Less than $5 Elementary School Science Centers (by date, oldest first)

Turn Easter Peeps into a fun play dough! Includes recipe and investigation report. More information can be found in my blog post here!

Students will cut out images of a butterfly in every stage of its life and paste the images in the correct order. This is a simple science lesson that will offer a visual to pair with a lesson on the life cycle. It could also be used as an assessment at the end of the lesson.

This no prep activity allows students to show what they've learned in the Parts of an Insect Emergent Reader or use it alone or as part of your own insect unit.

Students will sort crawly creatures into two categories: Insects or Not! A paragraph is included at the top to make sure the students remember just what makes an insect an insect.

Also available- Parts of an Insect Labeling Activity

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Choose between three versions of this "All about Insects" emergent reader! The booklet will have 8 pages total (including the cover). The first version has all words printed. The second has words printed in a dotted font so they can trace certain words. The third has fill-in-the-blank sections for students to answer as they follow along in your lesson (use the copy with all words printed as your guide). Mix and match the booklets to best fit the needs of your students. The clip art from David's Simple Teaching is the perfect blend of kid-friendly and realistic. Great for elementary and special education.

Use with my Parts of an Insect Worksheet for a quick, easy, and fun NO PREP assessment. Then, let them put their knowledge to work with an insect sorting activity!

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Looking for fun, no-prep activities to add to your classroom or homeschool? These cut, sort, and paste activity worksheets are perfect for learning about animal habitats, practicing scissor skills, for sorting centers, as morning work or for early finishers!

Part of the "What Belongs?" Series, the Places unit covers 6 places/habitats. Each place/habitat comes with a full color sorting worksheet, two versions of the worksheet in black and white, plus a "what is missing" worksheet where students complete a picture. This set also includes multiple place/habitat sorting worksheets so students can compare two or four places or habitats at once. Please see the preview above for a look at all the included worksheets!

Includes activities for the following places or habitats: forest, ocean, Arctic, farm, beach, and pumpkin patch.

*Note: this resource will be updated in the future to include other habitats and places and any purchases now will include the future update for free*

Includes:

• 6 "What Belongs in..." cut and paste sorting worksheets (one for each place)
• 6 "What is missing in..." complete the picture cut and paste worksheets (one for each place)
• 5 multiple place/habitat cut and paste sorting worksheets for students to compare two or four places (i.e. forest or ocean, farm or beach, etc.)
• Two black and white versions of each "What Belongs in..." and multiple place/habitat worksheet for easier printing. One version instructs students to color pictures before cutting and pasting.

*Total of 17 different worksheets, plus black and white versions*

This unit is part of the What Belongs? Series. Find all of the units in the series below or check out the all inclusive bundle to save 20%!

What Belongs? Holidays

What Belongs? Places/Habitats

What Belongs? Seasons

What Belongs? Rooms of the House

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Coloring bookmarks with Kawaii-style illustrations of scientists and inspirational and motivational quotes by famous scientists: Marie Curie, Louis Pasteur, Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, and more, printable coloring bookmarks/cards for kids DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, these could be used as a fun coloring activity at a party, in the classroom, or done as a homeschool craft.

For best results print them on thick cardstock paper or could be printed on colored paper to be given out as is without coloring.

1 Pdf with 8 different bookmarks in two sizes.

Large bookmark measures about 8.25" by 2.5",

and smaller sets are 7" by 2".

US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”.

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We can eat all kinds of plants. This parts of a plant sort includes real photographic images to sort. This sort includes flowers, seeds, leaves, stems, roots, and fruits. There are six pictures for each plant part.

Pictures Included:

Flowers: broccoli, cauliflower, artichoke, squash blossom, dandelion, honeysuckle

Fruits: raspberry, apple, lime, pepper, banana, blueberry

Leaves: lettuce, kale, mint, purple cabbage, spinach, parsley

Roots: radish, sweet potato, parsnip, carrot, onion, garlic

Seeds: corn, almonds, beans, peas, sesame seeds, coconut

Stems: leek, asparagus, celery, rhubarb, scallions, bamboo shoots

This product includes two different types of sorting activities. One set has full page size sorting mats for students to organize each plant picture. The second set has header cards in two sizes (one large sized for table top activities and a smaller size that can fit inside a task box). The picture cards work with both sets of sorting activities.

Posters, Anchor Charts and Answer Keys

This set also includes a set of posters or anchor charts. These charts can be used to check the answers of the pictures sorted or as an instructional tool to teach about the plants we eat before students begin the sorting activity. These posters also allow teachers to differentiate this activity for students. Those who need more support can use these posters as a guide to filling out their sorting mats.

How to Use:

Students will place the sorting mats on a table or on the floor. They will look at each plant picture and place it on the correct mat.

Where to Use:

• Science Center
• Morning Tub or Basket
• Small Group Activity
• Wall display or anchor charts

The real photographs in this set provide students with easy to recognize images of different edible plants.

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Natural and Manmade Resources

Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals

Living and Nonliving Animals

Sort animals by their specific features with these science sorting cards and mats that feature real animal photographs. Each category has 4-6 unique pictures to sort. You can also mix and match the pictures to whatever category they fit. Use the sorting cards as headers for students to sort under, or use the sorting mats with hook and loop fastener dots to make a sorting mat science center.

Sort animals by the following characteristics:

• 2-legged
• 4-legged
• Animals that fly
• Animals that live in groups
• Animals that jump
• Animals that lay eggs
• Animals that live alone
• Animals that swim
• Animals with claws
• Animals with feathers
• Animals with fur
• Animals with hooves
• Animals with horns
• Animals with scales
• Animals with shells
• Animals with spots
• Animals with stripes
• Animals with tails
• Animals with tusks
• Animals with wings
• More than 4 legs
• No legs

When to Use

• Science Center
• Hands On Assessment
• Small Group Activity

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Review students' knowledge of renewable and nonrenewable resources with this fun sorting activity!

Students will sort the pictures based on whether the object in the picture is a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource.

Are you wanted to teacher your students about space? This packet contains various centers, activities and resources to help teach basic knowledge about our solar system and also uses a space theme to teach basic math and ELA skills. This packet is geared towards the Pre-K or Kindergarten classroom.

Page 3: Matching or Concentration Game cards: Print the page out twice to create the game.

Pages 4-5: Letter Mazes (Capital and Lowercase)

Pages 6-7: Number Mazes (1-20 and 1-30)

Pages 8-12: Space emergent reader where each planet has its own page with its place around the sun and one simple fact.

Pages 13-14: Planet Cards to use in a center or whole group activity where you put the planets in order.

Page 15: Space Themed Counting page.

Pages 16-19: Word Wall Cards with space themed cards.

Page 20: Space themed addition page.

Page 21: Graphing Page

Page 22: Pattern page

Page 23: Fill in the missing number

Page 24: Fill in the missing letter

Pages 25-29: Tens Frame 1-10 matching center (Stars)

Page 30: Constellation Number Bonds

Page 31: One More and One Less Practice

Page 32: Greater than, less than and equal too practice with pictures.

Page 33: Beginning Sounds Page

Page 34: Other Space Activities and Ideas.

This product contains a single sorting activity where students will sort animals that belong on a farm and animals that do not belong on a farm. There are 12 farm animals and 12 cards with other types of animals to sort. Each card shows a real life image of the animals.

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This packet includes a sort for animals that are awake during the night and animals that are awake during the day. This sort includes real photos for students to sort into the appropriate category.

What is included

• Sorting Cards for nocturnal and diurnal animals (two versions)
• Sorting Mats for nocturnal and diurnal animals (two versions)
• Animal sorting cards, 6 nocturnal and 6 diurnal animal cards

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Sort vehicles by whether they travel on land, in the water or in the air! There are two types of sorting mats included in this packet. One mat has all three areas for students to sort the pictures. The other set of mats has each area on a different page for students to sort through. There are picture cards included in this packet.

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Practice sorting natural vs. man made resources in this great science activity! This can go great in a morning tub or a science center.

Other Science Sorting Activities:

Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Living and Nonliving Things

Needs and Wants

Practice sorting solids, liquids and gases in this great science activity! There are 2 sets of sorting mats for each solid, liquid and gas for students to sort on.

When and how to use:

• Morning Tub Activity
• Science Center Activity
• Quick Assessment

Other Science Sorting Activities:

Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Living and Nonliving Things

Needs and Wants

Practice sorting common objects with real images in this nonidentical sorting activity. This product includes two different types of non-identical sorts for 20 different common nouns, all with real photos.

Objects Included:

Bags

Balls

Baskets

Bells

Books

Bows

Chairs

Clocks

Cups

Gifts

Houses

Instruments

Lamps

Pillows

Rocks

Shells

Teapots

Tools

Umbrellas

Vases

Practice sorting plants with real images in this nonidentical sorting activity. This product includes two different types of non-identical sorts for 8 different things associated with plants, all with real photos.

Plants Included:

Bushes

Cacti

Flowers

Fruits

Leaves

Pine Cones

Seeds

Trees

Use this science sort for classifying animals. This animal classification sort makes a great science center or assessment. The sort is presented in two formats and includes cards for mammals, birds, fish, insects, reptiles, and amphibians. There is also a sorting mat for vertebrate and invertebrate animals.

What is Included:

• Sorting cards for mammals, birds, fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians, vertebrate and invertebrate animals
• Sorting mats for mammals, birds, fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians, vertebrate and invertebrate animals
• Six animal cards for each class

How to Use

• Science Center
• Hands On Assessment
• Small Group Activity

Digital Boom Card Version of this Product:

Animal Classification Boom Cards

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Sort animals by their habitat with these science sorting cards and mats that feature real animal photographs. Each category has 3-6 unique pictures to sort. You can also mix and match the pictures to whatever category they fit. Use the sorting cards as headers for students to sort under, or use the sorting mats with hook and loop fastener dots to make a sorting mat science center.

Habitats Included:

• Antarctic
• Arctic
• Beach
• Desert
• Forest
• Grassland
• Ocean
• Pond
• Rain Forest
• Swamp

When to Use

• Science Center
• Hands On Assessment
• Small Group Activity

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Sort animals by what they eat with this simple sorting activity. Students will sort animals based on whether they are carnivores, herbivores or omnivores. This product includes real animal photographs and two versions of this sort.

What is included?

• Sorting Cards for Carnivores, Herbivores and Omnivores
• Sorting Mats for Carnivores, Herbivores and Omnivores
• Six animals cards for each category

How to Use

• Science Center
• Hands On Assessment
• Small Group Activity

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