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Science Vocabulary Theme Days: Mixtures and Solutions
This post contains affiliate links. Theme days are a fun way to introduce and reinforce science vocabulary instruction. Kids LOVE these easy themes. Think about how much they love dress-up days and...
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Science Vocabulary Ideas: Collaborative anchor charts for inherited traits...
I was thinking about how many of our anchor charts are teacher-made. Sure, we get student input, but what if we had a way to really include students in our anchor chart-making process? Collaborative...
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Science Vocabulary Ideas: Collaborative anchor charts for electrical...
I was thinking about how many of our anchor charts are teacher-made. Sure, we get student input, but what if we had a way to really include students in our anchor chart-making process? Collaborative...
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Science Vocabulary Ideas: Collaborative anchor chart for structural...
I was thinking about how many of our anchor charts are teacher-made. Sure, we get student input, but what if we had a way to really include students in our anchor chart-making process? Collaborative...
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Science Vocabulary Ideas: Classify to Practice with Reflection and Refraction
This vocabulary idea is called Classifying to Practice. This idea can be used with any student expectation that requires classification and that’s A LOT of SEs. This blog post is about how I used the...
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What to do when a student is absent for a lab
You set up an elaborate lab for students to investigate solubility. Unfortunately you have one student home sick and another in the nurse’s office. With only so many hours in the day and only so...
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Must-Have Life Science Books for Your Elementary Classroom
These are my favorite trade books to help you teach life science concepts like adaptations, traits, ecosystems, food chains, and life cycles in your elementary classroom. The links included are...
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Must-Have Earth Science Books for Your Elementary Classroom
These are my favorite trade books to help you teach earth science concepts like water, space, natural resources, Earth’s surface, and weather in your elementary classroom. The links included are...
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Must-Have Physical Science Books for Your Elementary Classroom
These are my favorite trade books to help you teach physical science concepts like matter, energy, and forces in your elementary classroom. The links included are affiliate links to Amazon. Matter...
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Must-Have General Science Books for Elementary Classrooms
These are my favorite trade books to help you teach introduce science, scientists, and perseverance in your elementary classroom. The links included are affiliate links to Amazon. How to Be a...
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The Science Penguin Free Resource Library
The Science Penguin Free Resource Library is a special library of downloadable resources just for email subscribers. Access the Experiment Flip Book, response pages for science pictures books,...
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Science About Me: Back to School
It’s almost time for back to school! Get to know your students and help students start thinking about science in their own lives. This free resource, Science About Me, is a simple and fun activity...
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10 Back to School Resources for 2017 with The Science Penguin
If you are looking for some fun back to school science ideas for your upper elementary class, you’ve come to the right place! 1. Science About Me Get to know your students and help students start...
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5th Grade Science TEKS Planning Guides
Hello Texas teacher friends! Most of my classroom experience has been in 5th grade science. Early on I struggled to find effective materials to not only help my students pass STAAR but to engage their...
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A Simple Strategy for Science Test Prep: Observation Stations
Do you ever wonder how to prepare students for science testing with all of the strange scenarios they might encounter in the questions? I was looking over released STAAR questions for circuits and I...
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Tide Pools, Reefs, and Sharks, Oh My: Life Science and Oceans
While I LOVE to teach thematically, a required scope and sequence and district unit tests can get in the way. Problem solved. This supplemental resource will enhance your upper elementary life science...
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SEVEN Engaging 5th Grade Science Test Prep Ideas
Miserable. That’s the best way to describe how I conducted test prep my first couple years teaching. My students did pages upon pages of practice questions. If you were in my class and are reading this...
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Stock My Lab 2018 Contest
Robin Beasley is an incredible teacher who I think you should know. She’s also the winner of Stock My Lab 2018, a contest sponsored by The Science Penguin to provide over $2500 worth of needed...
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New year. Five fresh giveaways.
Email subscribers– let’s make 2019 better than ever with five fresh giveaways from January 1-5. January 1: Ecosystem Interactions Scavenger Hunt (exclusive freebie available ONLY for this giveaway!)...
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What To Do About Science Vocabulary
I recently polled some upper elementary teachers and their #1 concern for science instruction is vocabulary retention. You’ve introduced vocabulary, taught your lessons, included time for hands-on...
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