The other day my daughter told me one of the things she missed about having centers like they had in kindergarten was the science center. She said it was her favorite place (mostly because only one child was allowed there at a time!).
I told her we could make a science center at home because she got a microscope for Christmas. The science center at school was really simple, with leaves, magnifying glasses, books about animals, some other natural materials and rocks.
Pre-K Pages has some great tips for using rocks in the science center, including tools to have on hand and how to actually set up the table so kids will use it.
I love the idea of having a spray bottle of water at the station so kids can see the difference between wet rocks and dry rocks.
Do you put out rocks in the science center? I’d love to know how you learn with them.
[Photo: Pre-K Pages.]
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