Science Notebooks can be useful tools, even with young students who are just learning to read and write. See how kindergarten teacher Kathryn Kaatz incorporated science writing and drawing as she took her students on “A Walk in the ‘Tall, Tall Grass’” after being inspired by Denise Fleming’s book entitled, In the Tall, Tall Grass [...]
August is here, and that can only mean one thing: The new school year is right around the corner! Teacher Vision offers some tips for starting off the school year, such as organizing portfolios for students and designing bulletin boards. There is also a list of science tips, including: Have a Science Table in the classroom, [...]
Each Early Years column features resources selected by real teachers–and we want yours! We’re seeking Teacher’s Picks on the following themes: Investigation Skills Literacy Development Physical Science Communication in Science Plants Classification Social Studies Technology Habitats Asking Questions Math and Science Explorations Observation Skills Weather The Senses Outdoor Learning If your resource list is published [...]
The Summer Early Years column An Invertebrate Garden featured Teacher’s Picks from science resource teacher Fred Arnold of Spencerport, New York, who helps teachers and students raise Painted Lady butterflies, mealworms, super mealworms, and milkweed bugs in their classrooms. He finds insects can awaken an appreciation and understanding of the intricacy of our world. Books For [...]
It feels like summer will be over before we know it! Many of you—those who actually had a summer off that is—are busy preparing your classrooms and projects for the coming school year. In the summer Early Years column, An Invertebrate Garden, Peggy Ashbrook described how to attract invertebrates to an outdoor area for later study. Planting [...]
Early childhood science educators: this is your place! We’re starting simply but hope to expand this site with your help. Here are a few plans for the blog. We hope you’ll chime in with your suggestions. Science and Children editors will be: posting resources, highlighting early childhood articles from S&C and elsewhere, and learning from you—the early childhood [...]
