I’m linking up again for Five for Friday with Doodlebugs Teaching. This week was all about the Earth. 1. We learned about landforms. I love their cute little pictures! You can download this freebie by clicking the picture: Adorable border by Surfing through Second 2. We did a version of Rainbow Namebows. We were low ... Read More about Five for Friday with a Freebie!

Your pumpkin life cycle lessons are now sorted with all of these support resources! I love the idea of using paper plates for life cycles. I was so excited about the idea, I made a whole bunch of them! The pumpkin life cycle is very easy to create as children can read the poster after […]

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1-2-3 Come Do Some Bee Crafts With Me My son Steven, has taken up beekeeping as his latest hobby, and asked if I could make him something that he could share with children when he gives a talk about honey bees and their life cycle. Today's article features the 5 craftivities I came up with. Which is your favorite? Mine is the "Bottoms Up!" bee craft. I named it that, because the 4 “pages” of the booklet are located at the bottom of the bee craft, which you flip UP. Each of the 4 pages, displays graphics depicting a stage of the bee’s life cycle. Patterns come in color, so that you can quickly & easily make an example to share, as well as black & white for students. I’ve provided patterns for a “big bee booklet” perfect for a teacher’s sample, as well as a smaller (2-on-a-page) version for students. The pages come with a “trace & write” labeled option for little ones, as well as a blank pattern page, so that you can build vocabulary & check comprehension, as students label the life cycle pictures. There's plenty of room for older kiddos to write something about each stage of the bee’s life cycle, as well as share their favorite fact on the bee's belly, which acts as the last page. I've also included patterns where the bee has a face, as well as a blank head, so that children can draw their own. If you like a big-eyed look, you can run off the eyeball pattern. Wiggle eyes & pipe cleaner antennae add extra pizzazz. Introduce the lesson by reading a bee story, like Gail Gibbons’ book “The Honey Makers”, then share your example. Afterwards, students transition to making their own booklet, then partnering up, and taking turns explaining the honey bee's life cycle to each other. If you decide to hang up your students’ work, I’ve included a sweet “Bottoms Up!” poster to use for the center of your bulletin board display. Another super-fun way to explain the life cycle of the honey bee is by making a crown. My Y5s absolutely love making and wearing crowns, and since there’s a “Queen Bee” involved in the process, it seemed especially appropriate. There are 7 different life cycle crowns to choose from, including 2 where you can assess comprehension by having students color, cut & glue the life cycle stages in the correct order on their crown, which also reinforces ordinal numbers. Besides the black & white options for students, I’ve made several patterns in color, so that you can easily make an example to share, helping to explain what you want your students to do, then wear yourself, or give away as a “prize”. The patterns vary in ease of cutting as well. Choose which is most appropriate for your students’ scissor skills, or run off the assortment and give children a choice. I’ve included some labeled as well as not labeled crowns to help you reinforce the science vocabulary. I use yellow bulletin board border for the headbands. Sentence strips also work well. I’ve also seen honeycomb border for sale, which would make things extra special. When everyone is done, we take a few moments to get “the wiggles out” by marching around the room to several minutes of Korsakov’s famous “Flight of the Bumblebee”. I’ve included links to free music videos on YouTube, along with a photo poster of the composer, that you can share with your students. I was pleasantly surprised at how much my Y5s enjoyed this activity. The next day one little girl asked: "Can we listen to the bee song?" Taking a photo of your students wearing their crowns, makes a cute bulletin board. Ive included a “We’ve been busy!” & “The Life Cycle of a Bee” posters for the center of your display, along with cute frames & name cards for that finishing touch. Next up is an interesting & super-simple life cycle of a bee craftivity, that will help practice that toughie hexagon shape. Since the honeycomb shape is a hexagon, I thought it would not only be fun, but especially appropriate. Being able to reinforce this often difficult shape, while learning some science is a double bonus. The packet includes: * A hexagon foldable, life cycle of a honey bee craft, with 2 options. There are black & white templates for students, which come labeled & blank, as well as full-color options, so you can quickly & easily make an example to share. * A “Bee Life Cycle” poster * A colorful “Life Cycle of a Honey Bee” anchor chart, with matching “color & label me” black & white worksheets for students. * Colorful ordinal number, life cycle anchor chart, with matching “color & label me” black & white worksheets. * Color & identify the honey bee’s life cycle worksheet, with a matching “trace & write” option for younger students. Whenever I do a theme in my classroom, I like to put up some decorations that will generate excitement. With that in mind, I designed this beehive "dangler" craft. Even if you don't do this as a whole group, you could make one to introduce the life cycle of a honey bee, then suspend it from the ceiling in a corner of your classroom. There are a variety of options, so you can choose which is most appropriate for your students’ skill level. Pick your favorite or give children a choice. You can keep things simple for little ones and make your projects flat, or you can add extra pop & pizzazz by making them 3 dimensional by adding extra wings, additional hives, or "hinged" doors. I've included complete "how to" directions with plenty of photographs. The honey bee craft can be a “topper” for a beehive dangler to add that “wow!” factor. OR…if you like the bee, and want to skip the hive, but still explain the life cycle, I’ve included a “bee back” featuring the 4 stages. Wiggle eyes and pipe cleaner antennae, also add interest and a 3D effect. I’ve included 2 posters: “What’s All The Buzz About?” & “The Life Cycle of a Honey Bee” to use for the center of your or hallway display. Finally, since my life cycle wheels have been so popular, I decided to create one for the honey bee. There are 2 circular wheel covers, as well as a beehive, and hexagon-shaped honeycomb option. Choose your favorite or give children a choice. The patterns come in black & white for students, as well as colorful templates, so that you can quickly and easily create an example to share. I make and laminate all 4, keeping them in our science center When everyone has completed their life cycle wheel, review the stages of the honey bee as a whole group, then have children partner up and take turns explaining the life cycle to each other. I’ve also included 2 colorful life cycle of a honey bee posters, which can be used to introduce the lesson, then hung up as an anchor chart, or placed in the center of your bulletin board display. So that you can check comprehension, and reinforce the life cycle vocabulary, the posters also have matching black & white worksheets for your students, with 4 options to suit various levels. Today's featured FREEBIE, is a super-fun, summer writing prompt craftivity. I call it "The Shades Of Summer". I hope you find it useful. Well that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by. 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Explore the life cycle of a mosquito with this fun, foldout activity and other printables. This differentiated alternative to a worksheet allows children to color the life cycle stages, and arrange them in order before gluing and folding. Use this resource to support learning about bugs and insects, life cycles, habitats or for an interactive science notebook. Other printables are also included to extend the learning about mosquitos and their life cycle. What's included? Foldout activity with 3 templates Mosquito life cycle information page (color and b&w) Mosquito life cycle color poster Mosquito true/false activity cards (x11) with answers Label the mosquito worksheet (color and b&w) US and UK versions of the file How are the foldout templates differentiated? Template 1: Children color the mosquito and stages of the life cycle, sequence the stages, glue them on the template, cut and fold. Templates 2 and 3: As above but with a rectangle or a circle around the mosquito for easier cutting. All templates have the option to sequence the stages with their names, or with a short description. Is this PDF resource editable? The resource is not editable.

Μετά το χθεσινό μας θέμα,που ήταν η βροχή, εύλογο ήταν να ασχοληθούμε με τον κύκλο του νερού. Αρχικά διαβάσαμε το βιβλίο << φοβάμαι το νερό>>. Είδαμε βίντεο στο διαδίκτυο για τον κύκλο του νερού. Είδαμε βίντεο στην kid-pedia και παίξαμε παιχνίδια για τον κύκλο του νερού. Αφού κατανοήσαμε τον κύκλο του νερού,τον φτιάξαμε κι εμείς!!! Κόψαμε ένα χαρτόνι στο σχήμα του κύκλου και με τη βοήθεια ενός χάρτινου πιάτου τα παιδιά σχεδίασαν κι άλλο ένα κύκλο. Εγώ το έκοψα και έτοιμος ο κύκλος. Σε συννεφάκια ζωγράφισαν όπως κατάλαβαν τον κύκλο του νερού. Έτοιμος ο κύκλος του νερού. Στη συνέχεια γράψαμε την ιστορία της σταγόνας.Τα παιδιά μου έλεγαν την ιστορία και εγώ την έγραφα και έπειτα την εικονογράφησαν. Παίξαμε την ιστορία της σταγόνας Κάναμε την πορεία της σταγόνας Διαβάσαμε το ποίημα του Ζαχαρία Παπαντωνίου: <> που το βρήκα εικονογραφημένο στο blog της Μαρίας Δραγασιά. Το μάθαμε και το παίξαμε. Επειδή στο χωριό μας έχουμε καταπληκτική θέα του ποταμού Αχελώου, όπως ήταν φυσικό,ασχοληθήκαμε και με το δικό μας ποταμό. Διαβάσαμε το μύθο για τον Ηρακλή και τον Αχελώο και φτιάξαμε τα διαλογικά μέρη σε μορφή καρτούν. Την ιδέα μου την έδωσε η φίλη και δασκάλα του σχολείου μας και έγινε η αιτία να μάθω κι εγώ το μύθο που δεν τον ήξερα!!! Θάλεια σε ευχαριστώ!!! Στο τέλος παρουσιάσαμε ότι μάθαμε στα παιδιά του δημοτικού!!!

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1-2-3 Come Do Some Butterfly Activities With Me After spring break we started our butterfly studies. It was always one of my students' favorite themes because I ordered real butterfly eggs. My kiddos could see first hand how they hatched into caterpillars, ate almost all of their food, formed a chrysalis, then in 14 days morphed into 5 painted lady butterflies! To study the amazing life cycle of a butterfly, I designed a variety of activities to reinforce and practice this science standard. Today's blog features 4 of our favorites. First up is a quick, easy and fun, "print & go" craftivity, which is a butterfly-shaped, flip-the-flap booklet. I’ve included full-color patterns so you can quickly & easily make a sample to share, as well as black & white so children can make their own. Simply run off the whole butterfly template on a variety of colors of construction paper. There are 2-on-a-page to conserve paper and make the booklet “just the right size” for children. Run off the “wing pages” on white copy paper. Children trim, fold the wings up, gluing just the thorax “tab” to the thorax of the base butterfly. When everyone is done, read the booklet as a whole group to review concepts of print, and solidify the butterfly's life cycle in children’s minds, so that they are able to share this bit of science with their family. Another favorite is the life cycle "slider" butterfly craftivity. The packet includes 3 realistic butterfly patterns, with more realistic graphics for the life cycle "slider", as well as 12 simpler butterfly patterns, which younger students will enjoy coloring. The life cycle slider for those, has simpler graphics as well. I've included full color slider options, so you can quickly and easily make an example to share, as well as 2 black line versions so your students can color their own. When everyone is done, review the life cycle orally, then have students write the various stages on their "Here's What Happened" worksheet, which is a great way to practice ordinal numbers, transitions and sequencing. I just finished a jumbo packet, with a large variety of activities for learning & practicing the life cycle of a butterfly. Choose which one is appropriate for your kiddos, or give them a choice. They are different enough so that you can do several: one to introduce your lesson, another to reinforce it. You could also do one in class and tuck another in their backpacks for homework. The packet includes: * A Life Cycle of the Butterfly Wheel, which comes in full color so you can explain the science, then use as an independent center. There’s also one in black and white, so that students can make their own. There are several options to choose from depending on the age and ability of your students. * For a center, there’s a Life Cycle of the Butterfly, “puzzle pie”; as well as… * A Life Cycle of the Butterfly worksheet -poster, with 4 options, plus 2 completed teacher samples you can use to explain what you want your students to do, or leave in your center, so students can self-check their work. Completed projects make a sweet bulletin board. I’ve included a poster for the center of your display. * I’ve also included two life cycle “Itty Bitty” booklets, which students trace, write, color, cut & collate; plus … * A butterfly shaped life cycle worksheet, with 3 options. * 8 photograph-posters of real butterflies in the various stages of their life cycle, make a nice bulletin board as well. Use them to explain the butterfly’s life cycle. * There are 3 different sets of sequencing cards for the butterfly’s life cycle. They come in color as well as black & white. Use them for sequencing, centers and a variety of games, which are explained in the packet. There's a . . . * Set of ten, 2-on-a-page, life cycle posters. Use them for a bulletin board, center, or flashcards. Make an extra set, cut them in half and make puzzles, plus a * Set of 9, pocket chart vocabulary cards; and ... * A life cycle of the butterfly bookmark, which students can keep in their writing journal, or they can use to help explain what they learned; and finally... * A mini certificate of praise. I had a request for just the butterfly life cycle wheel, so I made a separate packet, featuring two; one with more realistic graphics, which has 10 "pie slices", as well as a simpler, 6-piece wheel, similar to the one in the larger packet, with more cutesy graphics for younger kiddos. To reinforce the lesson, I've also included a worksheet for students to explain the various stages, which will practice ordinal numbers, transitions, and sequencing factual information. Click on the link to take a closer look at these: Life Cycle Of A Butterfly Story Wheels. Finally, because my kiddos absolutely love Eric Carle's story, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", I designed a life cycle of the butterfly caterpillar craft. For one of the caterpillars, students trace and write the words and then color, cut and glue the realistic graphics to the appropriate "body segments". An easier version, includes cute clip art right on the circles, skipping the "cut & glue" steps. I've included a full-color "teacher's version" of this caterpillar, so that you can quickly and easily make a sample to share. There are 4 head options as well. Wiggle eyes, a tiny white pom pom for the egg, plus a pipe cleaner folded into a V, then taped to the back of the caterpillar's head as antennae, all add that 3D bit of pizzazz. Folding the wings of an extra butterfly up, then gluing just the thorax to the bottom butterfly, also adds the finishing touch "Wow! factor". Completed projects make a wonderful spring bulletin board. Today's FREEBIE, also features The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Since "parts of a book" are one of my standards, I designed a labeled poster you can use as an anchor chart. I turned the matching worksheet into a bit of a craftivity, as children use their fingerprints to make the caterpillar on the cover. Click on the link to grab your free copy: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Parts Of A Book. Well that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you found something useful to add a bit of excitement to your spring lessons. It's hard for me to get into the "spring of things" when it's snowing outside right now! I guess "global warming" has not yet arrived in Michigan. Wishing you a supercalafragalisticexpeallidocious day. "Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind." - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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HONEYBEES BEES BEE LIFECYCLE LIFE CYCLE Craft Activity Worksheet SCIENCEImmerse your students in the fascinating world of bees with this Honeybees Bee Lifecycle Craft Activity Worksheet. This resource is designed for Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd graders. It provides a fun Bee Life Cycle Cub...

Having been busy at creating a new Chinese learning pack for kids: Apples Theme. In this harvest season, apples are everywhere. It is interesting for children to learn Chinese around the theme of apples: parts of apples, apple products, apple life cycle, etc.