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Music class is an active, engaging, and joyful experience! This is especially true when our musical activities are grounded in creative and intentional teaching strategies. One of the most important teaching strategies has to do with teaching the difference between steady beat and the rhythm of

Do you utilize math rotations in your classroom? Math centers are a great way to incorporate independence and corporative learning skills. It gives you time to work with students one on one or in small groups with skills they are struggling with. I know it can be overwhelming to get started with centers, especially if ... Read More about Time Saving Tips For Math Centers

Make learning about the butterfly life cycle even more fun with butterfly activities that combine science, reading and writing with hands on experiments. Students learn the stages of the butterfly life cycle, explore pollination, the compound eye, metamorphosis, adaptations, and so much more! Whether or not you raise live butterflies, this quality science resource is the perfect addition to your life cycle of butterflies activities. This complete science unit is packed with over 25 highly engaging activities. The high interest lessons, unique experiments, and hands-on activities provide rigor and depth, but most of all FUN! You’ll get your students writing about science as they complete a culminating butterfly booklet writing project that is perfect for assessment. They make a great open house display, too! Each component of the butterfly booklet aligns to a lesson. Students learn about it, write about it, then add it to their booklets. The formats for the writing activities are responses to the lesson, short explanations, definitions, or diagrams. If you’re short on time, several of the activities can easily be included in your literacy centers. Lesson topics Lesson 1: The Butterfly Life Cycle Lesson 2: Metamorphosis Lesson 3: Raising Butterflies & Observing the Life Cycle Lesson 4: The Life of a Caterpillar Lesson 5: The Life of a Butterfly Lesson 6: The Compound Eye Lesson 7: Pollination: Plants Rely on Butterflies Lesson 8: Comparing Butterflies to Moths Lesson videos Embedded videos for each lesson are inside the PowerPoint and make each lesson come alive! You will need access to YouTube to view the videos. Here’s what you’ll get: · 8-Lesson teaching PowerPoint with embedded lesson videos · Interactive diagrams · Detailed 14-day lesson plan · 3 Hands-on lab experiments · Butterfly observation journals · Unit assessment with answer key · Vocabulary posters · Science based-literacy centers · Math integration activities · Butterfly life cycle bulletin board set · Butterfly booklet culminating writing project Questions addressed during the unit: What are the parts of a caterpillar and butterfly? What are the stages of the butterfly life cycle? How can we collect data about the life cycle? What is metamorphosis? What do caterpillars eat? How do caterpillars protect themselves? What do butterflies eat? How do butterflies protect themselves? What are ways caterpillars and butterflies have adapted? Pollination: How do butterflies help plants grow? How are moths alike and different from butterflies? Compound Eye: What do butterflies see? Observation journal The observation journal includes: · Caterpillar facts · How to handle your caterpillars with care · A word bank to assist students in their writing · Observation recording pages · 2 Cover options Lab Activities Pollination simulation lab Compound eye simulation lab Interpreting data collected Additional Activities Math Journal Measurement Activity: How Far Did the Caterpillar Crawl? Collecting Data and Using a Calendar to record changes Data Discussion Cards True or False? Butterfly Facts Task Cards Butterfly Life Cycle Problem/Solution cut & paste printable Foldable Butterfly Booklet Directions with detailed photos are included in the teaching PowerPoint to guide students as they assemble their booklets. Several of the templates include multiple versions so you can easily differentiate or customize your booklets. Note: This resource will download in a ZIP folder with three files inside- 2 PDFs and 1 PowerPoint file. The files are not editable. This unit is a real highlight every year in my classroom and my students learn so much! I hope your students enjoy it as much as mine do! Happy teaching! Linda Kamp Around the Kampfire You might also enjoy these additional science resources: Scientists & The Scientific Method Properties of Matter Landforms & Earth Changes Habitats & Ecosystems Plant & Animal Needs/ Life Cycles Plant Life Cycle Frog Life Cycle Writing Craft Butterfly Life Cycle Landforms Writing Project Weather & Climate Force & Motion DIGITAL Science Units with Audio Narrated Lessons: Properties of Matter Digital Lessons & Activities Habitats & Ecosystems Digital Lessons & Activities Scientists & The Scientific Method Digital Lessons & Activities Earth Changes & Landforms Digital Lessons & Activities Plant & Animal Needs/ Life Cycles Digital Lessons & Activities

Telling time past the hour can be challenging for primary kids but it doesn’t have to be a struggle for you or your students. Learn simple ways and effective strategies to make telling time easier for primary kids.

Squiggle challenges are a fun way to enjoy the end of the year or any time of the year to be honest! Your students will love this.

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Lots of fun 1st grade math practice with first grade math worksheets that can be used to play Mad Minutes Math Game. Print pdf HERE!

Higher order thinking math tasks and activities for first grade. Students challenge themselves with these fun tasks that get them thinking about math.

Cooperative learning. Find out what it's all about and get some great resources to help you use this strategy well in your classroom.

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Lots of fun 1st grade math practice with first grade math worksheets that can be used to play Mad Minutes Math Game. Print pdf HERE!

Ah. May is among us my friends. We're out of school at the end of the month and that might be just in time. We've got some spring-itis going on. I wish the weather would catch on though. I posted abou

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If you’re looking for fun and engaging first grade STEM centers, you’ve come to the right spot. We can help take your teaching skills to the next level.

Morning Tubs are the perfect way to start each morning in your classroom. It gives students the opportunity to work cooperatively with each other.

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Students need to get their wiggles out after sitting even for a short period of time! These 12 FREE Brain Breaks will give you some fun ideas to try in your 1st - 5th grade classroom.

(teacherspayteachers.com) If your students are like mine, they struggle with powers of 10. With this fast-paced game, students have fun practicing and mastering this tricky concept. Simply form your students into two teams and project this exciting game! The student who says the correct answer first gets the point.

Learn to tell the hour time with this easy activity. This telling time worksheets help kids to learn to write the time and draw the hands on the clock. They also learn to tell the analog and digital time. This set consists of 16 printable US Letter (8.5 x 11. in) Print the worksheets in black and white. Laminate for lasting use. Thank you for visiting Worksheet Digital. For more worksheets like this, visit worksheetdigital.etsy.com

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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 »

This Must Do May Do System is the HACK to your rotating reading centers! Have smooth-running groups and effective independent work time.

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FUN summer math activity to practice addition up to 20 using free printable math puzzles. Solve equations then cut and paste worksheets!

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