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Free Educational Resources from Disney!

April 21, 2015 by Teach-A-Roo Leave a Comment

I have posted a lot about Earth Day in the past week.  I love the optimism little kids have when talking and learning about the ways they can conserve and help the world, no matter how small. It makes my heart happy. Have you seen Disney’s Monkey Planet yet? I wanted to share some new […]

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Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Disney

Books for Earth Day- Top Picks

April 19, 2015 by Teach-A-Roo Leave a Comment

Being a book girl, you know I love pairing great literature with our themes.  Here are my top picks of Earth Day favorites. I love the book The Wump World by Bill Peet.  The little Wumps are so cute, and it has such a great message.  The kids always seem to make great connections to […]

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Filed Under: Books I Love, ELA Standards, Holidays, Reading, Science Tagged With: Earth Day, picture books, read aloud

Earth Day Science Activities

April 16, 2015 by Teach-A-Roo 2 Comments

I love teaching Earth Day!  Every year when it rolls around, I get giddy because I get to pull out some of my favorite Earth Day activities. Science and Earth Day are natural partners, and perfect for April or any month of the year!   Check out these recycled planters. They are super easy to make, […]

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Filed Under: Holidays, Science, Send Home Science Tagged With: Earth Day, plants, science

Valentine Science Fun!

January 4, 2015 by Teach-A-Roo 7 Comments

Check out these super cool Send Home Science kits especially made for Valentine’s Day! These little kits are so much fun, and the kids really know they are getting something unique. What they don’t know is how little they cost to make! A class set of 24 cost me about $12 to make. I already […]

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Filed Under: Gift Ideas, Gifts for Kids, Holidays, Science, Send Home Science, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Send Home Science, Valentine's Day

Unique (and inexpensive) Birthday Gifts for Students

July 25, 2014 by Teach-A-Roo 17 Comments

Want to give your students a birthday gift they’ll use and remember? Check this out! You might recall last winter when I was so excited about my Send Home Science Kits. They have become one of my favorite things to give to students, and EVERY TIME… the kids go nuts for them! They think they […]

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Filed Under: Back to School, Beginning of Year, Birthdays, Gift Ideas, Gifts for Kids, Holidays, Science, Send Home Science Tagged With: back to school, Birthday Gifts, classroom management, Send Home Science

Holiday Gifts- All Bagged Up!

November 3, 2013 by Teach-A-Roo 5 Comments

I just put the finishing touches on some “Winter Break Science Fun” kits. They have the same materials inside… I just switched out the topper.  I plan on giving these to some of my former students who come in and help me during their lunch time. Such sweeties, I wanted to have something to give […]

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Filed Under: Christmas, Gifts for Kids, Holidays, Science, Send Home Science

Famous Explorer and Scientist Research Books

October 14, 2013 by Teach-A-Roo Leave a Comment

I LOVE using flap books!  I use them ALL YEAR LONG as mini research report projects. We have been working on two different ones this year- Important Scientists and Famous Explorers. These are great for class books too! After we research a famous scientist or famous explorer,  students complete a page of their book. Here are […]

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Filed Under: Columbus Day, Explorers, Informational Text, Research, Science, Social Studies, Writing

Send Home Science!! New Product Posted!

June 17, 2013 by Teach-A-Roo 15 Comments

I am SUPER excited about my latest product! Inspiration for my “Send Home Science!” kits hit me when I was putting together a birthday present for one of my daughter’s Girl Scout buddies.  We filled a gift bag with weird science-y stuff like a bottle of vinegar, baking soda, Epsom salts, balloons and a really […]

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Filed Under: Beginning of Year, Birthdays, Christmas, End of the Year, Gifts for Kids, Holidays, Science, Send Home Science

Important Scientist Flap Book- YAY!

April 28, 2013 by Teach-A-Roo Leave a Comment

I am so excited!!  It was a long time in the making but I FINALLY finished my “Important Scientist” flap book, and it turned out super, if I do say so myself!  See……. This is the cover.  I also made an optional cover that says “Our Book of Important Scientists”  because I think this would […]

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Filed Under: Research, Science, Writing

A few labels to start the summer…

June 3, 2012 by Teach-A-Roo Leave a Comment

Now that summer has begun, I have a HUGE list of things I want to get done.  First on this list is cleaning up my desktop.  It is cluttered with links and documents and things that just plain need to be put in their place!! Below are a few things I found that might be […]

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Filed Under: Back to School, Beginning of Year, Freebies, Interactive Notebooks, Math, Organization, Printable, Science

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