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I create materials for lessons that as a 1st and 2nd grade teacher, I "wished for". From teaching over 30 years, I know how challenging teaching can be... so, I include a variety of easy to teach activities which will appeal to students and help you differentiate to meet the needs of all your students.
With teaching experience from PreK to 2nd grade including special education and RTI Intervention, I know how vital it is to use activities that suit students' levels as well as their learning styles to address how they learn best. Most resources incorporate these concepts making learning a bit more fun and appealing to students and in turn, helping teachers stress less.
In my store, you will find many science lesson resources which include books, worksheets, sorting activities, mazes, and word searches. And talk about amazing photos! Have so much at your fingertips to teach with.
You'll also find 1st grade math, 2nd grade ELA language standards practice, writing prompts, crafts, and more. Just keep scrolling.
Included in most products are" Teacher Tips" which provide background knowledge for you to teach the science lessons you dread, suggestions to keep the focus on standards/goals, and a variety of opportunities for students to practice and then apply what they've learned.
Come join me!
Follow my store - just click the star link near the top of the page by the circle "Wendy Wished" store logo or click on the icons to locate me on your favorite platform. For additional tips and free resources, visit my blog at WendyWished.com or email me at wendy@wendywished.com with any questions you may have.
My TPT store opened in 2014 and I'm eager to assist more teachers in navigating the joys (and adventures) of teaching. Take a look at the resources and you may find lessons and activities perfect for your class which will help you stress less and survive the adventures of teaching. Be the teacher you wished to be.
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Animal Habitat Diorama Craft Project Animals & their Habitats Biomes Ecosystems
No more saving shoeboxes for a diorama craft project of an animal habitat. Learning about biomes or ecosystems and the diversity of animals and their habitat for the Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards™ can be easier! Just print the template and animals for this animals and their habitats craft activity. Create one or all seven. Your students will love getting to plan, illustrate/draw, and write about their very own habitat scene. Your students will determine which plants and fe
2nd - 3rd
Earth Sciences, Other (Arts), Science
Patterns in the Sky Earth & Outer Space 1st Grade NGSS Science Mini Books
These 6 space mini books will get your 1st grade students excited about science as they learn about patterns in the sky which can be observed and predicted. Your students will learn vocabulary about Earth and Space Systems that include Patterns and Cycles. Build their knowledge about stars, orbits, rotation, the sun, and the moon to prep them for Next Generation Science Standards*. These fun low prep printables also have a word search on the back of each book for students to complete.
1st - 2nd
Astronomy, Reading, Science
NGSS
1-ESS1-1
Also included in: Objects in the Sky Make Patterns Space 1st Grade Science BUNDLE
1st Grade Biomimicry Inventions Inspired by & Mimicking Animal Traits LS1-1 NGSS
Explore biomimicry with your 1st grade class. Learn how scientists are solving problems by mimicking nature with inventions inspired by animal adaptations, traits, and external parts. NGSS* LS1-1 focuses on how biomimicry can solve human's problems. It may sound complicated, but animal adaptations and body parts have inspired scientists to create inventions which we use almost daily. Use a variety of low prep printables including a student book, worksheets, writing prompt, and fun activit
1st - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Science
NGSS
1-LS1-1
Plants and Animals Parents and their Young Offspring Heredity 1st Grade Science
Your first grade students can observe photos to notice how offspring - baby animals and young plants are alike yet not exactly like their adult parents. The focus is on observing their young for heredity traits and variations in traits such as color, size, and external parts. Check that NGSS™* standard off as taught. This unit includes both animals and plants. You get ✅ real photographs of plants and animals ✅ 2 nonfiction books ✅ writing activities for students to write their op
1st - 2nd
Informational Text, Science, Writing
CCSS, NGSS
RI.1.2
, RI.1.5
, RI.1.10
+2
Action Verbs Worksheets and Grammar Craft 1st Grade Action Words Activities
Make your ELA lesson fun! This pack of action verb worksheets and its interactive grammar craft will bring excitement to your Kinder or 1st grade language arts lesson. The focus is on action words as students learn, review, and practice. The action verb activities will allow your students to not only develop their knowledge of verbs but also enjoy a creative hands-on experience that reinforces their understanding of action verbs. Make the learning process fun and memorable with the variet
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Grammar, Performing Arts
CCSS
L.K.1b
, L.1.1e
Animal Adaptations and Plant Adaptations Science Activities 1st grade NGSS
Have engaging science activities and materials to teach both animal adaptations and plant adaptations to your 1st grade class. Prepare your students for NGSS Structures and Functions. Focus on traits and adaptations that help plants AND animals survive. Teach your students to observe the external parts, hypothesize how these help them, and then write using details. Get everything for your lessons: photos, discussion ideas, and writing activities. So many standards and goals are addresse
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Science, Writing
Patterns in the Sky Sun Earth Outer Space and Moon Phases 1st Grade Science
Your first grade students will learn about Earth's place in the universe and patterns (and cycles). Use these NGSS™ science activities to teach your students to make observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns in the sky which can be predicted. Get a book, writing activities, drawing & coloring pages. A variety of activities makes differentiating easier for you. You won't stress when you have everything you need to teach your lesson. Just download this resource. Grab this
1st - 2nd
Informational Text, Science, Writing
CCSS, NGSS
RI.1.5
, W.1.2
, CCRA.R.10
+4
Temporal and Transition Words Anchor Chart for Narrative Writing Prompts
Get these sequence writing visuals and turn your first and second grade students into better writers. This kid friendly temporal and transition word anchor chart will be a handy bulletin board reference for your 1st and 2nd grade students as they work on narrative writing prompts. Your students just select a sentence starter off this bulletin board display or their own collage to show event order and move closer to mastering that narrative writing standard. Watch their writing improve!
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.1.3
, W.2.3
, W.3.3c
Thanksgiving ELA Worksheets for 2nd grade Grammar Activities & Word Search
Keep your 2nd grade students focused during November with Thanksgiving grammar review activities. These ELA worksheets focusing on Common Core™ CCSS Language standards are just what you need to celebrate the holiday in an “ educational way” or even survive the first few days back after break. Most pages have the standard listed. When your principal or curriculum director walks in, just point to the CCSS labels on the page. Then show them just how engaged your students are. After students co
2nd - 3rd
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.2.1a
, L.2.1b
, L.2.1e
+4
Animal Adaptations Structure Body Parts and Function NGSS 1st Grade
Combine science and writing with this activity about animal structures - external body parts. Introduce your first grade students to the NGSS Next Generation Science Standard* regarding structures and functions that help animals survive. Focus on animal adaptations and inherited traits. Enhance your science curriculum or focus on the supplying details in writing activity. With these materials, your students will observe, think, predict, and write. ✅Just share the photos of real animals.
1st - 2nd
Informational Text, Science, Writing
CCSS
W.1.1
, W.1.8
, SL.1.1
+14
1st Grade Science Curriculum Unit Light and Shadows Easy Experiments
Make teaching the light waves science lesson for NGSS™ light and sound concepts easy with this experiment and sorting activity. Your 1st grade students will learn the concepts of transparent, translucent, and opaque using these light and shadow activities. Through experiments students will understand the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light. Download vocabulary cards, photos to sort, a journal, and a variety of worksheets! You'll even get
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Math, Science
NGSS
1-PS4-3
Christmas & December 2nd Grade Grammar & Language Arts ELA Review Worksheets
Keep your 2nd grade students focused on learning with these grammar review activities. Christmas and holiday themed worksheets focusing on Common Core CCSS Language ELA standards are just what you need to celebrate the holiday in an “ educational way” or even survive the first few days back after break. When your principal or curriculum director walks in, just point to the CCSS labels on the page. Most pages have the standard listed. Then show them just how engaged your students are complet
2nd - 3rd
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.2.1a
, L.2.1b
, L.2.1c
+8
Animal Adaptations and Traits - 3 Lessons on Structure & Function of Body Parts
Save 20% and get all three lessons with this animal adaptations structures BUNDLE! Feel confident teaching science with three external parts books plus all of the activities. Prepare your first grade students for structures and functions for NGSS*. All organisms have inherited traits and external parts - but let's focus on how animals use their beaks, tails, and feet in various ways. During each animal part lesson, students will look at photos, read one of two leveled texts, compare &
K - 2nd
Informational Text, Science, Writing
CCSS, NGSS
RI.1.7
, RI.1.10
, W.1.2
+3
1st grade An Invention Project Design a Solution & Create your own Invention
Watch your 1st grade students turn into inventors as they design a solution to a human problem with this invention project. These create your own invention NGSS activities will get your kids excited about science. Use these materials to teach the definition of 'invention', discuss inventions (then and now), and notice how inventions solve problems. Then have students brainstorm their own inventions. Students can get inspired and try mimicking plants and animals in nature using biomimic
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Science, Writing
CCSS, NGSS
CCRA.W.10
, CCRA.L.2
, CCRA.L.6
+3
Also included in: Biomimicry Unit 1st Grade Create Your Own Invention Project NGSS LS-1-1
Young Baby Plants are Like but not Exactly Like their Parents Science Activities
Get your first grade students to observe how offspring - young plants are alike yet not exactly like their adult parents. Go deeper with baby plants and build upon your plant life cycle lessons in science and target NGSS*. The focus is on observing heredity traits and variations in traits such as color, size, and external parts. Add this new concept and supplement your current science curriculum using these materials. Read the nonfiction book, inspired by the 1st grade Next Generation S
1st - 2nd
Informational Text, Science, Writing
CCSS, NGSS
RI.1.5
, RI.1.10
, 1-LS3-1
Animals and their Habitats Biomes & Ecosystems 2nd Grade Science 5 Activities
Save 25% by buying this bundle. If you are teaching plants and animals in their habitats or biomes and ecosystems invest in all five science lessons. This includes materials to learn about 7 habitats as well as compare and contrast the diversity of plants and animals within the habitat or ecosystem. The variety of activities will keep your students interested and involved. This bundle is perfect for your second graders. Click " View Preview" above to learn more about each of the 5 products you'
2nd
Science
NGSS
2-LS4-1
Animal Habitats Ecosystems and Biomes 2nd Grade Science Mini Books Activity
These habitat science mini book activities are better than a worksheet. Add them to your animal habitats and biomes science unit for the 2nd grade Next Generation Science Standards™. You'll have seven habitat mini books for your students to color and learn with. Use as an activity to introduce your lessons and build vocabulary or use at the end of the unit to have students show what they know about animal habitats. These mini books are perfect when you are short on time. Get all 7 books to
2nd - 3rd
Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS
2-LS4-1
Animals and their Babies - Baby Animals- Like but not Exactly Like their Parents
Animals and their babies do not look exactly the same. How are the animal parents and their baby offspring similar and different? Compare and contrast them with this first grade science lesson. Focus on how 9 young animals are alike yet not exactly like their adult parents. Use these heredity science activities to address an NGSS™ standard. Observe photos of animals and their babies and notice the inheritance and variation of traits when you add this lesson to your animal life cycle uni
1st - 2nd
Informational Text, Science, Writing
CCSS, NGSS
RI.1.5
, RI.1.10
, 1-LS3-1
3 Animal Adaptations for First Grade Science Structures and Functions
These animal adaptions science and writing activities support the Next Generation Science Standard* for structure and function. Your first grade students will learn about the external body parts that help the camel, giraffe, and penguin survive. That's right... 3 animals are included. Use one animal whole group. Let small groups work on the second animal. Students can work independently on the third. Talk about gradual release of responsibility! Supplement your science curriculum a
1st - 3rd
Informational Text, Science, Writing
NGSS
1-LS1-1
Landforms Mini Books with Word Search for 2nd Grade Science
Learning about 7 landforms with mini books keeps kids more involved than science worksheets. Your 2nd grade students will learn the shapes and kinds of land found on a map. Prepare them for the science project to develop a model representing the shapes and kind of land for 2nd grade Next Generation Science Standard™ (NGSS). Introduce types of landforms and teach vocabulary your students will need to be successful. Each low prep printable book includes a word search your kids will love. T
1st - 2nd
Earth Sciences, Geography
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I create materials for lessons that as a 1st and 2nd grade teacher, I "wished for". From teaching over 30 years, I know how challenging teaching can be... so, I include a variety of easy to teach activities which will appeal to students and help you differentiate to meet the needs of all your students.
With teaching experience from PreK to 2nd grade including special education and RTI Intervention, I know how vital it is to use activities that suit students' levels as well as their learning styles to address how they learn best. Most resources incorporate these concepts making learning a bit more fun and appealing to students and in turn, helping teachers stress less.
In my store, you will find many science lesson resources which include books, worksheets, sorting activities, mazes, and word searches. And talk about amazing photos! Have so much at your fingertips to teach with.
You'll also find 1st grade math, 2nd grade ELA language standards practice, writing prompts, crafts, and more. Just keep scrolling.
Included in most products are" Teacher Tips" which provide background knowledge for you to teach the science lessons you dread, suggestions to keep the focus on standards/goals, and a variety of opportunities for students to practice and then apply what they've learned.
Come join me!
Follow my store - just click the star link near the top of the page by the circle "Wendy Wished" store logo or click on the icons to locate me on your favorite platform. For additional tips and free resources, visit my blog at WendyWished.com or email me at wendy@wendywished.com with any questions you may have.
My TPT store opened in 2014 and I'm eager to assist more teachers in navigating the joys (and adventures) of teaching. Take a look at the resources and you may find lessons and activities perfect for your class which will help you stress less and survive the adventures of teaching. Be the teacher you wished to be.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My own education history
Bachelors Degree: Special Education (Deaf Education/Reading Minor),
Masters Degree: Reading Specialist
Teaching Certificates: Early Childhood Education (PreK-3rd), Elementary Education, and Reading Specialist plus a Special Education Endorsement
Additional biographical information
When I was growing up, I always wished that I would grow up and become a teacher. My wish came true!
With my TpT store, I wish to share my experiences and knowledge with other teachers.
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