Hello Everyone! You should have heard the OOOOH's and AHHHH's today during math. Yes, math!! :) We continued our exploration of symmetry today by creating our own sensational symmetrical shapes. I know you have probably all done this before, but the kids loooooved it, so I thought I'd share. The kids had a plain manilla piece of construction paper. They had to decide whether they wanted to fold their paper to find the line of symmetry vertically or horizontally. Then they got to squirt a few…

The blog for the wonderful artwork from Suffield Elementary!

Here are some pictures from our 2nd grade Pinwheel adventures... We used a ruler to draw our "X" Outlined with Permanent Ma...

I made these with my pre-school class in June to top off a great lesson on the water cycle. The kids loved them.

Move to Learn in Science! The next time your class is stuck inside on a rainy or snowy day, play the States of Matter Game or the Water Cycle Game to get your kids up and moving... and learning!

This post is for all my Grade 2 friends! I absolutely love my Interactive Science Journals and I have gotten back so much great feedback from them! I had a few requests to make a second grade edition, so that is what I have been working on! In Manitoba, the Grade 2 Science curriculum is divided into four clusters. They are: 1. Growth and Changes in Animals 2. Solids, Liquids, and Gases 3. Position and Motion 4. Air and Water in the Environment Even though these units are designed with the…

Learn weather science with FUN activity ideas: air pressure activities, types of clouds, the water cycle projects, & free weather worksheets.

Windy Weather I began my lesson by assessing the students' previous knowledge. They are aware of the wind and it's effects on the surroundings HOWEVER they all had the HUGE misconception that the "clouds" make the wind"! But don't many adults do too? Wind video If you don't have this book in your library, BUY IT! It is simple and wholesome... it explains nature of wind and provides many examples of wind activity in our world. The students enjoyed it! We created an anchor chart "Wind", As the…

LOTs of fun earth science for kid experiments, worksheets, and activities for all ages - water cycle, crystals, rocks, volcanoes, weather, ++

My Grade 4's are learning about weather in science. To help them understand the water cycle better, we created foldable water cycles. On each of the four flaps, we wrote the processes of the water cycle, and under the flaps, gave definitions of the process or information about that part of the water cycle. My students enjoyed making the foldables, and now have a better understanding of the water cycle. This activity was a great supplement to the weather pack I created. The class is working…