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Magnet Time!


Hello there!  Do you teach magnets in science?  If so, you'll want to check out this new slide deck with follow-up reading activities!

Claw machines use electromagnetism!  My students are obsessed with claw machines so I found a way to incorporate these machines into the slide deck!



Magnets are really fun for kids to explore!  If only, they did not need to learn vocabulary and concepts such as these learning goals:

*Work with magnets to see the nature of the forces between two magnets.  Explore how magnets push and pull each other.


*Show how a simple design problem can be solved by using interactions between magnets.


There are 4 days of lessons.

1.  Introduction to Magnets and Vocabulary.

2.  Magnet Shapes.

3.  Electromagnets.

4.  Static Electricity.

Each day starts with warm-up slides that review what has been learned.


I also added in a bonus question on each slide.  

In addition, each day has a reading passage to reinforce that day's information:

There is also an answer sheet for each set of questions.

The questions could be done for homework or as part of a small group literacy activity.  I like to include science and social studies with small group reading to mix things up.

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As always, thank you for visiting today.  Please let me know if you have any comments or suggestions!




It's Monday! What Are You Reading? October 28, 2024


Today I'm linking up with Unleashing Reading for their weekly link-up:


Now that I am retired, I want to keep up with what's current in children's literature.  Reading books to my students was always one of the highlights of my days!

Fun Chapter Book for Elementary Students!

This week I am excited to share a great series by author Judy Blume:

In this easy to relate to series, two siblings - the Pain and the Great One - encounter every day scenarios that the author makes fun and educational.  My students loved when the Pain put a pussy willow bud up his nose.  He ended up in the ER where the doctor passed on an important lesson.  If you're looking for an entertaining read aloud, check out any book in this series.

Perfect Veteran's Day Picture Book:

I recently read The Women by Kristin Hannah so the Vietnam War is fresh in my mind.  The Wall by Eve Bunting is a touching story of finding soldiers name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC.  I remember how powerful the traveling wall was for me so I enjoy sharing this book with my students.  The Wall is a touching and memorable book that is perfect to read around Veterans Day.

In my personal life, I am currently reading and loving this suspenseful book:


The God of the Woods keeps me up reading at night.  The book is about a young teenager who goes missing at her summer camp.  Of course, I want to know what happens!  If you're looking for a book that will keep you excited to keep reading, this is a book for you!

Thank you checking in!  I hope you learn about some books you would like to check out!


It's Monday! What Are You Reading? = Link-Up!









Life in the Wild Series by Nicholas Oldland


Due to a family health situation, I retired last June.  When I left, I took these books by Nicholas Oldland with me:




These books are entertaining and wry.   The author uses a lot of figurative language which I love.  Every year on the third grade MCAS, there were questions about figurative language, and these books give an excellent opportunity to introduce and reinforce this concept in a fun way.

Click here to hear Hockey in the Wild read by me on my Youtube channel!




The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dagliesh

I fell in love with this "based on real life story" the first time I read it, and I made sure to read every November when I was teaching.  Sarah is an 8 year old girl who travels through the woods of Massachusetts and Connecticut to help her father build the family's new home.  Sarah meets and plays with the Native American children.  

Check out me reading this book on my Youtube channel!



Now that I'm retired, I really miss reading aloud to my students.  It was always one of my favorite times of the day!



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