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Description: Dive into a world of sensory exploration with our 5 Senses Activity Kit! Perfect for kids, classrooms, or sensory learners, this comprehensive kit offers a range of engaging activities designed to stimulate and refine each of the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. Whether you’re teaching, learning, or just having fun, this kit provides hands-on experiences that will captivate and educate.

What's Included:

1. 5 Senses Posters

• Visual Feast: Colorful, informative posters for each of the five senses. Perfect for classrooms or home study areas. Each poster features interactive elements like touchable textures or flaps that reveal fun facts about how we perceive the world.

1. Taste Testing Kit

• Flavor Adventure: A selection of safe, kid-friendly foods for taste testing. Includes a variety of sweet, salty, sour, and bitter samples along with a taste journal for recording observations. Ideal for exploring different flavors and their impact on our taste buds.

1. Smell Testing Kit

• Aromatic Exploration: A set of scented jars or pads featuring a range of smells, from pleasant to pungent. Includes a smell journal for noting impressions and identifying each scent. Perfect for developing and refining the sense of smell.

1. Popcorn 5 Senses Activity

• Popcorn Fun: Engage in a sensory journey with popcorn! Includes popcorn kernels for popping, a variety of flavorings and toppings, and a sensory worksheet to explore the texture, taste, and smell of popcorn. Fun for parties or educational settings.

1. Sorting and Classification Activities

• Sensory Sorting: A set of objects and materials for sorting based on different sensory attributes—textures, shapes, and colors. Includes tactile cards and sorting trays. Great for developing categorization skills and sensory discrimination.

1. Bonus Activities and Materials

• Interactive Guides: Detailed activity instructions and creative ideas for maximizing the sensory experiences.
• Sensory Journals: Special journals for recording observations and reflections during each activity, encouraging deeper engagement with the senses.

Ideal For:

• Classrooms and educational settings
• Homeschooling and at-home learning
• Sensory play and exploration
• Parties and group activities

These fun “Egg” science experiments and activities are perfect for Easter or spring! The set includes 10 hands-on science activities.

Activities include:

“What’s Inside?”

“The Floating Egg”

“The Disappearing Shell”

“The Growing Egg”

“Rolling Eggs”

“Magnets & Eggs”

“Egg Sounds Matching Game”

“Heavy & Light Eggs”

“Egg Drop”

5 of the experiments use real eggs, and 5 use plastic Easter eggs.

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Celebrate the 12 days of Christmas with twelve fun science activities! These science activities will keep your students motivated and excited about learning during those exciting days leading up to Christmas.

Activities include:

Explore a Christmas Tree

Grow a Crystal Garden

Magnetic Jingle Bells

Build a Gumdrop Christmas Tree

Candy Cane Play Dough

Santa’s Toothpaste

Snowy Sensory Bags

Dissolving Candy Canes

Jumping Tinsel

Build a Gingerbread House

Cup Tree STEM Challenge

Flying Snowballs

Teaching Science/Matter through Close Reading and Fine Arts using GLAD strategies.

Materials include lesson plans, activity pages, and posters with both student version and teacher’s version (with teaching scripts). Prep Free! Grade 1-5.

Close Reading:

* What Is the World Made of? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

* Solids, Liquids, and Gases by Ginger Garrett.

Major components of this close reading product:

- Student Package:

- 1 Info Organizer

- 2 Reading Passages

- 2 Text Dependent Questions Sets ( each with 4 questions)

- 1 Vocabulary Sheet

- 1 Base Drawing Sheet

-Teacher Package:

- 1 Info Organizer with answers

- 2 Reading Passages with Close Reading marks

- 2 Text Dependent Questions Sets with answers

- 1 Vocabulary Sheet with answers

- 1 Matter Black and White Drawing

- 1 Matter Color Drawing with labels (Open house student project)

- 1 Vocab Poster with Post-it notes

- 1 Teach Sample Writing

- 1 Collaborative Sample Writing

- 2 Student Individual Sample Writings

- Lesson Plan embedded in 2 teaching scripts: 1 for Reading Passage and 1 for Text Dependent Questions.

This product is included in Science Unit: States of Matter & Close Reading Bundle: Science + Holidays.

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Related Lessons:

Science Unit: States of Matter

Close Reading: States of Matter

Science Word Search: Matter & Energy

Science Word Search: States of Matter

Science Project: States of Matter Vocabulary Booklet

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Click a link below to see my other Close Reading Lessons:

Close Reading Bundle: Science + Holidays from Gail Gibbons

Plant:

Close Reading: Plant Unit

Close Reading: Apples

Close Reading: Corn

Close Reading: From Seed to Plant

Close Reading: Tell Me, Tree

Close Reading: The Fruits We Eat

Close Reading: The Pumpkin Book

Close Reading: The Vegetables We Eat

Animals:

Close Reading: Animal Unit

Amphibian:

Close Reading: Frogs

Arachnid:

Close Reading: Spiders

Bird:

Close Reading: Owls

Close Reading: Penguins!

Fish:

Close Reading: Sharks

Insect:

Close Reading: Monarch Butterfly

Close Reading: The Honey Makers

Close Reading: Ladybugs

Mammal:

Close Reading: Bats

Close Reading: Elephants of Africa

Close Reading: Polar Bears

Close Reading: Wolves

Close Reading: Whales

Reptile:

Close Reading: Alligators and Crocodiles

Close Reading: Dinosaurs!

Close Reading: Sea Turtles

Close Reading: Snakes

Environment:

Close Reading: Environment Unit

Close Reading: Caves and Caverns

Close Reading: Coral Reefs

Close Reading: Deserts

Close Reading: Marshes & Swamps

Close Reading: Rain Forests

Close Reading: Recycle!

Weather:

Close Reading: Weather Unit

Close Reading: It's Hurricanes!

Close Reading: It's Raining!

Close Reading: It's Snowing!

Close Reading: Tornadoes!

Season:

Close Reading: The Reasons for Seasons

Astronomy:

Close Reading: Astronomy Unit

Close Reading: GALAXIES, GALAXIES!

Close Reading: Planet Earth/Inside Out

Close Reading: The Moon Book

Close Reading: THE PLANETS

Matter:

Close Reading: States of Matter

Social Studies/Holidays:

Close Reading: Holiday Unit

Close Reading: Christmas Is ...

Close Reading: Easter

Close Reading: Halloween Is ... by Gail Gibbons

Close Reading: St. Patrick's Day by Gail Gibbons

Close Reading: Thanksgiving Is ... by Gail Gibbons

Close Reading: Valentine's Day Is ... by Gail Gibbons

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States of Matter Vocabulary Booklet Lesson

Major components:

• 1 Matter Vocabulary Booklet in colors.

• 1 Matter Vocabulary Booklet in ink lines.

• Making the Booklet directions.

• 8 Sample Student Cover Pages.

• 12 Front Cover Page Borders in different colors.

• 12 Vocabulary Borders in matching colors.

• Vocabularies and illustrations included in this States of Matter Vocabulary Booklet: Matter, liquid, solid, gas, energy, melt, heat, freeze, evaporate, dissolve, reversible change, properties, condense, deposition, sublimation, atom, thermal energy, element, mixture, compound, physical change, physical property, chemical change, chemical property, and periodic table.

This product is inside Science Unit: States of Matter.

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Related lessons:

Science Unit: States of Matter

Close Reading: States of Matter

Science Word Search: Matter & Energy

Science Word Search: States of Matter

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The five little monkeys are stuck in a tree and they need help to get away from the nasty crocodile! Your students will have fun learning as they rescue the monkeys and help them get safely to their mama.

"STEM" means "Science, Technology, Engineering and Math", and even the youngest students can benefit from doing STEM activities. This packet incorporates reading and literacy along with the traditional STEM disciplines.

Activities include:
❤ A full-color printable book of “The Five Little Monkeys and the Crocodile” (Letter-sized paper) ❤ Mini-books for students to take home (Black and White, half-sized pages) ❤ STEM challenge: “Help the Monkeys Jump Over the Crocodile!” ❤ STEM challenge: “Help the Monkeys Get to their Mama!” ❤ STEM challenge: “Help the Monkeys Put the Bananas in the Picnic Basket!” ❤ Coloring Page

Your students will LOVE this adorable SWAN Craft! There are three pages to copy for every two students. Children color, cut, and glue the swan together. The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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The five little monkeys have all bumped their heads, and the doctor needs your students to help take care of them! "STEM" means "Science, Technology, Engineering and Math", and even the youngest students can benefit from doing STEM activities. This packet incorporates reading and literacy along with the traditional STEM disciplines.

Activities include: ❤ A full-color printable book of “The Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” (Letter-sized paper) ❤ Mini-books for students to take home (Black and White, half-sized pages) ❤ STEM challenge: “Build a Bed for the Monkeys” ❤ STEM challenge: “Call the Doctor” ❤ STEM challenge: “Bandage the Monkey” ❤ STEM challenge: "Make a Helmet"

Your students will LOVE this adorable Christmas Reindeer Craft! There are three pages to copy for every student. Children color, cut, and glue the reindeer together. The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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This packet contains activities to enhance your P-K study of fall leaves. Activities include:

✔ Printable book with illustrations of leaves and the text "Some Leaves Are..." This book talks about difference in leaf color, shape and edges.

✔ "Parts of a Leaf" labeled, printable poster.

✔ "My Leaf Drawing" printable

✔ "Leaf Detective" printable (Look for certain types of leaves outdoors and mark them on the sheet)

✔ Leaf Sorting Mats (by shape)

✔ "My Leaf Report" (Write and draw about a found leaf)

Your students will LOVE this adorable EASTER BUNNY Craft! There are two pages to copy for every student. Children color, cut, and glue the orchard together. The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Your students will LOVE this adorable EASTER BUNNY Craft! There are three pages to copy for every student. Children color, cut, and glue the bunny together. The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Your students will LOVE this three-page STEGOSAURUS Printable Craft! The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Your students will LOVE this two-page POLAR ANMALS Printable Craft! The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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This packet includes 10 science activities that are perfect for Valentine’s Day! Your little scientists will love these cool Valentine’s Day experiments.

Activities include:

♥ Love Potions

♥ Color Changing Flowers

♥ Secret Love Messages

♥ Valentine Lava Lamps

♥ Dissolving Candy Hearts

♥ Marbleized Valentine Paper

♥ Melted Crayon Valentine Art

♥ Frozen Vinegar Hearts

♥ Valentine Sensory Bin

♥ Fingerprint Love Bugs

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Your students will LOVE this three-page POLAR ANMALS Printable Craft! The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Your students will LOVE this adorable TURKEY Craft! There are three pages to copy with choices of eyes, legs and tail feathers. Children color, cut, and glue the turkey together. The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Your students will LOVE this three-page APATOSAURUS or BRONTOSAURUS Printable Craft! The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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Teaching Animal Science/Mammal through Close Reading and Fine Arts with GLAD strategies. Prep free! Grade 1-5.

Materials include lesson plans, activity pages and posters with both student version and teacher version (with teaching scripts).

Major components of the product:

- Student Package:

- 1 Info Organizer

- 2 Reading Passages

- 2 Text Dependent Questions Sets ( each with 4 questions)

- 1 Vocabulary Sheet

-Teacher Package:

- 1 Info Organizer with answers

- 2 Reading Passages with Close Reading marks

- 2 Text Dependent Questions Sets with answers

- 1 Vocabulary Sheet with answers

- 2 Wolf Black and White Drawings

- 2 Wolf Color Drawings

- 1 Vocab Poster with Post-it notes

- Lesson Plan embedded in 2 teaching scripts: 1 for Reading Passage and 1 for Text Dependent Questions.

This product is included in Close Reading Bundle: Science + Holidays.

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Related Lessons:

Science Word Search: Wolf

Science Word Search: Mammal Facts

Science Word Search: Animal Unit

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Click a link below to see my other Close Reading Lessons:

Close Reading Bundle: Science + Holidays from Gail Gibbons

Plant:

Close Reading: Plant Unit

Close Reading: Apples

Close Reading: Corn

Close Reading: From Seed to Plant

Close Reading: Tell Me, Tree

Close Reading: The Fruits We Eat

Close Reading: The Pumpkin Book

Close Reading: The Vegetables We Eat

Animals:

Close Reading: Animal Unit

Amphibian:

Close Reading: Frogs

Arachnid:

Close Reading: Spiders

Bird:

Close Reading: Owls

Close Reading: Penguins!

Fish:

Close Reading: Sharks

Insect:

Close Reading: Monarch Butterfly

Close Reading: The Honey Makers

Close Reading: Ladybugs

Mammal:

Close Reading: Bats

Close Reading: Elephants of Africa

Close Reading: Polar Bears

Close Reading: Wolves

Close Reading: Whales

Reptile:

Close Reading: Alligators and Crocodiles

Close Reading: Dinosaurs!

Close Reading: Sea Turtles

Close Reading: Snakes

Environment:

Close Reading: Environment Unit

Close Reading: Caves and Caverns

Close Reading: Coral Reefs

Close Reading: Deserts

Close Reading: Marshes & Swamps

Close Reading: Rain Forests

Close Reading: Recycle!

Weather:

Close Reading: Weather Unit

Close Reading: It's Hurricanes!

Close Reading: It's Raining!

Close Reading: It's Snowing!

Close Reading: Tornadoes!

Season:

Close Reading: The Reasons for Seasons

Astronomy:

Close Reading: Astronomy Unit

Close Reading: GALAXIES, GALAXIES!

Close Reading: Planet Earth/Inside Out

Close Reading: The Moon Book

Close Reading: THE PLANETS

Matter:

Close Reading: States of Matter

Social Studies/Holidays:

Close Reading: Holiday Unit

Close Reading: Christmas Is ...

Close Reading: Easter

Close Reading: Halloween Is ... by Gail Gibbons

Close Reading: St. Patrick's Day by Gail Gibbons

Close Reading: Thanksgiving Is ... by Gail Gibbons

Close Reading: Valentine's Day Is ... by Gail Gibbons

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Thank you so much and I hope you enjoy this lesson.

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Need a fun and engaging activity for your insect study? Your students will LOVE this two-page BUTTERFLY Printable Craft! The finished projects will make a great bulletin board or wall display!

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