Are you looking for a way to engage students in science topics while practicing essential ELA skills?

Try this Let’s Learn About: Ants Unit! This complete nonfiction science and ELA unit includes everything you need for 15-20 days of classroom instruction. Students will investigate the life cycle of an ant through books, technology, hands on investigations, research and more all while practicing comprehension skills such as activating schema, asking questions, researching to learn more, identifying main idea/details, and learning new vocabulary.

Features:

• Suggested Pacing Guide with detailed plans for 15-20 days of instruction.
• Beautiful real life photograph teaching posters to capture students’ interest.
• Student readers at 3 levels for differentiation.
• Vocabulary Cards with real life photographs and simple definitions.
• Student Vocabulary Books.
• Essential Questions, Book List, Tech Tips, and QR Code links to videos and web resources.
• Anchor Chart Pieces with student response pages.
• Craftivity to practice labeling ant parts.
• Graphic Organizers to record thinking.
• Student practice nonfiction writing with the “All About Ants” book including text features (labels, diagrams, webs, captions, table of contents, glossary).
• Hands On activities and experiments.
• Group Research Project with organizers, planning pages, a reflection option, and teacher rubric.

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More Resources You May Like:
Let’s Learn About: Butterflies
Let’s Learn About: Chicks
Let’s Learn About: Frogs
Let’s Learn About Life Cycles {Bundle}

Read and Respond: Valentine’s Day
Read & Respond: St. Patrick’s Day
Read and Respond: Easter
Read and Respond: Earth Day
Read and Respond: Mother’s Day
Read and Respond: Memorial Day
Read and Respond: Father’s Day

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Are you looking for a way to engage students in science topics while practicing essential ELA skills?

Try this Let’s Learn About: Sea Turtles Unit! This complete nonfiction science and ELA unit includes everything you need for 15-20 days of classroom instruction. Students will investigate the life cycle of a Sea Turtle through books, technology, hands on investigations, research and more all while practicing comprehension skills such as activating schema, asking questions, researching to learn more, identifying main idea/details, and learning new vocabulary.

Features:

• Suggested Pacing Guide with detailed plans for 15-20 days of instruction.
• Beautiful real life photograph teaching posters to capture students’ interest.
• Student readers at 3 levels for differentiation.
• Vocabulary Cards with real life photographs and simple definitions.
• Student Vocabulary Books.
• Essential Questions, Book List, Tech Tips, and QR Code links to videos and web resources.
• Anchor Chart Pieces with student response pages.
• Craftivity to practice labeling sea turtle parts.
• Graphic Organizers to record thinking.
• Student practice nonfiction writing with the “All About Sea Turtles” book including text features (labels, diagrams, webs, captions, table of contents, glossary).
• Hands On activities and experiments.
• Group Research Project with organizers, planning pages, a reflection option, and teacher rubric.

This resource is included in the Let’s Learn About Life Cycles {Bundle}

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More Resources You May Like:
Let’s Learn About: Ants
Let’s Learn About: Butterflies
Let’s Learn About: Chicks
Let’s Learn About: Frogs

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Are you looking for a way to engage students in science topics while practicing essential ELA skills?

Try this Let’s Learn About Life Cycles Bundle! These 5 complete nonfiction science and ELA units include everything you need for classroom instruction. Students will investigate the life cycles of butterflies, chickens, frogs, ants and sea turtles through books, technology, hands on investigations, research and more all while practicing comprehension skills such as activating schema, asking questions, researching to learn more, identifying main idea/details, and learning new vocabulary.Save over 30% by purchasing this bundle!

Each Unit includes:

• Suggested Pacing Guide with detailed plans for 15-20 days of instruction.
• Beautiful real life photograph teaching posters to capture students’ interest.
• Student readers at 3 levels for differentiation.
• Vocabulary Cards with real life photographs and simple definitions.
• Student Vocabulary Books
• Essential Questions, Book List, Tech Tips, and QR Code links to videos and web resources.
• Anchor Chart Pieces with student response pages.
• Craftivity to practice labeling animal parts.
• Graphic Organizers to record thinking.
• Student practice nonfiction writing with the “All About” books including text features (labels, diagrams, webs, captions, table of contents, glossary).
• Hands On activities and experiments.
• Group Research Project with organizers, planning pages, a reflection option, and teacher rubric.

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5 Products in this Bundle:
Life Cycle of a Butterfly Nonfiction Science & ELA Unit
Life Cycle of a Chicken Nonfiction Science & ELA Unit
Life Cycle of a Frog Science & ELA Unit
Life Cycle of an Ant Nonfiction Science & ELA Unit
Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle Nonfiction Science & ELA Unit

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Read and Respond: Easter
Read and Respond: Earth Day
Read and Respond: Mother’s Day
Read and Respond: Memorial Day
Read and Respond: Father’s Day

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Are you looking for a way to engage students in science topics while practicing essential ELA skills?

Try this Let’s Learn About: Chicks Unit! This complete nonfiction science and ELA unit includes everything you need for 15-20 days of classroom instruction. Students will investigate the life cycle of a chicken through books, technology, hands on investigations, research and more all while practicing comprehension skills such as activating schema, asking questions, researching to learn more, identifying main idea/details, and learning new vocabulary.

Features:

• Suggested Pacing Guide with detailed plans for 15-20 days of instruction.
• Beautiful real life photograph teaching posters to capture students’ interest.
• Student readers at 3 levels for differentiation.
• Vocabulary Cards with real life photographs and simple definitions.
• Student Vocabulary Books.
• Essential Questions, Book List, Tech Tips, and QR Code links to videos and web resources.
• Anchor Chart Pieces with student response pages.
• Craftivity to practice labeling chicken parts.
• Graphic Organizers to record thinking.
• Student practice nonfiction writing with the “All About Chickens” book including text features (labels, diagrams, webs, captions, table of contents, glossary).
• Hands On activities and experiments.
• Group Research Project with organizers, planning pages, a reflection option, and teacher rubric.

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More Resources You May Like:
Let’s Learn About: Butterflies
Let’s Learn About: Frogs

Read and Respond: Valentine’s Day
Read & Respond: St. Patrick’s Day
Read and Respond: Easter
Read and Respond: Earth Day
Read and Respond: Mother’s Day
Read and Respond: Memorial Day
Read and Respond: Father’s Day

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Are you looking for a way to engage students in science topics while practicing essential ELA skills?

Try this Let’s Learn About: Frogs Unit! This complete nonfiction science and ELA unit includes everything you need for 15-20 days of classroom instruction. Students will investigate the life cycle of a frog through books, technology, hands on investigations, research and more all while practicing comprehension skills such as activating schema, asking questions, researching to learn more, identifying main idea/details, and learning new vocabulary.

Features:

• Suggested Pacing Guide with detailed plans for 15-20 days of instruction.
• Beautiful real life photograph teaching posters to capture students’ interest.
• Student readers at 3 levels for differentiation.
• Vocabulary Cards with real life photographs and simple definitions.
• Student Vocabulary Books.
• Essential Questions, Book List, Tech Tips, and QR Code links to videos and web resources.
• Anchor Chart Pieces with student response pages.
• Craftivity to practice labeling frog parts.
• Graphic Organizers to record thinking.
• Student practice nonfiction writing with the “All About Frogs” book including text features (labels, diagrams, webs, captions, table of contents, glossary).
• Hands On activities and experiments.
• Group Research Project with organizers, planning pages, a reflection option, and teacher rubric.

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More Resources You May Like:
Let’s Learn About: Chicks
Let’s Learn About: Butterflies

Read and Respond: Valentine’s Day
Read & Respond: St. Patrick’s Day
Read and Respond: Easter
Read and Respond: Earth Day
Read and Respond: Mother’s Day
Read and Respond: Memorial Day
Read and Respond: Father’s Day

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Are you looking for a way to engage students in science topics while practicing essential ELA skills?

Try this Let’s Learn About: Butterflies Unit! This complete nonfiction science and ELA unit includes everything you need for 15-20 days of classroom instruction. Students will investigate the life cycle of a butterfly through books, technology, hands on investigations, research and more all while practicing comprehension skills such as activating schema, asking questions, researching to learn more, identifying main idea/details, and learning new vocabulary.

Features:

• Suggested Pacing Guide with detailed plans for 15-20 days of instruction.
• Beautiful real life photograph teaching posters to capture students’ interest.
• Student readers at 3 levels for differentiation.
• Vocabulary Cards with real life photographs and simple definitions.
• Student Vocabulary Books.
• Essential Questions, Book List, Tech Tips, and QR Code links to videos and web resources.
• Anchor Chart Pieces with student response pages.
• Craftivity to practice labeling butterfly parts.
• Graphic Organizers to record thinking.
• Student practice nonfiction writing with the “All About Butterflies” book including text features (labels, diagrams, webs, captions, table of contents, glossary).
• Hands On activities and experiments.
• Group Research Project with organizers, planning pages, a reflection option, and teacher rubric.

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More Resources You May Like:
Let’s Learn About: Chicks
Let’s Learn About: Frogs

Read and Respond: Valentine’s Day
Read & Respond: St. Patrick’s Day
Read and Respond: Easter
Read and Respond: Earth Day
Read and Respond: Mother’s Day
Read and Respond: Memorial Day
Read and Respond: Father’s Day

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Do you want your students to explore, investigate, research, study, and pursue topics based on curiosity to increase their understanding of the world?

This Apples: Inquiry Based Unit of Study will help you do create a more engaged, self motivated, and collaborative group of little learners. Go beyond the “cute” apple activities and delve into answering the questions that students really are interested in. Students will work collaboratively to answer their questions through research and then create a presentation to share their discoveries.

This unit is based on an inquiry or project based approach to learning and thus is meant to be student driven and open ended in many respects. It is most appropriate for primary level classrooms and is perfect for a multiage environment. Please download the preview for the full table of contents as well as examples of the resources available in this pack.

This pack includes:

• 5 Pages of Inquiry Based Learning Information
• 9 Pages of Inquiry Unit Set Up Materials including a suggested calendar
• 19 Lesson Plan Ideas for 2-4 weeks of instruction
• Schema, Questioning, New Learning, and KWL Chart Pieces
• Schema, Questioning, New Learning, and KWL Student Response Pages
• Apple Booklist
• Essential Questions Posters
• Apple Photographs
• Inquiry Group Organizing Forms
• GROUPS poster
• 7 Collaboration Skill Posters
• Student Research page
• Technology Tips & QR code pages
• Determining Importance Organizer
• Student Presentation Planning Sheet
• Student Note Page for Viewing Presentations
• Teacher Rubric
• Student Reflection Page

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More Fall resources you may like:

Fall
Back to School/Welcome Back Night Resources for K-5
{FREE}First Day of School Printable Signs
Learning About Leaves: Graphic Organizers

Halloween
Candy Corn CVC Center
Candy Corn Number Sense Center
Halloween Task Cards: Batty for Beginning Sounds
Halloween Task Cards: Candy Count
Halloween Task Cards: Math and ELA Bundle
Halloween Task Cards: Monster Money
Halloween Task Cards: Place Value Potion
Halloween Task Cards: Syllable Spiders
Halloween Task Cards: Wicked Words

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