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Critical thinking science resources for parents $5-10
Literacy Night Open House Make and Take - Parent Involvement 3rd, 4th, 5th
Involve your upper elementary students and their parents with fun and simple projects they can use at home at your next Open House, Curriculum Evening, or Literacy Night! A Make-and-Take night gives them an immediate tool they can use at home to support essential literacy skills. Perfect for a diverse class in upper elementary, as it can be tailored to suit your school. In this packet, I walk you through the planning of a literacy event at your school, whether you are inviting just your class, o
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3rd - 5th, Staff
Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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K - 5th
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Editable Zoo Field Trip Forms Permission Slips, Chaperone Letters, Student Pages
Zoo field trip forms including EDITABLE permission slips, chaperone information pages, and more. There are also completely blank forms so that you can write in your own message to parents. RECENTLY ADDED: Student pages! Now included are student word search, reflection page, and thank you note!Forms Included:- Planning Pages- Office Information Page- Teacher Checklist- Emergency Info Page- Permission Slip (4 versions)- Chaperone Signup- Reminder Page (full and half page)- Teacher Info Page- C
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Not Grade Specific
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School to Home Connection
Teachers and parents are partners in education. This parent involvement resource will help strengthen that connection. This unit includes the following parent involvement activities:Mystery Reader: Parents can volunteer to become a mystery reader in their child's classroom. This activity includes a parent volunteer letter, parent notification letter, as well as, student response pages for the Mystery Reader.Visiting Scientists: Parents can volunteer to become a visiting scientists in the
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K - 1st
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Reading Level Guide for Parents - Levels A - M
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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K - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Year-Round STEM Activity Calendar Bundle
Keep students engaged all year long with this bundle of STEM activities for every school break or during school closings! This bundle includes 22 weeks of unique daily STEM activities that can be completed at home. Perfect for summer holidays, spring break, or winter break to keep students learning. Spanish version included for the editable 6-week activity chart! Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance learning, including digital and printable versions.Each STEM calendar inc
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PreK - 12th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, HS-ETS1-2
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Growth Mindset Information Letters for Parents: Send Home Notes
Growth Mindset Letters for Parents: 33 Weekly Informational NotesGrowth Mindset Information for Parents: This growth mindset notes for parents pack is perfect for teachers who want to help parents understand growth mindset concepts. In addition to 33 half-page notes that can be sent home throughout the year, you will find two pages of information to send home right at the beginning of the year (or the beginning of your growth mindset instruction). These pages give parents a firm foundation fo
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2nd - 10th
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Also included in:Â Growth Mindset Activities: Writing, Sorting, Parent Notes, and MORE BUNDLE
Reading Level Guide for Parents - Levels N - Z
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Science Fair Projects: A Step-by-Step Guide
This packet was created for my fifth grade class and for other 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classes for the school's Science Fair. It provides detailed, step-by-step, illustrated directions for completing a Science Fair Project based on the Scientific Method. The guidelines can be used for any level of experimentation whether it be a simple mini project in class or a full-blown Science Fair Project that will be competing in a school, regional, or state science fair.Both a PDF and WORD (editable if y
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Scientific Method Bundle
Note-Taking Strategy -- CORNELL -- Training for Middle and High School Students
Introduction to Resource:The intent of this resource is for you, as an educator, to be able to utilize it as a year-long teaching tool when teaching and reinforcing one of the most important life skills one can attain and master – the ability to take notes and be able to utilize the notes in a fashion that strengthens one’s knowledge and skills in general. The resource is 82 pages long but does NOT have to be implemented in its entirety; but rather in small more “digestible” chunks of informatio
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
SCIENCE: Jack & the Beanstalk Science Fair Experiment (Plants)
This is an absolute blast to do!
My 9 year old daughter and I designed it for her science fair and it was a huge hit, but at the same time, I was teaching fairytales, so I used it as a class experiment and wow! We had SO MUCH FUN with this! There's lots of choice involved, as far as bean planting goes. There is a learning journal, a line graph to show growth and a table/bar graph to show rate of growth. You can not go wrong with this project- I even include a mock up of the tri-fold board!
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1st - 6th
Emotional Regulation and Behavior Management - File Folder Game
Teach students anger regulation, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills with this dinosaur-themed file folder game! Children will be captivated by "TriceraSTOP and Think” as they learn new skills and strategies with numerous real-life applications. This easy to assembly and exciting-to-use file folder game allows children to learn new calming strategies, coping skills, and emotional regulation tools. Students will learn how to stop a potentially emotionally charged situation, calm themse
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in:Â School Counseling Curriculum Activities: Emotional Regulation & SEL Lessons
Stage 2 Homework Grid for the Year
No Preparation Homework for a whole YEAR! Woo hoo!This bundle contains 4 homework grids (1 per term) so that you don't have to plan homework throughout the year. These Stage 2 homework grids are designed to provide homework activities for a whole year. As the teacher you can decide how many activities your students need to complete per week/term. The activities compliment the NSW K-6 Syllabus to ensure that activities are relevant and compliment the classroom learning.The product includes a note
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3rd - 4th
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(Distance Learning)- FRENCH Outdoor Learning Growing Bundle
Learning in outdoor settings is such an important part of Kindergarten but knowing where to begin in setting up outdoor learning experiences can be daunting. This resource is great for educators looking to start outdoor learning or for parents looking for outdoor learning activities to do with their children during school closures!This is a growing bundle. When I add further outdoor learning resources (Summer Outdoor Learning packs) they will be added to this bundle and you will have access to
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PreK - 1st
Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Collection: Dyslexia Games - Letter and Word Activities
Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Workbooks – Special Education Collection -- This program includes 27 worksheets to boost the mind for students with dyslexia or dysgraphia. -- No matter how smart your child may be, he/she may have problems learning to read and write. Some are classified as dyslexics. Dyslexia is a disorder that affects 11% of the people. Still we do not know what causes dyslexia but there is a strong body of research pointing in the directions that it can be treated. It was centuries a
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PreK - 5th
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Stage 1 Homework Grid for the Year - Editable
No Preparation Homework for a whole YEAR! Woo hoo!This bundle contains 4 homework grids (1 per term) so that you don't have to plan homework throughout the year. These Stage 1 homework grids are designed to provide homework activities for a whole year. As the teacher you can decide how many activities your students need to complete per week/term. The activities compliment the NSW K-6 Syllabus to ensure that activities are relevant and compliment the classroom learning.The product includes a note
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1st - 2nd
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Social stories:posters,activities,real photographs Book 1
Social Stories: Social Stories were created by Carol Gray in 1991 to help teach social skills to people on the autism spectrum. They are short descriptions of a particular situation, event or activity, which include specific information about what to expect in that situation and why.This bundle covers 12 emotions.Great for children who need to work on understanding different emotions especially when other people are expressing them.I use this in my class for 5 / 6 year olds and in a Special Ne
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PreK - 3rd
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Simple Science Fair Experiments for Elementary Students
Do you hate Science Fairs as much as your students' parents do? Need painless experiment ideas that use resources found in your kitchen or garage? Desperately searching for "kid-friendly" ideas? Well look no more! I have included over 30 experiments involving Earth, Life, and Physical Science strands to make your life (and the life of your students and parents) much simpler!
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PreK - 5th
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Layers of the Ocean (zones) {Earth Science and Marine Biology ClipArt}
::::::::::::::: Description :::::::::::::::This is an earth science based watercolour clip art set with Black and white images included in the set. The images included in this set are: the five ocean layers (sunlight, twilight, midnight, abyss & trench), boats, ocean waves, ocean plants, seaweeds, ocean rocks, various ocean animals, marine creatures (whale, whale tail, dolphin, octopus, jellyfish, scallop, starfish, crab, anglerfish, turtle, eerl, pearlfish. ::::::::::::::: + 60 image
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3rd - 5th
Executive Function Parent Handout Pack- 7 easy to use home strategies
7 single page handouts to share with parents and professionals working with children on executive function skills.
-Say This, Not That
-Top 5 Ways to Build Executive Function Skills During Meal Times
-Top 5 Ways to Build Executive Function Skills when Reading Together
-Top 5 Ways to Build Executive Function Skills in the Car
-Top 5 Ways to Encourage Self=Regulation Skills with Children
-Top 5 Ways to Practice Deep Breathing Skills for Children
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in:Â Executive Functioning Bundle
Distance Learning Emergency Send Home Lesson Plans for 1st / First Grade
I created this unit for use during our season of quarantine.This set includes several formats for your convenience. You can send home daily lesson plan sheets with one day per page or choose the format that has three days per page. You can also use your printer feature to print multiple pages to one sheet.In your file, there will be the large document set with various printables that you can use to make a send home packet if you choose. They are not thematic and can be used at any time in the sc
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1st
FRENCH Google Slides™ Life Cycles Bundle (Distance Learning)
FRENCH Digital Life Cycles Bundle (Distance Learning)If you are hoping to use Google Classroom™ with your students during this period of distance learning, these French science and literacy activity Google Slides™ all about butterflies, frogs, and chicks are an excellent way for students to continue to develop their French vocabulary, as well as their knowledge of these animals and their fascinating life cycles.How it Works:When you redeem your purchase, you will receive access to the Google Sli
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K - 2nd
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TOILET BATHROOM VISUAL POSTERS (Multi-cultural)
TOILET BATHROOM VISUAL POSTERS22 pagesA cute set of multi-cultural kids displaying proper toilet bathroom use in 20 posters . Perfect for bathroom rules, reminders on toilet use, toilet training with visuals for your home or classroom. Includes two sign language posters displaying the signs for 'Toilet' and 'All Done'. Poster visuals for the following: Using the Toilet, Enter the Bathroom,Turn Light On, Pull Pants Up, Sit On Toilet, Get Toilet Paper, Wipe Front to Back, Stand Up, Pull Pants Up,
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PreK - 3rd
Hydration
Our Hydration Module from our Nutrition Studies is an introductory collection of lessons, fun facts, informative graphics and tips to help the whole family understand the importance of why and how to stay hydrated!Your kids will learn to:Explain why hydration is importantIdentify different functions of water in the bodyDifferentiate between types of fluids that can harm or healRecognize signs of early and severe dehydrationTake simple steps to improve daily hydration habitsPrepare two delicious
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Grades:
K - 6th
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Importance of learning science
Learning science is particularly important for students as it equips them with the essential knowledge and skills to make sense of the world around them. Science education is not just about memorizing facts. It fosters critical thinking, inquiry, and problem-solving abilities. These skills are not only useful in school but also in everyday life beyond the classroom.
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Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
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One of the best parts about science class is all of the possibilities for hands-on, collaborative learning! Think: labs, experiments, inquiry-based activities, and design challenges. These activities encourage students to explore scientific concepts by observing, asking questions, and conducting investigations. Additionally, with small group centers, students can engage in group experiments, discussions, and projects that require them to collaborate, share ideas, and solve problems together.
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