Science About Me: Back to School
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Must-Have Life Science Books for Your Elementary Classroom
These are my favorite trade books to help you teach life science concepts like adaptations, traits, ecosystems, food chains, and life cycles in your elementary
What to do when a student is absent for a lab
You set up an elaborate lab for students to investigate solubility. Unfortunately you have one student home sick and another in the nurse’s office. With
Science Vocabulary Ideas: Classify to Practice with Reflection and Refraction
This vocabulary idea is called Classifying to Practice. This idea can be used with any student expectation that requires classification and that’s A LOT of Student
Science Vocabulary Ideas: Collaborative anchor charts for inherited traits and learned behaviors
I was thinking about how many of our anchor charts are teacher-made. Sure, we get student input, but what if we had a way to
Science Vocabulary Ideas: Bowling Review Game
Science Vocabulary Bowling is a easy to prep, explain, and play! Prep Print off a set of science task cards and the answer key. Get out your
Science Vocabulary Ideas: Review Jenga
Science Vocabulary Jenga is a wild time. It’s loud, but easy and lots of fun! I’ve never seen students so excited to test their vocabulary
Science Vocabulary Ideas: Get Creative with Acrostics
Academic language in science is a must! Acrostics are an excellent tool for students to practice their new science vocabulary. {Scroll down to sign up
The EXes of Science Vocabulary
You may know the song “All My Exes Live in Texas”, but do you know about the EXes of science vocabulary? The EXes are three
How Science Mini-Charts Can Help YOU!
This versatile new line of science resources for 4th and 5th grade teachers was created to help solve common issues. What can I do if a
5 Ideas for Teaching Science Practices
Many upper elementary science teachers start the year teaching their students about science process skills and scientific practices like: working safely in the lab using
