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Science Common Core K.G.A.3 resources under $5
Insects Emergency Kindergarten Sub Plans | May | NO PREP Sub Plans for Kinder
Kindergarten Insects May Sub Plans are the perfect, NO PREP emergency sub plans for when you’re in a bind! These kindergarten spring substitute plans all about insects will keep your classroom engaged in learning while you’re away! This kindergarten sub pack includes DETAILED instructions for the substitute, reading, math, writing, social studies, and science activities PLUS a task card game. Since these kindergarten sub plans are NO PREP, they are PERFECT for any emergency sub day! In a pinch?
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K - 1st
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Wooden block building challenge cards for Pre-School/Kindergarten Block Center
Ideal block center activity with wooden blocks to improve fine-motor development, problem solving and STEM skills. There are 15 construction task cards included in this set and children will love the challenge of building the various items: towers, bridges, robot, car, train, rocket etc. These cards are to be used alongside standard colored wooden blocks as shown in the pictures. This would make an ideal independent activity station or morning center for a Pre-School or Kindergarten class. The
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PreK - 1st
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-PS2-1
2D & 3D Shapes Using Marshmallows & Toothpicks Task Cards STEM Activity
STEM Activity – 16 2D & 3D Shape Task Cards using Marshmallows and Toothpicks. Includes two sets – Set includes how many toothpicks and marshmallows are needed for each shape. Set two only displays the shape to challenge students to create without revealing the number of toothpicks and marshmallows are needed to complete each shape. Please Note: A few cards will NOT show ALL vertices but acts as a guide.Students might also Enjoy:Unplugged Activities BundleI Spy Technology UnpluggedPast &
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K - 3rd
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Popsicle sticks & wooden block building challenge cards - STEM activity
There are 15 construction cards included in this set and children will love the challenge of building the various items including towers, sea-saw, helicopter, bicycle, truck and various shapes. Many of these challenge cards require children to investigate BALANCE.These cards are to be used alongside standard colored wooden blocks and popsicle sticks as shown in the pictures. This would make an ideal independent activity station or Science center for a Pre-School, Kindergarten or Prep class.
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PreK - 1st
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-PS2-2
, K-PS2-1
Kindergarten Emergency Sub Plans | Escape Room Mystery | NO PREP Back to School
Kindergarten Emergency ESCAPE ROOM Sub Plans! Use this as a fun Kindergarten escape room day or as an emergency substitute plan. Your students will have a blast SOLVING A MYSTERY with this NO PREP kindergarten sub plan that is perfect for an emergency sub day in the fall or back to school season! You'll be ready for a sub day in just MINUTES! This substitute lesson plan comes with activities for all subjects with detail substitute instructions and an editable substitute binder!*Click the PREVIEW
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PreK - 1st
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STEAM: Tetrahedral Kite Collaborative Project
Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!Participants create individual tetrahedrons using straws, string and tissue paper that are used to build a tetrahedral kite. The lesson includes the mathematical background with a focus on ge
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K - 6th
Geoboard Task Cards Activity Fall
Geoboard Task Cards Activity FallThis is a set of fall geoboard activity cards that have so much variety and are differentiated for your needs. There are ten different geoboard pictures: Leaf (1), leaf (2), apple, pumpkin, rake, acorn, tree, basket, corn and a mushroom. Each geoboard task card picture comes in an easy or challenging level. Within each level, you have a choice of a geoboard card that shows the bands or a simple line (which allows the students choice). You have the option to p
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Geoboard Mats Task Cards
STEAM: Soccer Ball Collaborative Project
Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!Participants will learn how a soccer ball design is based on a truncated icosahedron through an introduction to 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional geometry. They will create one of the panels
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PreK - 12th
(STEM) STEAM: Sierpinski Pyramid Collaborative Project
Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!Participants design a tetrahedron which will be used to create a large Sierpinski pyramid.Included in the lesson plan• list of materials needed• mathematical background• mathematical vocabular
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K - 8th
STEAM: Sierpinski Triangle Collaborative Project
Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!The project includes three activity levels all which result in creating self-similar triangles which are then put together to make the large Sierpinski Triangle. Focusing on fractals (self-sim
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PreK - 8th
Winter Coloring Pages - Arctic Animals - Polar Animals - Preschool - Pre-K
These adorable winter coloring pages are great for transition times or polar animal / arctic animal units in your preschool, pre-k or kindergarten class. Includes:18 unique coloring sheets - there are 9 animals, each one with a labeled and an unlabeled coloring page option.Arctic animals included: arctic fox, polar wolf, narwhal, orca, whale, seal, walrus, polar bear, arctic hare.Use these winter coloring pages as:a transition activitya choice in your writing centera choice in your art centeran
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PreK - K
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Wooden block building challenge cards for Pre-School/Kindergarten STEM (Set 1)
Ideal block center activity to improve fine-motor development, problem solving and STEM skills. There are 15 construction task cards included in this set and children will love the challenge of building the various items including: towers, bridges, flower, butterfly, dinosaur, bulldozer, seesaw, pyramid, fish, person and patterns. These cards are to be used alongside standard colored wooden blocks as shown in the pictures. This would make an ideal independent activity station or morning center
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PreK - 1st
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS2-1
Kindergarten Science Center Activities, Nature Collections, Sensory Bin or Tub
Set up a Cool Collections Station, sensory bin or nature tray in your classroom science center and invite preschool, kindergarten or homeschool children to explore the properties and attributes of objects, while utilizing the science practices of observation, counting, sorting, classifying, ordering and measuring. ✅How Does This Science Center Work?:Each week, month, or season choose a new collection to add to your Cool Collections Station, sensory bin, or nature tray. Collections can be gather
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PreK - 1st
8 Low Prep STEM/ STEAM Dinosaur Activities Preschool, PreK, K, 1, 2, Homeschool
Here are 8 STEAM Activities and Challenges for children ages 3-6, which focus on dinosaurs. Each activity blends the educational approaches of all these areas: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Mathematics. These are all very LOW-PREP. The only recommended resource you need to buy, aside from typical craft & nature items, are dinosaur figurines! Topics are:Living vs. Nonliving Organisms (Science: Needs & How Things Grow)Nesting in Nature (Science: Animals Meet their Needs/
Halloween STEM Challenge 3D Shapes October STEAM Activities Witch Fall Low Prep
This Halloween STEM challenge will get student to design their own haunted tower and use math skills to answer questions. Includes a DIGITAL version too! Students will review shapes with the slide show, and try building those 3D shapes.LOW PREP for any maker space or STEAM class. Great for lower elementary as a center or as a whole class activity. Set up is easy! Use foam balls or play doh and tooth picks!Looking for more Halloween challenges? Save 30% and receive ALL activities! CLICK HERE fo
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K - 3rd
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Also included in:Â STEM Challenges & Activities for the Year STEAM Team Building Summer No Prep
December Activities - Reindeer, Gingerbread & Holidays Around The World
Looking for fun and engaging activities to go with your winter and holiday-themed lessons? This December unit is just the thing! This HUGE winter resource comes complete with a variety of activities to keep your kiddos learning all through the month! Included you will find math games, literacy centers, writing prompts, craftivities, book lists, and MORE! Students will learn about gingerbread, non-magical reindeer and holidays around the world. This winter unit is absolutely jam-packed and will b
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K
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, K-LS1-1
Also included in:Â December Winter Activity Bundle - Math, Literacy, Writing, Crafts and MORE!
Apple Activities for Apple Day or Apple Week
Are you looking for fun and ENGAGING activities to help you and your students celebrate Apple Day or Apple Week? Or maybe you are teaching about apples and fruit in your science lesson and you want to incorporate and combine math and reading into your lesson. If so, then look no further! This huge black and white print-and-go NO PREP packet has almost everything you will need for basic ELA and Math concepts with an apple theme! These activities and worksheets will be perfect for September and Oc
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K - 1st
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Wooden block building challenge cards for Pre-School/Kindergarten STEM (Set 3)
Ideal block center activity to improve fine-motor development, problem solving and STEM skills. There are 15 construction task cards included in this set and children will love the challenge of building the various items including: bridges, towers, horse, flower, umbrella, trucks, aeroplanes, house, ladder and patterns.These cards are to be used alongside standard colored wooden blocks as shown in the pictures. This would make an ideal independent activity station or morning center for a Pre-Sc
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PreK - 1st
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS2-1
Shape Mosquito Craft
Simple, fun and educational craft that you can add to your insect themed math lessons.Helps work on counting and cardinality skills, as well as geometry. Makes for a very nice bulletin display in your classroom. This is a hands-on and visual learning craftivity!Shape Mosquito Craft consists of 5 different shapes: circle, triangle, rectangle, oval and square.Optional one page craft - send home with your students during distance learning. Have students color all the pieces, cut out all the shapes
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K - 1st
Also included in:Â Shape Insects Crafts bundle
Solar Eclipse 2024 Play Dough Mats Fine Motor and Center Activities
Elevate your students' sensory learning experience with our Solar Eclipse Play Dough Mats! These interactive mats provide a hands-on way for children to explore and create their own solar eclipse scenes using play dough.With vibrant solar eclipse images designed in both color and black-and-white options, students can unleash their creativity and personalize their creations. Whether they prefer to use the pre-colored mats or enjoy the artistic freedom of coloring their own, these mats offer endle
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PreK - 5th
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Also included in:Â Solar Eclipse 2024 Interactive Printable Learning Activities Bundle 40% OFF!
Wooden block building challenge cards for Pre-School/Kindergarten STEM (Set 6)
Ideal block center activity to improve fine-motor development, problem solving and STEM skills. There are 15 construction task cards included in this set and children will love the challenge of building the various items including: towers, bridges, castle, truck, chair, rocket, road train and various patterns.These cards are to be used alongside standard colored wooden blocks as shown in the pictures. This would make an ideal independent activity station or morning center for a Pre-School, Kind
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PreK - 1st
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, K-PS2-1
Primary STEM workbook 3D Drawing K-3 Elementary STEAM Printable Art Robot
This digital download Primary STEM Workbook is a fun No-Prep STEAM activity that prepares K-3 engineering students for model sketching and 3D printing.The 10 printable worksheets show younger kids how to draw:-- a robot-- a city-- a hamster cage-- a playhouse-- and more!All in 3D!These coloring pages are specially designed for children in Elementary STEM or STEAM engineering classes, robotics clubs, and makerspaces.They teach kids how to sketch their models using isometric graph paper -- just li
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K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
Plus Plus blocks Dinosaurs, end of year activity for kindergarten morning bin
Looking for a Dinosaur themed activity for Kindergarten students? These 2D patterns & printable task cards are designed for Plus Plus blocks. Use in your Math center to introduce counting and sorting & build fine motor skills.This resource Includes:10 Dinosaur themed 2D patterns that students need to recreate using Plus Plus building blocks. Patterns are:T-RexTriceratopSVelociraptor SpinosaurusvolcanoStegosaurussignPlesiosaurPterodactylBrontosaurusTwo Sizes:10 Large building mats, the m
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
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K-ESS3-1
, K-LS1-1
Plus Plus blocks, Zoo Animals activity, end of year kindergarten morning bin
Looking for a fun wild animals or zoo themed activity for Kindergarten students? These 2D patterns & printable task cards are designed for Plus Plus blocks. Use in your Math center to introduce counting and sorting. This resource Includes:10 Wild Animal and Zoo themed 2D patterns that students need to recreate using Plus Plus building blocks. Patterns are:TigerPandaGiraffeMonkeyElephantLionBearRhinocerosPenguinCrocodileTwo Sizes:10 Large building mats, the mats are to scale to match Plus Pl
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PreK - 3rd
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K-ESS3-1
, K-LS1-1
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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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