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I taught bilingual fourth grade for several years in Texas. I was also a science instructional coach for elementary teachers before I moved to Washington State. As a teacher, I was constantly faced with subjects competing for time. My students needed more practice with reading and fluency, and they never had enough science time. So over the years I have written poems, chants, songs, and readers' theatre scripts with science themes that help students work on these reading skills while also reinforcing what we were learning about in science. They enjoy performing them for each other and will quote them for me when they come back and visit.
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Science Readers' Theatre about Space: Poor Pluto
From my personal experience teaching elementary grades, there is never enough time for reading or science. This lesson integrates science content into a way for students to practice fluency and reading skills. It not only has science vocabulary about the planets but also uses challenging everyday words for students to learn.
This file has a 6-character script (for small group) and a 10-character script (for a larger group) that tells the story about how Pluto is not longer considered a planet
3rd - 4th
Drama, Reading, Science
Math Readers' Theater for Word Problems
This twist on traditional math word problems integrates reading and fluency skills with math skills in a fun, cooperative way. Students can act out the word problems that are in each script and they must decide on the number sentences or equations that express each problem. They can also write their own word problem based on the script that summarizes all the math action. Great for whole group, small group, or tutoring groups. Have some math manipulatives on hand such as play money and color
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math, Reading
Science Readers' Theater about Volcanoes and Earthquakes
From my personal experience teaching elementary grades, there is never enough time for reading or science. This lesson integrates science content about two forces that shape the earth, earthquakes and volcanoes, into a way for students to practice fluency and reading skills through a newscast format. It not only has science vocabulary but also new everyday words for students to learn. This script can be used for a variety of purposes. There are also question sheets for discussion or pair work an
3rd - 5th
Drama, Earth Sciences, Reading
Science Readers' Theater about Life Science: Survivor: Animal Adaptation Edition
From my personal experience teaching elementary grades, there is never enough time for reading or science. This lesson integrates science content into a way for students to practice fluency and reading skills. It not only has science vocabulary about adaptations but also uses challenging everyday words for students to learn.
This 6-character script is formatted as a TV show parody of "Survivor." It includes a bonus debate activity where students must decide who will win the survivor game ba
3rd - 5th
Drama, Reading, Science
Science Readers' Theater about Forces and Tug-of-War
From my personal experience teaching elementary grades, there is never enough time for reading or science. This lesson integrates science content about balanced and unbalanced forces into a way for students to practice fluency and reading skills. It not only has science vocabulary but also new everyday words for students to learn. This script can be used for a variety of purposes. There are also question sheets for discussion or pair work and a description with tips about how I used this in my c
3rd - 6th
Drama, Physical Science, Reading
My Favorite Science Read Aloud Books: Earth Science - Everybody Needs a Rock
This set of activities was designed to be used during a rock unit and go along with Byrd Baylor's book "Everybody Needs a Rock." There are science, reading, writing, and math activities that were designed as anchor activities (centers) but could also be used whole group.
1. Rock Hunting and My Pet Rock mini-book
2. Tasty Minerals Cookie Lab
3. Fiction Writing Prompts about My Pet Rock
4. Non-fiction Articles about Rocks with response cards
5. Mineral Math problem cards
Science Read Alo
3rd - 4th
Math, Reading, Writing
Science Readers' Theater about Rock Cycle and Rock Types
From my personal experience teaching elementary grades, there is never enough time for reading or science. This lesson integrates science content into a way for students to practice fluency and reading skills. It not only has science vocabulary about the rock cycle and the 3 main types of rocks (sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic) but also uses challenging everyday words for students to learn. This script is formatted as a TV infomercial for rocks with the purpose of persuading the audience t
3rd - 6th
Drama, Earth Sciences, Reading
Classroom Job Application with Job Descriptions and Letters
Each grading period I like to change up classroom jobs. To make it more like a real job application, I created this file for my 4th grade students, though it would work for 5th or 6th as well. It contains a list of jobs with descriptions, a 1-page application which students fill out, and an acceptance or reassignment letter. Similar to real jobs, all students can't always get the jobs they want because too many people apply. So the 'reassignment' letter reassigns the student to another posit
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Writing
Science Poem about Forces and Motion
Poetry is a rhythmic way to help students familiarize themselves with new science words while also working on everyday vocabulary, rhyming words, and word families. These 3 poems were written to complement any physical science unit about force and motion (push and pull, gravity, Newton's Laws). Students practice science vocabulary while learning to read fluently.
Although this type of activity is helpful for English Language Learners because of the repeated vocabulary practice, all students be
2nd - 4th
Physical Science, Poetry, Science
Science Poems and Songs about Energy Flow through Food Webs and Ecosystems
Poetry is a rhythmic way to help students familiarize themselves with new science words while also working on everyday vocabulary, rhyming words, and word families. This poem was written to complement any life science unit about the energy flow in ecosystems and the parts of that system. Students practice science vocabulary while learning to read fluently.
Although this type of activity is helpful for English Language Learners because of the repeated vocabulary practice, all students benefit f
3rd - 6th
Biology, Poetry, Science
Science Poem about Adaptations
Poetry is a rhythmic way to help students familiarize themselves with new science words while also working on everyday vocabulary, rhyming words, and word families. This poem was written to complement any life science unit about what adaptations are and how they help organisms survive in ecosystems. Students practice science vocabulary while learning to read fluently.
Although this type of activity is helpful for English Language Learners because of the repeated vocabulary practice, all stud
3rd - 7th
Biology, Poetry, Science
Science Word Ladders - Earth Science
This file includes 12 different word ladders in which the resulting word relates to earth science vocabulary. Each ladder has 4 options of difficulty. This differentiation provides varying amounts of letter and picture clues to help all students succeed. Students who need more challenge should attempt the most difficult level with no letter or picture clue support. All word ladders are 4-steps and result in earth science vocabulary.
This type of word work is great for all learners, especia
3rd - 6th
Earth Sciences, Vocabulary
A How-to Guide for Science Notebook Set-Up: Elementary Grades
This guide provides photos and directions about how to choose a format and help students set up their science notebooks to be a tool for learning. This file contains teacher information as well as mini bulletin board posters for science talk and writing and printable labels for students to stick inside their notebooks.
Science notebooks are amazing tools that provide space for students to get their science thinking on paper and record notes from class. Everything from science goes inside the n
2nd - 5th
Science
Differentiated Reading Passages to Improve Fluency: Earth Science - Landforms
As an elementary teacher, I never felt like I had enough time to give each subject its due time, particularly science. To that end, I developed resources for my students to use during our language arts block that reinforced science content and vocabulary.
This file contains reading passages designed for oral reading fluency practice. There are passages about four types of landforms: mountains, valleys, canyons, and plains.
Each passage is available on multiple reading levels to allow the t
3rd - 4th
Balanced Literacy, Earth Sciences, Reading Strategies
Family Science Night: 28 Days of At-Home Science Activities
This book of at-home science activities for Pre-K through 3rd grade was designed to be a school-home link. It was created to provide to parents at Family Science Nights that are hosted by schools. It could also be used in home schooling. The activities cover many topics and science skills for young learners.
This file contains 28 at-home science exploratory activities that the
whole family can enjoy using everyday items from around the house. It also has a refrigerator calendar and science
PreK - 2nd
Science
Science Readers' Theater about Life Science: Life Cycles of the Rich and Famous
From my personal experience teaching elementary grades, there is never enough time for reading or science. This lesson integrates science content into a way for students to practice fluency and reading skills. It not only has science vocabulary about the stages in life cycles but also uses challenging everyday words for students to learn.
This 4-character script is formatted as a TV interview show is a parody of "Life Styles of the Rich and Famous." LIfe cycle diagrams are included for fish l
3rd - 5th
Drama, Reading, Science
Science Weather Poems and Meteorology Scripts
Students take turns role playing as the class meteorologist and giving a daily weather report. This file contains scripts for a student meteorologist to deliver reports about various weather conditions. It also has short poems that give context clues about how pressure systems influence weather conditions.
Science Weather Poems and Meteorologist Scripts by C. Colley is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
3rd - 5th
Poetry, Reading, Science
Discussion Norms for Managing Accountable Talk
With a push towards more rigorous standards across the nation, student talk in classrooms is fast becoming an increasingly more important resource. Discussion norms help remind students of social skills and appropriate ways to interact during discussions. Students may know the right or wrong answer to questions but may struggle with how to talk to other students about their thinking and their ideas.
This file contains 3 sets of age appropriate discussion norms on a one-page poster and also i
1st - 6th
For All Subjects
Science Song - Rockin' Christmas Carols for Earth Science
Ring in the holiday season and reinforce earth science content knowledge in a fun and festive way! Students enjoy making up gestures and dances that accompany these songs and help them remember definitions for earth science tests.
This file contains lyrics for 3 songs about weathering, erosion, and deposition set to the tunes of popular Christmas carols. It also comes with a word wall template for critical science vocabulary.
And a merry science class to you, too!
Science Songs: Rockin' Chr
3rd - 8th
Earth Sciences, Music, Science
'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Science Safety Poem
This fun twist on a traditional Christmas poem reminds students of science safety rules using the poetic rhythm of the poem "'Twas the NIght Before Christmas." There are two formats of the poem: one-pager, and a half sheet (to conserve copies). Also, there are two versions of the poem based on the teacher's gender.
(This could be used in lower grades; however, be warned that there is spill of H2SO4 mentioned (forgive my lack of subscript in html) - an unfamiliar convention for younger grades.
5th - 12th
Science
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I taught bilingual fourth grade for several years in Texas. I was also a science instructional coach for elementary teachers before I moved to Washington State. As a teacher, I was constantly faced with subjects competing for time. My students needed more practice with reading and fluency, and they never had enough science time. So over the years I have written poems, chants, songs, and readers' theatre scripts with science themes that help students work on these reading skills while also reinforcing what we were learning about in science. They enjoy performing them for each other and will quote them for me when they come back and visit.
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