Elementary School Science Homeschool Curricula
Pumpkin Science for Preschool and Kindergarten
By Joyful Explorations
This pumpkin science unit will complement your Fall or Halloween theme. The pumpkin experiments and other pumpkin science activities are perfect for Kindergarten, first grade or home school.
Activities include:
★TWO printable books ("Growing a Pumpkin" and "I See a Pumpkin")
★Printable pumpkin life cycle cards in color and b/w
★Printable observation sheets to use with a real pumpkin (observing both the inside and outside of the pumpkin!)
★Pumpkin muffin recipe
★Directions for dying pumpkin seeds, and ideas for using them
★"Float or Sink" experiment with recording sheets
Science at Home Virtual Museums and Activities for Use with Google Slides™
By Science and STEAM Team
This science at home resource is perfect for the class using Google Classroom™ with students. Students will be able to go to five museums virtually. Each museum has a list of easy STEM activities for kids or science experiments that can be done at home. The materials used are things that most families would have at home. This resource can be assigned to students more than once because there are so many activities! You can share this resource through Google Classroom™ or Google Drive™. Students can write directly on the document and then share it back with you.
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⭐ Distance Learning: Science at Home Creating a Field Notebook
⭐ Animal Adaptations Non-Fiction Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™
⭐ Plant Adaptations Non-Fiction Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™
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Today in History: January 1, 1801 Discovery of Ceres
By Jennifer Connett
Use this Today in History packet to learn about the dwarf planet Ceres and when she was discovered! This activity pack includes penmanship practice (both print and cursive), reading passages with comprehension questions (2 sets with varying difficulty), writing activities, and a time line card to create your own timeline of Today in History events.
What is included:
Page 2 – Today in History Poster
Page 3 – Penmanship page in print with primary lines.
Page 4 – Penmanship page in print with notebook lines
Page 5 – Penmanship page in cursive with primary lines
Page 6 – Penmanship page in cursive with notebook lines.
Page 7 – Reading Page (Harder)
Page 8 – Comprehension Questions
Page 9 – Reading Page (Easier)
Page 10 – Comprehension Questions
Page 11 – What I Learned Writing Page
Page 12 – Creative Writing Page
Page 13 – Time line card (With Picture Included)
Page 14 – Time line card (Student Draws the Picture)
Page 15 – Other Interesting Events
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Skeletal and Muscular System - Human Body Adapted Notes and Review
By Sign with me TOD
This product includes quick notes for students who should focus on the important details of the skeletal and muscular system.
Vocabulary words that are emphasized in this packet include: skeletal system, muscular system, cellular organization, organism (living thing), organ system, organ, tissue, cells, involuntary muscles, voluntary muscles, smooth muscles, skeletal muscles, cardiac muscles, ligaments, tendons, and bones.
These notes can also be used as adapted notes for students who need more support. This packet includes notes, fill in the blank sections, and short answer questions based on what was reviewed in the notes.
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Classical Conversations Cycle One week 21- Five Circles of Latitude
By Bliss
This is a single page worksheet about the five circles of latitude. It is geared for grades 2nd through 5th. It coincides with Classical Conversations cycle one week 21.
Pi Day Mindfulness Coloring Sheets Activity
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Do you need an engaging mindfulness activity for Pi Day? Do your students struggle to calm down? Then download this zentangle Pi Day Mindfulness Coloring Sheets Activity! These relaxing coloring pages can be used as calm down strategies or for self care. A more complicated version is included to support differentiating instruction!
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- As a bulletin board
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- As a way to relax and calm down after playtime
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- For relaxation
- Relieve stress
- Team building
- Increase attention span
- Increase concentrate
- Make beautiful art!
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Pumpkin Life Cycle - Emergent Reader Booklet and Posters Kindergarten Book
By Dovie Funk
This is a cute little nine-page booklet on the life cycle of a pumpkin. It's great for Pre-K and Kindergarten students. There are two pages per sheet to save on printing and copying. I've also included color posters to print and display for coloring examples. If you are looking for a Thanksgiving book for emergent readers click HERE to find "Old Friends and New Friends" which is a story about the Pilgrims and Native Americans.
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Fall Story Elements - Scarecrow Story Report
Halloween Color by Sight Word
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Pumpkin Life Cycle Emergent Reader
By Joyful Explorations
These science activities will complement your Apples, Autumn or Fall theme.
Activities include:
- Printable book "The Little Apple Seed" (in color and b/w) outlines the life cycle of an apple from seed to tree to apple and back to seed
- Life Cycle of an Apple Printable (b/w)
- "Seasons of an Apple Tree" color posters
- "Parts of an Apple" printable (in color and b/w)
- "My Apple" observation activity and printable
- Two Apple Experiments- "Sink or Float?" and "How to Keep an Apple From Turning Brown"
Virtual Field Trip Aquarium of the Pacific for Use with Google Slides™
By Science and STEAM Team
This science resource is perfect for the class using Google Classroom™ with students. Students will be able to go to the Aquarium of the Pacific virtually. Students will be able to learn about different animal habitats by watching videos, viewing live webcams, and reading articles. You can share this resource through Google Classroom™ or Google Drive™. Students can write directly on the document and then share it back with you.
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⭐ Painted Lady Butterflies: Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™
⭐ Spider Webs Reading and Create a Web STEM Challenge for Use with Google Slides™
⭐ Wood Frogs and the Frog Life Cycle: Text and More for Use with Google Slides™
⭐ Biomes: Non-Fiction Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™
⭐ Animal Adaptations Non-Fiction Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™
⭐ Plant Adaptations Non-Fiction Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™
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Reacting to the Environment - Science - Adapted Notes and Review Bundle
By Sign with me TOD
This product includes notes for students who should focus on the important details of reacting to their environment.
Vocabulary words that are emphasized in this packet include: the five senses - taste, touch, sight, smell, and hearing, changes in our environment, living things in their environment, stimulus, response, reaction, external stimuli, internal stimuli, what sense organs some animals use to detect changes in their environment.
These notes can also be used as adapted notes for students who need more support. This packet includes students to answer comprehension questions using short answer and fill in the blank responses based on what was reviewed in the notes. There is a review packet attached that includes fill in the blank questions. Keys are provided on each page to help students when figuring out the correct answer.
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ANIMAL INVESTIGATIONS | All About Sloths | Activities and Research
By Dovie Funk
Are you teaching about MAMMALS? This resource is ALL ABOUT SLOTHS. There are several learning activities as well as a craft that will make a great wall display.
This resource includes :
- KWL Graphic Organizer
- What is a Sloth? Worksheet
- Fun Facts Activity
- Newspaper page
- Facts About Sloths Graphic Organizer
- Research and Brainstorming Graphic Organizer
- Vocabulary Write the Room
- 16 pages of Vocabulary Bunting (8 color and 8 black and white)
- Sloth Word Search
- Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer
- Sloth Coloring Page
- Sloth Craft Activity
- TWO Comic Book Pages (one with artwork and one without)
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Weather and Temperature Science Unit for Preschool and Kindergarten
By Joyful Explorations
Students will learn about weather systems, temperature and how to prepare for weather emergencies. This Unit supports the Next Generation Science Standards.
The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.
As they work through the experiments in this packet, students will explore the following concepts:
1. The weather changes.
2. Weather includes cloud cover, wind, precipitation and temperature.
3. The sun warms the Earth.
4. We can use tools to measure the weather.
5. The weather determines some of our actions and activities.
Activities include:
* “What do we wear?” (Clothing for different weather conditions)
* “Temperature” (Make a working thermometer)
* “The sun warms the earth”
* “Cloud in a Jar”
* “Make it Rain”
* “Make a Rain Gauge”
* “Make a Rainbow”
* “Will the Wind Blow It?”
* “Make a Pinwheel”
* “Artificial Snow”
* “Emergency Weather Situations” (Tornado, hurricane and snowstorm)
* “I am a Weather Forecaster”
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Virtual Field Trip San Diego Zoo for Use with Google Slides™
By Science and STEAM Team
This science-at-home resource is perfect for the class using Google Classroom™ with students. Students will be able to go to the San Diego Zoo virtually. Students can learn about different animals by watching videos, viewing live webcams, and reading articles. You can share this resource through Google Classroom™ or Google Drive™. Students can write directly on the document and then share it with you.
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Other digital resources:
⭐ Distance Learning: Visit the Aquarium of the Pacific for Use with Google Slides™
⭐ Fossils Virtual Field Trip and More for Use with Google Slides™
⭐ Distance Learning: Science at Home Creating a Field Notebook
⭐ Animal Adaptations Non-Fiction Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™
⭐ Plant Adaptations Non-Fiction Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™
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Plant Life Cycle Emergent Reader and Color by Code Bundle
By Dovie Funk
This is a bundle of TWO resources: Plant Life Cycle Emergent Reader and Plants Color by Code Worksheets. The Emergent Reader includes a 6-page simple booklet about how plants grow and 6 posters for coloring examples. The Color by Code Worksheets are five pages of color by number and color by letter pictures. All the pictures are plants but do not show the life cycle of plants. Save money by purchasing these two resources together!
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What Animals Need Science Unit for Preschool and Kindergarten
By Joyful Explorations
Children learn what animals need and how to care for pets through the hands-on lessons and activities in this unit. This packet supports the Next Generation Science Standards.
The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.
Through the activities in this packet, children will explore the things that animals need, including:
❤ Food and Water
❤ Habitat
❤ Body Coverings
❤ Exercise
❤ Companionship
Also included are 8 full-color (half page sized) habitat posters, printable pages for students to record their activities, and lots of ideas for extension activities.
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Life Cycles Bundle - Butterfly Frog and Chicken Activities
By Dovie Funk
Are you wanting to teach about animal life cycles this spring? This unit covers the life cycles of butterflies, frogs, and chickens. These worksheets and booklets cover information and vocabulary about life cycles.
This resource includes (In each unit):
- TWO sets of posters (one on the life cycle, the others are facts with vocabulary)
- TWO printable cut and paste worksheets for reinforcement
- Five-page tab booklet (2 sizes)
- Bonus writing page
The tab books are simple for kids to cut out and put together. There is a small version with two pages per sheet of paper and a larger version with one sheet per page. These units are also sold individually. Check out my TeachShare store for more math, literacy, science and social studies resources!
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By Joyful Explorations
hannel all that Halloween enthusiasm into LEARNING about SCIENCE with these fun and educational activities. This packet includes five five experiments that use Halloween candies. Each experiment includes a printable sheet that students can use to record their predictions or the results of the experiment. (These activities are best for preschool, kindergarten or first grade.)
Experiments include:
★ Dissolving Candy Corn
★ Monster Bears
★ Creepy, Crawly Worms
★ Floating and Sinking Candies
★ Candy Potions
The science behind each experiment is explained at the end of each activity.
Polar Animals Directed Drawing Coloring Pages
By Dovie Funk
This version of my Directed Drawings includes 8 adorable Polar Animals for your students to draw. These are a great tool for practicing following directions, symmetry and spatial concepts. I have also included half-page versions to save on copies.
Polar Animals included in this resource are:
- Arctic Fox
- Penguin
- Snowy Owl
- Moose
- Walrus
- Narwhal
- Orca Whale
- Polar Bear
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Freezing and Melting Science for Preschool and Kindergarten
By Joyful Explorations
Students will investigate the states of matter of water as it changes from frozen to liquid states. The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.
Investigations in this unit include:
✔ "Ice Treasures"
✔ "Light or Dark?"
✔ "Adding Salt and Color"
✔ "Ice Cube Race"
✔ "Which is Heavier?"
✔ "Oil and Ice"
✔ "Painting with Ice"
The final investigation in this unit is a student-designed investigation that will test how certain ingredients affect the time it takes an ice cube to melt.
The packet also includes a fun recipe for Ice Cream in a Bag! (And the scientific explanation for how this recipe works.)
Chicken Life Cycle Unit Activities
By Dovie Funk
This is a fun and engaging way to learn about the life cycle of chickens! This resource includes: TWO sets of posters (one on the life cycle of chickens, the other is chicken facts with vocabulary), TWO printable cut and paste worksheets for reinforcement, a five-page tab booklet (2 sizes) and a bonus writing page. The tab books are simple for kids to cut out and put together. There is a small version with two pages per sheet of paper and a larger version with one sheet per page. Check out my TeachShare store for more math, literacy, science and social studies resources!
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