Miss B., Busy Bee

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

P is for Pirate printables

Are you learning about the letter P and pirates?

I created a few fun printables for classroom or home use.

This pack includes:

P is for Pirate Do-a-Dot and pom pom page

P is for Pirate letter maze

Pirate word search

Download the pack here.

We dressed like pirates and used our Melissa and Doug reusable sticker pad to put ships in water,

This Peg + Cat pirate Hungry Pirates game is fun to play on the iPad and keeps my son busy during remote learning. It's a great way to practice fine motor, map skills, and counting up to 3! I suggest using a desktop as you need to use the arrow keys.

We read pirate books and did a pirate search and find in our Disney Junior Fun with Friends Look and Find (check out this Jake and the Neverland Pirates one)

We practiced coloring pirate ships different colors and used our Do a Dot markers to make gold coins in a treasure chest, too!

My son just loves this pirate themed take on the Three Little Pigs.

He sings along with the video every time!

Here is another pirate video / song that he loves.

Want to learn how to talk like a pirate? Go on this virtual field trip where you will also learn how to read a pirate map, use a sword, and name the parts of a ship!

Finally, who could forget the Jake and the Neverland Pirates? Visit the site here.

Check out other preschool activities:

www.alysiabattista.blogspot.com/preschool

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Earthquake Resistant Resort Building STEM Project

This collaborative Google Slides project includes 55 slides hyperlinked to a table of contents for easy navigation.

It includes slides for: task / video explanation, research resources, procedure / design process, materials list, a suggested timeline, presentation explanation, rubric, student planning guides and reflection, and awards.

Depending on age, this project can take from several periods to up to two weeks. The recommended time frame is 4-5 periods.

The task: Can you design a resort building that will resist an earthquake? Students will work through the engineering design process while communicating effectively. There are 6 different award slides to emphasize the important parts of the project.

Click here to download.

Monday, May 25, 2020

Really Cool Rollercoasters

Are you in search of a great STEM project to do at home or in class? This roller coaster design project is so much fun. It can take several hours or days depending on how you structure it. Check out a few of the 45 slides included.

This collaborative STEM project can be planned in person or virtually and be built in person. It's perfect for a modified remote learning situation, block schedule, or typical science / STEM class and can be shared via Google Apps or Google Classroom. Videos, research links, task directions, planning guides, rubric, and editable awards are included in the 45 editable slides.

Students are to design the safest, tallest, coolest looking roller coaster in the world. If your design is the best, it will be built at a local amusement park. They practice the steps of the engineering process as they research, plan and build, test, and retest their designs.

The best part is you can keep track of students' work both in class and from home. You can also comment and edit as needed, including by adding awards for the most creative, tallest structure, best collaboration, best use of materials, most sturdy, and best redesign.

Download this project here.

Kids not only love this project, but they also learn to work together and to follow the steps of the engineering design process through a real life application!

Want to try some virtual interactives? These are great for learning about potential and kinetic engergy.

https://nj.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/hew06.sci.phys.maf.rollercoaster/energy-in-a-roller-coaster-ride/

https://www.learner.org/series/interactive-amusement-park-physics/

Did you miss out on a trip to Disney or an amusement park? Here are sone virtual roller coaster rides!

https://hellogiggles.com/news/virtual-roller-coaster-rides/

https://stories.hersheypa.com/take-a-virtual-ride-on-15-coasters-at-hersheypark/

Check out more STEM / science posts:

http://alysiabattista.blogspot.com/search/label/science

Sunday, May 24, 2020

Morning Meeting Games

Are you new to Morning Meeting, Collaborative Classroom, or do you just need some community building ideas for students, especially during remote learning?

This game can be used at any time of the day to get children to turn on their classification brains! The only rule is you can't repeat what someone else has said. 

For younger students, it helps when the teacher creates a list on chart paper or the board; You can also use the picture cards included. For older students, you can have them write a list and play like Scategories where they create a list before you share; they only get points for words that are not listed by others. If you have students with anxiety, it may help to look at pictures or write a list before sharing with the class.

Download it here.