The North Pole - Adaptations and Arctic Waters

Hot Off The Press!!  I was determined to finish this 16 page inquiry into The North Pole.  I wanted something that was seasonal, but loaded with Science and Language skills.  And just because I'm "Me" I included a page on Global Warming and the Causation/Responsibility that accompanies it.

The last page is open to interpretation.  Who Lives at the North Pole?  Younger children will certainly illustrate the guy in the red suit.  Older children may provide a literal response.  

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Elf Math

I just posted my Elf Math activities on http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Elf-Math
These are K-1st grade activities.  2nd graders could use them for review.  Read Elf on A Shelf to get your students interested in all of your Holiday Fundays!!

City Nights

I had a few darling 1st graders help me with a City Nights picture.  They did their very best cutting squares and rectangles.  Good Job!  It's a great compliment to their studies on Rural and Urban Communities.

Inquiry Into Endangered Species

This unit can be used to support a 4 week inquiry or as an "All In A Day" center rotation.  It makes connections with biographies, Critical Thinking, Fluency, Perspective, and Adaptations.  I used it in a 2nd grade Gifted Classroom, but it can be modified for grades 1-3.  A great science lab activity to add is the exploration of Blubber.  the teacher will prepare one plastic glove with Crisco or another vegetable shortening.  (The tub of white shortening)  Then, place another plastic glove on top.  You'll have a glove within a glove with "Blubber" in between.  This adaptation will be put to the test as students dip the insulated hand in a bowl of ice water.  They will they dip the other hand without insulation.  Draw Conclusions!  Perfect for the connections with penguins and whales.

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