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Scientific Observation Journals

An important part of science in the primary grades is beginning to observe scientifically. Students learn to observe with more than just their eyes, and use their ears and measuring tools to record more precisely. I created these scientific observation journals to help kindergarten students record their observations during their classroom study on life cycles. Students recorded the life cycle stage, drew a picture,and wrote about what they saw. Because weather is the science unit

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Dolch Easter Egg Sight Words

Learning sight words takes a ton of repetition and practice for some students. I try to incorporate sight words in a variety of ways in my classroom: as our word wall words each week, as a reading center option, as a daily guided reading practice, and fun, independent practice and games throughout the year. These Dolch Sight Words Easter Egg color by word sheets have been a favorite of many teachers! They are simple and

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America: Fact and Opinion Sort

Fact and opinion is such an important skill to teach students. In the digital area, information is presented continuously to people. Our students need to be able to judge the quality of a text, the validity of the arguments, and make their own decisions based off of it. It takes a lot of work to build those much needed, “adult” skills in students and it starts out in the primary grades at a foundational level.

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