January 2016

Step on it! A life-sized food web

This is a fun idea to add to your unit on ecosystems. Make a life-sized version of an ocean food web for students to work their way

Manfish-- literary nonfiction about Jacques Cousteau

Picture Book Science Lesson: Manfish

This is the fifth post in my new blog series, Picture Book Science Lessons. Each post contains a favorite picture book for teaching science concepts and

Shadow Science for Kindergarten and First Grade: Groundhog Day

Will the groundhog see his shadow? Will there be 6 more weeks of winter? Groundhog Day brings up a great topic for young learners: shadows!

Bugs and Bugsicles-- ideas and free printable for teaching about insects during winter

Picture Book Science: Bugs and Bugsicles

This is the fourth post in my new blog series, Picture Book Science Lessons. Each post contains a favorite picture book for teaching science concepts and

Over and Under the Snow picture book science lesson on animal adaptations in winter

Picture Book Science: Over and Under the Snow

Topic: animals in winter, animal adaptations Literacy Connections: figurative language, descriptive writing Focus: First of all, the illustrations in this book are beautiful. I love how

Science Fair Tips written by teachers for teachers

Rock the Science Fair: Ideas from Teachers for Teachers

Science Fair. You’re probably either smiling or cringing now. This post is to help those smiling stay smiling. I hope those cringing work their way

Captivating Science: Nature Walks

I try to take a lot of walks around my neighborhood. On every walk, there is example after example of science concepts we teach in

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