Elementary NSTA Press and NSTA Recommends Books on Primary Foundations

In addition to these fine selections, NSTA offers many other books; to learn more, visit http://store.nsta.org.

Start Young! Early Childhood Science Activities

NSTA Press

Grades K–4

Start Young! offers a wealth of simple educational activities designed to use right away with even the littlest scientists. The book includes a chapter of helpful background on the latest thinking about effective ways to introduce science in early childhood. But the bulk of the book is two dozen articles compiled from Science and Children, NSTA’s award-winning journal for elementary school teachers.

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Young Scientist Series: Discovering Nature With Young Children

NSTA Recommends

Grades K–4

From indoor terrarium and planting projects to outdoor animal searches and habitat discussions, this book shows you how to prepare yourself and your classroom; guide children through science explorations; and observe, assess, and document their learning. Five detailed chapters cover a variety of ways in which your preschoolers can develop scientific reasoning process, such as hypothesis, inference, prediction, and estimation, as well as crucial math, language, and literacy skills.

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Young Scientist Series: Exploring Water With Young Children

NSTA Recommends

Grades K–4

Focus your children’s explorations in ways that will deepen their understanding of liquids and the properties of water—including concepts related to water’s flow, appearance, and effect on objects. Activities range from experimenting at the water table to exploring water in nature. The book’s four chapters will help you encourage children to develop inquiry skills such as questioning, investigating, discussing, and formulating ideas and theories.

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Young Scientist Series: Building Structures With Young Children

Grades K–4

This curriculum helps your preschoolers deepen their understanding of the physical science behind block structures, including concepts such as gravity, stability, and balance. In addition to getting instructions on how to prepare yourself and set up your classroom, you’ll learn how to help children explore the diverse structures in your neighborhood and design and build structures with blocks (wood, foam, and plastic) and other building materials (clay, cardboard, and wire). Four detailed chapters support the development of inquiry skills such as questioning, investigating, discussing, and formulating ideas and theories.

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