I know it’s not technically fall yet but I’m so ready, and there are a lot of great ideas for learning with fall items like leaves and acorns that you should have in mind when the time comes. Here are … Read More ...
Clever Activity Teaches Kids about Refraction
This is a super simple activity that you can do anywhere you have a glass of water and some paper and a pen. Go Science Girls has a full rundown of different options and ideas for playing with refraction, … Read More ...
Apple Activities to Get Ready for Fall
There are so many fun ideas for things to do with kids that have to do with apples, whether you’re in a classroom environment or just want to do something fun with the kids on the weekend. Here are a … Read More ...
Learn about Soil Layers with Legos
There are so many fun things to do with Legos, I feel like smart moms and teachers are never going to run out of ways to use them to teach and help kids understand different concepts.
I love this idea … Read More ...
Play with Science with Periodic Table Battleship
This is so clever and I can’t wait until my little one is learning chemistry so we can play Periodic Table Battleship.
How to set it up and the printable (free with subscription) are all at Teach Beside Me. … Read More ...
Dr. Seuss-Inspired Science: More that Just Oobleck!
When you think of science and Dr. Seuss, it wouldn’t surprise me if your first thought went to oobleck, that gooey (in the original, green) goop that’s easy to make and fun to play with.
But there are many, many … Read More ...
Learning in Nature with Kids
There are many times in the year when you just don’t want to take your kids outside, whether as a parent or a teacher. It’s too hot or cold or rainy or whatever and you’d rather not bother, right?
It’s … Read More ...
Celebrate Left Handers Day
Today is Left Handers Day, and it’s fun to celebrate by learning about being left handed and learning a little bit about what it’s like to be a lefty.
The Left Handers Day website has a list of ideas for … Read More ...
Science Activities for Learning about Water
Our town has a great little botanical garden that runs summer programs for kids, and the last one we went to was all about water, which has gotten my daughter interested in learning more about water.
Water is a great … Read More ...
Science Experiments for Learning about Smell
It just so happened that after I wrote about exploring the senses of taste and sound earlier this week, I came across this post from iGameMom all about science experiments to learn about smell.
These activities explore how we … Read More ...
Try Out New Foods with a Taste Test
I was on Pinterest recently and saw a post about doing a family fun night activity involving taste testing different flavors of Oreos. There are so many different ones now, and this particular activity, from Joy in the Works, … Read More ...
Learning with Pokemon
Does it seem like everyone around you is obsessed with Pokemon Go? If your kids are into it, or the original Pokemon, why not add a Pokemon spin to their learning with Pokemon lesson plans?
Mathematical Thinking used Pokemon characters … Read More ...
Download a Free Marine Biology/Ocean Unit Study Guide
For three years now we have gone to the beach for our summer vacation, but, because we live in a landlocked state, there’s not a whole lot of education about ocean animals and their habitats in our schools.
Natural Beach … Read More ...
Printable Building Challenge Cards Take Blocks to Another Level
Most kids I know like to build with blocks, but you can turn that basic play into a lesson in science and engineering with these awesome printable building challenge cards from PickleBums.
The idea is to set out a challenge … Read More ...
Help Your Kids Learn about Shadows with this Free Unit Study
Kid Minds has produced a great, free to subscribers, resource for kids ages 4 to 9 to learn about shadows.
The unit study has information on what a shadow is, books, videos, songs and poems about shadows and a … Read More ...