9 Simple Ways to Provide Choice in Your Classroom
A kid in a candy store is fascinated by all the choices. It’s been nearly three years since I blogged about student choice in the
A kid in a candy store is fascinated by all the choices. It’s been nearly three years since I blogged about student choice in the
Plant study is always a crowd favorite with students and science fairs- but they’re dependability can be a bit frustrating to a busy teacher! I’ve
The water cycle is the process by which water evaporates from the Earth’s surface, rises into the atmosphere, and falls back down to the surface
Do you remember those days of reading a science lesson in the textbook, answering questions, repeating the process three more times, and then tackling a
Why do we have seasons? Here are 5 activities to help your upper elementary students understand why we experience seasons.
Food webs is one of my favorite topics–so you’ll see LOTS of great ideas to teach students about the flow of energy throughout an ecosystem.
Ready to teach your students about moon phases? Get ready for some big misconceptions! Misconceptions Here are some common misconceptions I’ve heard from students.1. You
I get loads of questions about the Output aspect of notebooking. If you read no further, read this: Be flexible. Advice Allowing time for student output
The Challenge: Lab Work Teacher: (hands out the lab sheets and materials tray) “Alright, we’re going to start the group activity now!” Student A: (grabs
Notebook is a verb! It’s active. Students are talking. You’re talking. They’re doing stuff. You’re doing stuff. It’s interactive! In this post, I focus on
Do you teach upper elementary? Teaching your students about mixtures, including solutions? You’ll love this list with 7 of my FAVORITE teaching tools. Let’s start
When I first started teaching about states of matter, I neglected to emphasize the role of shape and volume in classifying physical state. This is
As a new teacher, I struggled to plan engaging, rigorous science lessons. Throughout my time teaching upper elementary and in my graduate studies, I discovered what worked well and developed science curriculum for busy teachers. Now, teachers across the country use Science Penguin activities every single day in their classrooms!
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