science experiments and activities for children
Moon? When is the moon out? Most children age six and under know it is out at night! And they might argue even when looking at the moon in the daytime sky. Hmmm, something isn't quite right. Many children have firm opinions on this subject and think the sun is out during the day,
This post tells about using Amaryllis plants for fun measurement project. The Amaryllis is usually planted around Christmas time, and will bloom about Valentine’s Day. The stores have these bulbs in kits for holiday gifts. They take about six weeks to bloom. It is said there are few bulbs easier to
This post has a free sequencing cutting strips printable PDF for Pre-K and up, as well as the day 3 prize entry for the Blogiversary. Today’s prize is a kit to create a hummingbird “house” and informational DVD about the lives of hummingbirds. I purchased this prize myself and am
Weather calendars through June 2020 for students are now available in our premium eMember area, on the math page. The calendars help students keep track of weather by making tallies for which type of weather happens each day, recording the number of school days, and making notes of events of particular interest to the classroom.
This post is about a penny cleaning science experiment using kitchen staples. Did you know things like ketchup, salt, vinegar, and lemon juice will clean and brighten pennies? If you pennies are all bright and shiny, you can keep them in water overnight to allow them to darken for this
This post has Fibonacci nature posters and coloring page for elementary teachers and homeschools. By signing up for our free eMembership, all free eMember downloads are available immediately. What is Fibonacci? What is Fibonacci? It is a math sequence and more can be learned at this easy to understand Kahn Academy
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Flowers Give Us Beauty Thoughts for Children This post is about the fact flowers give us beauty and thoughts for children. Stop and smell the flowers with the children sometime this summer. Look around and ask them what they notice and observe. In a book called To Educate the Human Potential by
This summer we have not only been interested in our ocean theme, but also science activities. The opportunity to take advantage of the nice summer sun has been so approved of by the children. Our most recent activity was baking S’mores in a DIY Solar Oven. We learned how from
This post has free sea turtle 3-part Montessori cards which can be found on our Montessori password protected page. The first newsletter of the month has the password of the month for the protected pages on Wise Owl Factory. Sea turtles are so popular now with the summer movie, as are ocean creatures. Our theme of the summer
