FREE printable sorting mats for preschoolers and kindergarten kids to learn about animals and their habitats. Great science and nature activity that kids will love! Includes rainforest, ocean, desert, polar, woodland and wetland habitats.
We have been loving our Science activities lately. The quick and easy Science experiments we have been doing have been full of educational concepts and my kids just think that they're fun Summer activities to keep them entertained.
8 Animal Camouflage Activities and Resources & Fun Camouflage Art. Hands-on animal camouflage activities are the best way to teach young learners how and why many animals have that adaptation.
Which is your favorite "science with leaves" project from this list? I can't wait to hear!
I love this time of year, when the leaves start to fall and everywhere is full of colour. We went out this morning and collected as many leaves, sticks and pinecones as we could find. Here are some ideas what to do with them.
Lean how to spark curiosity in kids with easy to set up preschool science centers and science tables. Kids learn to think like scientists!
Inspiration, tips, and sources for creating a nature themed classroom for your middle school or high school students!
If you like enjoying STEAM activities for kids in your home, you are going to love these free printable scientific method worksheets. They walk your kids through the scientific method and can be adapted for any STEM project!
If you love the circus and science, then you'll have a blast trying out these circus science experiments. Kids will love the circus science activities!
Since our Solar System ID Flashcards were SO popular I created this amazing set of free printable moon phases ID cards PLUS a BONUS poster! This will work perfectly for space lessons and other solar system activities you are doing with your kids.
Here are the best activities for grandparents and grandchildren to do together to create fun and lasting memories. They’re educational and a perfect way to build bonds between grandkids & grandparents
These fall science activities are perfect for young children with lots of exploration!
We enjoy getting outdoors with the kids. In fact, this week I said something about being excited to find trails near our new home, and my ten-year-old said "Because you love hiking, Momma." And I
I love teaching about trees because there’s much to discover all year, during any season. From bark to leaves, trees are amazing wonders of nature! If you’re planning on studying trees …
I love integrating STEM challenges into science units! This pollinator STEM challenge is a great way to integrate STEM with ecosystems in second grade!
Hello Everyone! You should have heard the OOOOH's and AHHHH's today during math. Yes, math!! :) We continued our exploration of symmetry t...
I love teaching about trees because there’s much to discover all year, during any season. From bark to leaves, trees are amazing wonders of nature! If you’re planning on studying trees …
Fun nature science experiment using mud to make mud explosions. An easy nature activity for kids to do at home in the garden!
When we return from break, we will be learning about human body systems. We have to learn about the respiratory, circulatory, muscular, skeletal, nervous, and digestive systems. This is new in our curriculum this year, which means I get to learn new stuff too and figure out how best to teach it. Unfortunately, I feel like I have struggled all year to teach science in truly meaningful ways. Mainly, I feel like our new curriculum is shallow and widespread (we went from 4 goals/units to 7 domains). I'm not trying to be a baby (maybe I am) but I didn't like science to begin with when I became a teacher and then as I became a 5th grade expert on my science content areas, I began to like it more. I even got over my hatred of sand all over my room when we were learning about erosion, deposition, and weathering (no more landforms in 5th grade :( ) Now, with no {real} training or investment from our district, we got to start from scratch on a number of these units. We get the impression that no one is interested in investing in these standards because we will be transitioning to Next Generation standards in another year. (So, why didn't we just leave our old standards the hell alone as we also transitioned to the common core? In addition, we also have a 5th grade science EOG...on new standards...love it! That's education for you.) Discovery Ed's science tech-book was the only new resource we were given, which I'm also not that big of a fan of because it's pretty basic. Maybe I will appreciate it more next year when we are 1-1 and I can more easily assign components of the units to my students. Okay, now that I have (somewhat) vented, I wanted to share my plans for the Human Body Systems with you. I'm actually kind-of excited about this unit. We are going to start with nonfiction-based research in reader's workshop. I am going to try to embed as many nonfiction review lessons as I can, probably spending a majority of my lessons focusing on how author's signal vocabulary words and provide us with definitions (aka-context clues). Dedicating about two weeks for this in reader's workshop, we will still have a few weeks for looking at "Test Talk" for the reading EOG. To hold all of my students' research together and to help them learn the important parts of the Human Body Systems content, I created a Human Body Systems Student Encyclopedia. This is meant to be a down and dirty science unit. (Did I mention I will also be teaching FORCE and MOTION at the same time during our science block? Phew! Maybe I could have taught all of these standards if I totally ignored social studies all year. How sad! :( ) During reader's workshop, I will start with a minilesson (probably a video, a journal question for students to respond to, or some other type of engagement activity, and a nonfiction-reading based review lesson), then students will move to articles that I have placed around the room. (I am getting articles from Discover Ed, readworks.org, http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/, and kidnetic.org, and I will be pulling books from the library.) I included links from readworks in the Human Body Systems research project. If you don't know about readworks.org yet, you should really check it out for decent nonfiction--free--and lexiled. (You can check out the list here and go to readworks.org to search for them.) Another great resource I found was kidnetic.com/innerg. You can see below that you put a body part in place, then click on BRIGHT PAPERS on the RIGHT to learn more about the body part. I will either print off the Bright Papers for more research and/or head to the lab at the end of our 6 body systems reader's workshop cycle and let them click around to learn more and add info to their encyclopedias. We will also be using http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/. Each day, we will focus on a different body system. The research sections for each body system include: coverpage/labeling diagram, structure/description/function chart for body parts, a more detailed diagram for labeling or other extension graphic organizer, a chart for students to list "Top 5 Ways to Keep this System Healthy" and "Illnesses and Syndromes that Can Affect this System," lastly, students complete a page where they try to find connections between different systems. Then, in our writer's workshop block (since I plan for this to turn into a mini-writing project), we will do some sort of science activity to help students better understand the parts of the systems. When we are ready for the mini-writing project, I hope to have students focus on how to take care of one body system by doing more detailed research to understand how a specific disease or ailment affects a system (or multiple systems). I am hoping to make this unit deeper by providing a healthy living spin on it. Human Body Systems now includes an answer key to help teachers provide feedback and help your students complete their research booklets! This was the most requested change to the Human Body Systems product and I'm so thankful for all the love sent through feedback and everyone's patience! If you have already purchased this product, please re-download for the updates! In addition the answer key, I included a page of the suggested activities that are listed in this blog post. As I was planning this unit, I also showed some "love" to a few other TpT sellers. I purchased these posters from Mrs. Bell at Tangled with Teaching. It will make a great bulletin board and I will probably copy a set to place around the room when students are rotating to read their articles (it will provide a short break from longer articles and maybe reinforce something they have read. The posters come in two versions. The human body systems clip art I used for my encyclopedia's came from Teachers Clipart and I found a great packet to use for my language/word study block from Mark Aaron, a FREE set of lessons for Human Body Idioms....go...grab...it...now! Here are a few activity ideas: (you can also find these by following my Science Ideas pinterest board) Make a Spinal Cord (spelloutloud.com) Make a Skeleton (post includes possible read alouds--I would use toothpicks instead of chalk) Make a Model of Lung Digestive System Activities Importance of Cerebrospinal Fluid w/ an Egg (cool!) Edible Bone Model (yum!) Ideas for Cardiovascular System Activities Phew! Long post, but I hope you found some ideas you can use :) Oh yeah, do you have any favorite activities you do with HBS? Other ideas? Feel free to let us know in the comments section!
Valentines day is just two days away! Yay, another day to share the love, appreciate your loved ones, family, friends and even reach out with kindness to a stranger. I created this little dinosaur card to colour in. I have left it blank so you can add your own text or just leave it plain and cute. Download the dino card here: Dinosaur cardI also drew some animals, particularly cats, and created some little note cards to colour in. I realize they are a bit random but I also thought they were quit
Does your child love science experiments? If so, they'll love this super simple dry erase marker experiment that creates floating hearts!
Science journal activities for budding scientists. Have your students keep a standards-based science journal like a true scientist.
How can sound be waves? It is a hard concept for kids. Try these 7 science experiments for kids to SEE sound. Learn the 5 senses with STEM activities.
I absolutely LOVE teaching plate tectonics. What kid doesn’t love learning about earthquakes and volcanoes?! I’ve compiled a list of activities you can choose from to make this one of your students’ favorite units (and probably your favorite too).1. Why do Earth’s plates move in the first place? Use this demo to show students how ... Read more
In all of my childhood, I never heard of Thornton Burgess. It took motherhood and homeschooling for me to become acquainted with his genius and I am very sorry that I missed out on knowing him sooner. I personally do not love his writing voice, but I love his approach to the natural world and
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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
Are you taking the leap into the wild and wonderful world of teaching elementary science? Congratulations! 🎉 From making science notebooks your best friend to transforming your classroom into a curiosity-filled lab (minus the lab rats), we’ve got tips and tricks that even Albert Einstein would high five us for! Ready to become the next superhero ... Read more
Sunscreen painting! Creative STEAM activity teaches the science of sunscreen and is a fun art project. Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and all kids.
Teach children about weather with this free printable cloud reader to discover different types of clouds for kids.
These free printables and botany worksheets are a great way to enhance Apologia's Exploring Creation with Botany curriculum.
The sky is the limit with this FREE science notebooking journal! Turn your little scientist loose with these pages and record your fun!
What a busy week! I can’t believe it is only Thursday! Well we’ve been up to our elbows in plants this week. Here’s a peek at what’s been “sproutin”” in our classroom! To kick off our seeds and plants unit, we’ve been using The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle (You can check out this special […]
This is The Best Kindergarten and Preschool Bird Theme, lovely Montessori Bird Activities and bird theme printables that include How to Teach About Birds, bird science activities, Math Activities, Art, Bird 3 part cards, bird Life cycle, Parts of a bird and a complete Kindergarten Bird Unit Study
Teach your children what sound waves are and how they work using items you have at home. 4 simple sound science activities for kids.
Science experiments for kids are big in our home. My kids love them—and so do I. While teaching Kindergarten, I made science experiments a priority. Kids are so naturally curious about the world around them, and science experiments bring this learning fully to life! This is my ABSOLUTE favorite science experiment of all time—oh yes,
I love gardening! For me, connecting with God through nature comes naturally and I want it to for my kids as well. Check out these awesome ideas!
