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Teaching Through Trade Books: What We Do With Ideas

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Teaching Through Trade Books: What We Do With Ideas

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue focuses on allowing students to expand their thinking around simple objects and ideas while maintaining a science focus....

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

Methods and Strategies: Science Storybooks

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Methods and Strategies: Science Storybooks

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses using Giverny Award winners to engage elementary students in science....

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Teaching Through Trade Books: The Purpose of Individual Parts and Processes

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Teaching Through Trade Books: The Purpose of Individual Parts and Processes

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. The activities in this month’s issue have students examine the purposes of different plant or animal parts and then adapt these to solve a human problem. Students also consider ho...

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

The Early Years: Discovering Through Deconstruction

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The Early Years: Discovering Through Deconstruction

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue has students exploring the structure of and noticing parts of a fruit while taking it apart....

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Bringing STEM to the Elementary Classroom

Many resources help you encourage young children to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). But only this book of quality STEM experiences was curated by the veteran educator who edits Science and Children, NSTA’s award-winni...

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Roly-Poly Pill Bugs

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Roly-Poly Pill Bugs

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s column, students learn through observation and investigation how a pill bug senses and reacts to its environment....

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

The Early Years: Encouraging Curiosity

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The Early Years: Encouraging Curiosity

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month's column describes an activity that will connect families to children’s learning at school by posing questions for them to answer together....

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La próxima vez que veas una puesta del sol

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La próxima vez que veas una puesta del sol

A 2014 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12!2014 Winner of the REVERE Award from PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers! “Next time you see a sunset, stop and sit down for a while.”...

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