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2nd grade english language arts laboratories
STEM Engineering Challenge Pack ~ Oregon Trail Challenges ~ Set of Five!
Most elementary teachers are more comfortable and knowledgeable about themes, so I have decided to create STEM challenge packs based on specific themes, like the Oregon Trail!
This engineering challenge activity pack is one of many that I have created to use in my classroom! I sometimes place these challenges, one per table, and the students rotate around the room in order to complete them. There are no right or wrong answers, many different solutions will work! You could also rotate these c
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1st - 6th
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STEM Engineering Challenge Novel Pack ~ Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen
What teacher doesn't love to use novels in the classroom?
As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some beloved novels.
This STEM Challenge Pack is based on the book, "Hatchet", by Gary Paulsen. There are five challenges included in this pack:
Paper Floatplane Challenge
Temporary Shelter Challenge
Critter Cam
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1st - 5th
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STEM Engineering Challenge Novel Pack ~ Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
What teacher doesn't love to use novels in the classroom?
As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some beloved novels.
This STEM Challenge Pack is based on the book, "Charlotte's Web", by E.B. White. There are five challenges included in this pack:
Design a Pig Pen Challenge
Spider Web Message Challenge
Plas
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1st - 5th
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Ice Cream in a Bag Science Lab and How To Writing {cooking in the classroom}
What's more fun than making your own ice cream? This simple science experiment and how to writing activity will keep your class engaged and learning while making ice cream in a bag!With this simple science lab students will:• Make observations• Write a hypothesis• Document results• Create diagrams to explain resultsThis product includes:• sequencing cards in color - perfect for pocket chart center or as visual directions• sequencing cards in black and white for easy use with how to writing temp
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Candy Science: A Growing Bundle of Science Experiments
Got Peeps? Easter STEM ~ STEM Engineering Challenge Pack ~ Set of Five!
Most elementary and middle school students are crazy about those yummy Peeps, so I have decided to create a STEM challenge pack based on this popular treat.
This engineering challenge activity pack is one of many that I have created to use in my classroom! I place these challenges, one per table, and the students rotate around the room in order to complete them. There are no right or wrong answers, many different solutions will work! You could also rotate these challenges through a science
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1st - 6th
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STEM Engineering Challenge Five Pack ~ Tall Tales Set
What teacher doesn't love tall tales?
As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some well known (and loved) tall tales.
This STEM Challenge Pack is based on these tall tales:
- Johnny Appleseed
- Pecos Bill
- John Henry
- Paul Bunyan
- Sluefoot Sue
The engineering challenges in this STEM five pack are:
John C
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1st - 5th
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Fairy Tales STEM ~ STEM Engineering Challenge Five Pack ~ Fairy Tales Set #1
What teacher doesn't love fairy tales?
As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some well known (and loved) fairy tales.
This STEM Challenge Pack is based on these fairy tales:
- Three Little Pigs
- Hansel and Gretel
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- Rapunzel
- Three Billy Goats Gruff
The engineering challenges in t
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1st - 5th
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Contraction Surgery | Contraction Activities
An interactive way to teach your students about contractions. Learning about contractions with the idea of surgery will cement the idea into your student's minds. They won't forget this activity! Included in this unitDetailed step by step lesson plansContraction Doctor Booklet (You can differentiate to meet your class needs)Sample table set up picturesSurgery Signs includedAnchor Chart DesignDifferentiated contraction pagesAdditional Contraction ActivitiesContraction GamesVarious Contraction Wor
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1st - 2nd
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Egg Drop STEM Challenge: Guided Design Challenge Booklet
This download contains a ready-to-print booklet to guide your students through an egg drop experiment. The experiment, which will take several class periods/time blocks to complete, emphasizes the engineering design process, properties of materials, and math (budgets and money computation). The pack can be used in its entirety or you could pick and choose the pieces that will be relevant or useful for your students.The following pages/steps are included in this booklet:1. “Eggs-amining” an Egg:
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2nd - 6th
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Habitats and Ecosystems - Animal and Plant Adaptations and Biodiversity
Students will learn about the diversity of life in different habitats! This engaging unit is designed to teach the NGSS standards for 2nd grade on Biodiversity. Students will sort animals by habitat and class while learning about the distribution of organisms across Earth. ❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀This Habitat unit includes: a slideshow on biodiversity and classes of animalsnonfiction articleslayered bookdata recording pagesresponse pages64 animal cardstwo task cards answer keysThe unit starts and ends with p
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2nd
NGSS:
2-LS4-1
Scientific Method Worksheet PDF English/Método Científico Spanish
Use this sheet with students conducting experiments. As they fill out the boxes, students will get a better understanding of the scientific method.::BUNDLE OPPORTUNITY::Like what you see? Check out the holiday scientific method worksheet bundle (English and Spanish)!:: BILINGUAL ::- Worksheet is in English and Spanish:: FILE FORMAT ::- 1 PDF formatted to 8.5" x 11" letterhead sized sheets (2 pages) :: Keywords ::school, printable, diy, pdf, classroom, cute, digital, education, science, scientifi
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1st - 8th
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Owls Science Investigation BUNDLE Owl Pellet Dissection & Reading Comprehension
This bundle includes an interactive reading comprehension book about owls and an owl pellet lab journal. They include both printable and digital activities.OWLS INTERACTIVE READING COMPREHENSIONThis is a nonfiction reading activity about owls. It combines a high interest topic with reading comprehension. Students will practice determining main idea, using context clues and text features, and understanding new vocabulary. This interactive activity is a great way to integrate science into your rea
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2nd - 3rd
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2nd Grade Science Curriculum NGSS Full Year Bundle Science Lessons & Worksheet
This second-grade NGSS bundle has resources for the whole year! All standards for second-grade NGSS are addressed. This includes great 2nd-grade science activities and labs. Students will love these exciting activities! Save 20% on this huge second-grade NGSS bundle thatcovers ALL the standards for 2nd grade NGSS. This resource bundles together resources that meet the standards for NGSS physical, Life, and Earth and Sciences and also the Engineering standards for NGSS k-2. This resource includ
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2nd
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-PS1-4
, 2-LS4-1
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Fast and Slow Earth Changes & Engineering Activity to Protect Against Mudslides
Fast and Slow Changes on Earth Unit. This is a perfect resource for teaching about Earth Science and fast and slow changes to the Earth. Students will learn about fast changes like earthquakes and volcanoes and slow changes like weathering and erosion. Students will engineer a way to prevent a change to Earth like a mudslide. Aligned with Second Grade Science NGSS and Utah SEEd. ⛰ ❄️ ⚠️This resource is designed to address NGSS Earth's Systems and Earth's Place in the Universe for 2nd-grade stand
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2nd
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2-ESS1-1
, 2-ESS2-1
Simply Science - The Scientific Method and Science Tools by Kim Adsit
This unit, by Kim Adsit, is designed to teach primary children the scientific method and how to handle science tools. It contains:15 scripted mini lessons with all the pieces needed to conduct10 Anchor charts ready to print (no assembly)13 Centers/activities3 Experiments with easy to follow experiment cards and student response pages2 Craftivities1 Nonfiction Writing Booklet1 How To Writing Booklet1 Tree Map for Science Tools1 Science Tools Guided Reading Book written at 3 different levels of t
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K - 2nd
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Gummy Bear Science Inquiry Lab
A science experiment perfect for getting students attention and getting them excited about science! What better to do that than candy?!
This experiment is focused on the scientific method and is inquiry-based. The students actively participate and conduct this simple experiment with "WOW" results!
Excellent way to document observation/journal writing for Common Core!
This packet includes:
*Scientific Method Recording Sheets
*Directions for conducting the experiment
*Observation sheets (o
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PreK - 8th
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Simple Science Experiments - Elephant Toothpaste! Interactive Flip Book
Get ready to WOW your students with this simple yet highly engaging science experiment. Students will explore changing states of matter as a liquid magically transforms into foam right before their eyes!
Elephant Toothpaste! introduces students to two key concepts of physical science-that liquids are a state of matter and that each state of matter has its own identifiable properties. Students will also witness a chemical exothermic reaction - aka "heat".
Students communicate their observat
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K - 3rd
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Balanced and Unbalanced Forces 3rd grade Science Force and Motion
Building a roller coaster and a ping pong ball launcher will be used to teach students about balanced and unbalanced forces. This roller coaster lab is a great way to keep your students engaged! Students will look at patterns of motion to predict future motion. Great lessons and a one-page informational text passage on balanced and unbalanced forces are included.This resource includes:Two hands-on STEM Engineering lessonsinformational text articleresponse pagesinteractive notebook flapsSlide Sho
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2nd - 4th
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3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
Water on Earth and Water Cycle - Where is Water Found on Earth
Water is found on Earth in different places, and it can be solid or liquid. Students will love these engaging hands-on and close reading activities to teach them about Earth’s water, where it is found, and what forms it takes. Great for second-grade science, Water on Earth. This resource includes:lesson plansgathering evidence nonfiction articlesresponse pagesinteractive notebook flapsQR codeshands-on inquiry-based labsrecording pagestask cards with sorting activitiesTeachers Love this Science U
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2nd
NGSS:
2-ESS2-3
STEM Engineering Challenge Picture Book Pack ~ The Polar Express
What teacher doesn't love picture books?
As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some beloved picture books.
This STEM Challenge Pack is based on the book, "The Polar Express", by Chris Van Allsburg. There are five challenges included in this pack:
Make a Bell Challenge
Gravity Sleigh Challenge
Train Bridge
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1st - 5th
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Science For All Seasons: Fall Edition
Do you want to make your Science lessons come to life? Then this is the packet for you. This unit includes 12 hands-on activities that you could use during the Fall!
This packet is different from most that you buy on TpT. Instead of giving you centers and activities to print, cut out, and laminate, this packet is full of hands-on activities that you can use with your students. I completed all of these in my first grade class and my students LOVED them. Not to mention, the parents were so excit
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Science for all Seasons- The Bundle!
Living Things and the Environment! {A Science Unit}
This product is designed to show students how living things interact and affect their environment. There are QR codes with links to videos for students to see the living things causing changes in the environment. Then, students will draw and write about the changes they observe, and decide if it is a good change or a bad change. Students must support their thinking with reasoning. There is a page with video links in case you do not have access to a QR Reader. There is also a teacher page in
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1st - 3rd
Oobleck Recipe and Writing and Senses Activities
Have fun with oobleck with your students! This includes the recipe of oobleck, some questions about our senses, and a writing activity about the book, Bartholomew and the Oobleck. We can celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss by having this fun activity as a class!
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K - 3rd
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States of Matter Complete - Phase Changes - Heating and Cooling
This resource is for States of Matter Second Grade. Students will love these engaging activities on states of matter. Students will learn about phase changes and how heating or cooling can cause changes in matter. Some of the changes can be reversed and some cannot.This resource includes:5 E inquiry-based labsflaps and folds for interactive notebooksa nonfiction article response pagesquizThis resource is aligned with:2-PS1-3. Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an obj
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Grades:
2nd
NGSS:
2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-3
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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