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Science Common Core RL.2.2 resources
Goldilocks STEM Activity - Goldilocks and the Three Bears STEM Design a Bed
Goldilocks and the Three Bears STEM: Design a New Bed for Goldilocks! What do you get when you combine fairy tales and STEM? A fun, hands-on STEM tale! This fairy tale with a twist guides students through the engineering design process to create a new bed for Goldilocks. The storybook can be read aloud together. Students will complete it as they work through the STEM activity.⚙️ The STEM Activity ⚙️Your students will help Baby Bear build Goldilocks a new bed of her own! In this story, there is a
Grades:
K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
FAIRY TALE STEM Activity Challenges BUNDLE Family STEM Night and Homeschool STEM
These fairy tale STEM activities bring a classic story alive in a hands-on way, exploring force and motion, sound, measurement, kinetic and potential energy, and more using the engineering design process to creatively problem solve. ⭐ Students will join characters like Goldilocks, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk on 12 engineering adventures, with 48 STEM activities included. They will be challenged to use their problem-solving skills to help the characters solve an engineering dilemma! ⭐Stu
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Diary of a Worm Read Aloud - Reading Activities - Reading Comprehension
This "Diary of a Worm" printable or digital interactive read-aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. These "Diary of a Worm" activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the story and respond in meanin
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
Crankenstein Read Aloud - Halloween STEM Activities - Reading Comprehension
These Crankenstein read aloud activities are perfect for teaching reading comprehension skills to young learners. These Crankenstein read aloud activities are print and go, FUN, cover tons of standards and include a STEM activity with a fun challenge. Students love Crankenstein's humorous experiences and these fun book companion activities will keep them super engaged.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to div
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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The Three Little Pigs Activity ⭐ Fairy Tale STEM Challenge ⭐
Spark curiosity, imagination, and fun with fairy tale STEM! STEM tales use a fairy tale that your students are likely already familiar with - a twist is added into the story that introduces an engineering problem. Can your students help the three little pigs solve the problem in the story? By adding in a story element, those students that might typically shy away from STEM activities may find joy in transporting themselves into a story to solve a problem. All students will follow the engineerin
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Rosie Revere Engineer Read Aloud - Growth Mindset - Reading Comprehension
This "Rosie Revere" printable or digital interactive read-aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. These "Rosie Revere" activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the story and respond in meaningful w
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Types:
Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
Stellaluna Activities Halloween Book Companion Fall Sequencing Story Elements
You will download a bundle of Stellaluna activities to supplement your 2nd or 3rd grade fall, Halloween, or bats unit. This book companion includes vocabulary, reading comprehension questions, quiz, label the parts of a bat, graphic organizer, onomatopoeia, echolocation, writing a friendly letter, Venn Diagram compare and contrast bats vs. birds, coloring pages, story elements, sequencing, and more!For your convenience, you will download both TPT digital EASEL (when appropriate) and printable PD
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1st - 3rd
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How to Catch a Turkey Thanksgiving STEM and Reading Comprehension
Engage students with STEM catapult challenge for How to Catch a Turkey. In this thorough Thanksgiving STEM resource students can create unique turkey art, work on fall themed guided reading comprehension skills and extensions, and complete a guided STEM challenge. This book companion unit for How to Catch a Turkey by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton is packed full of enriching activities for your students. This unit is perfect for fall in the classroom or an exciting Thanksgiving or Fall themed le
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
Constellations
This unit has been used in the classroom with much success. My students are asking for more. They learned from the questions and discussion that it lead to.
The unit includes the following:
* suggested lesson plans (about 15 minutes) that include a quick introduction to stars and constellations with an anchor chart (printable)
- 5 stories about the constellations with open ended questions to lead to classroom discussions. Stories are designed for elementary age students. Constellation storie
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2nd - 4th
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Thematic Units for the YEAR | Literacy and Math Activities
These cross-curricular units take student learning and engagement to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL! It’s amazing what students can learn when they are having fun! All of these units focus on reading skills and strategies while integrating science, social studies and the common core standards. This is hands-on learning at its BEST!!Take a close look at the preview! Click on each cover page to be taken to the individual unit.Fall UnitsApples & Johnny Appleseed: A Juicy ExtravaganzaBats: A Literacy Extrava
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
1-LS1-2
, 2-LS4-1
, 2-LS2-1
, 1-LS3-1
Wall-E Movie Guide and THREE DAYS Emergency Sub Lesson Printables K-5 Earth Day
This packet is "REEL FUN" and ready to go for the month of April for Earth Day!Sometimes you have to miss a day and you don't always know ahead of time. Sometimes, things just don't go as planned and you need some emergency lesson plans! This packet is for YOU friend!! EVERYTHING is NO PREP. All you need is the movie Wall-E and you are ready to go! The movie guide included in this set is separated over three days, so there are three total days of lesson plans included to go with those three
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Grades:
K - 5th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 4-LS1-1
, 1-LS1-2
, 4-ESS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
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Chinese New Year Craft Reading & STEM Activities How to Catch a Dragon
Looking for unique and exciting way to introduce the Chinese New Year / Lunar New Year? Help catch the dragon with an engaging STEM pulley system challenge, create unique dragon art, or teach a fun Chinese New Year-themed guided reading unit. This resource reviews multiple comprehension skills through focused worksheets and provides multiple writing extensions with graphic organizers. This book companion unit for How to Catch a Dragon by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton is packed full of enriching
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
Give Bees a Chance | Author's Purpose Reading Comprehension Activities and Craft
Explore author's purpose while learning about bugs with the book, "Give Bees a Chance" by Bethany Barton. This guided reading unit has a theme of bugs and insects with a focus on the comprehension strategy of author's purpose while also reviewing schema, ask and answer questions, text connections, and more. These story companion activities are perfect for small or whole group instruction. Science extension activities for labeling the parts of an insect are also included.This engaging book compa
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
How to Catch an Elf Holiday STEM and Reading Comprehension Activities
How to Catch an Elf activities with an engaging STEM grabber challenge, elf craft, and a fun winter holiday or Christmas-themed guided reading unit featuring multiple comprehension skills and worksheets as well as writing extensions in multiple genres. This book companion unit for How to Catch an Elf by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton is packed full of enriching activities for your students. This unit is perfect for celebrating winter holidays in the classroom or an exciting Christmas-themed lear
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
Life Cycle of an Apple | Johnny Appleseed Facts | Parts of an Apple
Teaching about apples in your classroom? Look no further than this standards-based learning packet all about apples! You will love the low prep, meaningful activities. Students will love all the engaging activities included! PRODUCT INCLUDES:Apples "are, can, have" brainstorming chartApple facts reading passage and comprehension questionsParts of an apple diagram (color and back and white)Parts of an apple cut and paste activity pageLife cycle of an apple wheelApple structures and functions pu
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: September Activities to Use Throughout the Month
Ada Twist, Scientist| Reading Comprehension and STEM Activity
This Common Core aligned resource gives students an opportunity to build comprehension skills with seven reading handouts and think like scientists with three science handouts. Also included is a S.T.E.M. activity that allows students to determine the best paper to use to clean up a water spill. PRINTABLES INCLUDEDKWL chartcomprehension handoutsummarizing handouthow feelings change handoutmaking connections handoutusing context clues handoutVenn diagram graphic organizerscharacter traits of a s
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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The Two Bobbies A True Story of Hurricane Katrina Common Core Literacy Unit
This unit is based on the story Two Bobbies by Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery. It can be used with a unit on weather, hurricanes, friendship, or perseverance. The unit includes vocabulary, Blooms questions, story sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, story scoot and questions based on individual learning styles.
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Grades:
K - 3rd
STEM Activities Book Companion Reading Comprehension STEM Challenge Bundle
Engage students with fun, seasonal STEM activities and reading comprehension activities for 10 different mentor texts. Unique holiday STEM challenges await, such as creative traps, pulley systems, catapults, grabbers, towers, wheel and axels, slopes and more. Enjoy art and writing extensions within each unit or teach a fun, seasonal themed guided reading unit featuring multiple comprehension skill extensions and worksheets. These book companion and STEAM units are packed full of enriching activ
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Grades:
1st - 4th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Hey, Little Ant | Author's Purpose Reading Comprehension Activities and Craft
Explore author's purpose while learning about bugs with the book, "Hey, Little Ant" by Phillip M. Hoose. This guided reading unit has a theme of bugs and insects with a focus on the comprehension strategy of author's purpose while also reviewing schema, ask and answer questions, text connections, and more. These story companion activities are perfect for small or whole group instruction. Science extension activities for labeling the parts of an insect are also included.This engaging book compan
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Solar System | Planets and Constellations Unit | Research and Writing Project
Learning about the solar system and planets, along with stars and constellations has never been so engaging! Students will love these writing projects that allow students to research various planets or read the mythology behind the constellations to create their own planet and constellation books.Use this for a WHOLE MONTH of easy reading, writing and/or science plans.This resource includes:Daily Lesson Outline (1 page)Monthly Planning Page12 Vocabulary Words (4 pages)Solar System Note Taking Pa
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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STEM Read Aloud Books & Activities With Makerspace Activities and Read Aloud
Motivating reluctant readers can feel like a HUGE hurdle to overcome, especially around books and reading. That's why Makerspace STEAM Read Aloud Challenges are so powerful. They take literature and stories and bring them to life through innovation, creativity, community, collaboration, and critical thinking!This Makerspace STEM Read Aloud & Challenges YEAR-LONG BUNDLE is for you! This bundle is specifically designed for busy teachers who want to engage their students and instill a love of r
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Aaron Slater, Illustrator | Reading Comprehension and Comic Strip Activity
This reading resource gives students an opportunity to build comprehension skills with ten reading handouts that are aligned to the book, Aaron Slater, Illustrator by Andrea Beaty. Students also have the opportunity to think like an illustrator by telling stories with comic strips. Four comic strip templates are included for students to draw their thinking.PRINTABLES INCLUDEDKWL chartcomprehension handoutsummarizing handouthow feelings change handoutmain ideamaking connections handoutusing conte
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Moonshot by Brian Floca Lesson Plan & Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction / informational text mentor text picture book Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca. Great for earth science, NASA, space studies! Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)close reading for describing text features and author's purposecomparing and contrasting accountsanalyzing the main idea and details The
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Snowzilla Activities, Reading comprehension, winter
Are you looking for a fun and engaging activity for your 1st or 2nd graders?This a great companion to the picture book "Snowzilla." These are the perfect, lo-prep activities to do with your class on the first day back from winter break. ALL the activities are Common Core aligned and they target several subjects, concepts, and skills . ❄️INCLUDED IN THIS DOWNLOAD:Reading Comprehension lapbook: retelling, story elements, character traits, and vocabulary.Language cut and paste: Verbs and nouns cu
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
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