Students investigate the properties of plastic materials, focusing on transparency, smoothness, and waterproof qualities compared to paper.
A comprehensive series of take-home practice worksheets for Kindergarten students following the UFLI Foundations scope for Alphabet Knowledge. Each worksheet focuses on a single letter-sound correspondence with activities for letter formation, decoding, encoding, and simple sentence reading.
An interactive STEM challenge and read-aloud experience based on Leo Timmers' 'Elephant Island'. Students design and build floating island rafts to rescue Arnold and his friends.
A 5-slide visual presentation for projection in the classroom to guide the read-aloud, introduce the STEM raft challenge, show materials, and lead the final reflection.
A high-energy exploration of the most powerful explosions in history and the cosmos, designed for advanced kindergarten learners. This sequence investigates the physics of energy release through volcanoes, asteroids, and stars.
An engaging lesson on insect collective nouns and terminology, featuring a word search, crossword, and hands-on matching and writing activities exploring how bugs gather in groups.
A 2-page teacher facilitation guide containing preparation tips, key vocabulary, interactive prompts for during/after reading 'Elephant Island', and a step-by-step STEM challenge plan.
A comprehensive collection of introductory science modules for first-grade emergent readers, covering biology, meteorology, physics, and earth science through simple, repetitive text and engaging activities.
A comprehensive kindergarten science lesson where students explore summer using their five senses. The lesson includes a teacher guide, interactive slides, an outdoor sensory walk checklist, and a reflective sensory journal.
A comprehensive 36-week phonics and comprehension curriculum for small groups. Each week focuses on a specific phonetic target integrated with a reading comprehension strategy, following a systematic, multisensory approach.
An interactive sensory science lesson where kindergarteners explore the seasonal changes of summer using their five senses through classroom discovery, an outdoor sensory walk, and journal reflections.
A comprehensive phonics sequence covering complex letter sounds including digraphs and glued/welded sounds through visual play and detective-themed activities.
A comprehensive safety and preparation kit for students and teachers participating in a neighborhood trash pick-up community service project. It includes safety slides, a student contract and checklist, and a detailed teacher instruction guide.
