Want to learn about how to describe matter and sort as well as learn about impacts of computing at the kindergarten level?  If so, this fun and easy lesson is for you! 

Students will use their five senses to describe the three different types of apples using the words from the word bank. Afterwards students will conduct a short survey to find out which apple was liked by most students. The results will be shown by drawing a pictograph.

Students determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or pull by designing and creating a ramp.  They test their design, make improvements and redesign their ramp before retesting.  They graph their data to determine which ramp makes their ball hit their intended target.

Science Instructional Plans (SIPs) help teachers align instruction with the Science Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the content and the scientific and engineering practices found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

Students will organize various stem items, make observations regarding those items such as their color, size, etc and then graph their observations.

This is a Science Instructional Plan (SIP) that  supports the Science Standards of Learning.

Students will work in pairs/teams to complete jobs in order to program a Bee-Bot through a grid.

Teachers will be able to use this lesson virtually or in person! This Google Slide deck lesson can also be downloaded as a PowerPoint! Speaker notes are included which make it easy for teachers or substitutes to teach this lesson!Read Aloud: Jabari Jumps*Literacy Objective: *Students will make predictions before and while reading a story. *Students will retell a story using an appropriate beginning, middle, and end. *Students will use evidence from the text to answer questions. *Science Objective: We will be able to identify solids and liquids. Art Objective: We will be able to use different shapes and lines to make a human figure. Hampton Oaks Elementary School (Kari Nugent, Annie Schmidt, Lindsey Bruce, Melissa DiAscro, & Rebecca Fausett)

This instructional plan combined Science SOL K.5a,b and WIDA English Language Development Standards. The lesson includes several activity options. Note: Some images may not appear in the "Overview". To view all images in this instructional plan, click "download" at the bottom of the overview.

Students use what they know about shadows to design and create a structure to provide shade.

Students use an iterative process to create an unplugged code to connect needs of plants and animals.

Students will conduct an apple investigation that includes if the apple sinks or floats, the number of seeds inside, the weight of the apple, and even a taste test. They will also have the chance to make an apple life cycle spinner.  

This lesson is designed to help students pay attention to characteristics of people and of objects.  Students wil learn about the uniforms and equipment used by community helpers and about sorting objects by their characteristics.