We painted with worms! Not real worms of course, but plastic stretchy realistic-looking worms.
Learn how to make grass heads with your young learners! Perfect for PreK, Kindergarten, and Preschool, this activity will have your little ones giggling with excitement as they grow.
Make an entire aquarium with this super simple sock craft
Roundup of Montessori-inspired cloud printables and activities for a variety of ages; perfect for homeschools or classrooms.
Fantastic resource for engineering for preschoolers & STEM activities!
Interactief voorlezen bevordert de taalvaardigheid en vergroot de woordenschat.
What do you do for April Fool's Day pranks? Celebrate Poisson d'Avril, the ultimate French holiday, by secretly sticking paper fish to other's backs...
These practical symmetry activities for preschoolers will teach the concept in a way young kids can understand. Great for the class or home.
Poems and Poetry: EnchantedLearning.com.
Love April Fools jokes for kids? This silly joke teller (fortune teller) is full of mixed up jokes and answers that will have kids of all ages laughing! Grab the free printable for a fun April Fool's prank!
I wanted to share a picture of our new fall themed bulletin board. Hidden in the leaves are 4 different items that belong in the fall category. See if you can find them. Leave a comment below with all 4 items and receive a special prize!
"Watch this adorable cat take on the basketball court! With a colorful collar and high energy, this talented kitty shows off its amazing basketball skills. Don't miss out on this epic moment and make…
I love making these! They make fun little coloring projects and are lovely decorations for parties. All you need are paper and scissors. Here’s how
teaching the concept of the priesthood keys made simple for your primary class! Pluse a fun key printable with the bible verses on them to hand out!!
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the new National Education Policy is implemented with modern and developed India’s requirements in mind
April is nearly here and we are geared up for some fun spring-filled learning! This month we are keeping it rigorous and FUN! The following April
A blog about education and teaching resources, worksheets, printables, quotes, jokes
This week, in celebration of Fire Prevention Week, let’s spend some time with our kids exploring fire safety from interesting and fun angles. Here are…
The Damarkurung is a traditional Indonesian craft. Learn how you can make these beautiful lanterns with your kids so the tradition continues!
In this experiment the kids learned just how hard it is to undo water pollution. We grabbed a bucket of clean water, some household tras...
On the 6th of April, we would normally be parading down 6th Avenue to commemorate National Tartan Day, however this year due to Easter Weekend landing on that same week, New York Tartan Week will be celebrating a week later. Why We Celebrate National Tartan Day We celebrate National Tartan Day on the 6th of April every year. Senate chose April 6th as National Tartan Day to recognize the contributions made by Scottish-Americans to the United States. If ever there was a perfect opportunity to dig out your tartan If you’re lacking fashion inspiration or wondering which tartan accessories would be best to wear for such an occasion, then you’re in luck as we are official stockists of the New York Tartan Day Parade Tartan merchandise, which includes everything from ties to t-shirts, brooches and more. Why not try making your own backdrop using a Tartan Rug, creating your own Scottish drawing or even using some Tartan Ribbon and some garden cane to create a ribbon curtain? Why not make yourself a tartan flag using your colourful Tartan Designs from last week?
After we investigated worms, the kids decided on a mural as the project to show what they had learned. One thing they all helped with was painting the soil, then they worked in teams to make different parts of the mural. One team cut some green paper for grass. They studied what worm tunnels looked like and painted them onto the soil. After each team worked on the part of the mural they signed up for, they wrote information that they wanted to share about their part of the project. Another team used books to review what worms look like so they wouldn't miss any details! Then they made some worms and added them to the tunnels. The top one says, "At night worms bring dead leaves into the soil." Another team worked on the cocoons which they learned held the eggs until they hatched. One team wanted to paint flowers and make roots to show how worms help them. Many kids were very interested in how the worms created castings that helped hide their tunnels from predators and also helped plants grow by providing food. One big interest that surprised me was the predator/prey relationships! If we had another month of school, I think they would have loved to do an inquiry on the food chain. After reading a book called "Feathers For Lunch," they made the connection through their own discussion that the worm eats the dirt, the bird eats the worm, the cat eats the bird! They thought that was so cool! They used the same book to investigate which local birds were worm eaters to add to the mural. They were also really starting to get into the different types of birds and what sounds they made! Another possible inquiry had we more time! They also found out other predators liked to eat worms such as moles, hedge hogs and snakes, so they had to add these to the mural also! They also glued feathers to wooden clothespins after studying what robins, blue jays and house wrens looked liked. They did such a great job making them accurate but I didn't get photos of them! They also added some documentation from worm observations. Here is the finished mural! I now know, because of these little researchers, more than I ever thought I would know about worms! They truly loved this inquiry and took ownership of it! The more I have learned this year to let go and let the kids pick what to study based on their interests and experiences, the more I see with my own eyes the value in it! I am having more fun teaching than ever before! Of course, this big group of scientists and engineers that I have this year have made it extra enjoyable!
Teach your students about the five senses, touch. What exactly can they feel? wood - hard, cotton wool - soft / fluffy, and so on.
