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This is by far my student's favorite lesson when I'm teaching life cycles! The Mexican Jumping Bean is a bean that is actually ALIVE, because there is a moth larva moving around inside! Crazy, right? You can easily purchase the jumping beans online if you would like students to observe the life cycle first hand! It's definitely worth the purchase! Although, I've included slides that outline each step of the life cycle if you prefer not to buy the actual beans. You can teach students each step

Do you need an interactive resource to teach your students about the sun and shadows? This PowerPoint allows students to study the position of the sun in relation to a fixed object on earth at various times of the day. Also, this resource explains how the shadows change through the day as well. Enjoy this freebie!

Teachers - Use this colorful resource to teach your students about the moon and its phases! The first 12 pages serve as a wonderful presentation that explains each phase of the moon. After the presentation, I have included an assessment for students to identify each phase in relation to the sun and earth. Happy Teaching!

Are you needing a creative method of teaching nonfiction text features? This activity teaches the students all about nonfiction text features, while also allowing them to be creative! All you need, as the teacher, is a spider nonfiction book to model each text feature! Each leg of the spider includes a nonfiction text feature. Students can even write spider facts on the back of each leg as you introduce each text feature! Their ending product will be a completed spider! I've also included a si