Kindergarten Science and Social Studies Teaching Supplies, Teacher Resources, Activities, Books and Classroom Materials

Kindergarten Science and Social Studies Teaching Resources, Supplies, Books and Classroom Materials

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Enrich children's understanding of their world with this timesaving collection of science experiences from The Mailbox magazine. You'll find a variety of favorite units and features that will actively involve your little ones in their learning.

These creative ideas will help you integrate science into all of your daily activities-from circle time to center time. Patterns and reproducibles for centers, experiments, and group activities make preparation quick and easy. Inside this invaluable classroom resource you'll find:

Science units in this book cover the early childhood science topics that you need, including:

Science Teacher Materials Resource Book Seasonal Science

Grade Level: Preschool - Kindergarten
Price: $17.95
Product#: 2061005
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Introduce preschoolers and kindergartners to basic science concepts all year long with 25 timesaving, seasonal thematic units. This teaching book is just what you need to get your little ones interested in science. It includes 25 thematic science units for fall, winter, and spring, including:

Rocks
Water
Colors
Sun and Shadows
Rain
The Heart
Plants
Healthful Habits
Birds
Bubbles
Plus 15 additional high-interest topics!

Packed with creative ideas, each of the book's 25 seasonal science units provides

Practical, fun-to-do activities
Exciting, easy-to-manage, hands-on experiments
Simple explanations of experiment outcomes
Engaging reproducibles, recording sheets, and patterns

Because the ideas in this teaching resource were developed by real early childhood teachers, you can be confident that they're developmentally appropriate and practical in terms of materials, prep time, and classroom management. No matter what season of the school year it is, make sure Seasonal Science is on your bookshelf! You pick the season and we'll provide the science!

160 pages

hands-on science teaching resource Hands-On Science

Grade Level: Preschool / Kindergarten
Price: $29.99
Product #: 3007304
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This resource consists of 187 hands-on experiments that help students get in touch with science concepts! Explore weather, parts of the body, health and hygiene, living and nonliving things, and more.

Every experiment includes material lists, procedures, and discussion questions with answers. Each experiment is accompanied by a follow-up activity page which reinforces science concepts while enhancing reading comprehension skills. Experiment pages help students build skills in these areas:

Observing
Graphing
Recognizing relationships
Problem Solving
Measuring
Predicting
Interpreting information

Reproducible awards are also included!

The activity pages in this book help you integrate reading with science by incorporating comprehension skills like the following in a science context:

Sequencing
Classifying
Vocabulary development
Drawing conclusions
Determining cause and effect
Finding the main idea

Use the experiment and activity pages together or separately. You may choose activities based on the skills and interests of your students.

Experiments and activities in this book cover a wide range of facts in six broad topics:

Weather
Days, Months, Seasons
Parts of the Body
Senses
Health and Hygiene
Living and Non-Living Things

Pages: 384

science skills activities and centers Literacy Centers for Science Skills

Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade
Price: $19.99
Product #: 1003399
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Introduce young children to exciting, hands-on science experiences. Use full color manipulatives to appeal to their sense of curiosity and willingness to explore and experiment. The easy-to-use activities are based on standards and accompanied by age-appropriate assessments.

Full-color, hands-on centers encourage students to make their own scientific discoveries. Simple literacy activities explore different areas of Life Science, Earth and Space Science, and Physical Science. Student cards and reproducibles are ready-to-use. Teacher pages include instructions to create standards-based activities and ideas for presentation, assessment, and extensions.

Includes activities in the following science areas:

Nature of Science - developing the skills of questioning, planning, predicting, implementing, and observing as a way of learning
Life Science - the study of living things, their characteristics, and their relationship to the environment (Topics: ladybugs, spiders, animals and their eggs, coral reefs)
Earth and Space Science - the study of Earth's elements and structure (rocks, soil, metals, water, air) as well as its place in the universe (Topics: shadows, lakes and rivers, stars)
Physical Science - the study of matter and its properties (size, shape, color, composition, etc.); the position and motion of objects; the nature of light, heat, electricity, and magnetism (Topics: trees and wood, water around me, tools and machines)

Pages: 176

preschool kindergarten science student made books I Can Make It! I Can Read It! Science

Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten
Price: $12.95
Product #: 2003521
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Your proud young readers will say, "I can make it and I can read it!" when they complete these irresistible, interactive booklets. You can be sure they'll want to share their reading success with friends and family too.

These student-made booklets help develop essential science and early literacy skills through rhyming, repetitive, or predictable text. As they color, cut, paste, and write, your little ones will also be developing their fine-motor skills.

Choose from 20 booklets to complete your science curriculum, such as animal habitats, plant growth, and butterfly life cycle. Fun formats include shape books, accordion books, pop-up books, and more! Curriculum extensions, literature links, and ideas for sharing at school and at home are also included.

This book includes the following favorite themes for science:

Scientific Process
Animal Growth
Animal Habitats
Plant Growth
Seed Growth
Insects
Butterfly Life Cycle
Seasons
Weather
Clouds
Colors and Textures
Five Senses
Nutrition
Natural Resources
Rocks
Magnets
Solid, Liquid, Gas
Float and Sink
Recycling
Sun and Moon

Pages: 96

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Kindergarten Social Studies

Social Studies Teaching Resource Kindergarten - 1st Grade Best of the Mailbox: Social Studies

Grade Level: Kindergarten - First Grade
Price: $14.95
Product #: 2060937
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Reinforce key social studies skills and concepts with these teacher-tested ideas and student reproducibles. Use these popular units to integrate social studies across all areas of your curriculum and increase your students' understanding of key topics.

You know social studies is a fascinating topic, but how do you get your students exited about it? This teaching resource can do the trick! Inside this easy-to-use resource, you'll find the best social studies units selected from The Mailbox magazine's kindergarten and primary editions.

The activities and ready-to-use reproducibles inside will build your students' understanding of the social studies topics you must teach, reinforcing a variety of important skills and concepts along the way. No more searching for effective, easy-to-do (and fun!) activities to supplement your social studies curriculum. Now they're all here in one handy book !

Inside you'll find the following:

social studies-based thematic units with across-the-curriculum activities
center ideas
fun, skill-based games
songs
cooking activities
arts-and-crafts ideas
independent and small-group activities
literature links
student reproducibles
timesaving patterns

Units include:

All About Me
Building Character
Family
Homes
Careers
Maps and Geography
Transportation
Patriotism
Holidays and Celebrations

112 pages

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