Spring color by code pages are a great way to practice number recognition while connecting to a spring theme or science unit! These 6 butterfly color by number pages are great for morning tubs, math centers, early finishers, or substitute plans. Includes: 3 color by number to 6 3 color by number to 10 Quick glance answer picture page for each of the pages.
Printable mini books are great for teaching science during guided reading and literacy centers. This Valentine's Day or spring, your kindergarten or first graders can read about how a rose plant grows in a differentiated emergent reader with vocabulary word wall cards, scrambled sentences, and basic sequencing. This is great for Valentine's Day or springtime! Includes: 1 differentiated reader (2 versions for different text level) Vocabulary word wall cards 3 scrambled sentences 1 differentiated sequencing activity
Your kindergarten and first graders will love reading to learn all about how to take care of teeth in this differentiated emergent reader. With one version with simple patterned text and another more advanced version, you'll be able to meet the needss of your young readers. A response follow up and scrambled sentence make for great comprehension follow ups. This resource is great for guided reading groups, partner reading, or even as a whole class health or science activity! Includes; 1 emergent reader offered in 2 levels (6 reading pages each). 1 Differentiated response 1 scrambled sentence Please check the preview to see if this resource is just right for your students!
This November if you're learning about the Turkey Life Cycle, these cut and paste, vocabulary, and life cycle wheel activities are just for you! This is a perfect Thanksgiving science or literacy resource and can even be used as a science or research station. Engage your learners with guided and differentiated life cycle resources. Includes: Research companion materials (graphic organizer and writing page in 2 line sizes) KWL Chart (peekaboo format, also good for interactive notebooks!) Life Cycle and Turkey vocabulary cards 4 step life cycle full color cards with arrows and labels (great for younger children or group practice) Cut and paste life cycle sequencing (4 or 6 step life cycle) Life cycle wheel (4 or 6 step) Life cycle printable booklet. You can have students cut and paste or write and draw! Please check the preview to see if this resource might be just right for your students!
Spring life cycles are a favorite for students and are a perfect way to mesh science and literacy. These printable, low prep activities give you everything you need to learn about the life cycle of a frog! With cut and paste sequencing, a frog life cycle wheel, and report writing materials, this is a great addition to your frog life cycle unit. This Resource Includes: Vocabulary cards Web organizer and writing page Writing booklet Cut and paste life cycle options Life Cycle wheel Labeling activity
Fantasy and Science meet in Zoey and Sassafras Caterflies and Ice! This book study helps to build comprehension with no prep chapter questions in an easy printable and digital format (using Google Slides). With discussion prompts, vocabulary connections, and multiple question types, this resource is perfect for book clubs, literature circles, independent reading, or whole group literacy instruction. This resource includes: Teaching Notes Digital Links Comprehension packet cover 14 pages of chapter questions (1 per chapter) with a variety of question types 2 generic comprehension pages Find Mark Discuss template for collecting evidence Sample answers. When you download this resource you will find a link to the digital version created with Google Slides on page 3 of the PDF. The digital version includes the same chapter questions and generic response so it is ideal for distance learning, or synchronous/ hybrid instruction as well since the print and digital versions match!
If your students love science and fantasy, reading Zoey and Sassafras Dragons and Marshmallows and building comprehension these chapter questions might be just what you're looking for. The printable and digital (google Slides) versions help you to meet your students where they are whether you're looking for a book club, guided reading resource, or independent reading resource for your students. Includes: Teaching Notes Link to Digital slides version (matches printable version 21 slides) Journal cover for easy printing 16 chapter question pages (3-5 questions per chapter. Question types vary and include a discussion prompt) Summary, favorite part, and important part prompts to use with any chapter (instead of or in addition to chapter questions). Find Mark Discuss sticky note template to be used with the chapter questions or in addition to Sample answers On page 3 of the PDF there is a link to the digital version of the resource which will be a link to a Google Slides presentation you can make a copy of and assign to your students using Google Classroom. The graphics/ clip art used in this resource are by Marion Lindsay and are used with expressed permission from Innovation Press.
This engaging pumpkin activity is only available to blog subscribers and only for a limited time, so make sure to download it now! This experiment involves making observations of a dissolving candy pumpkin. It has been a student favorite year after year! Note: If this is your first time downloading from the device on my shop you'll have to sign in by confirming your email first :-)
Engage your students in science and observation exploration during these magical rainbow themed experiments which are great for springtime, a weather unit, or St. Patrick's Day! Students will watch carnations turn colors as well as create a fizzy baking soda and vinegar rainbow colored cups, all while learning about the basic colors of the rainbow. This resource is also included in my St.Patrick's Day Fun Bundle. Please note that this resource includes recording sheets, journals, and instructions, but the activities do require quite a bit of prep and some materials! Includes supporting materials for: Experiment 1: Colorful Carnations- Students place carnations in colored water and watch as the days pass as they make observations about how the flowers are changing!
Engage your kindergarten, first grade, or second grade students with bubble science fun. They'll explore hands on with bubbles and then make observations, ask and explore wondering questions, and even complete a STEM project to build a bubble wand. Includes: KWL chart for Bubbles (2 options for student response) 3 Bubble observation pages for different tasks 3 Venn Diagrams to compare different bubbles How to make bubbles writing (you could also have students explore with how to make bubbles, but a recipe is included at the end) Make Your Own Bubble Wand- Mini STEM challenge with teaching notes, KWL chart and observation page. On the bottom of page 2 you'll find a link to a Google Slides File with the following components: Bubble KWL Chart Bubble Observation page (with suggestions for observations) Bubble Venn Diagram (2) Bubble Recipe & More bubble fun suggestions Make your own Bubble observation page Bubble Wand STEM activity directions Bubble Wand KWL Bubble Wand observation page
This sweet set of Gingerbread Man Story Activities is a great way to get your first and second grade students engaged this December during holiday time. They'll practice sequencing and retelling the story, writing in a number of ways, comparing versions of a story, and even a fun problem solving stem activity. Inlcudes: character/setting pieces to create a story mat for retelling (color and black and white) Summary writing First, next, then finally write/draw favorite part response favorite gingerbread story compare stories (venn) Letter writing (opinion) Science (early engineering)- help the gingerbread man across the river! Write a new ending Write your own narrative story This pack was designed with my first graders in mind, however parts are useful for K-2.
Looking for some fun snowman winter activities to use with your preschool, kindergarten, or even toddler students? These hands on activities promote early learning, literacy, and math skills are engaging for young learners. Activities included can help you to address the following objectives as appropriate for the children you're working with Generating ideas for writing Name recognition/ writing/ building counting and number recognition Counting with 1:1 match Fine motor activities creative expression through art a music and movement activity shapes and colors Imaginative thinking Science and observations active listening Concepts about prints This resource Includes: Teaching Notes Overview Counting Buttons (teaching notes, snowman mat, number cards to 12, snowflake counting cards to 10) Shape Snowman Craftivity (teaching notes, color and cut pieces, or full color pieces) Drifting Falling- Snowflake song/ activity (teaching note page with song and ideas for use) Snowflake Snowflake Class Book (teaching note page with several options, a short rhyme, and a student page to create a class book. Snowflake adventure (teaching notes for children to imagine where their snowflake might land, snowflake template to decorate, cut and paste sentence strip to write ideas. Snowman windsock (teaching notes with directions, windsock printable template) Rainbow snow (Teaching notes and student page to tell something they have noticed) Snow Dough (Teaching notes page with recipe) Snowman STEM…
Explore those snowflakes as they fall from the sky with this snow science and literacy unit. Students can read to learn about snowflakes with the included passages or emergent reader, use research companion materials to write about snowflakes, and even catch a snowflake to observe! Complete a cycle wheel to follow the life of a snow! Included vocabulary word wall cards will help enrich your discussions of snow this winter! Your first and second graders will love these fun activities! Includes- vocabulary cards for life cycle of snow, as well as different types of snow crystals.
Teach your kindergarten and first grade students to keep their pearly white teeth clean and healthy with this resource full of dental health and oral hygeine activities and explorations. With art, hands on experiments, craftivities, and writing, students will be engaged and excited as they learn! This packet is a great companion for learning about dental health and teeth. It includes: Dental health and teeth vocabulary cards research companion materials (dentist and teeth) Take care of my teeth craftivity Practice brushing (painting craft) narrative and expository writing Science experiment (egg in different liquids) with journal labeling a tooth (2 versions) sort it out activity (healthy vs sweet treats) Please check the preview and thumbnails to see if this Dental health and tooth pack is just right for your students!
Explore magnets as your students observe and learn about magnets during science time. The vocabulary concept cards which can be used as word wall cards, in addition to the science thinking posters, help guide student math discussion. A magnet journal, KWL chart, and sort are also supporting materials to help students explore magnets. includes: vocab cards KWL Web and Can, Have, Are organizers Magnet journal with observation page Magnetic sort (with pictures) Science thinking posters (I think, I wonder, I notice) Most pages can be printed and included in a journal, or even used in an interactive notebook as described in the teaching notes.
Learn all about honey bees with your first or second grade researchers with this Honey bee life cycle and report writing resource. Cut and paste, bee report writing organizers and writing pages, and a bee life cycle wheel all make for great additions to your spring or summer science units. Use this pack with any informational text or video you have in your classroom about honey bees. Includes: honey bee life cycle vocabulary cards and 4 real photographs KWL chart to use on its own or in a science notebook honey bee web and writing pages Report writing and research checklists 3 cut and paste formats for life cycle Life cycle wheel labeling activity Please check the preview to see if this pack is just right for your students!
Keep your students engaged this November with a hands on Thanksgiving science and social studies activity! Your students will churn butter just like the pilgrims as they use heavy cream, a container, and a marble to make butter! Use one of three different supporting activities for students to participate in the activity. Maybe they'll even make some butter at home for their Thanksgiving dinner! This activity offers science, social studies, and writing activities and is great activity to complement studies of pilgrims or colonial life. Includes: 1/4 page booklet- 3 steps 4 step procedural write and draw Make observations (2 versions) Please check the preview to see if this activity is just right for your students!