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Teaching Through Trade Books: Happy Birthday!

Science and Children—December 2013

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue uses the context of birthdays to explore observable patterns that result from Earth's revolution around the Sun.

Physical Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy Early Childhood Elementary

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