Force and Motion: Come Back Ball

Quick science experiments require few or no materials and many can be done on the spur of the moment.  Here is a quick experiment you can do with your students!

Have you ever rolled a ball and had it come back to you?  Did you know you can make that happen?
Give your students a ball and  let them try it on their own.  Some will figure it out! 

1.  Roll the ball a few times to get a good feel!
2.  Roll it again and flip your wrist up a bit to make it spin backward.
3.  Continue to practice until you find that the ball comes back.
4.  Can you do it with other balls in different sizes? 
5.  Try a hoola hoop!

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Force and Motion: Egg Spin

Try this!  Can you tell if an egg is boiled or raw?

1.  Spin the egg.
2.  Quickly remove your hand.
3.  If the egg continues to spin, it is raw!
4.  If the egg stops, it is boiled.

This is based on Newton's Law: An object in motion stays in motion.  An object at rest stays at rest.

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Force and Motion: Straw and Potato

Guys! I really needed to bring some science into my room! I had been thinking about how to do this and remember a great science class I had in college! We had the best science teacher for our methods classes! Everyday, he had a really neat discrepant event (quick science experiment) for us! It was like watching a magic show every science class!

I wanted to do that in my classroom! I finally got around to working it up! Not only did I want to share neat science experiences, but wanted my students to be able to be active in them.  I didn't want them to leave saying, "Mrs. Wilson did that neat trick!"  I wanted them to say, "I did a neat science experiment!"  I also wanted students to have a minute of writing to solidify the experiment in their minds!  Here is one that my students love, and it is so easy! Grab some straws and a few potatoes!

1.  Grab a potato.
2.  Hold it over a table.  I actually set mine down on the table!
3.  Hold the straw between your thumb and index finger.
4.  Plunge the straw straight into the potato!
5.  Don't worry if it takes a few tries. You must have the right angle and enough force quickly!

Science: A straw is weak if you bend it back and forth, but the straight edge is strong! You must use a lot of force at the correct angle!

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Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt

Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt will bring language arts and math into your fun Easter Celebration! This can be used in small groups, or in math/literacy stations. There are blank eggs in color and in black and white that can be written on to add any content you are working on in your individual classroom. Consider sight words, addition, subtraction, word family, true false, anything!

Directions
1. Hide 10 eggs around the room.
2. Students find eggs and answer questions on corresponding record sheet.
3. Teacher or assistant checks off answers with sticker or marker 
4. Reward with trinket or chocolate egg candy 
5. There are blank eggs as mentioned above to add any content into your curriculum. Consider sight words, addition, subtraction, word family, true false, anything!

This is just in time for Easter!  Click here to find more information!

Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt

Farm Unit

Our class is going to the farm after spring break! I love this time of year! We will be investigating farm animals, literature, and how food gets from farm to the table!

So, I had to get busy to create everything I will need to help my students.  I wanted to share with you what I came up with!

Several farms are featured with informational text using real photos (so important) for you and your students to be able to research farms with ease! There is a research page for students to record their facts. Explore phonics, alphabetic order, color by word, and much more in this Farm Unit.

Pictures are included of each farm animal for you to make a large anchor chart to graph your students' favorite farm animals! 

Interactive printables to let students choose in a station, or as whole group.  Great for morning work for the week, or whole group! I haven't decided! This is part of the packet that I am most excited about!

There is so much more! There are coloring sheets by farm word, adjectives, a farm maze, and even a comprehension test and key!  

If you are interested in this Farm Unit, click below:

Farm Unit From Farm to Table

Easter Literacy and Math!

Bring Easter into the classroom while practicing first grade skills! In Easter Literacy and Math Activities you will find all printable Easter themed pages, with fun games, sight words, addition, subtraction and more! 

Game: Great way to learn 10s and 1s place!

Posters for Types of Sentences!

Morning Work!

And much more!

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Easter Literacy and Math Activities

The Dot by Peter Reynolds Activities

The Dot is about a little girl who is not confident in her art abilities, but her teacher finds a way to encourage her to create! 

In this book companion, you will find everything you need to help students with growth mindset, understand the plot, including games, vocabulary, fluency, phonics, comprehension strategies, color by sight word, and even a comprehension test with answer key!  The Dot is written by Peter H. Reynolds.

Introduce vocabulary from The Dot with this fun game!  

Players take turns to pick a vocabulary card. The student must read the word. The adult leader can discuss the meaning of the word, and make a sentence.  Then the student can roll die and move that many spaces. 

If the student cannot read the word, then he or she cannot roll the die.  "Lose a turn."

First player to the "End" wins!




Practice fluency with this fun game!

Roll the die, pick a sentence in the book, and read like...

With this book companion, your entire reading block is planned!

Readers' response!

Play Stomp with the vocabulary cards!

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The Dot by Peter Reynolds Activities

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