All Pre-service Teachers resources
NSTA Kids
Michael's Racing Machine: I Wonder Why
Celebrate imagination! This NSTA Kids book has been selected for the Children’s Book Council #ImaginationCelebration Showcase! Full book list: Imagination Celebration Showcase...
NSTA Kids
Children's Choices Winner, Children's Book Council and International Literacy Association!...
NSTA Press Book
Dark as a Shadow: I Wonder Why
Time for shadow play! After reading about how light and objects interact to create shadows, young children won’t be able to resist twisting, wiggling, bending, and shaking to see the phenomenon for themselves. To add to the enjoyment, Dark as a Sha...
By Lawrence F. Lowery
Journal Article
The Early Years: Inviting Parents to School
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses ways to help parents get involved in preschool science end engineering programs....
NSTA Press Book
What Are They Thinking? Promoting Elementary Learning Through Formative Assessment
REVERE Award Winner, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!“Children are continually developing ideas and explanations about their natural world. … Some of these ideas are consistent with the science children are taught; othe...
By Page Keeley
Journal Article
The Early Years: Creating Effective Classroom Interactions
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses learning about your own teaching to see if you are creating an effective learning environment....
Journal Article
The Early Years: Ecosystems, Up Close and Personal
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses children observing and documenting the growth of a plant from a seed to seed-production and animal interactions with the plant....
Journal Article
The Early Years: Becoming Attuned to Sound
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue provides sound explorations....
NSTA Press Book
Winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award from PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!What ideas do young children bring to their science learning, and how does their thinking change as they engage in “science talk”? Find...
By Page Keeley