While so many things can be bought at the store, it’s such a cool experience 😎 to make it yourself at home. 🏡 Slime is something we started experimenting with a few months ago, and last night Bianca requested we make a pink batch, so we did. Even my mom was fascinated, because you know, at the core of it all, it’s science. 🧪 MATERIALS:• 5 oz clear glue• 1/4…
When learning about wind, it couldn’t be more simple than taping construction paper together in the shape of cylinders and having the kids make the strongest structures possible before attempting to blow them down. Naturally, the kids started to try to reinforce their structures by placing cylinders inside cylinders. They also made great Wonder Woman bracelets for pretend play. Give a child something simple, and watch it take on…
This past week we learned about wind 💨, and the kids and I really enjoyed making kites 🪁 (using card stock and ribbon) and later placing them in front of a fan to see if the wind it created could blow it. Other objects we tested included cotton balls, leaves 🍃 , a mini football 🏈, and a roll of masking tape. Concepts such as “light” and “heavy” were discussed, and they quickly learned that…
When I was teaching Kindergarten in my early 20s, I found myself elbow deep while carving a pumpkin with my littles. I loved every minute of it; my skin did not. 🙅🏻♀️ I broke out in a rash everywhere the pumpkin enzymes had touched my skin. I can eat and drink pumpkin flavored foods, I can carry a pumpkin, but the inside and I do not get along. Weird, I know…
On Sunday, I started “growing” water beads and kept adding more as they expanded to make sure we’d be able to fill 2 trays worth. B has been asking EVERY SINGLE DAY since, if it’s time to play with them. My “not yet” has been met with some deep toddler disappointment, but it’s also been a lesson in patience (a lifelong skill). Finally, today was the day…
Yesterday we started our weather unit with talking and learning about the sun. These 3-year-olds can now tell you that when it’s daytime ☀️ on one side of the Earth 🌎, it’s nighttime 🌙 on the other side. It’s never too early to teach science to small children. They may not grasp everything, and you may need to simplify it, but they are far more capable than most…