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Rebecca Olien

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Explore Outdoors! Discovery Hikes with Children

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Designing Toys to Learn: Jumping Jacks

$6.00

STEM Design for Learning: Solar Cars, Boats,...

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Climate Change: The Carbon Cycle

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Halloween Science: Pumpkins, Spiders, Magic Potions, Skeletons, and More!

By Rebecca Olien

Halloween is a motivational time to turn the holiday sillies into STEM learning fun. Engage students with these classroom tested Halloween science investigations and problem-solving activities. Each STEM activity is proven to supply loads of fun and

Subjects:

General Science, Physical Science, Halloween

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Centers

$7.00

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STEM Design for Learning: Solar Cars, Boats, Planes, and Rovers Webquest Project

By Rebecca Olien

A Webquest for Real World Project-Based Learning Students become solar designers in this interactive STEM webquest that guides critical thinking and collaboration within the topics of solar energy and engineering. Working in teams, students choose

Subjects:

Environment, Physical Science, Engineering

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Projects, Webquests

CCSS:

RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.4, RI.5.6, RI.5.7, RI.5.9, RI.6.1, RI.6.3, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.8.1...

$5.00

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Explore Outdoors! Discovery Hikes with Children

By Rebecca Olien

Theme-based hikes get kids out and active while making discoveries and shared experiences to deepen and extend classroom learning. Each nature walk is aligned with ecological concepts, CCSS alignment, and Next Generation Science Standards. Science

Subjects:

Environment, Writing, Earth Day

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities

$8.00

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A-Mazing Sentence Builder and Rhino Word Game Book

By Rebecca Olien

Children love mazes and playing games. Children practice critical thinking and are eager to form sentences as they put writing and reading skills into action. While engaged with A-mazing Sentences, children eagerly form sentence after sentence. Ten

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

$3.00

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STEM Design for Learning: Designing School Supplies Webquest Project

By Rebecca Olien

A Webquest for Real World Project-Based Learning Students become school supply designers in this interactive webquest. The familiar desk objects open new worlds to critical thinking and collaboration as students make decisions about school supply

Subjects:

Physical Science, Back to School, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Internet Activities, Webquests

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.3, RI.4.7, RI.4.9, RI.5.1, RI.5.3, RI.5.7, RI.5.9, RI.6.1, RI.6.3, RI.6.7...

$5.00

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Writing Humor

By Rebecca Olien

The ability to understand and create humor is a developmental process that is so important in enjoying life and coping with human imperfections. Children often have a fresh take on the world and use their unique view to see the silly. Humor writing

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, End of Year

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (18.68 MB)

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Watermelon Day Activities

By Rebecca Olien

Kick off summer or back to school learning with Watermelon Day! This thematic mini-unit includes word games, measurement, estimation, plant science, health, a web quest, and writing activities to ensure active cross-curricular learning and problem

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Biology, Back to School

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Centers

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (4.26 MB)

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STEM Design for Learning: Designing Weather Instruments

By Rebecca Olien

A Webquest for Real World Project-Based Learning The Weather Station WebQuest is a great way to introduce students to the world of weather measurement and invention. The webquest and design process supports critical thinking and collaboration as

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Projects, Webquests

CCSS:

W.6.3d, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.6, W.6.7, W.6.8, W.6.9, W.7.4, W.7.5, W.7.6, W.7.7...

$5.00

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Science Stories: Teaching Inquiry Science Through Picture Books

By Rebecca Olien

Engage children in early childhood science experiences through enticing picture books. Explore deeper critical thinking and connect stories to science discovery through inquiry science questioning, group work, science exploration, playful learning,

Subjects:

Reading, Basic Principles, Environment

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RI.K.1, RI.K.4, RI.K.7, RI.1.1, RI.1.4, RI.1.7

$5.00

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Fairy Tale Writing Journal

By Rebecca Olien

Fairy Tale Journal is a printable book that offers children just enough structure to scaffold creative writing fun. The writing journal is filled activities and writing prompts perfect for guided writing. Critical thinking and problem solving

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.1.3, W.2.3, W.3.3, W.3.10, W.4.3, W.4.10, W.5.3, W.5.10

$3.50

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Writing Fairy Tales

By Rebecca Olien

Keeping Writing Fun- Calling All Fairy Tale Writers! Writing helps children dive into imaginations and pull up amazing ideas and stories. In this book children write about dragons, rescuers, castles, fairylands, and magical powers. Through story

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

W.2.3, W.2.5, W.3.3, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.6

$5.50

Digital Download PDF (13.75 MB)

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Amazing Sentence Builder Game

By Rebecca Olien

Children love mazes and playing games. Children practice critical thinking and are eager to form sentences as they put writing and reading skills into action.Skills: sentence beginnings, sentence construction, identification and formation of

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Reading, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download PDF (2.37 MB)

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Climate Change: The Carbon Cycle

By Rebecca Olien

This resource introduces students to carbon and why it is so important to life on our planet. The interactive presentation includes: informational pages about carbon and each carbon reservoirinteractive labeling activity to support understanding and

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Environment, Critical Thinking

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities

$6.00

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STEM Toy Design Bundle

By Rebecca Olien

What better way to encourage STEM then by playing with, making, and designing toys?!These 5 resources are built around toys students build, tweak, change, and design:Designing Toys to Learn: Jumping JacksDesigning Toys to Learn: Tops and

Subjects:

Science, Physical Science, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

$15.00

$12.00

Bundle

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Writing Mystery

By Rebecca Olien

Dive into detective work and critical thinking in a fun-filled book of printable mystery writing activities. Young authors craft mysteries with writing prompts and activities to support the writing process while engaging in motivating playful

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Halloween

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.4.3, W.5.2c, W.5.2d, W.5.3, W.5.3a, W.5.3b, W.5.3c, W.5.3d, W.5.3e, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4...

$5.00

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Designing Toys to Learn: Spin It! Tops and Twirlers

By Rebecca Olien

Children make and design toys to practice inquiry STEM skills necessary to be inventive designers. Observation of action and reaction, cause and effect, and weight and motion turns toy tops and spinners into inventive fun.This STEM activity book

Subjects:

Science, Gifted and Talented, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities

CCSS:

W.3.2, W.3.6, W.4.2, W.4.8, W.5.1b, W.5.2, W.5.2d, W.5.3d, W.5.8, W.4.1b, W.4.2d

$4.50

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Writing Adventure!

By Rebecca Olien

Children at all levels are eager to write when the process is an extension of play and imagination. Children create spy gadgets, rockets, pirate ships and more to stimulate the writing process. Play to Write Adventure Writing is a book of

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Summer

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (9.56 MB)

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STEM Designer: Solar Powered Vehicles

By Rebecca Olien

A Webquest for Real World Project-Based Learning to use with Google ClassroomStudents become solar designers in this interactive STEM webquest that guides critical thinking and collaboration within the topics of solar energy and engineering. Working

Subjects:

Science, Critical Thinking, Engineering

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Internet Activities, Webquests

CCSS:

RI.5.1, RI.5.3, RI.5.7, RI.5.9, RI.6.1, RI.6.3, RI.6.7, RI.6.9, RI.7.1, RI.7.7, RI.7.9...

$6.00

Online Resource
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Word Games Writing Activity Book

By Rebecca Olien

A book filled with word games for children to practice basic word skills through game-based playful learning. Children practice:sight wordsgrammarfluencyword tensecomplete sentencesrhyme. word familiesphonicssentence

Subjects:

Spelling, Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

L.K.1b, L.K.1d, L.K.1f, L.K.2d, L.K.5, L.K.5b, L.K.5c, L.K.6, L.1.1f, L.1.1j, L.1.2...

$5.50

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Earth Science: Fossils

By Rebecca Olien

Fossils introduces students to the fascinating fossils. This interactive resource guides students to learn about what are fossils and how they are formed, where they are found, amazing discoveries, and how paleontology sheds light on the past and

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Internet Activities, Guided Reading Books, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.4.3, RI.4.7, RI.5.7, RI.6.7, RI.8.7

$7.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am proud to have taught in the public schools for 20 years. I now teach education courses at the university level. I am also the author of over 50 books for children and educators.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in a balanced approach. I find project-based inquiry learning most effective for motivating learners and supporting real-world applications. I am also a proponent of play-based learning and feel strongly we need to bring creative and authentic child-centered learning back into classrooms. Yes-this can be accomplished while still meeting the Common Core State Standards!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Teachers' Choice Award Winner for Kids Write! Cray Scholar Award for Science Education

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a second Masters degree in Education Technology and Adult Education from Boise State University (May, 2014), as well as a Masters in Professional Development from University Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and BS degree in Environmental Education and Elementary Education from Michigan State University.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am the author of over 50 books for children and educators, including interactive eBooks for NSTA.