Less than $5 2nd Grade Science Activities (by date, oldest first)

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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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.

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We hope you enjoy our FREE Autumn Mindfulness Hunt. Get outside and connect with nature! Download our FREE Autumn Mindfulness Hunt now!

Ask the children to use this worksheet to to record what they SEE, HEAR, SMELL and FEEL as they walk outside on a nice Autumn day.

Recommended sequence

1. Review the 5 senses.

2. Take a moment to tune in, breathe, and just be.

3. Give instructions for how to quietly be in the outside world, using keen observation and a relaxed mind to fill in this chart.

4. Give plenty of time for students to draw or write their findings.

5. Come together as a group and find out what people observed and any impact it had on them.

Tips for your mindfulness nature walk

1. Walk at a natural, slow pace. Take your time to take in the beauty of nature around you. Look around you. Notice the trees around you. Are they starting to change colors? Are they losing their leaves?
2. Take in deep breaths through your nose. Shift your awareness to your smell. What do you smell? Does it smell earthy? Do you smell the leaves around you?
3. Listen. What do you hear? Are there animals bustling around? Do you hear the leaves crunching underneath your feet?
4. Pick up a few leaves. How do they feel? Are they starting to decompose? Are they crunchy? What color are they?
5. Shift your attention back to walking. Feel the physical sensation of walking. One foot up, one foot down. Notice your feet touching the ground. How do you feel?
6. At the end of your walk, pause and take a moment. Stand still and take in a deep breath. Take a look around and notice your feelings.

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• force
• motion
• work
• gravity
• friction
• spring scale
• simple machine
• pulley
• lever

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• weathering
• soil
• erosion
• sedimentary rocks
• sediment
• fossils
• evidence
• fossil fuels
• geologic time

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• states of matter
• solid
• liquid
• gas
• matter
• chemical property
• physical property
• classify
• mass

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• scientific method
• hypothesis
• identify
• investigate
• record
• data
• interpret
• infer
• conclusion

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• trait
• adaptation
• inherited trait
• learned behavior
• genetic material
• structure
• function
• offspring
• habitat

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• metamorphosis
• insect
• complete metamorphosis
• incomplete metamorphosis
• egg
• larva
• pupa
• nymph
• life cycle

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• energy transfer
• interact
• food chain
• food web
• carbon-oxygen cycle
• photosynthesis
• overpopulation
• environmental
• disturbance
• cell respiration

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• energy
• mechanical energy
• light energy
• electrical energy
• sound energy
• thermal energy
• reflected light
• refracted light
• closed circuit

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• atmosphere
• meteorologist
• rain gauge
• anemometer
• weather front
• barometer
• wind / weathervane
• weather forecast
• Fahrenheit

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• freezing point
• boiling point
• Celsius scale
• ingredients
• phase change
• observe
• heating
• cooling
• predict

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• axis
• rotation
• sunrise
• sunset
• horizon
• day/night cycle
• cardinal directions
• noon
• illuminate

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• tilt
• revolve
• seasons
• elliptical
• tides
• high tide
• low tide
• direct sunlight
• indirect sunlight

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• float
• density
• solution
• compare
• magnetism
• sink
• conductor
• insulator
• mixture

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• landform
• delta
• canyon
• sand dune
• natural disaster
• landslide
• earthquake
• mountain
• volcanic eruption

Each Card Sorts consists of 27 cards: 9 vocabulary terms, 9 full color images, and 9 student-friendly descriptions/definitions.

Terms included:

• alternative energy
• wind energy
• solar energy
• hydroelectric energy
• geothermal energy
• ethanol
• recycle
• non-renewable energy
• renewable energy

These Dental Health Sorting Mats are the perfect Dental Health Center activity for your Kindergarten students to explore dental health in a fun and engaging way. Learners will explore different foods and determine which foods are good or bad for the health of their teeth.

This good vs. bad food sorting activity is a great way for students to learn about the food items that are good and bad for their teeth.

Color and black and white versions for both the sorting mats and picture cards are provided.

What’s included in this Kindergarten Dental Health Sorting Activity resource?

• Good and Bad Poster and Labels
• Small picture cards
• Flashcards with picture and words
• Reference sheet
• Black and white copies

Prepping this Good vs Bad food sorting activity:

• Print and laminate the pages. Both color and printer friendly BW versions are included so print whichever version you prefer.
• Cut apart to create the cards and the headings.

How to best use this Kindergarten Dental Health Sorting Activity?

• Put the headings into a pocket chart.
• Learners can sort the picture cards under the respective headings. You can also choose to use the picture cards with the text on them as well.
• This activity can be done in a pocket chart, or in a small group setting with 2 to 3 students working together.

When to Use this Good vs Bad food sorting activity:

• Great for dental health month.
• Incorporate this activity into a science or health unit.
• Can be used as a morning bin activity.
• Great for a dental themed sensory bin activity.

Have a question?

Please email me at thechattykinder@gmail.com

This worksheet packet contains 19 pages that can be used to teach the life cycle of a penguin. Your students will learn life cycle vocabulary, penguin body part vocabulary, and can practice writing about the life cycle of a penguin.

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WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• 19-page PDF file
• 12 different activities to learn about and discuss the life cycle of a penguin
• Writing activities
• Cut & paste activities
• 2 make-your-own-book activities
• Penguin-themed word search

HOW IT WORKS

1. Print out the resource in either color, black & white, or both!
2. For the vocabulary worksheets, go over each word related to penguins and their life cycles and discuss what they mean. Then complete the worksheets.
3. Discuss the meaning of "life cycle" and tell the students about the life cycle of a penguin.
4. Using the writing worksheets, students can write 3-8 sentences about the life cycle of a penguin.
5. The mini-book worksheets can be used to go further into learning about the habitat and diet of a penguin.
6. The word search can be used for a quiet independent activity or a fun way for the students to work together.

WHO IS IT FOR?

• Elementary School Teachers: You'll love this as a resource to discuss the life cycle of a penguin and all the vocabulary that goes with it.
• Homeschooling Parents: This life cycle of a penguin packet has a variety of worksheets and activities to keep your child engaged.

FEATURES

• Each page is 8.5" x 11", but you can adjust this in your printer settings.