See how we have been exploring Science and Nature!
You can’t have too many carrots!
You can’t have too many carrots unless you are the rabbit in the super sweet and funny picture book “Too Many Carrots” by Katy Hudson.
Learning about the skeleton inside of you!
With spring upon us, I was chomping at the bit to start exploring bugs, flowers, gardening – you know – all that springy stuff but my students had a different idea in mind. They wanted to do a Skeleton Day! So smack in the middle of our first week of spring, we stopped to explore the skeletons inside our bodies.
Looking for signs of spring
The weather is finally starting to feel more springlike so we are beginning to talk about and look for the signs of spring around our preschool!
Raindrop graphing on the flannel board
The flannel board is such a great teaching tool when you think outside the box a bit. This week, we turned the flannel board into a raindrop measuring graph!
Rainstick in a bottle
Learn how to make a rainstick in a bottle! Super simple and fun for children to make and explore!
March roars in like a lion: Talking about weather in preschool
The month of March roared in like a lion and has continued to be crazy weather ever since. This crazy weather system gives us the perfect opportunity to talk about the different kinds of weather all month long.
STEAM : How to make moving noodle robots
These DIY robots are hours of fun! School starts back up for me at the very end of August but today, my youngest grandson, age
Exploring letters with leaves
Exploring the letters of the alphabet or even your child’s name with leaves!
The butterfly unit in preschool
My students and I loved the experience of exploring and observing the growth of a caterpillar to a butterfly!
Fun with frozen: making ice grow
Did you know you can make ice grow? See this simple ice science activity in action!
Let’s head outdoors and check out nature!
Exploring the things we can do while going out on a nature walk with our nature checklists!
Science in the preschool classroom
The basics of science in the preschool classroom.
Xx is for x-ray!
Before heading off for spring break, my students explored the letter Xx and the best word that I know of to examine the letter Xx is x-ray!
Butterflies all around the classroom
Spring is a wonderful time to explore butterflies and their life cycles! Today I am sharing some great ways to learn about butterflies all around the classroom…
Exploring raindrops and clouds in preschool
The weather helper informed us that today’s weather was definitely going to be cold and rainy making it a perfect day to explore raindrops and clouds at our sensory table.
Who cares about the weather?
As the weather changes, it is a good time to naturally promote conversations and ideas that lead us to explore the weather in the preschool classroom.