Hands-on force and motion activities are so fun for both me and my students, so I love discovering dollar store science materials to support my lessons and ... Read More
3 Strategies for Teaching Writing You Need to Try This Year
Finding the most effective strategies for teaching writing is critical for building students’ writing skills. In this post, I’ll share the top 3 strategies for ... Read More
15 Habitats Virtual Field Trips for Kids
Since you can’t take your students to visit all the different habitats around the world, why not bring the habitats to them? Take one (or all!) of these habitats ... Read More
25 Easy to Find Mentor Texts to Teach Grammar Skills
Using mentor texts to teach grammar skills is a great way to get students’ attention and demonstrate how authors use correct grammar in their writing. In this post, ... Read More
10 Easy Inherited Traits Activities for 3rd Grade
This post is a helpful collection of easy and engaging inherited traits activities, lessons and experiments, aligned to NGSS, to teach about inheritance, variation ... Read More
How to Fit Science In To A Full Classroom Schedule
Sadly, not all elementary and primary teachers have a set time for science. For several years in a row, I had 45 minutes twice a week to teach science. And I’ll tell ... Read More
