Give a Shout-Out to Science and Social Studies, Get Free Resources for Brand-New Books! Plus Win a Book and DVD

Phew! It was tough—but fun—getting through the winter holiday season, wasn’t it? I’m certain I’ll be picking up tinsel and pine needles until springtime! Now I’m eager to get back to the business of finding all the best teaching freebies and resources for you, and I’m thinking it’s time to give a shout-out to science and social studies (plus info about other free resources that I can’t resist sharing)!


Submit a comment to the blog by 11:59 pm EST Sunday, January 18, 2015, to tell me which of the items below are your favorites. One lucky teacher will win my copy of Try This! 50 Fun Experiments for the Mad Scientist in You and the DVD Coretta Scott.
Perfect for science fair inspiration, Try This! is filled with engaging, kid-friendly experiments—from toothbrush robots to making your hands glow in the dark to training crickets. Each project has step-by-step instructions and STEM connections. Coretta Scott uses poetic text to capture the Civil Rights Movement and includes a bonus feature, “About Coretta Scott King.”  (Update: congratulations to Nicole, who is the winner of our prize.)

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I’ll bet you’ve told your students plenty of times that every question is a good question. The Good Question! series gives kids ages 7 and up the facts they really want to know in a fun, question-and-answer format. The books—for history and for science and nature—are aligned to Common Core, plus you can download free activity kits! Click here!

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Did you know that a gingerbread baker was a hero of the American Revolution? Gingerbread for Liberty! How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution is a brand-new biography about Christopher Ludwick, a German-born American patriot who stepped forward to serve his country— not with muskets or canons but with gingerbread! Click here to see more!

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Here’s another way you can incorporate social studies in your lessons while inspiring your students to help others. Smile Train provides free lesson plans for grades K–12 that focus on countries where it has programs. This nonprofit changes lives by providing free cleft surgery for children in 87 countries! Click here to download your free resources and to learn more about fundraising for Smile Train.

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Hot off the presses: the Newbery medalist The One and Only Ivan will be available in paperback beginning tomorrow! Based on the true tale of a shopping mall gorilla, the paperback edition includes a note from author Kate Applegate highlighting the differences between the fictional and true story events. Plus you can download a free discussion guide. Click here now!

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I’ve got more freebies for you to go with a charming new series for grades K–4. The Adventures of Sophie Mouse chapter books features eight-year-old Sophie and her family and friends. She’s an artist and a daydreamer and loves her forest home. And your free resources? Download a word scramble, a map activity, and more! Click here!

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Don’t forget; submit a comment today for your chance to win the book and DVD!

Karen

11 thoughts on “Give a Shout-Out to Science and Social Studies, Get Free Resources for Brand-New Books! Plus Win a Book and DVD

  1. I like the Gingerbread for liberty. It looks like a book children of all ages might like to read or have someone read it to them.

  2. I have to go with the Smile Train, because it brings a service component that makes learning about other cultures more meaningful- AND it promotes tolerance!

  3. I would love The Good Question, as I am always telling my students all questions are good. We are studying the Civil War and they are full of questions. All your books are interesting and being from a poor school we are always looking for a good deal.
    Thank you
    Joyce Gauvin

  4. I am teaching the kiddos the differences between fiction and non-fiction so The One and Only Ivan sure interests me.
    The kiddos would love the Try this book for my enrichment class

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