Teaching Science with Children's Literature:
Books are valuable tools to use in the classroom. There are numerous amounts of children's literature to teach science. Books can be used as teaching tools such as being motivators, used for summarization, or enrichment. The possibilities are endless. Listed below are the books as well as the grade appropriate levels for each:
When teaching about the life cycle of butterflies to 1st grade students and up:
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly by: Bobbie Kalman
When teaching the different seasons to K-3 students:
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree by: Gail Gibbons
When teaching the science concept of the water cycle to 1st-3rd grade students:
Down Comes the Rain by: Franklyn Branley
Teaching the life cycle of a seed:
From Seed To Plant by: Gail Gibbons
Teaching about force and motion to Pre-K-1st grade students:
And Everyone Shouted, "Pull!": A First Look at Forces and Motion (First Look: Science) by: Claire Llewellyn
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree by: Gail Gibbons
When teaching the science concept of the water cycle to 1st-3rd grade students:
Down Comes the Rain by: Franklyn Branley
Teaching the life cycle of a seed:
From Seed To Plant by: Gail Gibbons
Teaching about force and motion to Pre-K-1st grade students:
And Everyone Shouted, "Pull!": A First Look at Forces and Motion (First Look: Science) by: Claire Llewellyn
Teaching about the five senses grades to Pre-K and up:
My Five Senses by: Aliki
My Five Senses by: Aliki
Teaching about solids, liquids, and gases to K and up:
What is the World Made of? by: Kathleen WeidnerZoehfeld
Teaching about the human body to K and up:
The Magic School bus Inside the Human Body by: Joanna Cole
&
See Inside Your Body by: Katie Daynes
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