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POSITIONAL WORDS WITH THE GINGERBREAD MAN

There are so many fun, creative ways to teach the story of the Gingerbread Man during the holiday season. This year, I took the science and literacy approach with using positional words as my main focus. My students loved this interactive reader focusing on positional words with the gingerbread man! Favorite Gingerbread Picture Books Have […]

FIVE SENSES INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY FOR KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE

Teaching the five senses in kindergarten and first grade is a crucial aspect of early childhood education. Not only does it help children develop their cognitive abilities, but it also helps them make sense of the world around them. You need this five senses interactive activity that comes with my Five Senses Science Unit! Five […]

INTERACTIVE PLANT LAPBOOK

Interactive lapbooks are one of my favorite activities to do during my science block! They are a great supplement to your thematic units, and your students will have a blast putting them together all while learning! My interactive plant lapbook is by far a favorite during our spring units! Entire Unit in One Place After […]

END OF THE YEAR LEARNING

It’s the best time of the year. The end of the school year is approaching and you have a classroom full of excited students. Your classroom managements skills have to be on point as well as your activities and lesson plans! Don’t dread end of the year learning! Make it the most exciting time for […]

States of Matter Unit for Little Learners

Exploring matter and energy in kindergarten and first grade is so much fun.  Watching little ones see the objects around them scientifically is exciting and a tad bit adorable.  But nothing beats the surprise as they see matter change before their eyes. Teaching states of matter may take a lot of preparation and experiments, but […]

SIMPLE SCIENCE EXPERIMENT: LET’S MAKE RAIN

Science was the last subject area I taught during our day in the classroom.  After a morning of literacy, lunch, recess and math, it was finally time to teach some science lesson plans.  Honestly, I was usually exhausted by the time science rolled around. Overwhelmed with Science Setting out a ton of materials and making […]