Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Apple Fun!

Hello friends!  One of my hands-down favorite times of year is….you guessed it! FALL!! I love the weather {the little fall weather we get in Texas}, the pumpkin {including pumpkin spice lattes!!}, the holidays…I love it all! I also adore teaching things like apples and pumpkins!  So naturally, I put together some fun apple activities.  One of my most popular products has always been my Seed to Plant science activities.  So, I created an apple science activities and experiments pack! Stick with me…there’s a freebie at the end!!
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This pack has all sorts of stuff in it! Here’s a thumbnail of what it includes:
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It includes :
-Book suggestions when teaching about apples
-2 Graphic Organizers
-Apple Graphing Activity and recording sheet
-Rotten Apples! Experiment and recording sheet
-Apple Surprise! Experiment and recording sheet
-Parts of An Apple Activity and recording sheet
-Apple Taste Test Activity and recording sheet
-Sink or Float Experiment and recording sheet
-Applesauce Activity and recording sheet
I also have some other resources that are fun to use when teaching apples…
How adorable are these little apple rice krispie treats?  SO cute…now onto more educational resources! Smile
Here’s a fun video from Brain POP Jr. on Johnny Appleseed! LOVE me some Brain POP!
LOVE this song from Harry Kindergarten!!!!
And you gotta love Reading Rainbow!!!
And now for the FREEBIE!!! Smile
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Here is a freebie for the life cycle of an apple!  Worksheet and larger sequencing cards for pocket chart use. Enjoy friends!!!
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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Caterpillar to Butterfly!

Okay, this was another request! Smile I’m loving this!  Sharon, if you don't receive my email (your server may be blocking it because of the attachment) please email me! I've tried to get it to you!!
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It includes all seen below! Lots of labeling, thinking maps, stages of the life cycle, etc.
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And…I even have a FREEBIE for you! Smile  Click on either picture below to download it!!
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There are so many great ways to show the life cycle of a butterfly!  Here are some I found on Pinterest…complete with sources! Just click on the pictures to go to the original sources!
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Annnd.  I searched YouTube for a life cycle video! And there was one!! Smile  I would probably mute the sound and read/talk about what the video is saying. Smile Your younger kiddos probably won’t be able to read it, but it has oodles of great info!
And here’s one that’s a time lapse of a butterfly emerging from the chrysalis!
Enjoy!!!
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Friday, April 13, 2012

May the Force Be With You! and a FREEBIE!

Warning: This might be long! Smile But stick with it because there’s something special at the end!
So Shuna @ Pocket Full of Kinders used my handy dandy product request (that little tab up above Winking smile ) and requested a unit on magnets!! Lucky for me Scrappin’ Doodles has some awesome clip art! Then I got waaaayyy excited about it when I realized there was Star Wars clip art and went with a “May the Force Be With You” theme for the unit….get it?? Magnetic force??Hopefully I’m not the only weirdo who thought that was clever! It’s packed with some intro activities and suggestions (including vocab cards and a thinking map or two), 4 science activities that can be done whole or small group, 3 literacy activities (pocket chart poem, contraction, scrambled sentences), and 3 math activities (time, addition and money).  So without further ado…
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If you download the preview from TpT you’ll get details of what’s in the pack before purchasing.  Also if you click the pictures above you’ll be able to see them larger!
Now for the FREEBIE!
My science packs have been SOOO popular!  I found that kinder kiddos (and probably even firsties) do well when having an action verb to connect to the scientific method.  Even though they are young I believe it’s so so important for them to understand the PROCESS at the most basic level.  And what better way for them to have a firm understanding than to connect each step to a verb.  So, here’s what I came up with:
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It comes with a full page poster for each step with an “I” statement.  The “I” statements are:
“I wonder…”
“I think…”
“I see…”
“I discovered…”
“I know…”











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These are 1/4 page cards.  You could use them on a bulletin board if you didn’t have room for the full pages.  They could also be used in a lesson about the scientific method as a sequencing activity.











Recording Sheet


This is a generic recording sheet for experiments you might do in the classroom.  There is a spot for each step labeled with the same picture and “I” statement.  This could be used for any experiment!!












Enjoy the freebie!  I always love to hear how you use my products in your classrooms or what other things you might like to see!! Smile 
I’m linking up with Freebie Friday:

Now for the special thing I promised you!  I’ll give away the “May the Force Be With You” Magnets unit to one special person.  Just comment with what other science unit you might like to see (an extra entry for blogging about it too!). Smile The giveaway will end Monday morning 8 am Central time!  Let the comments begin!
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PS. Got my TpT check in the mail (so amazed that I even got a check the first quarter I was even active!!!) and I was like a kid on Christmas.  It was pretty ridiculous. Smile

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Numbers Galore 20 to 50-FREEBIE

So back at the beginning of my blogging journey I posted a freebie.  You might recognize it below:
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Get it here:
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Y’all.  The post has been viewed 7945 times!! And the TpT listing has been downloaded 15,683 times!!!!!! INSANE.--IT HAS NOW BEEN UPDATED FOR NUMBERS 0-100!!


Okay…now for TECHNOLOGY TUESDAY!!
I don’t know about you, but my kiddos loved Sid the Science kid!
Well I was perusing the PBS kids website and there are lots of videos from Sid the Science Kid about Earth Day related topics! Click on the picture below to go to the video player:
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Now you have to scroll through the list to find the related videos, but here’s a little help!  These are the ones I found related to Earth Day.
Full Episode-“Clean air!”
Clip-“Earth Day Tips from Sid!”
Clip-“Backseat Driving with Grandma: Recycling”
Clip-“Ways to Make Less Trash”
Clip-“Recycling!”
Clip-“Sid and His Mom Talk About Air Pollution”
Clip-“Ways We Can Not Waste Water”
Enjoy!! 

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