Homeschool Environment Centers

The classifying plants file folder activity allows students to label the parts of plants - cells, stem, roots, and leaves. Students will also match the following vocabulary words and their meanings with pictures: parallel veins and netted veins found in leaves, soft stems and woody stems, smooth leaf margins and jagged leaf margins found on leaves, waxy texture, smooth texture, and rough texture found on leaves, and taproots and fibrous roots. Students can do this independently, with support, or with a partner.

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Rainforest Memory Game is a fun way for students to review for an end of unit test and to learn new vocabulary for ELA Reading Informational Texts standards. Vocabulary words include: Tropical Rain Forests, Ecology, and Conservation. This game can be played in pairs, small groups, or on an individual basis.

This product includes the Tropical Rainforest and Ecology Vocabulary List with definitions for a self-check answer key!

This is an activity with TWELVE Animal Homes puzzles for students to color and cut apart. My students absolutely love this type of puzzle! I've also included a color version of each puzzle to show as examples, or print and cut apart for a center activity.

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This comprehensive 4-page worksheet is designed to introduce students to various weather instruments and their functions. Through a variety of engaging activities, students will learn about the tools used to measure and observe weather conditions.

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This comprehensive 4-page worksheet is designed to introduce students to various weather instruments and their functions. Through a variety of engaging activities, students will learn about the tools used to measure and observe weather conditions.

Great for an intro on conservation/water pollution.Purple Turtle EBOOK: The stories involve Purple Turtle and his friends including Zing,the stuttering rabbit, Biggy Bear, Melody the bird, Squirty the squirrel and others. In each story,a topic is addressed such as friendship, honesty, conservation, getting over fears, etc. In this story, "Purple Meets Freddy at the Lilly Pad ",(EBOOK)Freddy the Frog is very sad. His pond is littered with trash including soggy newspapers, a plastic milk jug and even an old sneaker. Purple and his friends meet Freddy and set out to lend Freddy a hand. Great for kids to read or as a book to read to children. The books have beautiful and colorful illustrations. I am sure your kids will enjoy Purple Turtle Ebooks!

This packet contains activities to enhance your P-K study of fall leaves. Activities include:

✔ Printable book with illustrations of leaves and the text "Some Leaves Are..." This book talks about difference in leaf color, shape and edges.

✔ "Parts of a Leaf" labeled, printable poster.

✔ "My Leaf Drawing" printable

✔ "Leaf Detective" printable (Look for certain types of leaves outdoors and mark them on the sheet)

✔ Leaf Sorting Mats (by shape)

✔ "My Leaf Report" (Write and draw about a found leaf)

Great for an intro on endangered species.Purple Turtle EBOOK: The stories involve Purple Turtle and his friends including Zing,the stuttering rabbit, Biggy Bear, Melody the bird, Squirty the squirrel and others. In each story,a topic is addressed such as friendship, honesty, conservation, getting over fears, etc. In "Purple's Safari Adventure", Purple and his friends go on a safari to see some of the world’s unique animals. They learn that many of the animals are in trouble. Can Purple and his friends do anything to help? Grades 1-3 18 Pages,Aadarsh Publishing Great for kids to read or as a book to read to children. The books have beautiful and colorful illustrations. I am sure your kids will enjoy Purple Turtle Ebooks!

Great for an intro on conservation/water pollution.Purple Turtle EBOOK: The stories involve Purple Turtle and his friends including Zing,the stuttering rabbit, Biggy Bear, Melody the bird, Squirty the squirrel and others. In each story,a topic is addressed such as friendship, honesty, conservation, getting over fears, etc. In this story, "Purple Meets Freddy at the Lilly Pad ",(EBOOK)Freddy the Frog is very sad. His pond is littered with trash including soggy newspapers, a plastic milk jug and even an old sneaker. Purple and his friends meet Freddy and set out to lend Freddy a hand. Great for kids to read or as a book to read to children. The books have beautiful and colorful illustrations. I am sure your kids will enjoy Purple Turtle Ebooks!

Purple Turtle EBOOK: The stories involve Purple Turtle and his friends including Zing,the stuttering rabbit, Biggy Bear, Melody the bird, Squirty the squirrel and others. In each story,a topic is addressed such as friendship, honesty, conservation, getting over fears, etc. In this story, "Purple Learns to Use Less", the friends learn that each of us can help the planet in saving water.Grades 1-3, Aadarsh Publishing Great story to introduce conservation with your students. Great for kids to read or as a book to read to children. The books have beautiful and colorful illustrations. I am sure your kids will enjoy Purple Turtle Ebooks!

Great for an intro on endangered species.Purple Turtle EBOOK: The stories involve Purple Turtle and his friends including Zing,the stuttering rabbit, Biggy Bear, Melody the bird, Squirty the squirrel and others. In each story,a topic is addressed such as friendship, honesty, conservation, getting over fears, etc. In "Purple's Safari Adventure", Purple and his friends go on a safari to see some of the world’s unique animals. They learn that many of the animals are in trouble. Can Purple and his friends do anything to help? Grades 1-3 18 Pages,Aadarsh Publishing Great for kids to read or as a book to read to children. The books have beautiful and colorful illustrations. I am sure your kids will enjoy Purple Turtle Ebooks!

Purple Turtle EBOOK: The stories involve Purple Turtle and his friends including Zing,the stuttering rabbit, Biggy Bear, Melody the bird, Squirty the squirrel and others. In each story,a topic is addressed such as friendship, honesty, conservation, getting over fears, etc. In this story, "Purple Learns to Use Less", the friends learn that each of us can help the planet in saving water.Grades 1-3, Aadarsh Publishing Great story to introduce conservation with your students. Great for kids to read or as a book to read to children. The books have beautiful and colorful illustrations. I am sure your kids will enjoy Purple Turtle Ebooks!

In this Unit, students will learn about what plants need, through hands-on activities and observations. This unit supports the Next Generation Science Standards.

The “Science Kids” series of packets is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning.

As they learn about what plants need, the students will explore the following topics:

★ Life Cycle of a Seed

★ Plants Need Water

★ How Plants Absorb Water

★ Plants Need Soil

★ Dark or Light? (Plants need sunlight)

★ Parts of a Plant

The “Science Kids” series of packets is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning.

(*Save money by purchasing the entire Year Long Science Curriculum in one bundle.)

This bundle contains enough science activities to fill the fourth quarter of the school year (About 8 weeks)

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Weather and Temperature

As they work through the experiments in this packet, students will explore the following concepts:

1. The weather changes.

2. Weather includes cloud cover, wind, precipitation and temperature.

3. The sun warms the Earth.

4. We can use tools to measure the weather.

5. The weather determines some of our actions and activities.

Taking Care of the Earth

As they work through the experiments in this packet, students will explore the following concepts:

1. Human beings cause pollution on the Earth.

2. Pollution is harmful to the land, air and water of the Earth.

3. People can help reduce and prevent the amount of pollution on the Earth.

Taking Care of Pets

Through the activities in this packet, children will explore the things that animals need, including:

1. Food and Water

2. Habitat

3.Body Coverings

4. Exercise

5. Companionship

Taking Care of Plants

As they learn about what plants need, the students will explore the following topics:

1. Life Cycle of a Seed

2. Plants Need Water

3.How Plants Absorb Water

4. Plants Need Soil

5. Dark or Light? (Plants need sunlight)

6. Parts of a Plant

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The Science Kids curriculum is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

This year long bundle includes 16 Science Units:

• “What do Scientists Do?”

• “Floating and Sinking”

• “Color Mixing”

• “Magnets”

• “Kitchen Chemistry”

• “Ramps”

• “Mirrors”

• “Gingerbread Science”

• “Freezing and Melting”

• “My Human Body”

• “Music and Vibration”

• “Shadows and Light”

• “Weather and Temperature”

• “Taking Care of the Earth”

• “Taking Care of Pets”

• “Taking Care of Plants”

This packet includes enough lessons for 32 weeks of hands-on learning. While 32 weeks is a bit shorter than a typical school year, this curriculum is designed to be flexible in order to give children the time they need to learn, so extra days are allowed for each unit. Additional, optional activities are also included for many of the units, and these can be used to help fill your days if needed.

This curriculum supports the Next Generation Science Standards for kindergarten.

Please see my other Science products if you want to supplement this curriculum.