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Explore a fun and meaningful way of learning about our senses with this “My 5 Senses Pop-Up Board” and integrated ELA and Science project! Perfect for Grades 1, 2, 3, homeschoolers, and EFL / ESL learners, these pop-up boards are designed to let students have a hands-on practice with topics about 5 senses, body parts…
Observe a real Horse Chestnut tree across autumn, spring, and summer terms; take notes, draw sketches, order life-cycle pictures, complete a life-cycle chart, make a book about the tree, and do descriptive-writing pages about a conker and a leaf.
Includes: teaching notes for teachers (rationale for the tree-observation approach) · read/spell science-vocabulary matching game
follow along with hands-on projects: make science-style concoctions (goop, slime, bubbles, crystals, etc.), make their own art supplies (dough, glue, paint, invisible ink, etc.), and build simple contraptions from everyday items
Includes: Concoctions section (60+ recipes/formulas: goop, slime, fizz, bubbles, crystals, critter food, etc.) · Creations section (recipes for homemade art supplies: dough, glue, paint, invisible ink, etc.)
A multi-part science/literacy pack using daffodils to teach plant anatomy and science vocabulary, integrated with art, poetry, and writing activities, plus a companion slide presentation.
Includes: Teaching Notes · How to dissect a Daffodil
Students read informational passages about what a bridge is, historical bridge-building materials, and specific bridge types (e.g., suspension, cable-stayed), answer reading-response questions (e.g., 'What is a bridge?', 'What materials are newer bridges made of?'), and complete a 'Bridge Review' matching activity…
Includes: 'What is a Bridge?' informational text · reading-response worksheet
This elementary science project is a fun and interactive way for your students to learn about animal classes- different types of animals and how we can tell them apart by their unique features! Students can work independently or in small groups to research six animal classes: mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians…
participate in science experiments, puppet activities, art projects, games, creative writing, and role play; discussed activities include making an ice-cream volcano, a dinosaur hat, dinosaur puppets, snacks (e.g., 'Pterodactyl Eggs in a Nest'), a Prehistoric Park diorama, and a dinosaur-tag game
Includes: Setting the Scene: The Environment (discussion of natural vs. man-made surroundings) · Introducing the Characters: The Dinosaurs
Horse Chestnut Tree: Kindergarten Science Project: Presentation This Horse Chestnut Tree Life Cycle Kindergarten Science Project PowerPoint follows the life cycle of the Horse Chestnut tree through the seasons. Beautiful, original photos will captivate children, making an everyday sight into an object of awe and…
Participate in teacher-led activities: sensory table play, art projects (bubble prints, bubble painting, collages), a cooking activity, and circle-time discussion questions about bubbles.
Includes: Vocabulary list · science concepts list
Participate in teacher-led activities: art projects using color mixing, sensory table play, science experiments with color, math activities like graphing favorite colors and patterning with crayons, and group discussion/circle time prompts about colors.
Includes: curriculum goal and vocabulary list (primary, secondary, opaque, translucent, diffused, light, dark, rainbow, spectrum, shades) · sensory table ideas
View/discuss teacher-led slide presentations explaining how clouds form and the characteristics of the four seasons, respond to observation and language-development prompts about cloud pictures, and use accompanying flashcards and project/worksheet materials (specific student tasks in the flashcards and project files…
Students view real photos and read differentiated nonfiction passages about polar bears, discuss teacher-led discussion questions (e.g. physical characteristics, habitat, behavior), study a vertebrate/invertebrate animal-classification chart, learn the polar bear's life cycle, and complete related crafts/hands-on…
Includes: 'How to Use This Resource' intro/teacher guide · classroom discussion questions with suggested answers
Students watch suggested videos, read provided or suggested passages, and complete worksheets including a KWL chart, video notes pages, graphic organizers on the killer whale life cycle, a species/animal-facts investigation, an endangered species report, coloring pages, and a final project (poster, lapbook, or…
Includes: Optional materials list (external books/videos/streaming resources, not included) · Optional unit-long podcast activity description (references a separate external step-by-step guide, not included)
Students view real photos and read differentiated nonfiction passages about wolves, discuss teacher-led discussion questions (e.g. physical characteristics, habitat, behavior), study a vertebrate/invertebrate animal-classification chart, learn the wolf's life cycle, and complete related crafts/hands-on activities…
Includes: 'How to Use This Resource' intro/teacher guide · classroom discussion questions with suggested answers
Follow a day-by-day plan (video, reading, worksheet/discussion, and some drawing/writing activities) across 5 days to learn about blue whale biology, life cycle, and conservation status; optionally complete a unit-long podcast project.
Includes: instructions and optional materials list · optional unit-long podcast activity
Students view real photos and read differentiated nonfiction passages about elephants, discuss teacher-led discussion questions (e.g. physical characteristics, habitat, behavior), study a vertebrate/invertebrate animal-classification chart, learn the elephant's life cycle, and complete related crafts/hands-on…
Includes: 'How to Use This Resource' intro/teacher guide · classroom discussion questions with suggested answers
Students view real photos and read differentiated nonfiction passages about turtles, discuss teacher-led discussion questions (e.g. physical characteristics, habitat, behavior), study a vertebrate/invertebrate animal-classification chart, learn the turtle's life cycle, and complete related crafts/hands-on activities…
Includes: 'How to Use This Resource' intro/teacher guide · classroom discussion questions with suggested answers
Complete printable worksheets (e.g., addition problems on an octopus-shaped worksheet, riddles, fact-or-fiction statements, a treasure-hunt activity, mixed-up sentences, a word search, a crossword, measurement tasks, a find-and-color page, a fish maze), plus participate in teacher-led language/math/science activities…
Includes: Table of contents listing: Language Activities, Math Activities, Science Activities, Games, Bulletin Board, Under the Sea Book… · Worksheets: Octopus Addition, What's Under the Sea?, Riddles, Fact or Fiction?, Treasure Hunt, Mixed-Up Sentences, Underwater Word…
Students view real photos and read differentiated nonfiction passages about penguins, discuss teacher-led discussion questions (e.g. physical characteristics, habitat, behavior), study a vertebrate/invertebrate animal-classification chart, learn the penguin's life cycle, and complete related crafts/hands-on activities…
Includes: 'How to Use This Resource' intro/teacher guide · classroom discussion questions with suggested answers
Students view real photos and read differentiated nonfiction passages about cheetah, discuss teacher-led discussion questions (e.g. physical characteristics, habitat, behavior), study a vertebrate/invertebrate animal-classification chart, learn the cheetah's life cycle, and complete related crafts/hands-on activities…
Includes: 'How to Use This Resource' intro/teacher guide · classroom discussion questions with suggested answers
Over a 5-day plan (Monday-Friday), students watch suggested videos (e.g., Hawaii history, palm tree lifecycle, surfing science, tsunamis, hula), read 2 chapters per day independently or aloud, complete a chapter quiz and vocabulary work each day, do a themed hands-on activity (e.g., make a flower lei, draw a palm…
Includes: unit instructions · materials list (novel + optional supplementary Epic/tsunami nonfiction titles)
Students view real photos and read differentiated nonfiction passages about pandas, discuss teacher-led discussion questions (e.g. physical characteristics, habitat, behavior), study a vertebrate/invertebrate animal-classification chart, learn the panda's life cycle, and complete related crafts/hands-on activities…
Includes: 'How to Use This Resource' intro/teacher guide · classroom discussion questions with suggested answers
Students view real photos and read differentiated nonfiction passages about frogs, discuss teacher-led discussion questions (e.g. physical characteristics, habitat, behavior), study a vertebrate/invertebrate animal-classification chart, learn the frog's life cycle, and complete related crafts/hands-on activities (e.g.…
Includes: 'How to Use This Resource' intro/teacher guide · classroom discussion questions with suggested answers
Participate in teacher-led magic-themed activities such as arts and crafts projects (e.g. disappearing ink, melting crayon art), simple magic/card tricks, science experiments (e.g. color mixing, floating needle), games (e.g. 2 Truths and a Lie, Shell Game), and listening to related poems/songs.
Includes: categorized idea list (Arts and Crafts, Activities, Fun and Fitness/Games, Classroom Enhancements/Prop Box, Science Activity, Silly… · instructions for specific included magic tricks (e.g. Disappearing Quarter, Disappearing Salt Shaker)