Having a full week of informational texts, anchor charts, labs, and every other learning activity is what changed my teaching game!

This lesson set gives you everything you need to teach the standard, while allowing you the time in class to work with small groups, the time after school to prep and leave on time, and the time on the weekends to enjoy family and recharge. All you have to do is print, copy, and maybe add some simple lab supplies.

Teachers are loving how engaged their students are and how much better students are understanding the science concepts with How do Scientists Think Complete Lesson Set for 2nd Grade!

Need a high quality, standards-based lesson with materials? Want an easy way to add free time to your nights and weekends?

This resource is a print-and-teach kind of lesson. Everything you need for teaching a week in science is included in this lesson set bundle!! All you need to add are some simple lab supplies. Lesson plans are provided with a sample of what your week can look like!

Take a look at what all is included in this set to save you time on planning and prepping!!

Here's what you get:

•Lesson Planning Guides

•Pre-learning Activity

•Informational Text with Key Terms

•Graphic Organizer

•Summary Writing

•Word Wall Cards

• Vocabulary Matching (2 Key Terms)

•Vocabulary Activity Pages (2 Key Terms)

•Word Wall Builder Chart

•Anchor Chart

•Interactive Science Notebook

•Lab

•Critical Thinking Activity: Analyzing Data

•Project

•Formative Assessment Writing with Rubric

The activities in this lesson set are created to incorporate reading and writing into the Science curriculum. Each lesson is designed to last about a week (depending on your timing and students) and encourage student participation.

Lessons are aligned with the Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.

These lessons also use Interactive Notebooks, Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning, Critical Thinking, and Project Based Learning to enrich the learning experience.

TEKS Covered:

2.2(A) Ask questions about organisms, objects, and events during observations and investigations

2.4(B) Measure and compare organisms and objects

(2.2E) Communicate observations and justify explanations using student ­generated data from simple descriptive investigations

(2.3A) identify and explain a problem and propose a task and solution for the problem 

(2.3B) Make predictions based on observable patterns

This is a perfect lesson set for engaging your students during the first weeks back to school. It is easy to follow and follows the format of my other highly rated complete lesson sets.

Digital version coming soon!

You will love how easy this set makes your science block. And your principal will love seeing how engaged your students are in your lesson! Give yourself the gift of time and sanity so you can enjoy teaching. You deserve it!

Print, copy, and teach!

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