Elementary: Flow of Matter and Energy in Ecosystems

Collection | February 2016

This themed collection contains valuable tools to use in the elementary classroom that focus around the Flow of Matter and Energy in Ecosystems SciPack. Lessons plans can be found inside the SciGuide and Journal…

Elementary Resources: Life Science & Plants

Collection | January 2017

A variety of life science/plants resources to help me gain more knowledge about these subjects as well as new ideas I could implement in my classroom.

SCED SP2017 Assessment: Elementary

Collection | January 2017

It's Elementary: Investigating Student Work

Blog Post | August 2017

Teachers wear many hats in the classroom. We are doctors, therapists, IT technicians, politicians, and entertainers, but the one hat we wear that is essential for student learning is the detective’s hat. As detectives,…

Introducing Crosscutting Concepts in the Elementary Grades

Blog Post | May 2017

Four years ago, I moved from teaching middle school science to teaching grades 2–5 STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) labs. One of the biggest challenges I faced was limited lab time in our…

7 Sessions for Connecting Elementary Science + Literacy

Blog Post | August 2016

The upcoming NSTA Minneapolis conference, taking place October 27-29, will have a number of sessions dedicated to celebrating elementary science and literacy connections. Children are born investigators. Science is an…

From Elementary Ed to Inspiring Speakers

Blog Post | April 2013

I started the morning with a visit to the Elementary Extravaganza. So much activity was going on. I overheard one attendee exclaim, “I didn’t know we had so many elementary teachers!” I’m not sure if he…

Elementary educators' early morning

Blog Post | March 2012

Elementary educators turned out in force for this special event just for them! The Elementary Extravaganza opened this morning at 8 am. When I stopped by a little later, the room was packed (I heard an estimate of…

Elementary Differentiation Resources by Guadalupe Yanez

Collection | November 2023

This collection has articles that are helpful for teachers that are finding way to differentiate in their classrooms in order to help diverse learners to be successful.