Grimm's houten regenboog: Meer dan 100 ideeën en voorbeelden. Zowel voor de 12-delige grote regenboog, pastelkleurige of de kleine regenboog. En tips waar te kopen in aanbieding!
In this activity, children are invited to learn more about gravity, engineering and architecture in a fun and hands-on way. I'm not generally one to take pictures of buildings. Sure, I admire certain made-made structures but I've never felt compelled to take multiple pictures of non-historic buildings. Until I went to Dubai, that is. When I asked my family living in Dubai, "Why should families visit Dubai?" and one of the answers on the list was, "Architecture (Dubai has a mix of both Arabic and modern contemporary buildings which creates a unique and interesting landscape)," they weren't wrong. Out of the desert pops this quite amazing spectacle. I had never seen buildings like them. They appeared to rise out of the ground, often so tall that they looked like they were on a lean (perhaps some were?). A new shape and design around every corner. Everywhere that we drove I found myself constantly going, "Wow, look at that one!", "Woah! Check that out." and scrambling to take a photo before we drove on. You can see some great views of Dubai from the air in my earlier post. When I got home, my kids thought the buildings looked fabulous. Going through photos together brought up all sorts of questions and discussions. Opportunities for learning. How do they make the buildings stay up? Why don't they fall over? How do they get them so high? How did they make it that shape? The Burj Khalifa. The tallest building in the world. Building challenge for kids. To help us find some of the answers to the questions, I set out a classic and simple construction activity with just two types of materials, toothpicks and mini-marshmallows. We chatted about how being an architect means that you design, plan and oversee the construction of buildings. It is a very important job that requires a lot of study in order to be able to do it properly. Architecture is both an art and a science. It is the job of an architect to use their creativity to design something that looks a certain way and performs certain functions, as well as knowledge of scientific principles and mathematical expertise, to ensure that the structure stays up! Engineers are also very important in the construction of buildings. They use maths and science to come up with solutions to problems that might arise with the construction of a building. They often need to overcome problems with new solutions that have never been done before, to help realise the dreams of the architect and client. They also need to be able to think creatively. These days a great amount of technology is used in the design and construction of buildings. Here, we were getting back to basics and testing out simple structures. Seeing if we could work against gravity (that force that is always pulling things back to earth), and engineer a building that would stay standing without any assistance other than the arrangement of mini-marshmallows and toothpicks. Relishing in the beauty of a structure and in symmetry that often occurs in buildings. Discussing plans. Using photos for inspiration and to lead discussion. "I think you should make this one" Testing ideas. Problem solving. Whilst younger children (my son had recently turned 3 here) might not be capable of building free-standing structures, this is great for their fine-motor skills and for testing and experimenting. Sorting and counting. Playing allows for unplanned learning to occur naturally. Children learn naturally about 3-dimensional shapes and some of their uses whilst building in this way. Engineering some support beams to prevent the structure from falling. Handy Tips: To extend this activity children could be challenged to: First play the architect and draftsman role in the construction of a building by drawing up plans. See how high they can get a single structure to stand unassisted Test their construction against certain natural phenomenon. Can it survive winds (a fan) or an earthquake (shaking the table)? Build a structure entirely of cubes - To simplify this activity, younger children might find using larger, stronger materials easier for their developing fine-motor skills. Try regular sized marshmallows and paddle-pop sticks instead and let them experiment with sticking them together and seeing how gravity works. - Instead of marshmallows to hold the construction together you could use gum-drops or blu-tack. Instead of the toothpicks you could try straws or sticks. Here we tried building with cotton-buds and playdough with similar results. There are plenty of different combinations of materials that you could try. Happy playing, Debs :) Look where else we are. Are you following along? :) New Here? Subscribe to get all activities sent directly to you Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
Stantec completed the Sheldon Lake Elementary School with a focus on innovation and performing arts in Houston, Texas. Sheldon Lake Elementary School emerged out of […]
75 Totally Free Board Games to Print & Play! Gameschool to your heart's content with this list of 75 FREE Board Games.
"𝕀'𝕞 𝕘𝕠𝕟𝕟𝕒 𝕔𝕣𝕪." "ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕒 𝕙𝕚𝕘𝕙 𝕀ℚ 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕖ℂ𝕣𝕒𝕗𝕥?" Some MCYT and Friends one shots, I guess you can include some Among Us YouTubers, too. Feel free to request something. You don't have to, though! I KNOW THE QUOTES WORNG BUT I FORGOT IT AND IM TOO LAZY TO CHANGE IT
Use over 100 cards with family-friendly categories and play these three free printable word games. Fun for kids and adults! Word games are among our family's favourites. They're fun and
I want to share with you some genius level work by Phil Quinn (blog | twitter), who is furthering the boundaries of SQL Server. Phil has taken the spatial drawing code from an earlier Frog-blog and used it to create a fully functional Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock game, just using the power of SQL Server. Not even the brightest boffins at Microsoft could ever have imagined that SQL Server would be able to provide such an awesome service to the World. Check out Phil’s post and download the query here If you want to hear Phil...
Entertaining little kids can be a challenge for mums with young kids. That's why I've put together a list of 100 easy play activities for young kids so you always have something to do.
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100 of the Best Ways to Teach the Alphabet, Creative ways to teach the alphabet, Hands on Learning, Sensory Play, Printables, Alphabet Games,Alphabet Crafts
Turn a cardboard box into a fun ball maze! This is a great hand-eye coordination game for kids, as well as an awesome boredom buster since you probably have all these materials on hand. This game is similar to our cardboard box labyrinth, but with a lower frustration level for young kids. Preschoolers will enjoy […]
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These are two super ESL games and activities for verb tense review lessons. If you are going to do verb tense review lessons, this printable and editable resource is perfect for you. Instead of reviewing dried grammar rules, students can learn, play, interact and have fun with each other. It is suitable for young learners, adults and homeschoolers. These games and activities cover 9 tenses (present/past/future simple; present/past/future continuous and present/past/future perfect). They are designed to help students review o verb forms, helping verbs in those tenses and their uses. Your students can also practice various skills from writing to speaking with this resource. Instructions for each activity is included. Two games are: 1. Basketball sorting game - Shoot the basket (colour and black and white versions) 2. Helping verb dice (colour and black and white dice templates) with 114 common English verbs. This resource is printable and editable. You can edit the content on Google Slides. All templates are provided. Suggested uses for the activities: 1. Sorting activities: You can use the basketball templates for your sorting activities when teaching parts of speech and other grammar rules. 2. Four-in-a-row: Instead of cutting up the verbs into small pieces, you can keep the whole table and play four-in-a-row (or tic-tac-toe) games with your students. Please check the preview for more details of the resource, I hope you enjoy the resource. Please read the Terms of Use carefully. Click the Green ★ to follow my store and get notifications of new product launches and freebies! ------------------------------------- Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • You can earn credits by leaving feedback on purchased items. Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to log inV-ing). Beside each purchase, you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a review for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I highly appreciate your feedback as they are useful suggestions for my development as well as my products. And I look forward to hearing your feedback after using this material. ------------------------------------- Also available: ESL Activities: Present Continuous Booklet - Worksheets and Charts ESL Activities: Present Continuous - Presentation and Quiz ESL Activities: Articles - Worksheets, Quiz and Posters ------------------------------------- Follow me on Blog Instagram Pinterest
Our brains and our hearts have a very interesting relationship, and it is their crazy back-and-forth that Nick Seluk, the artist behind the popular Awkward Yeti webcomic (which also had these wonderful comics on depression), plays upon with his Heart And Brain comic series.
Hopscotch, sometimes called hop scotch, is a traditional playground game for kids. Learn the basic rules, how to draw hopscotch, and six different ways to play.
How high can you build? Your kids will love this STEM challenge and it requires little to no prep from parents/teachers. Start building today!
Make Ten... A fun and easy card game for kids that reinforces math concepts and uses a regular deck of playing cards. Free printable play mat included!
Activities that develop early math skills are our favourites! We love working on our number recognition, counting skills, subitising and 1:1 correspondence. This “Build a City” activity…
100 kids' literacy and language activities by topic, theme and season. An excellent resource for hands-on, multi-sensory creative learning.
Every language has a small set of words that make up most of the words we use. In English, for example, 50 words account for 40–50 percent of what we say, 100 words account for 60 percent and 200–400…
There is no shortage of fun and engaging hand strengthening activities for kids! Find all of our most creative ideas in this ebook!
Make a Geography Fortune Teller, a fun geography activity to help your child learn continents, countries, oceans, US states, or famous cities.
