Print and Play Winter Science Activities

Need some easy, fun activities for a cold day? These print and play activities from Science Sparks are low prep and easy for kids with good cuttings skills to make themselves or to do with a little help from parents.

Activities include things like a penguin shadow puppet, using static electricity to make snowflakes hop and making spinning snowflakes from paper templates and paper clips, among others.

Head to Science Sparks to get all the ideas and save them for some fun cold weather learning!

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Book Review’ STEAM Kids Christmas: Science As the holiday season approaches, many parents may find themselves struggling to keep their kids entertained while also promoting education. Thankfully, STEAM Kids Christmas: Science offers a solution to this common problem. This book is full of engaging activities that blend the festive spirit of Christmas with the principles of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. From creating ice ornaments to building your own snowflakes, STEAM Kids Christmas: Science is sure to inspire young minds and encourage a love for learning.

Learning about Women in STEM – When it comes to teaching kids about science, it’s important to showcase the accomplishments of all types of scientists. That’s why Learning about Women in STEM is such an important resource. This book profiles the lives and achievements of dozens of women who have made significant contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math. By learning about the achievements of these trailblazing women, kids can be inspired to pursue their own passions and dreams, regardless of their gender or background.

St. Patrick’s Day STEM Project Ideas With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, many parents may be searching for fun and educational activities to celebrate the holiday with their kids. Look no further than St. Patrick’s Day STEM Project Ideas! This collection of projects and experiments is designed to teach kids about the principles of science, technology, engineering, and math, while also incorporating the festive spirit of St. Patrick’s Day. From building leprechaun traps to creating your own rainbow, St. Patrick’s Day STEM Project Ideas is sure to bring a little luck of the Irish to your family’s learning.

20 Weather STEM Activities for Kids Weather is an important part of our daily lives, and learning about it can be both fascinating and educational for kids. That’s why 20 Weather STEM Activities for Kids is such a valuable resource. This collection of activities and experiments is designed to teach kids about the science behind weather phenomena such as clouds, precipitation, and wind. From making your own barometer to creating a tornado in a bottle, these activities are sure to inspire curiosity and a love for learning in kids of all ages. So why not get started with 20 Weather STEM Activities for Kids today?

I did a post earlier this year with activities and ideas for teaching the alphabet, but a lot or learning letters and recognizing them just has to do with seeing them and working with them a lot.

That means coloring, tracing, identifying things that start with different letters and more.

One way to reinforce the letters is through little activity books like these cute printable alphabet books from Life Over Cs.

These are available for free when you subscribe to her newsletter, and I’d say that’s well worth it if you have a little one (or a group of little ones!) working on the alphabet and letter recognition.

Each mini book includes a collection of things that start with that letter to color, color and read with words that start with the letter, tracing the letter, finding the letter in a grid and other coloring pages with objects that start with that letter.

These little books are super useful reinforcing the different letters and giving kids different activities related to the letters.

If you do a letter of the day or letter of the week you can use a new book for each one, and then keep the copies in your reading center or in a basket where kids can look at them again.

And of course you can add in all the other letter activities you like, go on a scavenger hunt for items that start with that letter, read alphabet books, practice writing letters in rice or with pompoms or playdough or whatever sensory activities you like.

You can grab the free printables when you enter you email address at Life Over Cs, and check out her other great alphabet resources and activities while you are over there.

Do you have favorite activities for teaching letters to kids? I’d love to hear about them!

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