Ask students if they know the different types of soil. Introduce Silt, Sand, and Clay. Pass around bags with the type of soil in each....

Introduce the life cycle and the role of decomposers in nature and in composting. One participant will play the character “death” and...

Present 5 types of poetry: Acrostic, Limerick, Diamante, Haiku, Noun-Based. Explain and give examples for each. These poems must relate...

Ask kids to draw what they think a landfill looks like. Ask for volunteers to share their hypothesis. Go over landfill diagram on board....

Students will each receive a jar. After labeling the jars and poking holes in the lids, we will go outside and collect natural,...

Bring in different assortments of trash. First have the kids separate them into piles of biodegradable and non-biodegradable. From those...

First we will talk about how to start compost (Basic explanation). Bring two labeled pots in. One will have regular soil in it and the...

Kids ask many questions... The who, what, when, where, and why of it all. In turn I asked my fourth graders a question: "Where does our...

Kids are endlessly full of energy, and it can be especially difficult to channel that pizzazz within a classroom. After concluding our 2...

The ability to express ourselves and our ideas is one of the greatest things that sets humans apart. The manipulation of language in...

Crafting is one of my favorite hobbies, and I decided to bring it into the classroom! A wonderful component of composting is how easy and...

As a student, I love experiments. The first time I conducted an experiment was in 2nd grade for the science fair. Making a hypothesis,...

As people, we are learning constantly. Whether it is a new recipe or a word you've never seen before, our minds are ever expanding....

Cultures come in forms of food, religion, fashion, and even education. I haven't been in a elementary classroom setting in 6 to 7 years....

A desire and passion to learn and teach has guided me through all of my successes and to my future aspirations. When I was a young girl,...