, and think critically. Stimulating activities, to help children foster a love of learning and encourage their own explorations and discoveries. INQUIRY SKILLS - Skills that help you learn about science. Observe and Compare, Predict and Measure, Classify and Communicate, Hypothesize and Plan an Investigation, Infer and Draw Conclusions, Make a Model and Sequence. This package comes with worksheets, games, and crafts. These activities are hands-on, kid-friendly, and fun! Children will explore the science topic whilst developing skills such as sorting, classifying, writing, and creating. What’s included - Introduction to the topic. - 14 Pages of lessons 10 x WORKSHEETS - Activities, crafts, writing, drawing, classifying, and a short test. GAME Word Find - A good resource for early finishers where students can expand on their vocabulary and spelling. Origami - Students will love to fold and color their own jumping frog. Credits for Icons/Images: Creative Clips by Krista Wallden. Creative Clips by Kari Bolt. Other Related Materials - Free Word Find Let’s be friends! Blog ★ Pinterest ★ Facebook ★ Instagram ★ YouTube Happy teaching!
Montessori Homeschool Curriculum Great Lessons in General: General Notes on Great Lesson and Key Lessons Materials for each Great Lesson Videos on the Great Lessons Cosmic Education in Elementary When to Present the Lessons - Overview Cosmic Education in Adolescence First Great Lesson: Geography God Who Has No Hands - Main Notes Second Great Lesson: History Coming of Life - Main Notes Third Great Lesson: Biology Coming of Human Beings - Main Notes Fourth Great Lesson: Language Communication in Signs - Main Notes Fifth Great Lesson: Mathematics Story of Numbers - Main Notes Any elementary Montessori album set that is truly Montessori will have the Great Lessons incorporated across the subject album guides. You should not need to purchase something separate if you have a proper Montessori elementary album set that you are utilizing in its fullness. If you are not looking to purchase an entire set and JUST want the Great Lessons: Where Can I Purchase Guides for the Great Lessons? Keys of the Universe Cosmic Education Album (or incorporated throughout all of the albums) NAMC Great Lessons/Cosmic Education Album Montessori Services: Children of the Universe (book)
A great lesson on pollination for elementary students from the Picture-Perfect Science series. This is an invaluable resource for any elementary science teacher or homeschool family. Perfect for spring and teaching the value of our pollinators! NGSS aligned STEM lesson.
Are you looking to elevate your Ecosystems and Biomes unit? This 4th or 5th grade project based learning unit for ecosystems incorporates science, nonfiction reading, research, writing, and the arts! Read to find out how I organized the research project, what our launch activity was, the driving que
Inquiry learning is an approach where students explore, try their own methods, make mistakes, get creative, and hopefully discovery a new concept. It is my favorite way to teach math. In this post,…
Research based teaching strategies you can use today with a free printable chart.
Finding apps isn’t difficult. Finding education apps is only a bit more challenging. Finding free education apps is also possible. Finding free education apps worth downloading is a different story entirely. Before browsing through the apps below, let me tell you about a site that, if you haven’t visited already, you should probably go look […]
Teaching science in second or third grade? These force and motion activities, experiments, and lessons are easy to plan, NGSS aligned, and SO much fun! Your students will love the STEM challenges and the Science worksheets are so engaging.
34 Printable Microscope Slide Cards for Investigations and Discovery Learning Detailed close up photos with matching label Educational Font Perfect resource for playbased/inquiry/discovery learning Earth/Physical Science Resource: Rocks and Minerals, Materials Reggio, Montessori, Waldorf, Steiner. Charlotte Mason Resource Looking for other Science Resources: Click Here for Gemstone/Crystal Poster Click Here for Gemstone Mineral Cards Instagram: @reading.bug.hq Website:www.readingbughq.com Author of "The Reading Bug"
Use STEM engineering activities in elementary school as a fun, engaging, and meaningful way to tackle the Next Generation Science Standards.
Over the past few years, I have been incorporating inquiry circles into my classroom through Social Studies and Science. Inquiry circles are a lot like most research projects. I would say the main difference is how they start. NOW AVAILABLE… One Stop Teacher Memberships Our grade-level memberships provide the BIGGEST savings on ALL One […]
This post is part 1 in my inquiry series. To learn more about inquiry click through to see my many other posts about inquiry. If you are new to my blog,
This is the first in a unit series on animals. We will be learning about mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles with about four-six weeks per animal type. I started out wanting to study animals that we…
This is a great rubric for students to use for self-assessment. Easy to read, easy to understand, easy to complete!
Have you ever tried to flip your classroom.
Webquests are one of my favourite activities to facilitate with my classes because they are so adaptable. You can use them for any topic, you can organize students into groups, pairs, or individually, and you
A blog with teacher tips for the primary classroom. Includes Canadian content!
Come learn about my FAVORITE technology tools for digital communication and collaboration with elementary students. Use these tools with Chromebooks, laptops, computers and some can even be used with iPads. Global learning is making its way into the classroom and we need to make sure our students are prepared so they can make the most of these authentic learning experiences!
Learn what is under your skin with a fun life-size human body project for kids. Download FREE skeletal system bones and organ printables!
Advertising Techniques: A project idea for upper elementary and middle school students. Students define each advertising technique and then make their own sample advertisement to demonstrate their understanding of the concept! Blog post includes a free rubric.
Geology Rocks! Unit (& FREE Printable Packet). Fantastic resources for teaching rocks to preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school students!
