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. Pollinator and flower books We are officially in spring, and with the changes of the seasons, comes flowers and pollinators! Get your kiddos […]
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Frogs Vs Toads and Other Herps in Spring: K-5 NGSS Activities [Ep. 63]Frogs vs toads activities This topic was by listener request – shout out to Sue! Thanks so much for your suggestion for writing about spring frogs and toads and ways to teach very spring-specific concepts! Spring is a unique time for frogs and toads as it’s the beginning of their mating season and a lot […]
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Elementary Study About Weather: Kindergarten and 3rd Grade NGSS Activities [Ep. 60]Study 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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7 Books About Weather for Elementary-Aged Students [Ep. 59]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. Books about weather If you’re looking for a way to experience a variety of weather conditions with your learners, now’s your chance! March […]
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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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Winter Animals and Hibernation: 1st and 4th Grade NGSS Activities [Ep. 57]Winter animals and hibernation activities Heredity is the key to survival for animals in winter when there are lots of predators, not a whole lot of food, a ton of cold. Some animals adapt to survive winter, others migrate to a place that has the food they need, while others sleep all winter long. The […]
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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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6 Books About Animals in Winter for Elementary-Aged Students [Ep. 55]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. Books about animals in winter Animals seem very few and far between in winter; who can blame them? It’s cold, windy, icy, and […]
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Urban Schools: 3 Nature Spots to Take Your Students for Learning [Ep. 54]Teaching outside in urban schools When people hear outdoor education, they think forest schools – schools with vast amounts of nature. The wonderful and amazing thing about outdoor education though is that it really is accessible to all. Teachers in suburban and urban schools don’t often think that they have enough nature to share with […]
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5 Strategies for Classroom Management: Embracing Nature Moments [Ep. 53]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. Strategies for classroom management Teaching outside can be intimidating, especially if you’re worried about nature taking over your lesson. I like to call […]
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