This is a book I did as part of my Ocean Unit. My students read stories and watched videos about what people do at the beach. Then they used a Flow Map to come up with 3 different things they would do at the beach if they took a vacation. Check out my blog for sample book ideas: http://completelykindergarten.blogspot.com/2012/05/as-end-of-another-school-year-creeps.html This packet includes: 2 different covers (cut and paste photos of students in the camera lens) Blank Writing Page (make multiple copies if needed) Flow Map for story ideas 3 Writing Pages with sentence starters Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a great template for student made book about sea turtle. Students can either use the blank turtle pages to write their own facts, or use the pages with writing prompts for facts about sea turtles. This packet includes: Sea Turtle Fact Book cover Blank Sea Turtle template page Sea Turtle prompt pages (Habitat, Predators, Appearance, and Food) Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is my "Testing Properties" experiment. Students will be shown 3 different types of materials: Plastic, stone, and wood. The students will do 3 tests on each materials to determine which one is the most useful in our day to day lives. They should test each material in flexibility, water resistance, and strength by having it support weight. Students will complete the first side of the activity together before the experiment, then do the experiment, and finally will write about their conclusions. The recording sheet follows the scientific method/process skills when conducting an experiment. Step One: Make Guesses Step Two: Determine if the test is fair Step Three: Experiment Step Four: Draw the experiment Step Five: Discuss findings Step Six: Suggest an alternative material

This is a great activity as a summative assessment for a space unit. The brochure should be folded into thirds, featuring "Space Travel Brochure" as the front. This brochure includes: What to bring in space? activity where students name 5 things astronauts need, and then will draw lines to match the words to the astronaut picture. What will we see in space? activity where students will write the names of the 8 planets. Some planets we will visit are? map where students shall draw the 8 planets and label them in their correct order from the Sun. There is a sample brochure included for reference. Please make sure to check out my blog and see ideas from my "Space Day". http://completelykindergarten.blogspot.com/2013/05/sublime-space-unit.html

This is an integrated math, writing, science, and drawing activity that we used for 1st grade as a summative assignment for the end of the year during our ocean unit. This packet includes: Cover page Letter home to parents Animal and plant description page Math page Aquarium advertisement template Sample photos

This is a display banner for your classroom Makerspace. Makerspaces, areas for allowing students to create and build with everyday materials, and they are growing ever more popular in classrooms around the world. This is a fun and engaging banner to have in your classroom's Makerspace area.

This is a simple and engaging way of helping your students get to know each other. The students will be given 10 strips with their names on it, which they will cut out. They will walk around the room and look at the posters, and if they identify with that poster, they will tape one of their name strips underneath. At the end of the activity, the students will walk back around the room, and survey the number of names underneath each poster to complete a graph. The idea behind this activity is not only getting to know more about each other and to see what one student might have in common with another, but also to break any pre-conceived ideas about others in the class. We as people are quick to judge a book by its cover, and this activity allows students to see each other differently. This packet includes: Cover page Explanation page 10 posters of "I like..." statements and photos Graphing page. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a packet based around the GATE unit of "Thinking Like a Disciplinarian" designed for K-2 students and aligned with CCSS. Students step into the role of being an Astronaut and complete a series of stations based around things a real Astronaut would accomplish. While working on the stations, the students will document their progress in a packet. Once the packet is complete, students will create a poster about "I am an Astronaut", to describe and share their experience. This packet includes: Cover Page Lesson Outline Teacher Notes CCSS Page Parent Letter for Donations/Explanation What is an Astronaut? Display Card Astronaut Definition Display Card Astronaut Badges for lanyard (Color and BW) Station Signs/Subesquent Printables Research Packets Differentiated Self Assessment I am an Astronaut Poster Explanation Thinking Like an Astronaut Display Banner Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a packet based around the GATE unit of "Thinking Like a Disciplinarian" designed for K-2 students and aligned with CCSS. Students step into the role of being a Marine Biologist and complete a research study on an ocean animal similar to the story "Over in the Ocean", with the main focus being animal conservation. Following the story students will select an ocean animal (great chance to get some stuffed ocean animals in the classroom) to learn about and work towards conserving. Students can work independently, in small groups or partners depending on preference and ability. Once the research packet is complete, students will create a conservation poster to draw awareness to how we can help these animals. This packet includes: Cover Page Lesson Outline Teacher Notes CCSS Page Animal Cards What is a Marine Biologist? Display Card Marine Biologist Definition Display Card Marine Biologist Badges for lanyard (Color and BW) Animal Informational Text Pages Differentiated Research Packets Differentiated Self Assessment Conservation Poster Explanation Thinking Like a Marine Biologist Display Banner Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a packet based around the GATE unit of "Thinking Like a Disciplinarian" designed for K-2 students and aligned with CCSS. Students step into the role of being a Zoologist and complete a research study on an animal based on the story "A Kangaroo Has a Mother Too" by Eric Carle. This packet includes: Cover Page Lesson Outline Teacher Notes CCSS Page Animal Cards What is a Zoologist? Display Card Zoologist Definition Display Card Zoologist Badges for lanyard (Color and BW) Zoologist in Training Hat Animal Informational Text Pages Differentiated Research Packets Differentiated Self Assessment I am a Zoologist Display Banner Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a set of Pumpkin Life Cycle clipart for personal and commercial use. It includes color and blackline masters. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a brace map of the parts of a pumpkin. A simple cut and paste activity that goes great with a Fall, Halloween, or Pumpkin Life Cycle unit. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!