Classroom veterans Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan, who also coach teachers through nationwide workshops, know elementary educators are usually crunched for science instructional time and could often use refresher explanations of scientific concepts. So the authors have comprehensive background notes in each chapter and include reading strategies. They will show you how to combine science and reading in a natural way with classroom-tested lessons in physical science, life science, and Earth and space science.
To Shirley Hudspeth and her class at Mason Intermediate School for trying out the turtle fortune-tellers. ○ To Kim Rader and her class at Mason Intermediate School for their popcorn investigations. ○ To Julie Wellbaum for her ...
To the teachers at Mason Early Childhood Center, Mason Heights Elementary, Western Row Elementary, and Mason Intermediate School in Mason City School District for inspiring our efforts to integrate literature and science.
Plus: This latest volume even connects the lessons to A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the English Language Arts and Literacy Common Core State Standards.
This book's 15 kid-friendly lessons convey how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics intersect in the real world.
This book's 15 kid-friendly lessons convey how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics intersect in the real world.
is the elementary science curriculum leader for Mason City Schools, in Mason, Ohio. As a former classroom teacher, she understands that teachers are crunched for time and need high-interest, ready-to-use lessons that integrate ...
This text offers a teacher and student-friendly collection of lessons and activities that help educators use picture books to engage younger students in meaningful social studies activities and bring this critical subject back in elementary ...
. . . Positively ducky all around." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) The young girl in this story may live in the city, but outside her window there’s a river full of mallard ducks!
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The standards-based lessons in this slim volume serve as an introduction to environmental science for young learners.