Weather illumination activities Teaching children about light reflection and its role in illumination can be quite an abstract and challenging topic. However, weather is a way to make this concept more concrete. Thankfully, March and November are months with variable weather and wonderful opportunities to capitalize on nature’s natural variation with your 1st and 4th […]
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Elementary Study About Weather: Kindergarten and 3rd Grade NGSS ActivitiesStudy about weather activities March is a transitional month where we move from winter weather to spring weather. As the weather changes, we experience a variety of conditions from fog to sun, from rain to snow, and more. This makes March a fantastic time to either start your weather learning or revisit it from the […]
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Winter Animals and Water: 2nd and 5th Grade NGSS Activities [Ep. 58]Winter animals and water activities Liquid water is essential for animals to survive winter but it’s hard to come by. If you live in a region with freezing temperatures, water is frozen as snow or ice (or is trapped underneath ice), making liquid water a hot commodity. Let’s take advantage of this natural phenomenon to […]
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Signs of Animals in Winter: Kindergarten and 3rd Grade NGSS Activities [Ep.56]Signs of animals activities Winter is a fantastic time to get outside and look for signs of animals! We all know that there aren’t as many sources of food, water, and shelter during the winter, but somehow the animals are surviving. This is a wonderfully rich phenomenon that you can study with your kindergarteners and […]
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Outdoor Learning Equipment for Schools and Homeschool Groups [Ep. 28]Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.com. This is at no extra cost to you. If you’d like to learn more, check out my disclaimers page. Outdoor learning equipment for schools Outdoor learning equipment for schools and homeschool groups come in all different shapes, sizes, and prices. But as […]
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Different Kinds of Children’s Outdoor Activities and Games for Teaching Science [Ep. 22]Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.com. This is at no extra cost to you. If you’d like to learn more, check out my disclaimers page. Children’s outdoor activities and games Lesson planning for outdoor activities is challenging if you haven’t seen it in action before. Trying to imagine […]
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Teaching with Phenology: How to Plan Your Science Standards Around the Seasons [Ep. 11]Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.com. This is at no extra cost to you. If you’d like to learn more, check out my disclaimers page. Teaching with Phenology Organizing science standards with phenology in mind can truly benefit your students’ overall learning. Not only does it encourage the […]
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10 Best Nature Apps to Use in the Elementary Classroom [Ep. 10]Best nature apps We’ve made it to the 10th episode of this podcast! Statistics show that more than 80% of podcasts don’t make it to this point, so to celebrate, I’ve put together a list of the 10 best nature apps that I use for teaching elementary students. 🥳 All of these apps have free […]
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10 Science Activities for Elementary Students That Aren’t Experiments [Ep. 1]Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.com. This is at no extra cost to you. If you’d like to learn more, check out my disclaimers page. Science activities for elementary students Science activities for elementary students are often thought to be limited to experiments. As children that grew up […]
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Teaching with Books: Thinking Outside the Box with Steve Frisbee [Ep. 3]Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.com. This is at no extra cost to you. If you’d like to learn more, check out my disclaimers page. Teaching with books I am so excited to have the first guest episode be all about teaching with books. This is a passion […]
