In this product you will get - Three different pastel rainbow bulletin board boarders - A printable large "science" block letter heading - 8 full color science posters - 8 black and white science posters Hope this makes a beautiful addition to your science world!
A common question I hear from teachers is how do you structure a science block that is __ minutes long? That’s a great question! Although I know some classes will operate differently, I want to provide you with some great tips and tricks on maximizing your time with your students, so they gain as much ... Read more
Organic chemistry is frequently a favorite part of the 8th grade Waldorf curriculum. The block is rich with hands-on experiments - this includes cooking and many other activities that involve consumable products.
Kids will have fun exploring animal habitats with this FREE printable science game for kids of all ages to learn about biomes!
Keep your test corrections uniform and organized using this test correction form! In addition to keeping students' work organized, it also asks the students to explain why their original answer was incorrect. Meant to be a front/back document with spaces for eight question corrections. Thanks fo...
As it would turn out, making giant paper cup pyramids is difficult for preschoolers, but what a great STEM activity to supplement our Around the World theme!
C is for Cookie: Cookie Erosion The kindergarteners, first graders, and second graders gathered for the experiment. While the other grades worked together. We did discover something- we should have had goggles!!! The older kids glued copies into their science logs, the others said out loud and I jotted them down on post-it notes. I taped the tools to the chart, so all of the students knew what they were (even though I kept calling them by the wrong names lol) We started with the Q-Tip, then on to the toothpick, then finally the water. We found out that the Q-Tip didn't do much. The toothpick did the most damage... to US! The crumbs were flying all around!!! Hence us needing the goggles! We used the cheep-o chocolate chip cookies. I use the same kind of cookie for digging for dino bones :) You will have to wait for December for that post though! I just recreated the chart from above from this unit: I wish they put their info on it. I am sure that you would like a copy too! If this is your, give me a shout-out so I can send them your way! It is a great unit!! I did have some very unhappy second graders when they didn't get to eat the cookies. When I do this experiment again, maybe there will be money in the budget to buy extra cookies. A little side note- We never did get to do the 5 minute test- namely because we ran out of time lol We only have 15 minutes for a session. :)
Circuit Blocks in the Classroom: This is part of a series of Instructables intended for teachers about educating students in the classroom around making and tinkering. For more about the details of this project, check out this video on YouTube. Learning about circuits and electrici…
It's back-to-school time which means it's time for school activities and centers to help your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students get to know the classroom and supplies.
form drawing, 2 week block august 24/september 3rd resources: main lessons: Form Drawing for Grades 1-4, Ernst Schuberth & Laura Embry-Stine (i used some of the basic grade one forms and created a 'container story' for this first block) monday, august 24th: main lesson: tell story part 1, explore form Crenelated Running Form *for grade one the forms are simple & used to help the child get ready for writing. our basement is concrete & so perfect for drawing the forms large in sidewalk chalk. we also draw them smaller & trace them with both hands & both feet & we trace them on each other's backs. sometimes we make lacing cards & sew the forms on using yarn. in the past we've also done prints with potatoes, painted the forms, used sticks to mark them out...drawing them in sand on a baking sheet is a good one as well. form drawing story, part #1: once upon a time, in a far away land, there lived a king and a queen. the king & queen lived in a grand castle with servants to care for their every need, and noblemen to see to their every hearts desire. and yet, they were not happy, something was missing...a child. then one day the queen was blessed, and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. this child would one day grow up to be queen. the king & queen were so excited about the princess's birth that they decided to throw a magnificent ball to celebrate. they invited the entire kingdom. when everything was ready for the celebration, the king climbed up to the steep steps, to the very tallest tower and looked out between the parapets. he leaned against those great stone walls, watching as the guests arrived in their finest clothes. lesson b: nature study challenge #1Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock & http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com/2008/02/green-hour-challenge-1-lets-get-started.html tuesday, august 25th main lesson: recall story, part #1 tell story part #2, explore form Straight Line Symmetry form drawing story, part #2: on the outskirts of the kingdom, in the dark forest, there lived an evil witch who was not at all pleased with the princess's birth. she wanted to be queen! and so, she disguised herself as on of the queen's servants and attended the grand ball. when the queen went to lay her daughter down for bed that night, the witch followed her. she was careful to hide in the shadows so that no one would see her. and once the queen had gone back to join the celebration-- the evil witch snuck into the princess's nursery & stole her away. she took the princess to a cave far, far away from the kingdom-- a cave guarded be a dragon...a cave where no one would ever find her. the king & queen, and everyone else in the kingdom were greatly saddened by this princess's disappearance. they vowed never to stop looking until she was found. the king sent for his three best knights, three brothers. if anyone could find the princess, it would be them. lesson b: handwork, exploring where wool comes from (as as introduction to knitting) read One Little Lamb by Elaine Greenstein *with waldorf everything is taught from the whole to its parts. so, normally you would begin with visiting sheep on a farm or at least at a petting zoo, and then follow it up with washing a fleece. but as i work with loads of wool, the boys have been exposed to this since they were little. i have no raw fleece on hand, and we have neighbors with sheep, so we see them on (almost) daily basis. aydin has been asking to try his hand at needle felting & so we needle felted sheep & a little patch of field for them to graze. wednesday, august, 26th main lesson: recall story, part #2 tell story part #3, explore form (will add photo later) form drawing story, part #3: the three knights were eager to be of service, to find the princess and to bring her home safely. they searched for clues all over the castle and soon realized how things had come to pass. they knew that the evil witch had kidnapped the princess out of jealousy. the king & queen gave the brave knights everything they needed for their quest. it would be a very long and treacherous journey, but the knights were courageous and honorable. they promised to rescue the princess. and with that, their journey began. they headed first towards the black sea. there were caves there guarded by creatures of the deep. lesson b: baking, clover leaf rolls (or joy of cooking, p. 610) thursday, august 27th main lesson: recall story part #3. tell story part #4, explore form (will add photo later) form drawing story, part #4: but there was no sign of the prince or the dark witch. so they rode on, towards the steep cliffs, and the misty mountains. they climbed up to the tallest peaks, searching everywhere along the way. they nearly perished a good many times, losing their footing on the crumbly mountainside. the mountain sides were quite steep and had no paths for the knights to follow aside form those made by the sheep & goats that grazed there. once they were sure that no nook or cranny had been overlooked, they headed towards the valleys in the east. we have been having a lot of rain this week. so after practicing our forms in the basement, we opted for watercolors rainbows to add a splash of colors to our day in lieu of a painting as our final form. lesson b: handwork, more exploration with wool read Pelle's New Suit by Elsa Beskow card fleece with carding combs, try hand at spinning the carded wool into yarn via a drop spindle
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This Block Shadows Busy Bag is a perfect preschool introduction to area and perimeter. Kids will love the challenge of filling the shadows with blocks.
Foam blocks and shaving cream towers are the perfect combination of sensory play and preschool STEM. Let children explore with their senses while building!
Grab these printable 2D Shape STEM challenge cards to add to your pattern blocks! Hands-on way for kindergarten aged children and first graders to learn how to make new shapes from other 2D shapes. These easy to prep printable 2D shape cards include three different sets of cards to challenge children while they learn about shapes and geometry in math while making differentiation easier than ever! #kindergartenmathcenters #stemcenters #firstgrademath #2dshapes #patternblockactivities
Since young students tend to get extra excited and lose focus the days preceding a holiday class party, I like incorporating science because it almost instantly gets their attention and it is hands-on and engaging. They don’t even realize they’re learning most of the time! In this post, I’m sharing some favorite Valentine-themed science experiments […]
Hello Everyone! My apologies for not posting lately. We had to drive to Chicago to help my widowed father in law move 53 years of "family" to a new apartment. Going through that many years' worth of "family accumulations" was both wonderful and emotional. My husband got to bring home so much of his childhood that we had to rent a U Haul! We were able to settle dad into a great little apartment with incredible "senior" amenities. Feeling pretty blessed! Anyway, I was totally "unplugged" all week and it actually felt pretty good! But now, I'm in catch-up mode! So today I'm sharing my new and improved Interactive Math Notebook. We have had such amazing results from using the math notebook approach to support our math program, but I wanted to make it even more interactive. If you have used this before, please download again. I've added about 9 different number of the day pages depending on your kids' level and readiness. I've also added about 10 pages of manipulatives for kids to make and store in a bag or envelope, and keep in their notebooks. That's what makes the notebook so interactive!! Here are a couple of pics. beginning of the year number of the day page End of the year number of the day page sample of manipulatives included I am very excited to help kids be the best they can be at thinking mathematically! Using a notebook like this will boost that success and promote independence at the same time. You can get your 61 page printable right here! CLICK!! :) Okee Dokee. Time to get my own house back in order after being gone. I hope you're having a great week! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment. OH! I almost forgot. If you've e-mailed me recently and requested materials, I'll get those sent this afternoon. I did not even check mail while we were gone!! Thanks for your patience!! I'm getting ready to post an updated poetry folder unit and a few more things! Till then, keep lookin up! Joyfully! Nancy
Discover 8 amazing benefits of block play for kids. Learn how traditional wooden blocks can provide lasting educational value in your home or classroom.
There are three basic parts to an EKG: P wave: this is the wave that shows what is going on in the atria of the heart aka atrial contraction QRS: think ventricles, if there’s an abnormal QRS …
Learning Concepts Light travels in a straight line. When something blocks the path of light a shadow is formed. Materials flashlight ...
Learning about butterflies lends itself nicely to teaching symmetry! Watch this video to see how to do an easy butterfly symmetry lesson and craft.
Science Vocabulary Jenga is a wild time. It’s loud, but easy and lots of fun! I’ve never seen students so excited to test their vocabulary knowledge! Prep Get yourself a Jenga game (affiliate). On about half the blocks, I wrote a brief definition in black ink and the term in color ink. How to Play ... Read more
Study the human body anatomy with kids by making an anatomy model with these free printable life-size human body organs!
Growing an Amaryllis is one of our favorite wintry activities! Before we had Annabelle, I always used to buy an Amaryllis for my classroom after Christmas. The children loved to watch how fast and …
Atoms are the building blocks of everything. We're sharing lots of learning and teaching tools. Grab our atom model worksheets for free!
An educational blog hosted by a collaborative group of teacher-authors hoping to share creative and colorful ideas and activities from our classrooms!
I love doing plant experiments and sprouting seeds with young children in the spring. Not only do they get excited to see how plants grow but planting seeds also teaches them patience and how to wait for gratification which is very important in this fast-paced, instant gratification world in which we now live. In this […]
Microscopic art integrates the Elements of Art with scientific observation. You can use it with patterns, math, science and more. Start with this download.
How to make real old-fashioned lemonade from scratch, that really bubbles! Fun edible (or drinkable) science project for kids. I’ve been wanting to make homemade lemonade with the kids for AGES! It’s one of those classic “must-do” childhood activities, and if you make yours with an acid-base reaction like we did, it also doubles as …
Science quilting embroidery design with beakers, atom and magnifying glass. Science quilt block embroidery. Chemistry quilting design. Science quilt machine embroidery design. Edge to edge quilt block machine embroidery design with instant download files and 26 sizes included. Continuous quilting machine embroidery design. Your purchase will include single run stitch and triple (bean) stitch quilt block embroidery design versions. Quilt block designs are digitized in square sizes. For additional sizes 4x6 and 5x7 design will be slightly stretched. But for sizes 6x10, 7x12, 8x12, 9x14 and 10x16 there are two designs merged together to fill up the hoop entirely. Quilt border design is digitized in custom sizes, please see exact sizes on listing photos before purchasing our item. >>SIZES INCLUDED<< Quilt block design: 3 to 12 inches in height/width with 0.5" step for every next size (26 sizes in total) // 75 to 300mm in height/width with 12mm step for every next size. All sizes included with single purchase. Actual sizes and stitch count for final product shown at listings photos. Design can be used with most popular hoop sizes as 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 5x7, 6x10, 7x12, 8x8, 8x12, etc. Border design: 4 to 12 inches in width // 100 to 300mm. Please see listing photos for exact sizes. Design has multiple sizes to make sure you don't need to resize it. It is not recommended to resize the design at all. Re sizing design with appropriate software can result in poor embroidery quality. >>FORMATS INCLUDED<< BX, PES, CSD, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PES, SHV, VIP, XXX, VP3, CQP, DXF, HQF, IQP, PLT, QCC, SSD, TXT,. If your file format is not listed, please contact me prior purchasing my item to see if I can convert the design to desired format. >>INSTANT DOWNLOAD<< This is an instant download item. Files will be available for download once payment clears. More info on how to locate INSTANT DOWNLOAD item you purchased can be found here: https://www.etsy.com/help/article/3949 >>IMPORTANT<< You are purchasing digital file not the patch or final product. You will need embroidery machine to use the files you purchased. All embroidery designs in JLdizains etsy shop are made by JLdizains team and are protected by copyright. *You MAY embroider design on finished item and use it for PERSONAL or unlimited COMMERCIAL use. *You MAY NOT sell, share, trade, give away design files after purchase. *You MAY NOT sell design files even if they are altered (resized, combined or changed in any other way). *You MAY NOT claim design files or any other part of this purchase or listing (including listing photos) as your own. Due to the nature of product, no refunds will be offered. Partial or full refund can be reviewed only if design has critical errors in sew out process (error that resulted from digitizing). Description of error and image of damaged final product should be provided to consider refund. >>PLEASE NOTE<< As ETSY allows only five file upload but there are at least 100 files in different file formats for different embroidery machines, you will receive for download an archived file in ZIP format. Please use any free archive software as WINZIP, WINRAR or 7 -ZIP to get to the design files included. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. I will be happy to assist you.
Two Points: This is MY method, and not necessarily right for you, your teaching or care philosophy, your set-up, or your students. Curriculum participation by my students is VOLUNTARY. I invite them to participate, but if they choose not to, then that is fine. I usually offer them a choice of a few of the activities and let them decide where we start and where we go. An engaged child learns, a dis-engaged child rebels. The 3-year rotating curriculum is theme based. Some times we stick to the plan, but usually I observe what they are interested in learning about, what they are asking questions about, and suggest up to three different themes they can choose from for us to study. I make my own 3-year rotating curriculum for many reasons: Packaged curriculum is often only one year. Since I teach for 3 years, this would be redundant. Most packaged curriculum focuses on skills my students master early. My 2s count to 20, know 11 colors, know most of their phonics, uppercase and lowercase letters, 10 shapes and some of their numbers and I still have 3 years of curriculum to teach them. They often are worksheet intensive. My students usually are cognitively advanced from their fine motor skills. I have 4 year olds that still can't write well. If I had relied on worksheets for the last 2 years, there is no way they would have the skill sets they have. Worksheets are also not considered Developmentally Appropriate Practice [DAP] for children under the age of 8. We use them here for writing practice starting at age 4. [Yes, worksheet-intensive public schools are not using DAP for kindy through 3rd grade!] They can be expensive. If you are purchasing worksheets, why would you spend even $1 a week/$52 a year when you can purchase a 400 page Scholastic preschool workbook from Sam's Club for $8 that covers probably more material, is most likely aligned with the public school expectations, and is colorful. Colored copies are NOT affordable to make from packaged curriculum. Most [ALL!] preschool learning should be interactive. Pinterest is a better source for ideas. My students change every time I do a theme. I have to be able to tweak it to the interests and capabilities of those currently in my care. Plus, I'll find more interesting activities on Pinterest, have an idea for a new game, etc. It's a constant evolution to keep my curriculum relevant to our current group, situation and resources. However, curriculum planning and creation is very time consuming. Even with older curriculum I spend several hours going over it prior to teaching - updating, creating new materials, purchasing and setting new classroom decorations. While I have had my 3 year curriculum, this year I found myself wanting a more specific schedule to focus on specific skill sets for this particular group of children. Most of these skills can be incorporated into our themed curriculum, or they take 5 minute sessions to pop into our day. I have two groups, the younger preschoolers are 2-3 years old and the older ones are 4-5 years old, all at the same developmental and skill set level within their group. This makes it easier, as I can tailor everything to just 2 groups. If I were to have additional levels of children, then it would be tailored to each level. Children here are taught at their developmental level, not age. Asychronastic development is normal, so I may be teaching a child at various levels depending upon the subject matter. For the younger preschoolers, I came up with this structure. For the older pre-k students, I came up with this one. For instance, both of them have Measurement & Comparison on Friday for Reasoning. However, for the younger students, this would be a more/less, longer/shorter, big/little, etc. activity, while the older students would be measuring with rulers, yardsticks, tape measures, measuring cups, unit blocks, foot steps or themed units, and graphing the measurements to compare. Same skill set, differentiated at vastly different levels. Even this needs conditional tweaking. All the pre-k's know how to spell their last names now, so that is no longer a relevant skill activity for music and will be changed out. In another post I'll get into the curriculum components and the importance of each. For instance, how counting on Friday teaches 1-to-1 correspondence and creating method processes for counting groups of objects. CLICK PICTURES TO VIEW LARGER I use this MS Word template, available for FREE on TPT, for curriculum planning. Often, the daily skill sets above are either already incorporated, or can easily be incorporated, into the theme planning. For an example of a completed curriculum unit, check out our Owls Theme. Each monthly theme is broken down into 4 sub-themes. For instance: SPACE Astronauts & Rockets The Universe Our Solar System Aliens & Robots We also have a musical component, often classical, and an art component, often a master, and Spanish vocabulary component that we incorporate. This planning form may not include all games, file folder games, manipulatives, room-set up, etc. that I utilize. For those of you trained in curriculum creation, I do NOT do a full curriculum development for each activity. With having these children usually from infant to school-age, I keep an internal evaluation of progression and plan out only weekly learning objectives. Since I am creating the activities for my personal use, I do not need to create written procedures and evaluations. My curriculum is stored currently in file folders in a large office bookcase unit. I would like to get it into boxes so that I could have EVERY theme-related item, including dress-up, room set-up, manipulatives, etc. together for an easy pull. File boxes will most likely be the easiest, but they do take up a lot of space. In each file some of the things I probably have: Completed planning sheets All the books I own for that theme Flannel board Sentence and word walls File folder games Samples of previous crafts DVDs CDs Coloring pages Mini-book(s) Build-a-[theme item] game Curriculum creation is one of my great joys. I love the research and compilation, the creativity and excitement of bringing something fun and educational to my students. Learning is rarely linear. Children take developmental leaps, sometimes in odd directions. As a teacher, it is important that I keep each one challenged without pushing or inhibiting their growth, and that takes constant evaluation and a good eye for when those leaps happen so that we can move on to a higher level of instruction. When we do an activity, I constantly question if they WANT to do another round, another activity, and I usually cut them off while they are still engaged. I want them wanting more, and they will usually ask if they can continue. One of the most important desires and abilities I can instill in them is that of self-directed learning. So as they choose to go off with their rulers after we've spent several minutes doing a measuring activity, conferring between themselves as to procedures and what to measure next, I step back and let them. They know I am here as a resource, rather than an intrusive director. It is my job to ensure that when I invite my students to learn, they glow with excitement and anticipation of a fun, interactive, playful time. The results, so far, have been astounding. A few of my complete curriculum units are available through my TPT store. Apples Dental Ice Cream Penguins Rainbows St. Patrick's Day Valentine's Follow Connie -'s board Classroom on Pinterest. Tags: preschool, child care, pre-k, curriculum, development, teaching, education, homeschooling, homeschool, home, school, preschool curriculum development, planning
Our rainy, rainy spring has finally ended and now it’s HOT! We hit the high 90’s yesterday (haven’t hit 100 yet, so that’s good). The younger boys and I took advantage of the hot sun and did a simple science experiment with melting. This is SO easy and really interesting for the preschool and kindergarten […]
10 fun ways to learn about atoms and molecules for kids - with simple instructions to build a model atom as a building block for learning.
Another year has come to an end! This last week we just enjoyed the friendships that were cultivated this year. As they played, here are some explorations that started popping up! If only we had more time so that we could inquire about them further! Transient Art: The patience and thought process behind some of these designs were awesome! A "Can You Build It?" Challenge: I loved their interpretations of some of these structures! Exploring Balance: I have been encouraging this exploration all year, but they just became interested in it this past week! Dancing: This was a very spontaneous interest that popped up that could have been a very fun inquiry! They were ballroom dancing, ballet dancing, and break dancing! The kids started giving each other lessons! They had to give and follow multiple step directions with each other. And it was also adorable to watch! Oh the things we could explore if we just had more time! These kids had so much curiosity and looked at everything as something to explore further. The room is packed up for another group of kids to add their personal touch. I wonder what it will look like next year? It always makes me sad when the personality the room had from our group is gone and it is all so bare. I will miss them so much but it is time to let them go and become first graders at new schools. I know that they will be successful because of all of the 21st Century Skills they have developed this year! They are super! Parents, I hope you all enjoy the video! We watched it together no less than 10 times in our room. I wish you could have heard all 30 of them belting out that song! It was their favorite....even more than "Let it Go!" I will miss you all. Have a wonderful summer!
