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TinkerActive Workbooks are perfect primers for young learners from kindergarten through second grade to discover math, science, and English with curriculum-based exercises and hands-on activities. Guided by the MotMots, a charming and colorful cast of characters who introduce concepts with cheer and humor, children are encouraged to develop new skills, try new things, and imagine new possibilities.

Vetted by award-winning educators, each lesson is aligned to meet the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards, building foundational knowledge while encouraging students to think outside the box.

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Grab your flashlights and get ready to tinker, make, and engineer! Megan Hewes Butler, author of the TinkerActive Workbooks, demonstrates a special science-based activity from TinkerActive Workbooks: 1st Grade Science. Let’s learn about light and make shadow puppets!

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Download sample lessons and worksheets aligned to the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards for Grades K-2. Plus, download a guide full of hands-on activities that can easily be done at home or in the classroom, using only household materials.

Kindergarten Worksheets

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Kindergarten English
Alphabet [CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.1.a]
Reading Fundamentals [CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.1]
Unknown Words [CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.5.a]

Kindergarten Math
Counting By Ones [CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A.1]
Counting & Quantities [CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.4]
Place Value [CCSS.Math.Content.K.NBT.A.1]
Addition With Objects [CCSS.Math.Content.K.OA.A.1]

Kindergarten Science
Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer [PS3.B]
Natural Resources [ESS3.A]
Weather and Climate [ESS2.D]

1st Grade Worksheets

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1st Grade English
Punctuation [CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.2.a]
Word Building [CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.4.b]
Informational Comprehension [CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.1]

1st Grade Math
Time [CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.B.3]
Word Problems [CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.2]
Add Within 100 [CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.C.4]
Count To 120 [CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.A.1]

1st Grade Science
Earth and the Solar System [ESS1.B]
Structure and Function [LS1.A]
Electromagnetic Radiation [PS4.B]

2nd Grade Worksheets

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2nd Grade English
Nouns & Pronouns [CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1.a]
Punctuation [CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2.c]
Literature Comprehension [CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10]

2nd Grade Math
Place Value [CCSS.Math.Content.2.NBT.A.1]
Relate Addition & Subtraction [CCSS.Math.Content.2.MD.B.5]
Measurement [CCSS.Math.Content.2.MD.A.1]

2nd Grade Science
Structure and Properties of Matter [PS1.A]
Biodiversity and Humans [LS4.D]
The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes [ESS2.C]

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