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Both of our girls are in love with their magnifying glasses at the moment, we bought them about a month ago and they've been getting a daily workout ever since. At Bubble's kindy they have a great 'discovery board' toy which consists of a wooden tray with holes cut into it and tiny specimens for the kids to look at with their magnifiers. There is a sheet of perspex bolted over the top to keep all the little things inside. I thought it was genius and wondered if we could make something…

Printable record sheets for children to test objects with a magnet and record which are magnetic and which are not.

Lesson plans, activities and ideas for kindergarten classrooms, including math problem-solving, reading workshop, writer's workshop, inquiry-based science journals, literacy centers and more!

I did a fun lesson today on animal characteristics. I started the lesson by talking about what characteristics means. Then we had a discussi...

Experiment #1 What will happen when I put raisins in a cup of sprite? After you do the experiment, you will find out tha...

Anyone can grow their own crystals. It's fun, easy, and educational. You don't need to buy a kit or any unusual chemicals to grow great crystals....

For our “My Amazing Body” theme, I made some smelling bottles. Although my version doesn’t really follow the traditional Montessori method b...

MAGNETIC SAND BOX Pretty cool!! In our local Stride Rite shoe store they have a magnetic sand table similar to this one… ...

This is not my idea, but I know a good one when I see it, and I had to tuck this away to do this summer with the kids. Some kids at one of our schools did something similar for a science project, and then my friend Michelle, over at Scribbit, detailed the project when she did it with her children up in Alaska. That being said, so that I take no credit whatsoever, this is a really, really cool thing to do with your kids, young and old. Even my sixteen year old daughter was completely engaged…

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Have you ever made a science table in your home for your kids? We offer these simple guidelines for how to make a hands-on table for kids to explore.

How cute is he????? This little guy was created by the A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. Cara over at The First Grade Parade . I made my own "A scientist is"...

A winter playdough tray is a fun way to improve attention spans & fine-motor skills for toddlers & preschoolers; Easy, super-soft playdough recipe included!

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I love science in the classroom and always take every opportunity to do fun experiments with the children. Today's 2 experiments have to do with our teeth and how the things we eat and drink affect them. Below are the items we are using for the experiments. We'll be using eggs for this experiment. 4 boiled eggs and one raw egg should do the trick. Take two boiled eggs and put them in a small clear cups and cover them with a dark soda, coke or pepsi will suffice. We will cover the other two…

By Laura Eldredge My previous post this month talked about learning experiences with farms and apple orchards ... whether you can actually...

A K/1 science unit about insects and life cycles: *Insect Web (p.3) *Insect Facts (p.4-10) *Insect or Not an Insect? (p.11-15) *"Go Buggy!" Game (p.16-20) *Roll and Draw an Insect (p.21-22) *Life Cycle of a Butterfly (p.23) *Life Cycle of a Frog (p.24) *Make Your Own Life Cycle (p.25) *"I Grow and...

What is the weather today mommy? This was this first question from my 4yr old. She has to make many important decisions and choices today, which is - What clot(...)

Click on the links below for my activities! First, have the students explore diffusion with an inquiry activity: Diffusion Inquiry Activity & Vocabulary Study Then, have them investigate what happens to gummy bears in salt water and regular water: Yummy Gummy Bears Osmosis Lab Try the lab out yourself first. It's a matter of personal preference how long you want to leave the gummy bears in water. I chose to leave them in overnight. For your enjoyment: Had anyone tried this? If you have, I…

Setting up opportunities for your child to explore science doesn’t have to be complicated or time consuming. Here are 1o of our favorite science activities for kids that are super easy to set up at home! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! Have you ever seen the look of pure joy and excitement on …

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Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

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Creating your own rainstorm...this is so cool! Awesome!!! All you need is a clear container, water, shaving cream, food coloring and droppers. Have kids make predictions by drawing what they see and think will happen. kid-activities

Figuring out how to balance objects is something that fascinates children. Whether it is trying to balancing the same type of objects on either side of a balance or trying to find two objects that

Make Magic Sand + many more science projects....

Fall Recipe for Play - Pumpkin Slime We've been all about the fall sensory play lately, and I've been so eager to share this pumpki...

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By Loralee Leavitt, Candy Experiments At the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, DC, children crowd around the Candy Experiments booth. A

Summer Science Experiments with Oil and Ice- this experiment explores liquids, colors, reactions, and more! (The ice helps cool down a hot day, too! )

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These are the worksheets that I use to extend a few of my classic Kindergarten science lessons. Sink or Float? We will do this worksheet on Tuesday in a small group. The kids cut the boxes and place them at the top of the cup if they think they will float and at the bottom if they think they are ...

Over 50 fun science activities and experiments for kids including ideas for experiments, potions, physics, weather, and nature study.

After my bout of making liquid watercolors from old markers, I had a bunch left over and some of it was starting to get moldy. (And now I see the downside of this homemade watercolors - they are...

Funny pictures about Everyday things made awesome under a microscope.... Oh, and cool pics about Everyday things made awesome under a microscope.... Also, Everyday things made awesome under a microscope... photos.

Create a farm small world scene using sensory materials to encourage sensory exploration, imaginative play, language development, and more!

A fun insect small world from Twodaloo featuring natural items and coffee beans!

Easy to create desert sensory bin. Play and learn about habitats from www.blogmemom.com

“In the Spring a bunny came down the road. He was going to find a home of his own. A home for a bunny, a home of his own, under a rock, under a stone, under a log, or under the ground. Where…

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Welcome to the butterfly Garden Super simple items this time around Hawaiian Leigh taken apart and some dollar store butterflies. We will add a magnifying glass to get a closer look at the wings Counting Butterflies Getting a closer look She was saying "Blue" in this picture A different angle of the bin I based my sensory bin around butterflies as we have been a bit obsessed with the book THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR: This book is about how a Caterpillar who eats and eats and builds a cocoon…

It's time for a new sensory bin in our house. Lately we've been doing a lot of one time sensory activities like our Rainbow Jello , ...

Sensory play is a great way for kids to explore and have pretend play. We have alot of fun doing different things in our sensory bin. I put together this fun science dinosaur play with erupting mud for the kids. "J" had a blast. Not only did it have a science twist after he played in it, but using the squirt bottle was a great fine motor skill when adding the vinegar to the erupting mud. Materials in the sensory bin: Oatmeal Baking soda Instant coffee mix Dinosaurs Rocks All the items can be…

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Here’s a fun, easy way to introduce your preschooler to the science of magnets. I took one of our sensory boxes, this one is filled with quinoa grains, but you can use rice, small dry pasta, sand, salt, whatever you have on hand or find on sale. I hid a bunch of objects in the grains, some sticking out, some completely burried. (paper clips, small refrigerator magnets, a clothespin, erasers, rubber bands, etc.). I gave my preschooler a magnet wand to wave over and dig under the grains. As he…

Today is Eric Carle's birthday and in honor of his birthday, a large group of bloggers have been putting together ideas that would go nicely with many of his books. I love so many of Eric Carle's books that I had a hard time narrowing it down. But after much ado, I have narrowed down

Welcome to Light Table Toys 101 My 4 year old twins playing on their light table with translucent geometric solids and translucent cocktail animals. This is part two of Light Tables 101, so be sure and check out my Light Tables 101 post first if you have not seen it! My 4 year old twins light table with an array of fun translucent toys on it. Be sure to check out The perfect DIY "container" light box too! My 4 year old twins light box, used for many things including messy light table/box…

Can you believe this is a very simple water science experiment you can do in little time if necessary! I set this solid, liquid, gas experiment up for us at home while I was making breakfast. I have had lots of request from the science experiment section of the Berenstain Bears Big Book of Science and Nature. Very simple but important science concepts are explained in the perfect way for young children and moms who may have forgotten a few things! Here is the fun solid and liquids science…

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So the other day Play Create Explore had a post on how to make fun Ice cream dough. When I saw that I had to try it with the kids cause we love Ice cream play. That was then when I was inspired to use hair conditioner and mix it with baking soda instead of cornstrach. WOW!!! This stuff felt just like real snow, cool, damp, soft and even molds. I was so excited cause I have been wanting to have a fun snow play with them using their Penguin play toys. This is a MUST try sensory play. The kids…

Find out what this clever mom used to make her own kids light box manipluatives! Lots of shapes, color, and letter learning with the light box.

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This activity comes directly from John Bowman's ebook, Montessori at Home. We have had fun in the past incorporating items found at the hardware store in our learning and play activities (March Wind Streamers and Our Own Pulley Investigation), so I was very excited to try this "Practical Life" activity using nuts and bolts. MaterialsContinue Reading

This post was contributed by Mary Catherine of Fun-A-Day! Making Math Fun with DIY Number Rocks! Ever since we made pet rocks, Engineer (my son) has been asking to do more with rocks. When we sat down

Kids love using keys and learning is more fun with something you love to play with . This math activity is a cinch to prepare and as you will see fun even when it gets challenging. You can easily customize it for any level of math ability or even just let let them try to […]

Make a great jungle small world with play dough!

This apple science experiment is cool to watch! The kids love acid and base reactions and can't wait to see how they react with apples!

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