Raise caterpillars and observe how they change into butterflies! See more on our post about Painted Lady Butterflies here. Simple butterfly life cycle sequencing puzzle Monarch butterfly life cycle 3-part cards with objects. We made this set using images from Google, but you can download a beautiful set from the Helpful Garden. Types of Butterflies- […]
Science
Animals in Winter Unit
Here are some of the materials I put together to add to our Animals in Winter unit. This is a non-fiction book we will be using to introduce the unit. I might keep the cards apart and put them up on display one at a time as we talk about what it says. (Source: Animals […]
Free Printable: Astronomy and Space Vocabulary Printables
Astronomy I-Have-Who-Has Vocabulary Development Game Our students really enjoy playing I-Have-Who-Has. It’s a great way to practice new vocabulary. How To Get This Printable I’ve added this printable to the Resource Library so head over there if you’d like to download a copy for yourself. The Library is a free resource for our newsletter subscribers. If you’re […]
Free Printable Antarctic Food Web
Today’s Freebie The Food Web in Antarctica We used this as a matching activity with our younger students. Cut out the pictures and see if you can put them in the correct place on the food web. We enjoyed the song “Crusty Krill” with this work. Related Products Click the images for details. (Affiliate links […]
Learning About Leaves
Matching pressed leaves Matching leaf silhouettes Identifying leaves and trees This is a great fan deck with images of leaves and the trees they grow on Sorting big and little leaves Parts of a Leaf 3-part cards Learning about leaf shapes with the botany cabinet Leaf Counting On the Fine […]
Plants We Eat
We introduced plants and plants we eat during our study of pumpkins. Here are some more of the activities we have been doing to explore the concept of edible plant parts. Sorting Plants on a Plate Let’s Chop Them Up! Chopping Carrots Chopping Peppers Chopping Celery Chop! Chop! Chop! Now What? Vegetable Soup, of course! […]
Painted Lady Butterflies
The Painted Lady caterpillars arrive! Observing caterpillar growth. These little guys eat a LOT! In about a week the caterpillars made their way to the top of the jar and curled into a J By the next morning they had all turned into chrysalides! Transferring the chrysalides to their new home In another ten […]
Flower Activities
We were given such a spectacular display of flowers for Teacher Appreciation week that we thought it was time to bring out our floral works! Sensorial Exploration Different Kinds of Flowers We have a ridiculous number of picture matching cards and they’re all out on the shelves! I may donate some of these to a needy […]
Learning About Bugs
It’s spring and the season for bugs! We have a little guy in our class this year who is going to be over the moon about this unit. We call him the bug whisperer. Come back next week to check out photos of our Fine Motor and Art shelves filled with buggy activities. Our oh-so-very […]
Antarctica: Learning About Whales
We love whales! Here are a few of the books we’ve been using Some of the girls spontaneously took out the world puzzle map and globes while they examined the books about whales. I love when they start doing these things on their own! One of our parents emailed us this little gem: “You must have […]