Animal Research Project

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Grades 1 or 2 Animal Research Resource Packet
Buy this 35 page document (including clickable links) detailing a new approach to animal research. The MISO method will help students discover a variety of ways to collect information about their animal. Students will use Media, Interviews, Surveys, and Observations to go beyond just regurgitating information they learned about their animal in a book. Included are tech integration ideas for the research phase and tech integration ideas for developing a finished project detailing their research.

This is all the 'leg work' on putting together a multi-dimensional research project that perfectly integrates technology

Science Lesson - "Polar Pals" Unit

Science Unit - Polar Pals
By: Hannah Stark, 21st Century K
Grades: Kindergarten

Address the new Next Generation Science Standards with this cute unit about how polar animals adapt to winter weather with Common Core aligned activities.

Unit Contents: (Each in both color and black/white!)

1. Polar Animal-Themed Science Book for read-aloud, guided reading, and trace/color.

RF.K.1, RL.K.10, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS2-2

2.Polar Animal Fact and Opinion

K-ESS3-1, K-ESS2-2, L.K.5

3. “Polar Adaptations – NOT!”

K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1,, SL.K.4, L.K.1, L.K.5, L.K.6

4. Comparing Polar Pals

K-ESS3-1, K-ESS2-2, SL.K.4, L.K.5, L.K.6

5. Adaptations Extended Response Item

W.K.8, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS2-2

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Language Arts Lesson - "Nonfiction Literacy Pack: Emperor of All Penguins Common Core Aligned Grades 3-5"

Emperor of All Penguins Print-n-Go: 

A Complete Non-Fiction Resource Pack

After three weeks of intensive work, I have completed my first Non-fiction Literacy Pack all about Penguins just in time for winter. It was so fun and informative to research and create this literacy unit. Now I just have to decide which topic to start on next! Check it out at my store below:


A Nonfiction Literacy Pack: Let’s Take a Closer Look at Penguins
This pack includes everything you need to teach, investigate, and learn all about penguins with a close up look at Emperor Penguins. 
It includes:
• Anticipatory Set with True/False Questions
• Two Mini-books for guided reading: 
Waddle This Way! AND The Emperor of all Penguins
• Two Informational articles about penguins for older students or to use in place of the mini-books, if desired.
• Two CRQ’s related to the mini-books & articles
• Two Cloze Passages related to the mini-books & articles 
• The parts of a penguin diagram
• A Vocabulary Journal
• Vocabulary Construction Activity that involves breaking down the vocabulary words into prefixes, root word, and suffixes to aid in determining meanings.
• Word Wall Vocabulary Words
• Classroom Poster Set—great for bulletin boards!
• A Penguin Research Mural Project w/Rubric

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