#science

<p>We are almost through February and that means we are getting closer to March which can bring spring rain! In addition to the changing seasons, we also have the luck of the Irish heading our way! With all of this fun happening, it’s a great time to do simple spring crafts with kids. 1: What’s &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/spring-craft-activities/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about 10 Simple Spring Craft Activities for Stude

<p>Welcome to my blog series on STEAM STORIES CLICK HERE  to get your own copy of this week So this week started off with the children already knowing the book.  They read it to their big buddies on the Friday prior.  I decided to spread out the study of this book over 2 weeks.  The &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/week-2-of-steam-stories-little-red-apple/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Week 2 of STEAM STORIES &#8211; Little

<p>Welcome to my blog series on STEAM STORIES. CLICK HERE to get your own copy of this week This week we started off the whole lesson series.  This curriculum is designed to be used all year.  It&#8217;s ideal for a Grade 2 curriculum in Canada which is more aligned with a 1st Grade curriculum in &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/welcome-to-my-blog-series-on-steam/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Week One of STEAM STORIES &#82

<p>This week we went to see a play called &#8220;Salmon Girl&#8221;.  It&#8217;s a story of an Indigenous girl who becomes transformed into a salmon.  It turns out that she is one of the Salmon People who&#8217;s job it is to keep the salmon in the river safe.  The entire play was perfect for Grade 2&#8217;s.  &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/salmon-study/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about How to get your students passionate ab

<p>My own personal journey through teaching science with inquiry. This is a 5 part series of posts.</p>

<p>  This post is #5 in a series.  CLICK HERE to go to post #1   Welcome to my fifth installment in this series on Inquiry Based Project Learning. My class and I had a great time with this unit.    This final post is about self-assessment and sharing children’s work.   First I left the kids &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/inquiry-based-learning-step-by-step-5/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Inquiry Based Learning Step-by-St

<p>    This post is #4 in a series.  CLICK HERE to go to post #1 Welcome back to my blog series about Inquiry Based Learning.  Last week I wrote about doing research with Primary students. This week we’re going to focus on producing a final project.  Inquiry based learning usually ends up with the &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/inquiry-based-learning-step-by-step-4/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Inquiry Based Learning Ste

<p>    This post is #3 in a series.  CLICK HERE to go to post #1   Welcome back to my blog series about Inquiry Based Learning.  Last week I wrote about ouractivities which helped the kids to come up with an inquiry question.   This week we’re going to focus on research.  Now as &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/inquiry-based-learning-step-by-step-3/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Inquiry Based Learning Step by Step #3</span>

<p>  This post is #2 in a series. CLICK HERE to go to post #1.   Welcome to my blog series about Inquiry Based Learning.  Last week I wrote about stimulating interest in a topic.  We spent some time going over artifacts to stimulate their ideas and interest.  Once we finished looking through the artifacts, the &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/inquiry-based-learning-step-by-step-2/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Inquiry Based

<p>This time of year, it&#8217;s always perfect to start teaching about the life cycle of plants. This year I have been really focusing on non-fiction reading and writing with my class and I wanted to come up with a cute way to display their learning to their parents. &nbsp;This is when I came up with &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/science-write-im-so-excited-about-this/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about SCIENCE WRITE &#8211;

<p>We just finished a life science unit about Salmon.  I like to try to combine Language Arts with Science whenever I can.  That&#8217;s why I came up with my Non-Fiction Animal research units for Primary classrooms. Where I live, we have a program where we can hatch live Salmon eggs in the classroom, watch them &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/how-to-teach-non-fiction-animal/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about How to Teach Non-

<p>  A little while ago, my class did a study of OWLS.  I decided to turn it into a Project Based Learning opportunity where the kids could learn about their favorite kind of Owl.  In order to make the research portion simpler, I created a great packet with information sheets about 14 different kinds of owls. &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/owls-project-based-learning-through/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about OWLS: PBL Throu

<p>About a year ago, I discovered STEM.  It’s a fantastic way of integrating Science,  Technology Engineering and Math.  In my  school district, we have a new curriculum which has a component called Applied Design, Skills, and Technology.  STEM fits right into this area. There are many fantastic reasons to teach STEM lessons in your classroom &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/the-benefits-of-stem-activities/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader

<p>Here&#8217;s another Project Based Learning unit I developed about Owls.  This unit of inquiry is great for giving kids freedom to learn about the owl of their choice.  It&#8217;s perfect for teachers who are new to units of inquiry.  There are step-by-step instructions for how to develop inquiry questions and set up the plan for &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/project-based-learning-about-owls/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">a

<p>I&#8217;ve got some new Earth Day product in my store. First up is my free craftivity. CLICK HERE Next up is my latest addition to the Class Book series. CLICK HERE And finally my Earth Day Mega Unit Over 100 pages of blacklines and printables. CLICK HERE or scroll down to check out the complete &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/earth-day-stuff/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Earth Day Lessons and Ideas for Primary</span><

<p>&nbsp; Last week I did this cute art activity about how to draw a cartoon butterfly. And I&#8217;ve put the lesson in my TPT store for FREE! &nbsp; CLICK HERE &nbsp; to go get your own copy. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I recently posted a complete mega unit about butterflies. This package contains lessons and &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/free-lesson-and-science-unit/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about FREE Lesson an

<p>Here&#8217;s a sampling of some of my Easter products. First up, the latest addition to my Class Book series is an Easter book called My Bunny. Here&#8217;s a no-prep class book activity to work on descriptive writing. There are 10 pages of brainstorming templates, and writing frames as well as blank lined pages for differentiated &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/interested-in-easter-products/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">abou

<p>CLICK HERE Life Science can be a challenge to teach.  Materials and images may be hard to come by.  This package has tons of high quality images of each animal.  There is a simple mini book for each animal with real photos on each page.  This is complimented by several versions of outlines for children &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/my-first-growing-bundle/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Iconic Animals of America: Anima

<p>So I&#8217;ve been working a lot on adding science resources to my store.Each of the animals listed below are part of my Canadian Animal research bundle. I&#8217;ve chosen animals which are symbols of Canada to allow for a mix of Social Studies, and Science goals in one program.  You can get each of these animals &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/social-studies-and-science-combined/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Social St

<p>So it&#8217;s friday again.  Here&#8217;s some highlights from my week. We&#8217;ve been working on number concept.  Today we played blackout.  It&#8217;s a game involving playing cards, bingo chips and 10 frames.  The kids really enjoyed it. Please ignore my ratty duct tape &#8211; it&#8217;s in desperate need of replacing. We did some research on Canadian &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/peek-at-last-week_20/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen