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This easy-to-use activity takes about 45 minutes to an hour. Prepare the materials as seen in the student recording sheet (or adapt it to suit your own needs), and partner children up to explore what sinks or floats.A follow-up activity can include a discussion or writing about what happened. Students are sure to remember what happened since they explored the stations themselves. *Interested in a complete week-long matter unit that includes this lesson/worksheets as part of the package? Check o

Students review and complete activity for each major concept of animal and plant adaptations. Concepts include: *adapation *migration *camouflage *dormancy *hibernation

This lesson allows students to actively participate and demonstrate knowledge of the stages of the butterfly life cycle. This lesson integrates science, reading, and writing standards of learning. After a read-aloud, students use life cycle picture cards (included) to sequence the stages using the writing template (included) and transition-word word bank (included). *Please email me at graffkidlit at gmail dot com for the Microsoft Word document if you've purchased the pdf.

I enhance our study of seasonal change by introducing a few songs or poems for each season. This one is always the favorite. I print off a copy for each child to keep in their poetry folder. *Please email me at graffkidlit at gmail dot com for the Microsoft Word document if you've purchased the pdf.

Students LOVE feeling like they're keeping a journal of their travels as you explore a variety of habitats. This file contains a cover for the student passport, as well as insert pages that you can multiply based on how many habitats you want to teach. *Please email me at graffkidlit at gmail dot com for the Microsoft Word document if you've purchased the pdf.

This matter quiz comes from first grade level curricular standards. Each of the ten questions features pictures to help students who have special needs, that speak more than one language, or who are still learning to read. Easily adapted to use as a worksheet, as well. *Interested in a complete week-long matter unit that includes this quiz as part of the package? Check out this link: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hands-on-Matter-Unit-5-lesson-plans-recording-sheets-quiz *Please em

As long as you have a scoop of soil, kids can explore what soil really is made of using this easy activity. Includes a recording sheet for student observations. *Please email me at graffkidlit at gmail dot com for the Microsoft Word document if you've purchased the pdf.

This is a wonderful activity for mixing math, science, and holiday fun. Small groups are each provided a pumpkin. Using scientific reasoning, measurement, and estimation, they explore their pumpkin with this hands-on activity. Includes: *Detailed lesson plan with tips for making the activity smooth. *Student printable for recording data *Please email me at graffkidlit at gmail dot com for the Microsoft Word document if you've purchased the pdf.