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Science Common Core RL.2.9 resources
Goldilocks STEM Activity - Goldilocks and the Three Bears STEM Design a Bed
Goldilocks and the Three Bears STEM: Design a New Bed for Goldilocks! What do you get when you combine fairy tales and STEM? A fun, hands-on STEM tale! This fairy tale with a twist guides students through the engineering design process to create a new bed for Goldilocks. The storybook can be read aloud together. Students will complete it as they work through the STEM activity.⚙️ The STEM Activity ⚙️Your students will help Baby Bear build Goldilocks a new bed of her own! In this story, there is a
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
FAIRY TALE STEM Activity Challenges BUNDLE Family STEM Night and Homeschool STEM
These fairy tale STEM activities bring a classic story alive in a hands-on way, exploring force and motion, sound, measurement, kinetic and potential energy, and more using the engineering design process to creatively problem solve. ⭐ Students will join characters like Goldilocks, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk on 12 engineering adventures, with 48 STEM activities included. They will be challenged to use their problem-solving skills to help the characters solve an engineering dilemma! ⭐Stu
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Rapunzel Fairy Tale STEM Activity ⚙️ Engineering ⚙️ Rapunzel Escapes the Tower
Once upon a time...Rapunzel decided she could rescue herself! Your students will work collaboratively while following the engineering design process in this fairy tale STEM activity. They will help Rapunzel build an escape path so she can get out of her tower and see the world. She can do it herself (with your students' help)!✅ What You'll Get ✅Instructions and sample images8-page story book that guides students through the engineering design process (Ask - Imagine - Plan - Create - Improve). Th
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Diary of a Worm Read Aloud - Reading Activities - Reading Comprehension
This "Diary of a Worm" printable or digital interactive read-aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. These "Diary of a Worm" activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the story and respond in meanin
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
The Three Little Pigs Activity ⭐ Fairy Tale STEM Challenge ⭐
Spark curiosity, imagination, and fun with fairy tale STEM! STEM tales use a fairy tale that your students are likely already familiar with - a twist is added into the story that introduces an engineering problem. Can your students help the three little pigs solve the problem in the story? By adding in a story element, those students that might typically shy away from STEM activities may find joy in transporting themselves into a story to solve a problem. All students will follow the engineerin
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Fairy Tale STEM Activity for The Three Billy Goats Gruff - Design a Bridge
Can YOUR students outsmart the troll? In this hands-on STEM activity based on The Three Billy Goats Gruff, students will construct a bridge. This isn't just another bridge STEM challenge, but one that will bring out creativity in your budding engineers!What's this story about?Your students will help the goats by designing a bridge that the troll is too afraid to traverse. The story will guide them through this process. You will need STEM building materials such as card stock, tape, and recyclabl
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs STEM Activity - Fairy Tale STEM
What's better than a fairy tale? A fairy tale with a STEM twist! Dive into the world of Snow White and help sort out logic problems with the seven dwarfs through an introductory computer science STEM activity. ⭐ The Story: Breakfast for Eight ⭐The dwarfs are grumpy in the morning when they wake up and often bicker at breakfast! Fear not, as Doc has developed a computer program to help with the seating arrangement! Use the conditional statements so the dwarfs can eat in peace. Along the way, desi
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
The Ugly Duckling Fairy Tale STEM Activity
How do you make a fairy tale EVEN better? Include a STEM activity as a twist, by adding problem-solving with purpose! In this story, based on The Ugly Duckling, your students will need to construct a convincing camouflage for swan.The StoryYour students will help the ducklings escort swan back to his swan family. To do it, they will need to camouflage themselves to avoid getting eaten by predators. They will need to use basic map skills for this project. You will need STEM building materials suc
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Little Red Riding Hood Fairy Tale STEM Activity
Can your students help save Grandmother from the hungry wolf? They can and they will, by coding a message. This is the perfect STEM activity when you are learning about sound and waves. Using the information provided and simple materials, students will construct a way to create an auditory message and send out a distress signal.The StoryGrandma is ill and Little Red Riding Hood is on her way through the woods for a visit. She meets the wolf and he decides he will eat well today. Not so fast! Gra
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 1-PS4-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Life Cycle of an Apple | Johnny Appleseed Facts | Parts of an Apple
Teaching about apples in your classroom? Look no further than this standards-based learning packet all about apples! You will love the low prep, meaningful activities. Students will love all the engaging activities included! PRODUCT INCLUDES:Apples "are, can, have" brainstorming chartApple facts reading passage and comprehension questionsParts of an apple diagram (color and back and white)Parts of an apple cut and paste activity pageLife cycle of an apple wheelApple structures and functions pu
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: September Activities to Use Throughout the Month
STEM Activities and Challenges for K-2 - Whole Year Bundle
This bundle includes resources to keep your students actively engaged in STEM all year long. There are over 90 STEM activities included in this resource.Start with the STEM classroom pack and poster sets, then move on to the rest of the resources in the bundle. Holiday and seasonal STEM resources are included as well as fairy tale STEM that ties into literacy, and STEM that can be done whenever.The bonus file includes an overview for using the resources as well as some extra options for planning
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 2-PS1-1
...
Beauty and the Beast STEM activity - Create A Book Stand! Fairy Tale STEM
This practical and engaging fairy tale STEM activity can be completed with minimal materials and is perfect for hands-on math applications or National Fairy Tale Day. The classic tale of Beauty and the Beast gets a twist in the STEM tale, A Book Stand for Beauty. In addition to this STEM challenge being accessible for a wide range of grades, it's also one that is useful! ✨ The Story ✨Your students will help Beauty by creating her a book stand. They will need to use basic measurement skills for t
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz STEM Activity - The Yellow Brick Road Gets Upcycled
Fairy tales and STEM are the perfect pair. Get your students hooked on STEM with a fairy tale story problem! This story and activity includes a building challenge called The Yellow Brick Road Get Upcycled. STEM tales are a series of STEM challenges that are accessible for your youngest budding engineers; they use a fairy tale that your students are likely already familiar with. By adding in a story element, those students that might typically shy away from STEM activities may find joy in transp
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System Science Read Aloud Book Companion
The Magic School Bus Lost in Solar System Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension Literacy Unit : A Literacy Book Companion Unit with Comprehension & Fun Activities, based on the book The Magic School Bus : Lost in Solar System . (Book not included). Reading Level 3.1.This 47-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below . Worksheets include lined paper for easy handwriting practice: 48 Pages Total Include:1. TA
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
STEM Read Aloud Books & Activities With Makerspace Activities and Read Aloud
Motivating reluctant readers can feel like a HUGE hurdle to overcome, especially around books and reading. That's why Makerspace STEAM Read Aloud Challenges are so powerful. They take literature and stories and bring them to life through innovation, creativity, community, collaboration, and critical thinking!This Makerspace STEM Read Aloud & Challenges YEAR-LONG BUNDLE is for you! This bundle is specifically designed for busy teachers who want to engage their students and instill a love of r
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Moonshot by Brian Floca Lesson Plan & Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction / informational text mentor text picture book Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca. Great for earth science, NASA, space studies! Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)close reading for describing text features and author's purposecomparing and contrasting accountsanalyzing the main idea and details The
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Fantastic Fables: A Packet of 10 Fables, ELA Activities and STEM challenges
This packet includes 10 printable fables, ELA posters, short answer questions, graphic organizers and STEM activities for each fable. Great for ELA and Science Integration.
The fables included:
Belling the Cat
The Lion and the Mouse
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
The Wind and the Sun
The Tortoise and the Hare
The Peacocks Complaint
The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Fox and the Grapes
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
The Crow and the Pitcher
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Snow Day Digital Emergency Sub Plan Second Grade
These Snow Day Digital Emergency Sub will be a life saver if you are pressed for time and cannot plan to be out of school. These lessons are perfect for giving your students a balanced day of reading, word work, writing, math and science to keep them busy while you are out.This resource includes a PowerPoint and a Google slide link. Skills are on second grade level but could be used as a review for third graders. This could be a one-day lesson plan or broken up into several days. Includes stretc
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2nd - 3rd
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Abuelo & the Three Bears | HMH Into Reading | Module 9 Week 3
This is HMH intoReading Module 9 Week 3 for 2nd Grade. This module includes activites for the stories along with activities for the read alouds that are included in the series. Please read the description below to see what's included and to see if it's right for you. ⭐ CLICK ON THE PREVIEW BUTTON☞ TEACHER TIPS: If you are new to this reading series, I have included tips for organization and how I go about teaching some of the lessons. Our district has had the series for three years and this has
Grades:
2nd
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Project Based Learning: I'm an Architect!
This is a project-based learning activity based on the books, Iggy Peck, Architect and Roberto, the Insect Architect. The students will read the stories and respond to text-dependent questions on the reader response graphic organizers. Then they will learn about famous architecture from around the world, and follow the design process to create their own detailed blueprints. You could also extend this activity into a STEM project, by having the students build their designs.
With this unit, you w
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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Plant Lesson Plans
PLANT LESSON PLANS for the 1st - 3rd grade classroom that are cross-curricular...covering reading standards too!! ⭐️ READING AND SCIENCE AT ONCE! ⭐️ These plant lesson plans for early elementary science and literacy include 2 read alouds that help meet Common Core State Standards requirements by having students learn all about plants using a fiction & non-fiction picture book! These plant lesson plans are a perfect compliment to your science learning during literacy time or are perfect when
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Force & Motion: Laws of Motion, Gravity, Friction, Energy, Simple Machines, MORE
Science teachers of the third, fourth, and fifth grades, take note! Are you trying to find a thorough unit on simple machines and force and motion? There's nowhere else to look! Everything you need to make teaching science easy is included in this comprehensive unit.Your students will be completely engaged and eager to learn about forces and motion with the help of our detailed lesson plans, printable and digital student activities, practical experiments, and centers.Since we know that teaching
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Science Units Bundle for Science Centers | Comprehension | Activities
Integrated Unit Plan - Tops and Bottoms FREEBIE
***FREEBIE***
I love teaching by through themes, and this is my first of many thematic unit plan based on a children’s story.
There are 28 different lesson ideas included in this bundle that are aligned with common core standards. Some of these ideas are open to your modifications, and I have included TEN activity print to start out!
Including:
Reading (2)
Writing (3)
Social studies
Science
Math
Cut & Paste
Differentiation tool
There will be many more of these integrated unit plans comi
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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Water Cycle Worksheets
What better way to learn about the weather than through literacy? Students will quickly grasp the water cycle while mastering reading and writing skills with these water cycle worksheets.Save a ton when you purchase the Water Cycle Bundle.This resource includes: Tips and Instructions (on thank you page)Suggested BooksTable of Contents5 Songs and Poems4 Weather Tool Posters5 WorksheetsAnswer KeysWorksheets and Key: Weather WearThe Water CycleTypes of CloudsRecording Our WeatherCreating a GraphYo
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Weather Unit
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