To wrap up our animal unit, we learned all about insects and life cycles! I used activities from my Insect/Life cycle unit if you are interested! We had already learned about insects back in kindergarten so we reviewed insects and did a sort in our science journals. The kids remembered lots of great characteristics such as six legs, three body parts, lays eggs, etc. They also remembered that a spider is not an insect! We then read books on insects and learned facts about different insects we were interested in. The kids then wrote 2 or 3 facts in their own insect books. They really enjoyed going to our classroom library to read insect books to use to find facts. Yay for research! :) To move on to life cycles, we started with the life cycle of a butterfly. In their science journals the kids illustrated the missing stage (pupa) and labeled all the stages. We also talked about the life cycle of a frog and did a similar activity but I forgot to take a picture! :) After talking about animal life cycles, we talked about how we have a life cycle also. The kids illustrated their own "I Grow and Change" books: At the beginning of the second week of our unit, I sent home a note asking parents to send in three pictures with their student (one of their child as a baby, one of them as a toddler and one of them now). I even showed them baby/toddler/kid pictures of myself and they LOVED THEM! I included some below so you could see :) I was so cute....what happened?? haha :) On Thursday, we used these pictures to write stories of what we were like at each stage of our life. The kids wrote what they looked like and could do at each age and drew a picture of the photograph they brought. Then they wrote a story about that time in their life. Here are a few examples: The kids really enjoyed learning about life cycles! We raised caterpillars last year so I didn't do it again....I wish I had taken pictures! I will try to remember to do that next year! :) We are about done with our Texas unit so I will have that up soon! And believe it or not we only have 9 school days left so we are right in the middle of our countdown to summer fun! Stay tuned for pictures!
This worksheet contains 18 conversation cards and a matching exercise. The cards can be cut out if desired and be used as conversation questions. Can be used with both young learners and adults (elementary to intermediate). - ESL worksheets
The Drama Llama: A Story About Spreading Rumors & Gossip, written by Susan Bowman and illustrated by Poppy Moon, is a little story about a llama who likes to spread rumors and gossip. She has a tendency to stir up trouble among the other animals, who soon stop talking to her because they don’t want to deal with all her drama. Unfortunately, she becomes sad and lonely. When her old friends explain that she doesn’t need to cause drama and gain attention for everyone to like her, she learns a very important lesson. What is that lesson? Children will learn an important lesson from this book - there is another way to gain friends, rather than gossiping and spreading rumors. Children and adults alike can all relate to this story. No matter our age, we have all come across a Drama Llama; some of us have even had our own Drama Llama moments. But, it’s safe to assume that drama llamas are not fun to be around. Even though the story could have been longer and had more details, the fun fonts and the colorful illustrations ensure that kids will love this book. What I also liked was that the second half of the book is filled with activity pages related to the lesson the story teaches, making this book very interactive. I can definitely see The Drama Llama being used in elementary classrooms. Susan Bowman did a great job, and I look forward to finding more of her books for my daughter’s growing library.
When Animals Are Going To Therapy (Comics) - World's largest collection of cat memes and other animals
Cut the ws into two halves and have two students go for a walk while they ask and answer the questions. Students usually talk and walk for 15 - 20 minutes. - ESL worksheets
Boy, put biology, geology, and chemistry together, and you get biogeochemical! When you talk about the "circle of life," the circle to which you are referring i
How many times have you looked at your dog and wondered what the heck is going on in that little mind? How many midnights on Christmas Eve have you spent waiting for that humble ‘meow’ to transform into ‘hey, Dave’? Well, those days are numbered.
Click to enlarge Today, 23rd October is Mole Day - which might put you in mind of small, furry, burrowing animals. However, they don’t even seem to have a commemorative day of any kind; we’re actually talking about the mole in chemistry...
I’ve been talking about managing stress because stress does a lot of damage to the body. ❗️Stress raises our overall need for the adrenals to pump out more cortisol. ❗️Chronic cortisol prioritizes...
Students work in pairs and role play the given situations. This activity will help your students develop and improve their speaking skills in an interesting way! - ESL worksheets
A selection of woodcuts from a book entitled The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents, published in 1658.
Want to see if a layer of blubber can really help you stay warm in icy water? Try this arctic animals science experiment to experience it.
Communication is the self portrait of an individual presented through words. It is a vital activity of human being. Only human beings are endowed with the ability to use language for expressing their own ideas, feeling, attitudes, opinions, facts etc. And thereby, being supreme to other animals on the earth . It is said that, \"Words are the cloths of thoughts, so one should never present words in clumsy manner\". We sit in school and listen to teachers. We read books and magazines. We talk to friends, watch television, and communicate over the Internet. The workplace is no different. Experts tell us that 70-80 percent of our working time is spent in some kind of communication. We are reading and writing memos, listening to our coworkers, or having one-to-one conversations with our supervisors. This Book is a roadmap for basics of Communication Skills. The major thrust areas are: Concept of Communication, Methods of Communication, Types and Levels of Communication, Group Discussion, Interviews, Presentation Startagies, Reading Stratgies, Listening Skills, Business Letter Writing, Report Writing, Application Writing.
How many times have you looked at your dog and wondered what the heck is going on in that little mind? How many midnights on Christmas Eve have you spent waiting for that humble ‘meow’ to transform into ‘hey, Dave’? Well, those days are numbered.
Jimmy Craig is back on Bored Panda once again with his humorous and unique comics called "They Can Talk." Jimmy has been featured here many times (part one, part two, part three) and has always managed to make the viewers laugh, relate, and see their own pets in the comics.
Things that will warm your heart.
If you've ever cringed at the thought of going back to work after an amazing vacation, then these 21 back to work memes are 100% relatable.
How many times have you looked at your dog and wondered what the heck is going on in that little mind? How many midnights on Christmas Eve have you spent waiting for that humble ‘meow’ to transform into ‘hey, Dave’? Well, those days are numbered.
Want to know what your kids are really thinking? These Conversation Starters for Kids will help you find out.
