Engage your class in an exciting hands-on experience learning all about science! K-2 Endless Science Mega Bundle is perfect for science in Preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade classrooms and is packed full
Learn how to make a kaleidoscope in this fun STEM/science activity and craft for kids. It’s such a fun way to explore light, reflections, and symmetry! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! *This post was originally published 2/2/16 and has since been updated. Last week I made these super fun kaleidoscopes with my …
Learn about five different biomes as you color and read key facts about with free printable Biome Coloring Pages for Prek-4th graders.
Get this free magnet worksheet to use when you test the magnetism of everyday objects. Perfect for kids ages 4-6!
LOTS of FREE Printable worksheets for kids to practice math, literacy, science, & history with kids of all ages from 123Homeschool4Me.
Learn plant science for kids with these FUN experiments and activities for kids of all ages! From pollution to transpiration, life cycles, and more!
Teaching states of matter in kindergarten can be a tricky! Here are some resources to help students gain a solid understanding of the topic!
Engage your students in how to writing with this flip book that is perfect for any plant unit or procedural writing unit! Students will complete the writing and then assemble the flip book and craft. Perfect for a bulletin board or hallway display! This craft includes a cover, first, next, then, last pages, a stem, and leaves. Find more plant resources here: All about Plants Life Cycle of a Plant Craft Plant Needs Flip Book
One of the kindergarten Common Core writing standards is to participate in shared research and writing projects (W.K.7) and to gather infor...
We spent the last two weeks learning about animal classification. This all came about last year when we were doing our rain forest animal reports. Many of
Your students will love learning all about earthworms with these FREE earthworm activities! Learn about the earthworm life cycle and more!
Pushing and pulling forces worksheets - students classify different activities as involving pushes, pulls or both. Free | Printable | Grade 2 | Science | Worksheets
Need 5 Senses Activities for kids? Check out these 8 Hands-On, grab and go, math and literacy activities for Preschool or Kindergarten.
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
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
It's hard to fit it all into your schedule! Here's my 3-step process that makes it easier to create your K-2 structured literacy schedule.
Looking for fun and engaging science activities to teach force and motion? These three activities will get your students excited to learn!
În ultimul an, la cercurile pedagogice și nu numai la ele, mai marii din minister au introdus noțiuni mai noi. Aici mă refer la noțiuni despre magnetism, despre reflecție și refracție ori electrici…
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Force and Motion Themed Unit This themed unit is perfect for learning about force and motion with your kindergarten or 1st grade class. There are science activities, color centers, writing, no prep pages, and reading comprehension graphic organizers. Force and Motion Themed Unit for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Force and Motion- Learn about forces with this reader. Then complete the worksheets where you decide if each picture is a push or pull. Force and Motion Science- Describe pushes and pulls using the posters provided. Force and Motion Writing- There are scrambled sentences, sentence starters, write the room, and a nonfiction book! Force and Motion Write the Room- Hunt around the room for each word card. Then write it next to the matching picture. Mystery CVC Words - Identify the beginning sound for each picture. Then write the CVC word. Get the Goal- Practice reading words that end in Y with this phonics game. Flip and Compare- Play this flip and compare game to practice comparing numbers. Contraction Puzzles- Complete the puzzles by matching the correct contraction to each word. No Prep Pages - There are 10 sports themed no prep pages. Reading Comprehension- There are 6 reading comprehension graphic organizers with a force and motion theme. Force and Motion Themed Unit for Kindergarten and 1st Grade For a year of themed units, check out Themed Units Bundle for Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Learn what you can expect your child to learn with this list of 1st Grade Skills. Find worksheets to help your child build these skills.
How does sound travel? This sound experiment for kids helps show how we hear using a slinky and also a tuning fork experiment.
Animal reports are a fun way to get young students excited about doing research. Today I wanted to show how I differentiate my animal research unit for kindergarten all the way up through fourth grade. This is my 3rd year of doing these projects and I am always so impressed with all of the great work my students produce. My K, 1st, and 2nd graders use the animal research templates found in my All About Animals Research Reports and we use the San Diego Zoo Kids website to do research on an animal. My 3rd and 4th graders use Google Slides to create a multi-media presentation. They do their research right in Google Slides or use Kiddle.co (Google owned, kid safe search website) to do their research. Read more to see how I differentiate these reports for each grade level. Kindergarten: For my kinders, this is a shared research project. I introduce the project, turn on the San Diego Zoo Kids website, and then open up to an animal that we will research together. For this project, my students and I chose the African Elephant to research together. I first had them watch the 3 minute video on African Elephants and then we made a list of things we learned on the board. Then I'd read some of the information listed on the webpage and students would help me add the important information to our list. When doing our research, I always want my students to be able to answer these 3 questions: What do they look like? What do they eat? Where do they live? From our list, students had a lot of information they could use in their reports. Here is a preview of some kindergarteners working on their reports. 1st Grade: In first grade this project usually takes 3 or 4 thirty minute class periods. On day one, I model how to do the research report. I show them how to navigate the San Diego Zoo website and how they can find and choose an animal to research. Together, we choose an animal that we want to research. We read the information together and then add it to our reports. I model how we can take the information and pull out 3 important facts. On days 2-3 the students get to do the project by themselves. They are really good at doing this since I spent the whole first class period modeling how to find information on the website. Most students will finish by the end of day 3, so on day 4 they can color their reports, write a non-fiction story on the back, and if they have time, they can choose another animal to research. 2nd Grade: In second grade, I repeat my 1st grade lesson, but we take it a step further. After we fill out our report, I then have my students open up to a new Word document and type a one page report on their animal. (Students use a size 28 font and leave a spot to draw a picture after they're done.) 3rd Grade: In third grade, we go straight to using Google Slides (you could also use PowerPoint or another similar program) to do the reports. I model how to design a cover page, how to get pictures (just click on Tools - Research and then you can search right in Google Slides), how to do research, and how to add their information into their slides. I spend some time talking about the basics of doing research such as using reliable sources, copyright, and putting the information in their own words. In all, this project takes me 4 thirty minute class periods. At the end, students get to stand up and share their presentations with the class. I love how 3rd graders feel so accomplished for learning how to use Google Slides so proficiently. Here are a couple examples of their cover pages. 4th Grade: My fourth grade classes do the same as the third graders, however they go a little bit deeper. To incorporate the 4th grade state standards, I have students choose a Utah native animal to research, and they have to include a slide about what animal adaptions their animal has to survive. In 4th grade, I teach the basics of writing a bibliography and they must cite their sources at the end. Here's a little peek of part of a 4th grader's project. I absolutely love doing these projects with my students. It's one of my very favorite lessons of the whole year! It really is a great way to meet a lot of important writing and technology standards in an easy to do, engaging research project. And best of all, STUDENTS LOVE IT! If you're interested in the animal report template that my K, 1st, and 2nd graders used, you can find it inside this Wild About Animal Research Report pack. I currently have this pack listed this as half off in my TPT store and will keep it on sale all week. If anyone is wondering what I do with my 5th and 6th graders, I plan to write up some details and post about them next. Hint: 5th graders do American History research reports and 6th grade does Space Reports. More about that later! I'd love to hear your thoughts about animal reports! Do your students love it as much as mine? Any tips and tricks you want to share? Please leave a comment and let us know.
These FREE Science Worksheets from My Pre-K Box will help your kids learn about science as it includes topics like weather, seasons, plants, animals, and so much more! Grab your Science Preschool Fun Pack printable now!
These light experiments are great science lessons for 1st graders! Aligned with NGSS, the resource also includes books and related activities.
Check out this string walkie-talkie! In this science worksheet, your child learns about how sound travels and thinks through how that applies with a simple cups-and-string talking device.
Animal reports are a fun way to get young students excited about doing research. Today I wanted to show how I differentiate my animal research unit for kindergarten all the way up through fourth grade. This is my 3rd year of doing these projects and I am always so impressed with all of the great work my students produce. My K, 1st, and 2nd graders use the animal research templates found in my All About Animals Research Reports and we use the San Diego Zoo Kids website to do research on an animal. My 3rd and 4th graders use Google Slides to create a multi-media presentation. They do their research right in Google Slides or use Kiddle.co (Google owned, kid safe search website) to do their research. Read more to see how I differentiate these reports for each grade level. Kindergarten: For my kinders, this is a shared research project. I introduce the project, turn on the San Diego Zoo Kids website, and then open up to an animal that we will research together. For this project, my students and I chose the African Elephant to research together. I first had them watch the 3 minute video on African Elephants and then we made a list of things we learned on the board. Then I'd read some of the information listed on the webpage and students would help me add the important information to our list. When doing our research, I always want my students to be able to answer these 3 questions: What do they look like? What do they eat? Where do they live? From our list, students had a lot of information they could use in their reports. Here is a preview of some kindergarteners working on their reports. 1st Grade: In first grade this project usually takes 3 or 4 thirty minute class periods. On day one, I model how to do the research report. I show them how to navigate the San Diego Zoo website and how they can find and choose an animal to research. Together, we choose an animal that we want to research. We read the information together and then add it to our reports. I model how we can take the information and pull out 3 important facts. On days 2-3 the students get to do the project by themselves. They are really good at doing this since I spent the whole first class period modeling how to find information on the website. Most students will finish by the end of day 3, so on day 4 they can color their reports, write a non-fiction story on the back, and if they have time, they can choose another animal to research. 2nd Grade: In second grade, I repeat my 1st grade lesson, but we take it a step further. After we fill out our report, I then have my students open up to a new Word document and type a one page report on their animal. (Students use a size 28 font and leave a spot to draw a picture after they're done.) 3rd Grade: In third grade, we go straight to using Google Slides (you could also use PowerPoint or another similar program) to do the reports. I model how to design a cover page, how to get pictures (just click on Tools - Research and then you can search right in Google Slides), how to do research, and how to add their information into their slides. I spend some time talking about the basics of doing research such as using reliable sources, copyright, and putting the information in their own words. In all, this project takes me 4 thirty minute class periods. At the end, students get to stand up and share their presentations with the class. I love how 3rd graders feel so accomplished for learning how to use Google Slides so proficiently. Here are a couple examples of their cover pages. 4th Grade: My fourth grade classes do the same as the third graders, however they go a little bit deeper. To incorporate the 4th grade state standards, I have students choose a Utah native animal to research, and they have to include a slide about what animal adaptions their animal has to survive. In 4th grade, I teach the basics of writing a bibliography and they must cite their sources at the end. Here's a little peek of part of a 4th grader's project. I absolutely love doing these projects with my students. It's one of my very favorite lessons of the whole year! It really is a great way to meet a lot of important writing and technology standards in an easy to do, engaging research project. And best of all, STUDENTS LOVE IT! If you're interested in the animal report template that my K, 1st, and 2nd graders used, you can find it inside this Wild About Animal Research Report pack. I currently have this pack listed this as half off in my TPT store and will keep it on sale all week. If anyone is wondering what I do with my 5th and 6th graders, I plan to write up some details and post about them next. Hint: 5th graders do American History research reports and 6th grade does Space Reports. More about that later! I'd love to hear your thoughts about animal reports! Do your students love it as much as mine? Any tips and tricks you want to share? Please leave a comment and let us know.
Review inclined plane, lever, wedge, wheel and axle, pulley, and screws with these FREE Simple Machines Worksheets for K-6th grade students.
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Hands-on learning! Show your child how interesting - and fun - science can be with our 3 favorite science worksheets for kindergartners through fifth graders.
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Cute, free printable parts of a plant flip book is such a fun way for kids to learn about the different parts of a flower for science.
This is a fun, silly, and educational activity that any kid who likes to make noise will love. Using oobleck (a mix of cornstarch and water) and common household items, you will be able to visualiz…
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
A 2nd grade fall early finishers science worksheet focusing on matching animals to their habitats.
O.K. so we all remember those famous dioramas that we made in elementary school were meant to teach us about animals and where they live. Wh...
Practice simple addition with these 25+ pages of crack the code worksheets. Follow the animal code for addition kindergarten math worksheets!
These activities are easy for kids to do, with concepts that build their science knowledge.
Adorable butterfly book shows the life cycle of butterflies in coloring book style pictures. Sparse text makes for an easy reader or easy memorizer and coloring makes excellent fine motor exercise! Perfect for an insect or butterfly theme, science extension, or more! Designed for preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade!
Get organized with your students' Animal Research writing project! This has all the animal research templates you need for your students to do their nonfiction animal research. In this set of sheets are keyword ouline sheets for students to make notes as they research (perfect for first and second grade) along with all the other sheets they need to make their final drafts! Why this resource is helpful? This resource is tried and true! It has been used in first grade and second grade classrooms and it works! Students will be engaged as they research their animal and fill out the different sheets! Could be done at home or school! This Resource Includes: Explanations and Teacher Suggestions Letter to Parents (just print and sign!) Return note for students to bring back Key Word Outline Pages/ Rough Draft Sheets REAL Student Work Samples Animal Research Book Pages (including places for students to add illustrations) Final Draft Writing Pages for them to write their actual report! All of this can be put together into one darling book! Teachers like you said… ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I enjoyed watching my students engaged with this quality product. This resource lends itself very well to differentiation, too. My students were very proud of their finished products that they happily displayed at Open House. Thank you!" -Michelle ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "My students loved doing their own animal reports. I appreciate the work samples you provided as well. Complete package and very minimal prep :)" -Jenna ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "My students loved doing this project! I loved the fact that is was so simple to use. Thank you!" -Lori
