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Science Common Core RL.2.5 resources
Dinosaurs Literacy and Science Unit
Dinosaurs Literacy and Science UnitThis huge dinosaur unit will surely be a hit with your students. This dinosaur unit is over 164 pages and includes everything you need for a wonderful science and literacy unit. Dinosaur Activities-A dinosaur nonfiction book, with pictures of realistic dinosaurs, filled with facts and vocabulary words on dinosaurs. This book would be great to display on your smartboard and read together with the class. -A true
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1st - 4th
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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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K - 2nd
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Balloons Over Broadway STEM and Thanksgiving Parade Read Aloud Activities
This Thanksgiving Day Parade unit is perfect for the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving Break. It starts off with a lesson, classroom game, and partner activity to learn problem and solution. During the read aloud of Balloons Over Broadway students focus on problem and solution. After the read aloud they complete a problem/solution reading response activity. Next, you will move on to a character traits mini-lesson. Students will determine traits for the main character, Tony Sarg.After students lea
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1st - 2nd
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
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
How to Catch a Snowman STEM STEAM and Reading Comprehension
Engage your students with this snowman trap STEM STEAM activity, book companion with reading comprehension activities and art. This STEAM unit pairs with the book "How to Catch a Snowman" by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton. Help catch the snowman with an engaging STEM trap challenge, create unique snowman art, or teach a fun, winter themed guided reading unit featuring multiple comprehension skills and worksheets as well as writing extensions in multiple genres. This book companion unit for How t
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1st - 3rd
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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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2nd & 3rd Grade ELA, Math & Science Integrated Project | Fossil Hunt Project
Project Based Learning! ELA, Math & Science Integrated project! Differentiated and aligned to the standards! Perfect for a sub plan day, distance learning/homeschool, end of the year project, enrichment activity or small group instruction!*DIGITAL VERSION NOW INCLUDED! Compatible with Google Drive/Google Classroom!Learn about fossils of dinosaurs, Ice Age animals, underwater creatures and more while practicing reading and math skills in this exciting project! This project is perfect for seco
Hey, Little Ant Book Companion | Point of View & Perspective Reading Activities
This Hey, Little Ant book companion is perfect to review point of view and perspective. The unit begins with a point of view mini-lesson and partner activity. After reading the story (read aloud link included) students determine the differences in the perspectives of the boy and the ant and create a simple and cute ant craft. Next, students take on the perspective of the boy and complete a writing activity. Last, students read an informational article to learn about ants. A nonfiction reading re
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Interactive Read Aloud Books and Activities with Crafts #summersavings24
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
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1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
1-LS1-2
, 2-LS4-1
, 2-LS2-1
, 1-LS3-1
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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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: September Activities to Use Throughout the Month
PUMPKINS Comparing Fiction and Nonfiction | Halloween Reading Activities
Are you headed to the pumpkin patch? Or you just want to incorporate some science and reading FUN into your classroom this fall season? This mini pumpkin unit is perfect for reviewing fiction and nonfiction reading strategies and comparing fiction and nonfiction. The unit begins with a review of elements of nonfiction. Students read The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons as they look for nonfiction text features. Discussion questions are included! After reading, students make their own diagram of the
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1st - 2nd
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2-LS4-1
, 1-LS3-1
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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K - 3rd
Women in History The Girl Who Thought in Pictures The Story of Temple Grandin
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Temple Grandin made the National Teacher's Science Association's list of top STEM books for 2017! Included in this resource are extensions for the story. This includes a story map, character traits sheets on two levels, a biography of Temple Grandin with accompanying questions, four task cards with information about cattle, and note-taking sheet for a farm animal report, and an invention writing sheet.❤️Click Here to Follow Us!Related Resources⭐
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Women in History STEM Stories Extensions Bundle
After the Fall Book Companion Activities | Reading Comprehension Airplane STEM
This After the Fall literacy and reading comprehension unit is perfect for your 1st and 2nd grade students. It includes many book extension activities that will help students review story elements, learn about character traits and give evidence from the text to support those traits. They will also review different types of connections before creating a text-to-self cracked egg craft that is perfect for a bulletin board display. Next, your students will follow directions to create an airplane. Af
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Interactive Read Aloud Books and Activities with Crafts #summersavings24
Energy Island Book Companion Project
**No-Prep activities that integrate natural and alternative resources into math, reading, writing, and problem solving!Help your students go deeper into understanding how to help our planet by applying skills in multiple disciplines. These activities are a great companion to the book "Energy Island" by Allan Drummond!Skills assessed include:-addition and subtraction with regrouping-arrays-sequencing-problem-based thinking-informative writingIf you like this product, be sure to check out the Than
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2nd - 5th
Knight Owl by Denise NO Prep Lesson Plan
Knight Owl by Christopher Denise Lesson Plan blends reading comprehension skills with learning about owl habitat, diet, adaptations, and life cycle. This lesson plan includes: Learning ObjectivesPre-Reading ActivitiesKLW Chart"Owls" Readings (habitat, diet, adaptations, life cycle) Reading Comprehension QuestionsStory Elements ActivityStory Sequencing Activity New Vocabulary ActivitiesCause & Effect Activity Main Idea and Details Activity Character Analysis ActivityWord SearchText-to-Self-Te
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K - 2nd
Also included in: First Grade Year Long Picture Book BUNDLE | 10 Stories and GROWING!
Very Hungry Caterpillar Lesson Plan | Robot Coding & STEM Challenge
Very Hungry Caterpillar lesson plan to guide students through the Engineering Design Process to accompany the story by Eric Carle. Great for Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grades.==========================After reading the story, go through this Very Hungry Caterpillar lesson plan and the Engineering Design Process with the following:STEM Challenge CardEngineering Design Task Checklist to keep track of workLearn More About Butterflies Video Links with ReflectionChecklist for ways students can impro
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K - 2nd
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: Spring STEM Activities & Technology Resources | Bundle
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
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1st - 2nd
I Need My Monster STEM Halloween Makerspace Story Stations STEAM Activities
Halloween reading and engineering activities bring fun and academics to I Need My Monster. Students start off with close reading activity around the story. The focus is on characters, vocabulary, asking and answering questions, and story structure. Next, a Makerspace extension takes students through the engineering design process to solve the problem in the story. So much fun! MakerSpace Activity: STEAM takes the E for engineering and the A for arts from STEAM and you get Maker Space Moments in
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1st - 2nd
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Halloween Read Aloud and Makerspace: A Skeleton for Dinner Activity & Challenge
Halloween Reading Activity brings fun Skeleton For Dinner book and makerspace/STEM extension to life! Students start off with close reading activity around the story. The focus is on asking and answering questions, vocabulary, and story elements. Next, a Makerspace extension takes students through the engineering design process to solve the problem in the story. So much fun!MakerSpace Activity: STEAM takes the E for engineering and the A for arts from STEAM and you get Maker Space Moments in Lit
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1st - 2nd
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Earth Day Virtual Field Trip - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade
Join me on a virtual field trip! On this field trip, students will use their critical thinking, reading, writing, and listening skills to explore and learn about our incredible Earth. Students will learn about recycling, climate change, composting, national parks, wildlife, and more! They will also get to explore the world using Google Maps and other websites with virtual tour capabilities! ⭐Check out the quick preview video for a taste of what this field trip has to offer. This resource includ
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2nd - 5th
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How to Catch a Leprechaun St. Patrick's Day Reading Comprehension and STEM
This How to Catch a Leprechaun unit is perfect for the weeks leading up to St. Patrick’s Day. It includes reading, writing, and STEM connections. Students begin by listening to the story How to Catch a Leprechaun. A read aloud link and question guide is included. Students review the story elements and complete a story map. Next, students learn about opinion writing and complete a writing prompt and leprechaun craft. Your students can have fun hiding their leprechauns around the school or classro
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Interactive Read Aloud Books and Activities with Crafts #summersavings24
Black History Month: The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague
The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague, written by Julia Finley, made the National Teacher's Science Association's list of top STEM books for 2019! Included in this resource are extensions for the story. This includes a story map, two-level character traits sheets, a biography of Raye Montague with accompanying questions, a simple STEM challenge, and suggestions for even more follow-up activities.❤️Click Here to Follow Us!Related Resources⭐ Women in STEM Bundle - STEM Stori
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2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Women in History STEM Stories Extensions Bundle
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Importance of learning science
Learning science is particularly important for students as it equips them with the essential knowledge and skills to make sense of the world around them. Science education is not just about memorizing facts. It fosters critical thinking, inquiry, and problem-solving abilities. These skills are not only useful in school but also in everyday life beyond the classroom.
Benefits of learning science
Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
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One of the best parts about science class is all of the possibilities for hands-on, collaborative learning! Think: labs, experiments, inquiry-based activities, and design challenges. These activities encourage students to explore scientific concepts by observing, asking questions, and conducting investigations. Additionally, with small group centers, students can engage in group experiments, discussions, and projects that require them to collaborate, share ideas, and solve problems together.
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