There are a variety of ways to incorporate literacy strategies in science education without sacrificing content.
Integrating science and literacy can save you time as a teacher. It's one of the best ways to reinforce science and reading standards.
The term “Science Literacy” is thrown around a lot in the news, in education school classes, and at faculty development meetings, but what does it really mean? To me, science literacy means three things. A high school graduate who is literate in science: 1. Knows how to ask questions! A science literate graduate has enough […]
Tara Dale and Mandi White share four strategies targeting science classes to help middle schoolers comprehend informational text. Have you tried 4x4?
10 Ideas to help students learn science vocabulary words10 Ideas to help students learn science vocabulary words-- awesome for 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade
Have you heard these statements before?“Why are we doing writing, this isn’t English class!”“Do I really have to write in a complete sentence?” Believe it or not, in science class we integrate almost all of the content areas. The key to this integration is making the learning interesting so you don’t hear the complaints. This ... Read more
Close reading in science class? This post shares strategies and a free resource for implementing close reading in science instruction.
This Floating Letters Experiment is a simple and fun activity that helps kids practice their letters while having fun.
Looking for Science Reading Passages? These websites and apps will take you to science short texts you can share with your students.
Download this FREE ARTICLE to see if it fits your needs. More like these are COMING SOON! Save time and engage your students with this fun and interesting science article about lightning while teaching literacy in your science classroom! This science article includes a 7-paragraph article with read...
Learn how to easily integrate science into reading and writing with meaningful literacy-based activities to best help your students master science.
This guest post was written by a friend of mine, Kristin Lee, who writes terrific resources for teachers who want to help their students with scientific literacy! Scientific Literacy is becoming an increasingly important set of skills for our students and to our society at large. How do I tell fact from fiction? What is […]
Explore the wonders of the ocean with these math and literacy activities that provide hands-on learning through play for our preschoolers!
A blog about teaching ideas and free resources, focusing on kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, and fourth grade.
Today I'm over at The Library Adventure sharing a list of 52 science-themed literacy activities, along with a free printable. These simple ideas will make a great addition to Fizz Boom Read programming!
You may have heard of a one-pager but aren’t really sure of what it is. A one-pager is a project that is typically given out in an English language arts class. Students have one page to respond to different criteria to show their knowledge of the book. A one-pager should include both visual and written ... Read more
Why do we have to learn this? I just love when my students ask this. No seriously! It shows that they are making valid connection...
Close reading in science class? This post shares strategies and a free resource for implementing close reading in science instruction.
Use this picture book list to increase literacy skills and comprehension of science concepts in your grade 4 5 6 classroom.
