A great way to connect your reading and science lessons! Here are lots of easy activities for using picture book favorites to teach key science topics. Features The Tiny Seed (seeds and plants), In the Small, Small Pond (habitats), A Rainbow of My Own (light and color), Where Do Puddles Go? (water cycle) and many more. Each lesson includes easy-to-understand science information, science vocabulary, management tips, book connections, web sites, assessment ideas, and connections to the National Science Standards. For use with Grades 1-3.
Co-authors Ann Flagg and Teri Ory work at Edu-Prize Elementary in Gilbert, Arizona. Ann holds a masters of education .
Ann holds a master's degree in science education and has taught at the elementary level for 14 years. She is currently the K-6 science instructor at Edu-Prize. Her other Scholastic Teaching Resources titles include: Early Themes: Weather, Early Themes: Apples, Pumpkins and Harvest, and Rubrics, Checklists, and Other Assessments for the Science You Teach. Ann lives in Apache Junction, Arizona.
A classroom teacher for many years, Teri Ory holds a doctorate in administration and is currently the principal at Edu-Prize. Teri has been a science enthusiast throughout her career in education and has participated in a variety of "teachers as trainers" programs including NASA¹s NEWEST, GEMS, and the American Institute of Physics¹ Operation Physics and Operation Primary Physical Science. Teri lives in Mesa, Arizona.