A Fun Second

This is a package of 4 Halloween Science Experiments/Activities: - Monster Science - Dissolving Pumpkins - Dancing Worms - Spooky Slime For all experiments (with the exception of Spooky Slime), there is a "lab report" for students to complete as they work through the scientific method. Aligned to Grade 2 Science Fusion text in regards to terminology used: Investigate, Hypothesis, Draw Conclusions, and Communicate. However, can be used without the series, of course. A fun way to keep

This is a Power Point Presentation which Teaches students about the Duck Egg, Incubation, Hatching, Adaptations, Habitats, Feathers, and Male Vs. Female Traits. Slides are colorful with beautiful illustrations, diagrams, and photographs. Great for a classroom hatching ducks this spring!

This is a research reporting form that your students can use with Pebble Go - a subscription-based database for primary students. Students record questions, facts, vocabulary words, and can create a labeled diagram to go along with their research.

This printable walks your students through the scientific process in regards to penguins and their waterproof feathers. Students will make observations, form a hypothesis, follow a plan/procedure, and report their findings.

This packet is to be used alongside PEBBLE GO - an amazing subscription service available at www.pebblego.com. It is meant to be a brief introduction to Nocturnal Animals whereas the students take notes from the website. Students then choose a nocturnal animal that they'd like to learn more about. They generate questions, take notes, and complete a simple research "poster" to share information about their nocturnal animal. Again, PEBBLE GO is a subscription service (worth every penny!) - and

This packet can be used to supplement your own Polar Unit or as a stand-alone unit in your classroom. It includes a note-taking pack for students to learn about The Arctic and Antarctica. It also includes information on researching polar animals as well as lessons to help students write literary non-fiction texts about their polar animal. This packet includes a response to literature, word work activities, and science experiments for polar adaptations.

This guide will help you get started with a Mystery Skype for Mystery State - a great way to connect with classrooms around the country while practicing important geography skills. You will receive: - an overview & explanation of how it connects with all areas of the curriculum - A simple "Getting Started" Guide - Roles & Responsibilities Explanation Page - Binder Cover to create an organizational binder to store materials/paperwork - Sample Questions for Mystery State - Printables for:

This would be a great way to introduce topics throughout a weather study or could be used as a review at the end of a unit. Topics covered: - Weather Tools (thermometer/anemometer) - 4 Seasons - The Water Cycle - Dangerous/Bad Weather

This is a great activity for the end-of-the-year. Included in this pack are: - a booklist of Bubble Books - Bubble Trials - Recording Data - Bubble Graphing - Using Data to complete a Graph - Experiment Recording Page - Which Bubble Lasted Longer? - Additional FUN Bubble Activity Ideas

This unit contains some great Common Core Duck Activities! You will receive: - Making Words: Quick Overview, Letter Tiles for DUCKLING and FEATHERS, Two different Recording Sheets, and a Key of all words that can be made from each - Close Reading: Quick Overview, 2 Lexiled Passages (870L and 740L) about Duck Adaptations & 2 separate comprehension pages which require students to reread & find text evidence. - Duck Hatching Journal: Cover Page, Day 1 Page, Blank Journal Pages, Hatching

This is a fun lab experiment that centers around GLOW STICKS! The class learns vocabulary terms, discover a big question, form a hypothesis, and report their findings.

This is a Notebook Presentation to be used on a SMARTboard or at individual student computers which have the Notebook software available. I usually print out the slides to be used as a student notebook, as well. Topics covered are: Plant Parts Bulbs Vs. Seeds Annuals Vs. Perennials Why We NEED Plants Also included: Link to SMARTboard movie/file with animations.

This power point walks your students through the stages of a butterfly and includes slides on butterflies versus moths, as well. Great as a review activity at the end of a unit!

This is a quiz for the end of a unit on Ducks. Questions regarding incubation, physical characteristics, habitat, feathers, and the egg will assess student understanding of the unit.

These three activities would supplement a primary unit on Insects. You will find: A Making Words activity with cut-off tiles to manipulate ("Big Word" - Insect) & KEY A "Scoot Game" (can be used as a "Gallery Walk") with 16 task cards for finding Parts of Speech A Fact/Opinion Sort Printable about INSECTS. Please leave feedback if you enjoy this product and check out my other items. Thanks!

This is a comprehensive notebook file for a mini-unit or launch of Nocturnal Animals. It includes: - a preview of vocabulary - a diurnal vs. nocturnal sort - specific pages for owls, opossums, and bats - a map ( to locate where opossums are found) - a nocturnal animal picture/name matching page - a slide with additional resources - a slide with suggested books

This is a hands-on, interactive activity in which students can see how a butterfly sees, through a compound eye! Directions are included for how to do the activity as well as a lab sheet/response page for students to complete at the end of the activity.

This gives students a chance to write about their larva as part of their classroom experience of raising butterflies. A way to engage students right from the arrival of their larva. A favorite of my students every year!

This is a FUN "QR Quest" that has students use a QR reader on an iPad/tablet and search for information on the designated website through QR Codes. Visit penguins, polar bears, arctic foxes, beluga whales and reindeer as you learn about these animals and their lives in their natural habitat as well as in their zoo habitat.

Enjoy this FREEBIE! It is a simple recording sheet for your students to take notes while watching educational videos in the classroom.