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
Setting Up Sensational Science Interactive Notebooks in 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade
Setting Up Your Science Notebook Many teachers have expressed concern about doing notebooks “the right way.” I’m here to tell you there is no right
Picture Book Science: Eggs
Welcome! This is the sixth post in my blog series, Picture Book Science Lessons. Each post contains a favorite picture book for teaching science concepts and
7 Ideas to Teach Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
Teaching about weathering, erosion, and deposition? This post is packed with ideas for teaching your students about slow changes to Earth’s surface. Have fun learning
Color and Rainbow Science for Kindergarten and First Grade: St. Patrick’s Day
In this post, I’m sharing two activities you can do with your young students from Science Day: 32 Investigations for K/1. Rainbow Day! Mix up some
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
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!
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
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
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
