Pushes, Pulls, and Playgrounds

I think that this is a good article because covers motion. This is good article for kindergarten and first grade teachers can use. I like that it also includes the standards that this lesson... See More

I think that this is a good article because covers motion. This is good article for kindergarten and first grade teachers can use. I like that it also includes the standards that this lesson aligns to. I think its good that they added the standards because it helps the teacher to see what the lesson aligns to and then go off of that when pointing out the importance of knowing and learning about motion.

An Engaging Kindergarten Unit on Forces and Motio

This article walks us through a kindergarten unit on forces and motion. The article is based on the idea of inspiring students to recognize forces and motion as part of their everyday life ... See More

This article walks us through a kindergarten unit on forces and motion. The article is based on the idea of inspiring students to recognize forces and motion as part of their everyday life and take advantage of the opportunities to build on real world experiences to more complex and abstract math and science concepts. I appreciate how this unit integrates science and literacy in a seamless way and provides various opportunities to build academic vocabulary through scientific inquiry. Through the introduction, the exploration through inquiry section, which is the main component of the lesson, to the assessment and finally the culminating activity, it is easy to see how this unit can be modified to suit any kindergarten class. Included are references to nonfiction text as well as a graphic organizer for the exploration piece. This is a great resource unit for kindergarten teachers to use and I will recommend it to my colleagues this year.