I had the honor of working at a nature center for nearly a decade coaching teachers to use nature as a vehicle to teach science through authentic and place-based experiences. I am now a nature preschool teacher by day and content creator by night sharing my love of science and ELA with other educators. Let's make science a priority in your classroom by making it more approachable, digestible, and enjoyable!

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Summer Activities for Kindergarteners and 3rd Graders Aligned with NGSS [Ep. 73]

Summer activities for kindergarteners and 3rd graders

June is when spring fades and summer awakens! You get a break (finally), and your learners get more time with their families. Help your learners avoid summer slide by giving them school to home experiences that help them practice their weather data collection alongside their families.

In this episode, we’ll talk about summer activities for kindergarteners and 3rd graders. I’ll share the standard that inspired the activity, how they relate to summer activities for kindergarteners and 3rd graders, and how you can share those activities with your learners’ families.

In this episode, I discuss the following standards connected to the impact of humans on environment:

Kindergarten: K-ESS2-1: Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
3rd Grade: 3-ESS2-1: Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.