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 nice activity to reach those higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. This is a Venn Digram for comparing and contrasting elements of the plant and animal life cycles. This includes: 1 venn diagram 1 page out cut outs Students will color, cut, and paste all the pictures based into where they fit. If they belong to the animal life cycle, plant life cycle, or can apply to both. These pictures include different phases of the life cycles as well as notable parts, and things they need to survive. There should be 8 pictures for each life cycle, and 4 for both. The ones for both are: water, grow, change, and air. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a set of 4 mini instruction books explaining with pictures how to build 4 different types of circuits. Most circuit kits at schools come with these items, but I purchased each item from Amazon, Home Depot and Radio Shack for my circuit centers. My students will each have a box to work with containing different parts of circuits, and they will then use the instruction book to assemble the circuit. ***PLEASE NOTE: Additional materials are needed if you want to set up your own circuit centers*** Light Circuit: Low watt bulb, matching bulb holder, 2 alligator clips with wires, and a 9V battery Solar Light Circuit: 3v solar panel (Amazon) and a 3v LED light Motion Circuit: 3v motor (Amazon) and a 3v coin cell battery Sound Circuit: 3v buzzer (Amazon) and a 3v coin cell battery Simply print out the pages, cut, laminate, and bind to make mini books. Each book contains visual steps, as well as a description of what to do. Set these up in an independent science center as well! 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 Human Life Cycle sorting game. This game allows students to practice identifying different parts of the human life cycle. This pack includes: 5 stages of the human life cycle display cards 15 cards depicting descriptions of different stages of the human life cycle. (Each card gives a description, then asks "Who Am I?" so students must match the description to the correct display card.) Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a 4 page booklet designed around a lesson about keeping teeth clean. Students will make a statement about what will happen to teeth when we don't clean them, and will write a question about the experiment. Then students will each take an egg and coat it with a mixture of crushed cereal and milk or water. The mixture needs to be quite sticky so that it creates a coating on the egg shell. The crushed cereal mixture is to simulate "chewed food" while the egg represents a tooth. Once the egg is coated, students place the egg in a cup or bowl and leave it to dry. This may take about 3-5 days depending on the room temperature, so it is best to start this experiment at the beginning of the week. On the final day, students examine their eggs, and feel what happened to the food (it should have solidified). They then take a toothbrush and try to brush as much of the food off as possible. This should be quite challenging and may require excess force. If some students are too rough, the egg will break, which can simulate tooth decay in real life. Students then complete the rest of the experiment booklet.

This is a pack of 12 cards featuring different Living and Non-Living things. Simply print, laminate, cut, and hide around the room. Students must walk around with their papers, and write the name of each thing they find, then determine if they are Living or Non-Living. This pack includes: 12 Living and Non-Living cards 1 recording sheet for lower-level students (they must just right either the name of the thing, OR if it is Living/Non-Living 1 recording sheet for on-level and above-level students (they must write the name of the thing, and circle if it is Living or Non-Living) Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

These are templates for students to make their own paper circuits incorporated into a Valentine's Day card. There are three different cards that get copied back to back with the template for the light circuit. Great way to tie into your unit on Electricity, Energy, and Circuits. ***PLEASE NOTE: Additional materials are needed for these cards*** 5mm copper tape http://www.amazon.com/SparkFun-Copper-Tape-5mm-50ft/dp/B007R9UOBM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422679251&sr=8-1&keywords=5mm+copper+tape 3V LED Lights http://www.amazon.com/60Pcs-Round-Assorted-Color-Emitting/dp/B00977I4QY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1422679298&sr=8-2&keywords=3v+led+lights 3V coin cell batteries (from any store), binder clips, and cardstock (any color). This packet includes: Directions page 3 card and circuit templates Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA and Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will design and build candy boxes to hold the most amount of chocolates. ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Cereal boxes, cut to leave the 2 remaining large pieces of the box, masking tape, tin foil. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA, Math, and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Candy Boxes Differentiated Self Assessment Candy Boxes Differentiated Writing Extension Candy Boxes Measuring Explanation Candy Boxes Differentiated Math Extensions Candy Boxes Banner for classroom display Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA and Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will design and build Valentine's Mailboxes to meet specific requirements. ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Shoeboxes with lids (1 for each student), colored paper, Valentine's stickers, glitter, and any other themed decorating materials. Students will also need glue and scissors. This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 3 pages of ELA, Math, and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Valentine's Mailboxes Differentiated Self Assessment Valentine's Mailboxes Differentiated Writing Extension Valentine's Mailboxes Measuring Explanation Valentine's Mailboxes Differentiated Math Extensions Valentine's Mailboxes Banner for classroom display Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read "Jack and the Beanstalk", and discuss what happened to the Jack and the beans. Then they will work in small groups to use growing materials to conduct an experiment on different growing conditions. After the experiment (which should take 20 days), students will use what they know about growing conditions of plants to write a letter to Jack, advising him on the best way to grow his "magic beans". ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Soil, cups, dry cannelini beans Standards Covered: K.MD.A.1, 1.MD.A.2, 2.MD.A.1, W.K.2, W.1.3, W.2.7, SL.K.1, SL.1.1, SL.2.1 This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Set up Page 3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Growing Beanstalks Differentiated Growth Log Book Growing Beanstalks Differentiated Writing Extension Growing Beanstalks Explanation page Growing Beanstalks Technology Extension Growing Beanstalks Home Science Extension Growing Beanstalks Banner for classroom display Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read a story, identify the problem, and conduct an experiment to solve the problem. They will also determine and explain if the experiment was a sample of a "fair test". This will follow the process of the scientific method. ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Conversation Hearts hard candies, lollipops (all must be the same type and flavor), M&M's, and Russel Stover's chocolates (you can find these at the Dollar Store or Target). CCSS Standards Covered: W.K.1, W.K.3, W.K.8, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.1.8, W.2.2, SL.K.1, SL.K.3, SL.K.5, SL.K.6, SL.1.1, SL.1.5, SL.2.1 This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Objective Page 2 pages of ELA and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 Lesson Procedure Valentine's Candy Differentiated Self Assessment Valentine's Candy Differentiated Writing Extension Valentine's Candy Display Cards for Cups Valentine's Candy Observation Notes Valentine's Candy Fair Test Explanation Valentine's Candy Prediction Card Valentine's Candy Banner for classroom display Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

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 a set of Astronaut Kids, boys and girls, and rockets for commercial and personal use. Perfect for your space units. This set includes: 3 standing boy astronauts 3 jumping boy astronauts 3 standing girl astronauts 3 jumping girl astronauts 5 colored rockets 3 blackline masters 1 color astronaut without a head (use with photos of your students) Make sure to check out my SUBLIME SPACE UNIT on my blog. http://completelykindergarten.blogspot.ae/2013/05/sublime-space-unit.html Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a packet of morning work based around the principles of STEM for Early Childhood students K-2. Rather than having students complete only ELA or Math in the morning work, this packet incorporates reading and writing, and some math in the STEM activities. The packet starts in the first week of August and goes all through the school year until the last week of May, 38 weeks of STEM activities. Each week offers one STEM activity that is spread out over 4 days, with the 5th day being a reflection of the week's work. All activities are designed to have 15 minutes spent on them, as students are settling into the morning routine of school. Included in this packet is: Monthly table of contents Weekly STEM Packet Cover STEM activity titles for each month Needed STEM materials for each month Directions for STEM activities for each month Set up and prep directions for teacher for each month Weekly pages for STEM activities Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a nice cut and paste activity that allows students to match types of materials/rocks. Great for assessing how we use different materials in everyday life.

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 "Rolling Balls" experiment. Students will be shown 3 different types of balls: Baseball, soccer ball, and football. Students will take each ball and roll it down a type of ramp, marking how far each ball rolls. This experiment is designed to look at the shape of an item and talk about how it affects the way something moves. 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 item to roll

This is a set of 3 activity sheets to use when comparing a Goldfish and a Goldfish Cracker. Typically teachers have taught Living and Non-Living using an earthworm and a gummy worm, but I found this was a better alternative for those not willing to bring live worms to school, with the added bonus of getting a class pet!