Post Archives from the ‘Science’ Category


Leaves

Posted on: September 4th, 2012
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The Fall of Freddy the Leaf or other books make nice introduction to the subject of fall leaves and why they come off the trees.  There are also a variety of art activities that can be extenders on this subject.  I have my movement kids practice making shapes with their bodies and talk about how some leaves are wide, some skinny, some with rounded lobes, … Continue reading the story "Leaves"

Bugs

Posted on: September 4th, 2012
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I wish I could remember which vendor supplied the wonderful finger puppet bugs we’re using in this workshop, but I have seen sacks of bugs in just about any variety store and Dollar stores.  I have the kids use the bugs for a variety of activities including directions that focus on positions – over, under, around, through.  “Put your bug on your knee, hold the … Continue reading the story "Bugs"

Spider Web

Posted on: September 4th, 2012
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Arrange children in a standing circle and, starting with one child, help him put the yarn around his waist and then he throws the ball to someone across the circle from him; that person puts the yarn around her waist and throws the ball to someone else.  Continue in like manner until all participants have had the yarn and only one is left.  The result … Continue reading the story "Spider Web"

Hatching

Posted on: September 4th, 2012
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After a discussion about animals that layeggs, I use a piece of fabric to cover a child (like an eggshell) and then let the child “hatch” into whatever animal he chooses.  Often, the children want their animal to be a surprise and let the other kids guess what’s hatching.  This works well for butterflies because the scarves or piece of material can cover the child … Continue reading the story "Hatching"

Planets — the Solar System II

Posted on: September 4th, 2012
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Another fun activity is to cover 8 flashlights with different colored cellophane paper and one big flashlight with yellow or orange cellophane.  Then, darken the room and the children can sit or lie down on the floor and take turns shining the flashlight that represents the “sun” and, then naming each one, shine the lights representing the planets orbiting the sun.  This is a wonderful … Continue reading the story "Planets — the Solar System II"

Planets — the Solar System I

Posted on: September 4th, 2012
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It’s fun to show children the relative sizes of the planets; book illustrations are good, but this can be enhanced by obtaining different size balls – as small as a marble and as large as a Pilates ball and all sizes in between…  Based on the sizes of the planets in picture books, see if the children can pick out which one would be Saturn, … Continue reading the story "Planets — the Solar System I"

Good Morning Spring!

Posted on: April 26th, 2012
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Good Morning! Spring is a great time to get outside and explore with your students. I believe one of our "Mary's" (there were at least three Mary's) contributed a great idea about using toilet paper to wrap around kids so that they can be cocoons!  What a wonderful idea, and I can't wait to see if it works.  I have had good success using larger scarves that … Continue reading the story "Good Morning Spring!"