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Preschool critical thinking science lessons $5-10
Earth Day Activities | Reduce Reuse Recycle | Kindergarten Science Unit
Engage your class in an exciting hands-on experience learning all about Earth Day and how we can help protect our planet. This resource is perfect for science in Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade classrooms and is packed full of inviting Earth Day activities. Your students will especially love the Earth Day crafts, BINGO game, and engaging activity pages created especially for them.Students will learn different ways they can help protect the earth and discuss the Three R's: reduce, reu
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PreK - 1st
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K-ESS3-3
Winter STEM Bins® Teambuilders - Christmas, Holiday, Snow STEM Activities
★ GRAB MY NEW STEM BINS TEAMBUILDERS GROWING BUNDLE!★ Winter STEM Bins® Teambuilders are low prep STEM Activities that are designed to foster student collaboration and build your classroom community during December, January, and February!Both lower grade (K-1st Grade) and upper grade (2nd-5th Grade) versions are included!★ CLICK HERE FOR SUPPLY LISTThe following STEM Bins® Teambuilders are designed to accompany my STEM Bins®, found at the following link:★STEM BINS8 winter themed Challenges are p
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PreK - 5th
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Dinosaurs Science Unit for Kindergarten | Dinosaur Activities | Dinosaur Craft
Kids really love Dinosaurs! What better way to engage your students in learning than to teach them about an exciting, attention-grabbing topic that you know they'll love?! This unit was carefully designed with kindergarteners in mind, but can be easily adapted to suit first grade and second grade scientists too.With our comprehensive Dinosaur unit your students will really feel like paleontologists as they engage in hands-on science experiences learning all about dinosaurs! Students will love th
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PreK - 2nd
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Fall STEM Bins® Teambuilders - Halloween, Thanksgiving, Autumn STEM Activities
★ GRAB MY NEW STEM BINS TEAMBUILDERS GROWING BUNDLE!★ Fall STEM Bins® Teambuilders are a wonderful STEM Activities to foster student collaboration and build your classroom community during October and November!Both lower grade (K-1st Grade) and upper grade (2nd-5th Grade) versions are included!★ CLICK HERE FOR SUPPLY LISTThe following STEM Bins® Teambuilders are designed to accompany my STEM Bins®, found at the following link:★STEM BINS8 fall themed Challenges are provided for you to set up in s
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PreK - 5th
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Animal Habitats Cut and Paste 8 Biomes Web Graphic Organizer Low Prep
Children create 8 animal habitat web graphic organizers by cutting and pasting 6 typical animals onto a habitat mat background.There are 8 habitats/environments represented: ForestRainforestFarmOcean PondDesert ArcticAfrican SavannaClick on the PREVIEW link to see most pages.Each habitat activity includes 4 pages:a web graphic organizer page, in color and b/w a page with 6 labeled animals to cut and paste, in colorand a page with 6 labeled animals to cut and paste, in b/wChoose either the pages
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PreK - 2nd
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Preschool: Space {Plans and Printables}
Preschool Curriculum Made Easy!This Preschool: Space resource has everything you need for a week packed full of space themed learning and fun. My preschool weekly plans are designed with the 3-4 year old child in mind. Every activity can be used at home with one or more children or adapted for use in a day care/preschool classroom. While we focus on specific math and literacy concepts each week, preschool is all about exploring and learning together. We focus more on exposure and less on master
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PreK - K
Also included in: Preschool: Full Year Curriculum {Plans and Printables} BUNDLE
Camping Theme Preschool Lesson Plans
Let's go camping! This camping theme lesson plan pack includes semi-editable lesson plans and hands-on activities for a week full of math, reading, & science learning activities about camping, s'mores, and forest animals. NOTE: This set is part of our SUMMER Theme Preschool Lesson Plan BUNDLE 2. Save 25% by buying all sets together. All Preschool Teacher 101 Classroom Lesson Plans Include:1) Recommended Book List2) 1-Page Weekly Lesson Plan Grid with Activity Ideas for Whole Group, Literacy,
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PreK
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Also included in: Summer Theme Preschool Lesson Plan and Summer Activities BUNDLE 2
Magnets Worksheets and Science Activities for Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Your students will love learning about magnets with this fun set of worksheets and activities. The clear and concise format of this resource will help you to make your lessons hands-on and engaging while teaching about magnets, their poles, and how they repel and attract.*You can grab this resource at a discount here: Bundle of Science ActivitiesMagnets Activities Included:- Anchor Charts for magnets, poles, magnetic field, repel and attract.- Drawing examples of objects that are magnetic and no
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PreK - 1st
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KinderScience® Kindergarten Science Unit One: Life Science
Save *BIG* when you purchase the KinderScience Bundled Units! KinderScience® Unit One: Life Science Thanks so much for viewing my KinderScience® Unit One: Life Science. KinderScience® Curriculum is an engaging science curriculum with young learners in mind! KinderScience® is standards-based and encourages young learners to think “outside the box” and prove their thinking through hands-on and engaging learning experiences. What Units Are Included in KinderScience®?KinderScience® is based upon f
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PreK - K
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Little Science Thinkers SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024 {Mini-Unit: Grade K-1-2}
This Little Science Thinkers SOLAR ECLIPSE Mini-Unit is a short and sweet way to teach your students about the 2024 solar eclipse happening across North America in April, 2024. Note: This is not included in any existing bundles.Grades K-1-2 Materials included:THIS DOWNLOAD INCLUDES DIFFERENTIATED MATERIALS, LESSON PLANS, AND BOOKS TO SUIT LEARNERS AT A KINDERGARTEN - 1ST GRADE - AND 2ND GRADE LEVEL. --------------------WHAT'S INCLUDED?---------------------COMPONENTS OF THE UNIT:-3 printable/proj
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PreK - 2nd
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Preschool: Fire Safety {Plans and Printables}
Preschool Curriculum Made Easy!This Preschool: Fire Safety resource has everything you need for a week packed full of fire safety themed learning and fun. My preschool weekly plans are designed with the 3-4 year old child in mind. Every activity can be used at home with one or more children or adapted for use in a day care/preschool classroom. While we focus on specific math and literacy concepts each week, preschool is all about exploring and learning together. We focus more on exposure and l
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PreK - K
Also included in: Preschool: Full Year Curriculum {Plans and Printables} BUNDLE
Arctic Theme Preschool Lesson Plans - Arctic Animal Winter Activities for PreK
Explore the Arctic and learn about Arctic animals with your preschoolers in this engaging lesson plan set with ideas for reading, math, science & more.Inside this comprehensive polar animal theme lesson plan pack you'll find a wide range of skill-based polar animal activities for children to learn about polar animals in preschool, pre-K, and TK classrooms. All Preschool Teacher 101 Classroom Lesson Plans Include:1) Recommended Book List2) 1-Page Weekly Lesson Plan Grid with Activity Ideas fo
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PreK
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Preschool: My Body {Plans and Printables}
Preschool Curriculum Made Easy!This Preschool: My Body resource has everything you need for a week packed full of human body themed learning and fun. My preschool weekly plans are designed with the 3-4 year old child in mind. Every activity can be used at home with one or more children or adapted for use in a day care/preschool classroom. While we focus on specific math and literacy concepts each week, preschool is all about exploring and learning together. We focus more on exposure and less on
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PreK - K
Also included in: Preschool: Full Year Curriculum {Plans and Printables} BUNDLE
Preschool: Weather {Plans and Printables}
Preschool Curriculum Made Easy!This Preschool: Weather resource has everything you need for a week packed full of weather themed learning and fun. My preschool weekly plans are designed with the 3-4 year old child in mind. Every activity can be used at home with one or more children or adapted for use in a day care/preschool classroom. While we focus on specific math and literacy concepts each week, preschool is all about exploring and learning together. We focus more on exposure and less on m
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PreK - K
Also included in: Preschool: Full Year Curriculum {Plans and Printables} BUNDLE
First Grade Force and Motion: Push, Pull, Gravity Unit
This Force and Motion: Push, Pull, Gravity Unit is stuffed full with over 14 detailed lesson plans, experiments, links, and materials that are perfect for your first graders. It includes Force and Motion book titles, anchor charts, recording sheets, journal pages, experiments, and more to support your Force and Motion lessons. Make Science FUN and keep your students engaged with these lessons!This download includes lessons that focus on Force, Motion, Gravity, and Magnets. ***You can download th
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PreK - 3rd
Also included in: Science Units
Preschool: Healthy Habits {Plans and Printables}
Preschool Curriculum Made Easy!This Preschool: Health resource has everything you need for a week packed full of learning about healthy habits. My preschool weekly plans are designed with the 3-4 year old child in mind. Every activity can be used at home with one or more children or adapted for use in a day care/preschool classroom. While we focus on specific math and literacy concepts each week, preschool is all about exploring and learning together. We focus more on exposure and less on maste
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PreK - K
Also included in: Preschool: Full Year Curriculum {Plans and Printables} BUNDLE
Valentine's Day STEM Bins® Teambuilders - Valentine's Day Party STEM Activities
★ GRAB MY NEW STEM BINS TEAMBUILDERS GROWING BUNDLE!★ Valentine's STEM Bins® Teambuilders are low prep STEM Activities that are designed to foster student collaboration and build your classroom community in February. They are also perfect for Valentine's Day party stations!The following STEM Bins® Teambuilders are designed to accompany my STEM Bins®, found at the following link:★STEM BINS6 Valentine's Day themed STEM Activities are provided for you to set up in stations or complete as a weekly c
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PreK - 5th
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Preschool: Dinosaurs {Plans and Printables}
Preschool Curriculum Made Easy!This Preschool: Dinosaurs resource has everything you need for a week packed full of Dinosaur themed fun and learning. My preschool weekly plans are designed with the 3-4 year old child in mind. Every activity can be used at home with one or more children or adapted for use in a day care/preschool classroom. While we focus on specific math and literacy concepts each week, preschool is all about exploring and learning together. We focus more on exposure and less on
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PreK - K
Also included in: Preschool: Full Year Curriculum {Plans and Printables} BUNDLE
Preschool: Plants {Plans and Printables}
Preschool Curriculum Made Easy!This Preschool: Plants resource has everything you need for a week packed full of plant themed learning and fun. My preschool weekly plans are designed with the 3-4 year old child in mind. Every activity can be used at home with one or more children or adapted for use in a day care/preschool classroom. While we focus on specific math and literacy concepts each week, preschool is all about exploring and learning together. We focus more on exposure and less on maste
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PreK - K
Also included in: Preschool: Full Year Curriculum {Plans and Printables} BUNDLE
Transportation Activities for Kindergarten
Looking for a comprehensive transportation unit that keeps your students engaged? Here it is! This unit is full of transportation activities and complete inquiry based lesson plans that will guide you through.Includes:All About Transportation Anchor ChartLand, Water, & Air Travel SortBook Activity: If I Built a Car by Chris Van DusenBook Activity: How Will We Get to the Beach? by Brigitte LucianiHow will you get there? Choose a form of transportation activityHow have you traveled? Class grap
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PreK - 1st
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Preschool: Gingerbread {Plans and Printables}
Preschool Curriculum Made Easy!This Preschool: Gingerbread resource has everything you need for a week packed full of Gingerbread themed fun and learning. My preschool weekly plans are designed with the 3-4 year old child in mind. Every activity can be used at home with one or more children or adapted for use in a day care/preschool classroom. While we focus on specific math and literacy concepts each week, preschool is all about exploring and learning together. We focus more on exposure and le
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PreK - K
Also included in: Preschool: Full Year Curriculum {Plans and Printables} BUNDLE
Germs Make Me Sick! (Plus Hand Washing Procedures)
This is a great unit on germs and proper hand washing procedures. (This is perfect for PK, K, and 1st grade)Germs LessonGerms “Can, Have, Are” graphic organizersPosters, Badges, bracelets.Germs class book and matching student readers.Hand washing Song and PostersHand washing sequencing sheets and activities
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PreK - 1st
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Tot School: Five Senses {Plans and Printables}
Tot School and Toddler Curriculum Made Easy!This Tot School: Five Senses resource has everything you need for a week packed full of five senses themed fun and learning. My tot school weekly plans are designed with the 2-3 year old child in mind. Every activity can be used at home with one or more children or adapted for use in a day care/preschool classroom. Tot school is all about exploring and learning together while exposing children to a variety of skills and concepts. Features: • Pre-acad
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PreK - K
Also included in: Tot School: Toddler Curriculum {Plans and Printables} BUNDLE
Weather Activity Pack
Teaching a weather unit?! The Weather Activity Pack is a must. The 14 engaging activities teach young meteorologists about weather, temperature, clouds, tornadoes, precipitation, picking weather appropriate clothes, weather-themed math and more.----------------> BUNDLE ALL OF OUR SCIENCE PACKS AND SAVE BIG!!<----------------INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:--> Word Wall Cards--> Interactive Flap Book--> Chart the Weather Game--> Weather Reports--> Weather Bingo (class set)--> Cotton Ba
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Epic Science Bundle
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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.
Benefits of learning science
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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