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Context Clues Unit-PBL/STEAM/Task Card Activities/Choice Board/Reading Skills
Unit Description – “Clara Clue: Detective of Words”This two- to three-week literacy unit engages upper elementary students in mastering the use of context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words in both fiction and nonfiction texts. Through storytelling, project-based learning, STEM integration, and hands-on activities, students explore five major types of context clues: Definition, Synonym, Antonym, Example, and Inference. Unit Highlights Anchor Character: Clara Clue, a friendly
4th - 6th
Basic Principles, Informational Text, Reading Strategies
Engineering Design Process Posters and STEM Question Cards and Strategies
Make STEM conversations more purposeful with STEM Questioning Strategies, a classroom-ready resource designed to help students think through each phase of the engineering design process.These prompts give teachers practical questions to ask when students get stuck, need to explain their thinking, or are ready to reflect and improve.This resource supports the full STEM process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve, and Share. Use the posters to introduce or reinforce each step, keep the ques
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Engineering Design Process Posters and Mini Clip Chart
Teach the Engineering Design Process and set up your meaningful makerspace with posters!Excellent resource for any makerspace! There are 6 posters for each step of the Engineering Design Process, as well as a single poster with all 6 Steps. The Mini Clip Charts:Mini Clip Charts can be used with students in small groups or for a whole class lesson where you want students to follow along as you go through the six-step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve. Mi
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Earth Day Activity: Dandelion Analysis T-Chart Activity
This simple and low-prep Earth Day activity has students analyze pros and cons of dandelions to decide if they are "intolerable intruders" or "favorable flowers." They will cut out 10 statement cards and place them on a t-chart under intolerable or favorable. The final piece is to write an opinion about if dandelions are favorable or not. This can be used as a simple CER activity! This lesson is also found in the Earth Day Activities Bundle.
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Environment, General Science
5 Senses Anchor Chart
The anchor chart I use in my P3 and Pre-K Classroom!
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Other (Science), Physical Science
Halloween Candy Experiement
Halloween Candy finally has a purpose. Challenge students to see if candy will sink or float. A chart is included with common candies that students can record predictions and results. Students love this hands on activity and discussion!
2nd - 6th
Basic Principles
NATURAL RESOURCES - BUBBLE MAP AND SORTING ACTIVITY IN SPANISH
For a complete lesson, first watch the Powerpoint: Landforms, Bodies of Water, Natural Resources and How People Use Them- Pair activity: This bubble map shows the most important natural resources. - T chart to sort natural resources and man-made resources; to teach children that people change the place where they live using the natural resources they find around them. Variations: - Very simple foldable to sort natural resources and non-natural resources (man-made resources). - Use web activity
1st - 5th
Basic Principles, Environment, Spanish
Also included in: BODIES OF WATER, LANDFORMS, NATURAL RESOURCES BUNDLE IN SPANISH
NATURAL RESOURCES - BUBBLE MAP AND SORTING ACTIVITY
For a complete lesson, first watch the Power point: Landforms, Bodies of Water, Natural Resources and How People Use Them- Pair activity: This is a bubble map that shows the most important natural resources. - T chart to sort natural resources and man-made resources; to teach children that people change the place where they live using the natural resources they find around them. Variations: - Very simple foldable to sort natural resources and non-natural resources (man-made resources). - Use w
1st - 5th
Basic Principles, Environment, General Science
Also included in: BODIES OF WATER, LANDFORMS, AND, NATURAL RESOURCES BUNDLE
Living and Non-living Things:Common Core Science 7.2
How can you teach kindergarteners and First Graders to tell whether or not an object is living or non-living? This Common Core-aligned freebee offers a lesson plan to do just that. Plus, ideas on how to extend the lesson and further students' learning. Printable MRS. NERG and MRS. FERG anchor chart, Living and Non-living labels and more.
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K - 1st
Basic Principles, Biology, Science
Turkey Life Cycle Matching Activity | Printable Busy Book Page for Preschool & H
Turkey Life Cycle Matching Activity | Printable Busy Book Page for Preschool & Homeschool Learning Teach little learners all about the fascinating life cycle of a turkey with this fun, hands-on matching activity! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, or homeschooling, this printable busy book page makes science engaging and interactive. What’s included: • Turkey life cycle chart with labeled stages: egg, hatching, poult, adult • Matching cut-out cards for kids to place on the correct shadow
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles
Weather Unit Grade 1 | NGSS Aligned Worksheets & Activities | Science Printables
Make learning about weather fun and engaging with this complete Weather Unit for Grade 1! 🌤️This NGSS-aligned resource is designed to help young learners explore different types of weather through interactive worksheets and hands-on activities. 📦 What’s Included: Lesson Overview (summary, objectives, vocabulary) 10 Engaging Worksheets Cut & Paste Activity ✂️ Weather Sorting Activity Mini Book 📘 Weather Chart Assessment Page Answer Key Certificate & Award Badge 🏅 🎯 Skills Cover
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Environment, General Science
Also included in: Weather Bundle Grade 1 | Complete Unit + Worksheets + Activities
Leaf Investigation Lab | Plant Science Observation Activity | STEM for K–2
Can you find and compare different leaves? Part of a 20-challenge series, this nature-based science activity, students go on a leaf hunt, examine different types of leaves, and create leaf rubbings to observe shapes, sizes, and vein patterns up close. Children learn that leaves help plants survive and grow by making food, and they discover how different trees have uniquely shaped leaves. Includes a colorful leaf identification chart featuring nine common leaf types (oak, maple, pine, birch, will
K - 2nd
Basic Principles, Environment, Other (Science)
CCSS, NGSS
W.K.2
, W.1.1
, MP1
+10
Parts of the Brain Nervous System Activity Teamwork The Human Body Systems
🧠 Spark curiosity and teamwork with this Brain & Nervous System STEM Challenge! Perfect for grades 4–6, this resource blends science content with team-building activities to create a fun and engaging classroom competition. Students work in teams to complete hands-on builder challenges and creative talker challenges, all themed around the brain and nervous system. What’s Inside ✅ Teacher Quick-Start Guide + Script ✅ Student handouts for TALKER & BUILDER challenges ✅ BARFS strategy poster
4th - 6th
Anatomy, Basic Principles, Engineering
CCSS, NGSS
CCRA.SL.1
, MP1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+2
Living and Non-Living Sort (real photos sort and cut-&-paste extension activity)
Thank you for your interest in the Living & Non-Living Sort! This material will help children learn about living and non-living things. The pack includes: 1) Living and Non-Living sorting labels in various fonts so that children are exposed to different types of print (page 4). 2) Photos of real objects for sorting by living and non-living. Use the full set of cards or one set at a time (pages 5-8). Control charts/correct answers for the photo sort: Set 1 (page 9), Set 2 (page 10), and full s
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Biology, Science
Ball Drop Test | Gravity and Acceleration Activity for Upper Elementary
The Ball Drop Test is a self-contained Montessori science activity designed for upper elementary (grades 4–6) students to investigate how gravity affects falling objects. This engaging work allows students to measure and compare the time it takes for a ball to drop from different heights and to understand acceleration due to gravity. Students will: Drop a ping pong ball from three different heights (0.5 m, 1.0 m, and 1.5 m) Use a stopwatch to measure drop time for each height Repeat trials,
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
Kindergarten STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for Kindergarten students and align with crosscutting NGSS science, engineering, and math standards! Six challenges are provided for the following major science content areas: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions, Energy, Earth's Systems, and Earth and Human Activity Pages 5-9: Racecar Ramp Pages 10-14: Pompom Catapult Pages 15-19: Shady Spot Pages 20-28: Season Suitcase Pages 29-33: Home Sweet Home Pages 34-38: Trash to Treasure Each challeng
Kindergarten
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Characteristics of Living Things | MRS GREN Science Activity | Biology
Help students discover what makes a living thing “alive” with this engaging Montessori-inspired MRS GREN comparison activity! Students compare how a fungus, plant, and animal meet the 7 life processes: MovementRespirationSensitivityGrowthReproductionExcretionNutritionUsing real-world examples and visual comparisons, children build a deeper understanding of the characteristics of living organisms while strengthening classification and observation skills. This resource works beautifully for: Mont
5th - 7th
Basic Principles, Biology, Science
First Grade STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for first grade students and align with crosscutting NGSS science and engineering standards! Six challenges are provided, two for each of the major science content areas: Waves: Light and Sound, Structure, Function, and Information Processing, and Space Systems: Patterns and Cycles. Pages 5-9: Musical Instrument Pages 10-14: Communication Code Pages 15-19: Super Animal Pages 20-24: Tree-mendous Roots Pages 25-29: Shadow Clock Pages 30-34: Earth and Sun
1st
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Fourth Grade STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for fourth grade students and align with crosscutting NGSS science, math, and engineering standards! Six challenges are provided to cover major science content areas: Energy, Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer, Earth's Systems, and Earth and Human Activity Pages 5-9: Pinball Machine Pages 10-14: Nifty Night Light Pages 15-21: Brick by Brick Pages 22-27: Map a Mountain Pages 28-32: Solar Snack Pages 33-37: Shaky Struct
4th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Third Grade STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for third grade students and align with crosscutting NGSS science, math, and engineering standards! Six challenges are provided to cover major science content areas: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions, Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits, Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity, Earth's Systems, and Earth and Human Activity Pages 5-10: Magnetic Maze Pages 11-15: Marshmallow Catapult Pages 16-22: Genetic Links Pages 23-27: Super
3rd
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Fifth Grade STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for fifth grade students and align with crosscutting NGSS science, math, and engineering standards! Six challenges are provided to cover major science content areas: Matter and its Interactions, Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions, From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes, Earth's Place in the Universe, and Earth's Systems Pages 5-9: Balloon Car Pages 10-14: Candy Chemistry Pages 15-19: Perfect Parachute Pages 20-25: Plant Essenti
5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Art Supplies: Calendar Numbers, Sensory Bins, and More Fun Activities
Bring color and creativity into your classroom with these vibrant Art Supplies Calendar Numbers! Each card features a bold number (1–50) alongside a cheerful art-themed object (crayons, paintbrushes, palettes, easels, and more) designed in bright, playful colors. These artistic visuals are perfect for math centers, calendar routines, patterning games, sensory bins, and sorting activities. Whether you're highlighting a school art show, celebrating creativity week, or simply brightening up your nu
PreK - 3rd
Basic Principles, Creative Writing, Numbers
Mystery Genre Unit Study: VR Activity, Choice Board, PBL, Science Exp./texts/5es
Mystery Genre Unit Study DescriptionThe Mystery Genre Unit invites upper elementary students to step into the role of detectives as they read, write, and think like investigators. This cross-curricular unit blends ELA, science, and critical thinking using the engaging theme of mystery-solving to build comprehension, problem-solving, and creativity. Students begin by exploring the elements of mystery stories, including the problem, clues, suspects, red herrings, and solution. Through both fi
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies
Realistic Fiction Genre Unit: PBL, Choice Board, STEM, 5es, reading comprehen.
Unit Description The Realistic Fiction Genre Unit Study helps students connect literature to life. Through engaging stories, relatable characters, and hands-on challenges, learners see how fiction mirrors real experiences and emotions. The unit fosters empathy, reflection, and creative expression—showing students that even ordinary moments can hold extraordinary meaning. Guided by a friendly classroom mascot—perhaps Riley the Reading Raccoon —students learn that every challenge, mistake, and
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies
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