engineering

Making simple boats that float

For our exploration in boats, we read the book Little Tug by Steven Savage and then the children were invited to make two different types of boats.

Balancing bubbles in preschool

Exploring bubbles in a bottle gave us a unique way to explore many new scientific and engineering terms in our preschool classroom.

DIY ramps and cars for toddlers

My grandson loves his cars and trucks so I thought I would introduce him to a simple version of ramps and cars this week. I started by making a simple toddler-sized ramp that he could easily explore.

Salt tray mazes

Come discover how our preschool children used fine motor and engineering skills to create their own salt tray mazes.

Lining up colored craft sticks

Lining up colored craft sticks was one of our favorite activities during our study of lines in preschool.

Exploring robots inside and out

Exploring gears as we take a look at the inside and outside of robots in preschool!

My students loved engineering with gum drops but I missed a key opportunity in the process of leading my students to explore lots of drops! Come and learn with me how kids really do have the best ideas, we just need to learn to listen to them.