STEM Made Teacher Friendly

How many of you love the idea of STEM but are nervous about what it will look like in your classroom? Scared about finding activities? Worried about getting the materials and about the cost of the materials?

Well, my teacherfriends, Carson Dellosa has done it again!!!! I love this company and all that it creates for teachers! I always have! But their STEM box is amazing!!!

They have created a group of STEM lessons just for us! This box has  30   Lessons ( 10 lessons for physical science, 10 lessons for life sciences and 10 lessons for earth science) and they are all for grades 2 to 5 but my first graders could do them with a little changing of the directions (a little more explanation or different vocabulary at times)! 

These lessons come on laminated cards with the visual list of materials needed on the front! All materials used are found in classrooms and schools so we do not have to go into debt to supply our kids what they need in order to complete these activities! The challenge is also listed on the front! These activities are kid friendly and can be used independently, small group or even whole group!! There is so much flexibility with this product!!! 

The cards are laminated for durability and on the back of each card are questions in each area to ask your students to extend their learning!!! There is also a little more information about the science behind the activity! 

I used these cards as whole group activities at first! I did this just to familiarize them with the cards and what my expectations were when they were completing them! After we did two as a whole group then I let them choose activities as a small group! Once I was comfortable with them completing them as a small group, I have put them out to use independently when they are done with their work. I also use them on science days as an activating strategy, the lesson or a science day wind up!

This stem kit is amazing and I highly recommend it for any Classroom! 

Guided Reading Time

Do you do guided Reading in your classroom? I absolutely love guided reading! During this time, I love listening to my students read the text and answer the questions on their own!

Normally I use materials that I find, borrow or make but Carson Dellosa has made an amazing new product that makes guided reading more manageable and interesting! 

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This book has 6 different stories! There are 6 copies of each story and they are also leveled according to their Lexie level! There are 2 of each level: level 1 lexile level of 380 and 470, level 2 lexile level of 480 and 500 and level 3 lexile level 480 and 520. These stories are all laminated for durability!

These stories are so interesting that the kids just love reading them over and over! What is another great feature of this set is the discussion guides! There is a laminated discussion guide for each book. These questions are higher order thinking! 

The guided reading model allows them to make predictions, create questions, write their opinions and write downany new vocabulary! This is an awesome sheet to have during the lesson! It makes your kids accountable as well as help them dig deep into the text!

I love the making connections sheet as well. This gives them a graphic organizer to help make text to self and text to text connections! A great resource for your group! 

For the management and progress monitoring of your group, there is a guided reading observation sheet! This allows you to keep track of where your children are during each stage of reading (before, during and after) this provides so much valuable information and it is right at your finger tips!

You can either purchase this book in a hard copy or in eprint! This is a great option especially for those classrooms who are or are going to go paperless! Click here for the link to purchase!

Guided Reading is such an important time of day! This book provides us with the materials we need to have a successful small group experience! It is also a great resource for those who have to do RTI. You can use these stories and discussion guides with your higher level students!

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