One of my most often asked questions during back to school time is, "When do we start science?". I've never met a child who didn't love science and especially science experiments. These teaching ideas and beginning of the year science activities will help you introduce science in your classroom and lay a foundation for future science studies. Discuss & determine what scientists do Most students arrive in my classroom knowing what a scientist is and have an idea of what a scientist … [Read More...]
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Fall is just around the corner, and I for one am ready for some cooler weather! We don't have a typical Fall season where I live in Arizona, but thanks to Dollar Tree and lots of strands of Fall colored leaves, I create my own. These free Fall themed vocabulary activities are a fun way for your students to practice working with synonyms to identify levels of intensity or shades of meaning. Activities like these make learning to use a thesaurus fun too! Teaching kids to use a thesaurus is not … [Read More...]
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Stellaluna is a teacher's dream for deepening comprehension in our students. This delightful book lends itself so well to building vocabulary, analyzing characters, and determining their points of view. Opportunities for writing and teaching fact/opinion, cause/effect, the 2 sounds of C and so many other skills abound. These lesson ideas and Stellaluna activities will help you turn your readers into comprehenders and get your students writing about what they are reading. Here in Arizona we … [Read More...]
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