A guide for using our resources

Children will identify properties of sand.

Science Focus: properties of Earth materials

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

Paired Text: Hola mar/Hello Ocean by Pam Muñoz

  • Enjoy a day at the beach with all your five senses.
  • Beutiful illustrations make this book a treat.

Word Hunt: puedes and

  • The words puedes and are our frequent words in this issue.
  • Together, circle every puedes in the mini book. Then use a different color to circle every .

Hands-on Activity: Construye con arena

Skill: engineering design

Materials: sand or paper and crayons

  • If you have a sand table or sandbox, let kids take turns working in pairs to build something with damp sand. It can be a sandcastle or any structure or sculpture they like! You can take pictures of each creation and post them on a bulletin board.
  • If you don’t have access to sand, have children draw something they would like to create with sand and write a sentence describing it.