Switching Gears!

Hey Science Friends,

Like I said last time... One of the benefits of having more than one blog is that when one blog is busy you always have the other blog to go to and post. And since it is summer it is the perfect time to shake things up a little. I usually keep this blog straight Science but like I said...it's summer so let's shake it up and get ready for a new year all the way around! So I am super excited about a few new things taking place in my room this coming year. I have revamped and rethought my Creation Station with the goal of full integration of Language Arts in mind. And I have really thought long and hard about those long forgotten Art Objectives. So I have created a few things to integrate into my Creation Station and I am pretty excited about it all. I can't wait for some real hands-on fun!

 

One of the first things on the list for me this summer was an activity for the first week of school as we were getting to know each other. And so I put together I Can Be An Artist~The ABC's of Me! Just perfect for Open House or Back to School Night. And you know I wanted this project easy for me to prepare as a teacher so it was created with that in mind.

 

And I have had such a wonderful response to all this artsy fun that it inspired me to create this as well. Just the right thing to add to any Creation Station for the beginning of the year! I'm on a roll and now I can't wait because this station is gonna be a hit! And we are going to be covering those standards like crazy! So if you are interested just click on the links for more information!



Back To School Freebies!

 

Hey Science Friends,

Just had to change things up a bit. It's not Science but it sure is fun. One of the advantages of having more than one blog is the chance to blog in another place. So when one blog is busy and the other is not. you have yet another place to share and that is what it is all about. So I am stopping in here to share one of my favorite back to school freebies. I'm sure you know the drill. You get out those dice and have some real kind of kindergarten fun.

So it's been two fun years since I have been using a dice box in class. It works for us and I love it. You know the kids like picking which dice to use with each activity. I will confess...I have two dice boxes. I got them from Hobby Lobby with a coupon and it was cheap and well worth it. The same boxes are still in my classroom today. I have a great collection with lots of different kinds of dice so I needed a little storage system and digging through a can to reach the dice we want or need was not working when my collection grew. The boxes have helped a lot. So if you are out and about maybe find a dice box of your own and start a collection and then come back here and pick up your dice freebies pictured above. If you need a copy just click on the images above and have fun with those rolling and rambling dice!

Or get some of these cute little craft keepers from Dollar Tree and contain that type of fun! The storage container above has room to store these little containers and we just pop in what we need and get to work.

 And you know in order to be a great Scientist you also have to be great in Math!

 



10 Signs Freebie!

Hey Science Friends,

Just cleaning up the files and wanted to share this printable with you. You know it is that time again when we are just starting summer vacation but yet our minds keep thinking about school. It's hard not to think about what is ahead when you are knee deep in organization of all sorts. This is a print and go freebie that you can print and have on hand for parent night or maybe tuck inside the sleeve on the back of your teacher binder. Either way, it is yours! Click on the image above to take you to the download. Don't work too much, it's summer!



Science Party!

Hey Science Friends,

Well, it's over for the year! We have learned a lot and had so much fun exploring and investigating this year. And in the end we had to have one last chance to put on our safety goggles and have a little fun. We decided we would kick off our end of science with a little bit of fun!

 

And just like a true scientist we discovered that we needed a little trial and error to get this one right because we were looking for a little more fun to our kick off than that. So we had to give it another try and this time change it a little bit.

 

 

And after all that excitement it was time to go inside and have a little party to kick off the end of a great year of learning in science. One of our favorite units in science this year has been learning about and investigating rocks, so I new we had to do something with rocks.

 

 

And we spent a little time getting out our old investigation boxes and exploring just one last time. We talked a lot about how science had been so much fun this year. And before it was said and done, we had to end with how it all began this year.

 

 

 



Editable Teacher Gift Ideas!



 

 

Hey Science Friends,

I know you have probably seen this here before but what you didn't see was what someone did with it! I first posted this last year when I was making a gift for a parent. And this year I came back and made it editable due to a large amount of requests for different versions. And now KFUNdamentals has added her own twist to this editable printable and I just love it so I had to share it here...

 

 

In box one she put the following...

Thank you for

volunteering

in kindergarten

this year,

You made our class

a better place

all because

you were here!

 

 

In box one she put the following...

Thank you for

sharing Francesca,

she is such a dear,

And thank you for

supporting me

throughout this

busy year!

 

 

Such a great addition. For your free copy please click on the image above!