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Enhance your science curriculum with these activities and discussion questions about insects. Use the science and language arts activities in this guide in conjunction with Are You an Ant? and other Backyard Books, to teach students about ants, ladybugs, grasshoppers, and more!

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Simple STEAM Suggestions

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Simple STEAM Suggestions

Bring Science,Technology, Engineering, Art and Math into the classroom with these fun, cross-curricular projects for ele...

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Movement Activities for Elementary Students

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Movement Activities for Elementary Students

Break up the day and get your students moving with these movement activities for elementary students.

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Indoor Recess Choice Board Activities for Elementary

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Indoor Recess Choice Board Activities for Elementary

This menu features a selection of simple and engaging student-choice indoor recess activities.

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Two Bad Ants Teaching and Book Discussion Guide

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Two Bad Ants Teacher's Guide

Extend and enhance students' enjoyment of Two Bad Ants, Chris Van Allsburg's exciting insect adventure, with the teachin...

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If You Take a Mouse to School Teacher's Guide

Easily adapt If You Take a Mouse to School to classroom lesson plans with this teacher's guide to the book by Laura Nume...

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Not Norman: A Goldfish Story Teacher's Guide

Extend learning with a teacher's guide to Not Norman: A Goldfish Story.

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Read All About It Teacher's Guide

Promote literature and reading with these pre-reading exercises, classroom activities, and event ideas for Read All Abou...

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Tupelo Rides the Rails Teacher's Guide

Engage students in the adventures of Tupelo, an abandoned dog who is searching for a new home.

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Frog Song Teacher's Guide

Introduce young readers to frogs and the boreal forest.

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