This World Environment Day PowerPoint is designed to share why and how we celebrate and acknowledge World Environment Day. Share the PowerPoint and encourage discussion about the content and what we can do to make our planet the best place we can make it. Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Make teaching the difference between living and non living easy! This pack includes low prep printables and centers that guide your students to learn the difference between living and non living. Watch your students categorize items with confidence. Lead your students to discover the concepts of living and non living through sequenced activities that are planned for you. Your students will be guided through a learning sequence that builds their knowledge about living and non living. Your students will love discussing how they classify items and will be proud to share their learning with you. What will you get in this product? ● I can statements to display in your classroom ● KWHL templates to record what you know, want to know, how you might find out new learning and your new learning ● Posters -two printing options, full color and a save ink version (I teach that plants do move – a Venus Fly trap certainly does, a vine can curl around a frame and plants turn toward the sun. Some schools teach that living things can move and others do not so the posters provide both options.) ● Matching - sorting pictures into categories of living and n living ● Print and Go - cut and sort the pictures and glue under the correct headings, record living and non living, explanations on how to classify, a reflection task ● Reader - print and go ● Interactive Note Pages Prep is quick and easy… Just print the student pages, gather the materials listed, and you’re ready for a fun and engaging class! This is what teachers, like you, have said about this product This was a fun and easy way for me to teach 1st graders about Living and Non Living Things. My students enjoyed the activities we did. Julie I love the assortment of resources in this product. I used it for morning work, independent work, homework and small group work. Love that it is no prep and easy to use. Great resource! Ashlee A beautiful layout of resources to help build my Biology resources - excellent picture and great range of activities easy to use and minimal prep! Love your work! Deanne Great resource! It was fun to use as a whole group to teach an engaging lesson on science. This resource is loaded with a ton of activities for all the students to use throughout the week both as a group and to work on independently! Nicole Copyright © Paula’s Place Teaching Resources This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent.

Our Plants and Seeds Inquiry Unit will make the teaching of this topic engaging and full of learning. Discover how plants grow in a cycle, explore the vocabulary to strengthen your grade’s knowledge about plants. This is a print and go pack. What will you get in this product? A task based on ‘The Tiny Seed’ to tune your grade into plants and what happens to seeds. A KWHL to see what your students know about plants before you start. A Word Wall poster set allows you to list words you will need as you proceed through the unit. A Boggle task – lets the students explore words within words – 4 suggestions in color and black and white. Instructions on how to grow a Hairy Harry – 2 pages of instructions and 7 pages for the diary. Templates to record – what plants have, need and give us There is a print and go section that includes templates for recording - What parts of the plant do we eat? The sequence a plant cycle What is the purpose of plant parts? The correct labels of a plant A design for a new plant A design a recipe using plants What role does a bird/bee/sun/wind/soil and rain play in the life of a plant? The comparison for germination/pollination and deciduous/ evergreen The Investigation of photosynthesis, oxygen and seasons What grows from seeds? This is what teachers, like you, have said about this product… This was a great activity for my students. It was easy to understand and easy for them to do independently. Annie R Loved this for my blended class. It was helpful to have students make connections with the pieces of the activities and all the visuals. Rebecca C. Copyright © Paula’s Place Teaching Resources This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent.

Earth Day – Reading and Writing Word Wall – color copy and display. As a grade add to this throughout the unit. Students can see the words and use them in writing and in extending vocabulary tasks. Emergent Reader – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Use the color cover and b/w. You may copy back to back and staple the pages together. As the children read the text, add color to the pictures. Use to reread each day. 3Rs Jack Johnson – the lyrics are here to read on a poster. Record how the song makes you feel and then write your own verse to share] I love my planet because… two formats. One allows the students to add their own picture My Earth – ways I can save my home … two formats. One allows the students to add their own picture Use the tub pictures to record what you can Reduce, Reuse, Recycle What can be recycled? Add your thoughts in the circles and discuss with others Interactive Notebook page for - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Mind Map for Reuse, Recycle Collage of items for Recycling Persuasive Plan for the need to recycle, plus writing page Persuasive Plan for we need to plant more trees, plus writing page Earth Day – How can we promote this? Earth Day – My Footprint Yellow and Black Hat thinking for compost Earth Day – Acrostic Poem Earth Day – Wordfind Fact and Opinion – 20 cards to sort under these headings Matching and Sorting Tasks Craftivity - make a mobile Earth Day - PowerPoint and Tasks This pack includes a PowerPoint to share with your grade. There are facts to discuss and prompts to complete. Included are templates for recording answers and completing tasks. Tasks include Which countries celebrate Earth Day? Facts about the men behind Earth Day What does the Earth Day Flag look like? How can we save our Earth? What is your plan of action for saving energy and resources for future generations? COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Arbor Day is day that is dedicated to celebrating and caring for trees. We celebrate this day in late April each year. Arbor is Latin for tree. Enjoy these tasks to help build a sense of community in looking after our planet. This PowerPoint will assist in • building an understanding of Arbor Day • provide facts to share • answering why we hold it as an important day in our calendar event • acknowledging the ways we can do this • building discussion around each slide and asking questions about their understanding. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Earth Day Reading, Writing and Craft Earth Day is an important day to focus on so that our children understand that we need to take care of our planet. Work through these tasks to provide support to help protect our planet. Included in this pack Word Wall – color copy and display. As a grade add to this throughout the unit. Students can see the words and use them in writing and in extending vocabulary tasks. Emergent Reader – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Use the color cover and b/w. You may copy back to back and staple the pages together. As the children read the text, add color to the pictures. Use to reread each day. 3Rs Jack Johnson – the lyrics are here to read on a poster. Record how the song makes you feel and then write your own verse to share I love my planet because… two formats. One allows the students to add their own picture My Earth – ways I can save my home … two formats. One allows the students to add their own picture Use the tub pictures to record what you can Reduce, Reuse, Recycle What can be recycled? Add your thoughts in the circles and discuss with others Interactive Notebook page for - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Mind Map for Reuse, Recycle Collage of items for Recycling Persuasive Plan for the need to recycle, plus writing page Persuasive Plan for we need to plant more trees, plus writing page Earth Day – How can we promote this? Earth Day – My Footprint Yellow and Black Hat thinking for compost Earth Day – Acrostic Poem Earth Day – Wordfind Fact and Opinion – 20 cards to sort under these headings This pack is aligned to the USA CCSS and Aus Curriculum Sorting and Matching Tasks Craft task - make a mobile Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Earth Day PowerPoint of Facts and Print and Go Tasks - This pack includes a PowerPoint to share with your grade. There are facts to discuss and prompts to complete. Included are templates for recording answers and completing tasks. Tasks include Which countries celebrate Earth Day? Facts about the men behind Earth Day What does the Earth Day Flag look like? How can we save our Earth? What is your plan of action for saving energy and resources for future generations? Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

This Life Cycles - Frogs pack explores the life cycle of frogs through increasing vocabulary through reading and writing about frogs. Flap Book • This is a record of learning as you move through the information. • Put the book together – instructions are included. • Complete the first page before you start the unit. • As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order. • The students may go back and add information as they learn new things. Posters • Print and go! • These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. • They will assist in correct spelling when displayed. • There are two sets – the second set has detailed information. • The third set has the life cycle. A Reader • Print and go! • This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half. • Re read and place in your class library. Jigsaw task • Print and laminate for long term use. • These jigsaws (break up cards) will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement. Print and Go • The following pages will consolidate and extend knowledge for all students about frogs. Please make choices about which task are suitable for each student in your grade. Pond Life • What do frogs eat? • Label parts of a frog • Frogs can/have/ are • Tadpoles can/have/are • Egg spawn can/is/are • Venn Diagram – frog/tadpole • Definitions • How do frogs move? Information Report • These pages will assist in writing a report. Spinner • Color copy and laminate. • Add a split pin to attach the arrow. • Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must orally give some facts about that part of the frog cycle. • What I know about frogs • Frogs planner – with and without lines • Information Report Planner Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

This Life Cycle - Ladybug pack explores the life cycle of Ladybugs through increasing vocabulary through reading and writing about Ladybugs. Learning Journal • This will be a record of learning as you move through the information about Ladybugs. • Put the book together first– instructions are included. • Complete the first page before you start the unit. • As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order. • The students may go back and add information as they learn new things. Posters • Print and go! These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. • They will assist in correct spelling when displayed. • There are two sets – the second set has detailed information. • The third set has the life cycle. A Reader • Print and go! This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half. • Re read and place in your class library. Jigsaw task • Print and laminate for long term use. • These jigsaws (break up cards) will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement. Print and Go • The following pages will consolidate and extend knowledge for all students about ladybugs. • Please make choices about which task are suitable for each student in your grade. • Interactive Note page • Leaf Life • What do Ladybugs eat? • Label parts of a ladybug • Ladybugs can/have/ are • Larvae can/have/are • Eggs can/is/are • Venn Diagram – Ladybug/larvae • Research and answer • Order the cycle Information Report • The following pages will assist in writing a report. • Spinner Color copy and laminate. Add a split pin to attach the arrow. Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must orally give some facts about that part of the ladybug cycle. • What I know about ladybugs Ladybug planner – with and without lines • Information Report Planner COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

This Chicken Life Cycle pack explores the life cycle of chickens through increasing vocabulary as students read and write about chickens. Record of Learning • This will be a record of learning as you move through the information about chickens. • Complete the first page before you start the unit. • As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order. • The students may go back and add information as they learn new things Posters • These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. • They will assist in correct spelling when displayed. • There are two sets – the second set has information. • The third set has the life cycle. Reader • This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half. • Re read and place in your class library. Jigsaw Task • Print and laminate for long term use. • These jigsaws – break up cards will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement. • Two spellings for fertiliser/fertilizer Recording of Learning • These templates will consolidate and extend knowledge for all students about chickens. • Please make choices about which tasks are suitable for each student in your grade. Print and go section • Interactive Note page, • Egg life, What do chickens eat? Label parts of a chicken, • Eggs/Hatchling/Hens can/have/are • Venn Diagram – chick/hen • Research and answer facts • Order the life cycle • What is an Omnivore? Informational Report • The following pages will assist in writing a report. • Spinner - Color copy and laminate. Add a split pin to attach the arrow. Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must give some facts about that part of the chicken cycle. • What I know about chickens, chicken planner – with and without lines. • Information Report Planner - Two spellings for fertiliser/fertilizer Photo Prompts • Battery Hens • Day In the life of a chicken • How many ways can we eat eggs? • Describe how to crack an egg? • These can be printed off or shown on your interactive screen as a prompt. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Bee Life Cycle - The life cycle of a bee is about community. Every bee has a role and makes their community survive. This pack will enable your students to understand each role and phase within the bee life cycle. Journal for Bees This will be a record of learning as you move through the information about Bees. Put the book together first– instructions are included. Complete the first page before you start the unit. As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order. The students may go back and add information as they learn new things. Write about with facts • Print and go! • These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. • They will assist in correct spelling when displayed. • There are two sets – the second set has detailed information. • The third set has the life cycle. Reader about Bees • Print and go! • This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half. • Re read and place in your class library. Jigsaw tasks about Bees • Print and laminate for long term use. • These jigsaws (break up cards) will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement. Print and Go tasks for Bees The following pages will consolidate and extend knowledge for all students about bees. Please make choices about which task are suitable for each student in your grade. • Interactive Note page • What do Bees eat? • Label parts of a Bee • Bees can/have/ are • Larva can/have/are • Eggs can/is/are • Venn Diagram – Bee/larva • Research and answer • Order the cycle Informational Report on Bees The following pages will assist in writing a report. • Spinner - Color copy and laminate. Add a split pin to attach the arrow. Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must orally give some facts about that part of the Bee cycle. • What I know about bees • Bee planner – with and without lines • Information Report Planner COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

This Butterfly Life Cycle pack explores the life cycle of butterflies through increasing vocabulary using reading and writing about butterflies. Recording Book • This is a record of learning as you move through the information. • Put the book together – instructions are included. • Complete the first page before you start the unit. • As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order. • The students may go back and add information as they learn new things. Posters • Print and go! • These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. • They will assist in correct spelling when displayed. • There are two sets – the second set has detailed information. • The third set has the life cycle. A Reader • Print and go! • This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half. • Re read and place in your class library. Jigsaw task • Print and laminate for long term use. • These jigsaws (break up cards) will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement. Print and Go • The following pages will consolidate and extend knowledge for all students about butterflies. Please make choices about which task are suitable for each student in your grade. • Label parts of a butterfly • Butterflies can/have/are • Chrysalis can/have/are • Pupa can/is/are • Venn Diagram – butterfly/chrysalis Information Report • These pages will assist in writing a report. • Spinner • Color copy and laminate. • Add a split pin to attach the arrow. • Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must orally give some facts about that part of the frog cycle. • What I know about butterflies • Butterflies planner – with and without lines • Information Report Planner COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

This Life Cycle Bundle pack explores the life cycle of Bees - Butterflies - Chickens - Frogs - Ladybugs - Spiders through increasing vocabulary using reading and writing about animal life cycles. Each pack has - Recording Book • This is a record of learning as you move through the information. • Put the book together – instructions are included. • Complete the first page before you start the unit. • As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order. • The students may go back and add information as they learn new things. Posters • Print and go! • These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. • They will assist in correct spelling when displayed. • There are two sets – the second set has detailed information. • The third set has the life cycle. A Reader • Print and go! • This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half. • Re read and place in your class library. Jigsaw task • Print and laminate for long term use. • These jigsaws (break up cards) will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement. Print and Go • Label parts of the animal • These can/have/are • Venn Diagrams for comparisons Information Report • These pages will assist in writing a report. • Spinner • Color copy and laminate. • Add a split pin to attach the arrow. • Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must orally give some facts about that part of the cycle. • What I know about life cycles • Information planner – with and without lines • Information Report Planner COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

Spider Life Cycle - Spiders we love them or we hate them! Some kids are fascinated by them and we need to share which ones are safe and which ones are not. This Spider Life Cycle Pack will support your grade through various tasks and increase their knowledge about arachnids. ✎ Word Wall and Vocabulary Cards ✎ Learning Journal This will be a record of learning as you move through the information about spiders ✎ Posters Showing each stage of the cycle. Print and go! Two versions and two printing color options ✎ A Reader - Print and go! ✎ Jigsaw task – to help improve vocab and can be used for sequencing ✎ Print and Go tasks Interactive Note page Spiderling life What do spiders eat? Label parts of a spider Spiders/Eggs/Hatchling Spiders can/have/are Venn Diagram – spider, spiderlings Research and answer Order the Cycle - Arachnids ✎ Information Report – planners and templates ✎ Picture Writing Prompts These can be printed off or shown on your interactive screen as a prompt. Words to describe spiders What I like and don’t like about spider webs A Day in the Life of a Spider Up Close and Personal How do you feel when you see a spider? What do you think I found in my spider web? I think Spiders are… Themes – spiders, arachnids, science COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

World Environment Day - This World Environment Day PowerPoint is designed to share why and how we celebrate and acknowledge World Environment Day. Share the PowerPoint and encourage discussion about the content and what we can do to make our planet the best place we can make it. There are recording templates to support the Powerpoint contained in the zip file. Our Recording Template Pack supports the Powerpoint contained in the zip file. • What do we need to keep doing and what can we stop doing to make our planet a better place to be? • Record words to describe World Environment Day • Plus, minus and interesting ideas about our planet • Alphabet Key – Our Planet • What I see, I think and I wonder about our planet • Environment Day Fact Chart • World Environment Day 3 facts, 2 opinions and 1 question I have • Compare and contrast our world 50 years ago and today • Convince your grade to look after our planet. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.

These recording templates support the Powerpoint contained in the zip file. • What do we need to keep doing and what can we stop doing to make our planet a better place to be? • Record words to describe World Environment Day • Plus, minus and interesting ideas about our planet • Alphabet Key – Our Planet • What I see, I think and I wonder about our planet • Environment Day Fact Chart • World Environment Day 3 facts, 2 opinions and 1 question I have • Compare and contrast our world 50 years ago and today • Convince your grade to look after our planet. Please read the description and download the preview before purchasing. The preview clearly shows you what is included in this pack. COPYRIGHT ©Paula’s Place This product is for personal use in one classroom only. To share or use in multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses. This product may not be shared or distributed without consent from the author.