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I decided to post a few more activities we enjoyed during our Japan/Ocean studies. We enjoyed that study so much. I am also going to try to start posting our lapbooks as they are completed as well. These have been a real highlight for my kids. When each one is completed I hang it in our 'classroom' on the closet door. Beau will occasionally look at them and comment about how much he has learned this year. *** We did an ocean experiment to compare the densities of freshwater and saltwater. We used an eyedropper to add several drops of green saltwater to the clear cup of freshwater and several drops of red freshwater to the cup of clear saltwater to see what would happen. (We didn't have any blue so we used red.) The conclusion is that saltwater and freshwater have different densities so they do not readily mix. The directions said that the water will eventually mix after a few hours. We let ours sit for a couple of days. The saltwater eventually dropped to the bottom as it is more dense than the freshwater but even after a few days the freshwater never completely mixed. Experiment Day 1 Experiment a few days later I have included our Ocean and Japan lapbooks. I created the cover of the Ocean lapbook in a scrapbooking program. I compiled the different lapbook components from various lapbooks at homeschoolshare.com. The stickers were Sea Animals Stickers from a Dover Little Activity Book. Ocean Lapbook Cover Roo's Ocean Lapbook Beau's Ocean Lapbook We did some fun sand art activities related to the ocean as well. I purchased the fish bottles at Michaels at the end of last summer for about a $1.00 each. The starfish was one of the homeshcoolshare.com ocean ideas and we added those to the lapbooks above. Our Sand Art Activities I used components from the Japan lapbook on homeschoolshare.com for our Japan lapbook and I added some clip art from various internet searches. These started out as one page projects but sort of grew into two. Roo's Japan Lapbook Beau's Japan Lapbook When we are working on a lapbook we usually work on one or two components a day. It really depends on how much time we have. If we are working on a science or art activity we may not work on any of the lapbook pieces that day. Well, I think this finally concludes our Japan/Ocean studies. We have almost finished our Russia/Tundra studies. I'll post those activities soon. :)
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I have a free craft tutorial for you today that involves playing with plaster! We made these cute bird sculptures using plaster cloth wrap & plaster of paris, and painted them with acrylic paints and finally decorated with paint pens. The plaster birds are happy sitting on this shelf above my wool stash :) This post contains affiliate links. Read more at the bottom of this post. You will need: - plaster of paris - masking tape - newspaper - plaster cloth wrap (plaster impregnated cloth/ bandage in a packet, available at some craft supply stores) - sandpaper - acrylic paints - paint pens (optional) - acrylic gloss varnish - gesso Other useful bits n bobs: - scissors - tub for water - mixing bowl for plaster (an old food container does the job) - barrier cream for hands as plaster tends to dry the skin - dust mask - paintbrushes & palette First, take some newspaper and roll/ scrunch it up to make an egg shape for the bird's body. Make a smaller ball from newspaper for the head. Wrap them all up in masking tape and stick them together to make your bird shape. Shape a triangle piece for the tail and attach it. Cut the plaster cloth into various sized strips and dip the pieces in warm water as you need them. Then, just like paper mache, layer them all over and around your bird shape. Make sure you cover all the newspaper, even over the ends of the tail. If you smooth it all over with wet fingers it helps to fill all the little holes in the bandage. At this stage I would recommend adding a bit of a beak with the plaster bandage. We didn't, I will explain further down what we did, but if you add a bit of a blobby beak at this stage it might be easier. Don't worry about adding the point of the beak, you can do that later. Leave to dry. Mix up some plaster of paris according to the packet instructions. Wait until it has started to thicken up and start scooping some on to your bird and smoothing it all over. For our beaks I smooshed (technical term) a bit of crumbly half-dry plaster onto the front of the birds' faces and got the kids to carefully add some wet plaster to make it all smooth and to make the pointy beak shape. It works, but like I mentioned earlier, it might be easier to add some of the beak at the plaster- cloth stage. Get your birds as smooth as you can (Miss 6's was quite lumpy- that's ok!) and leave to dry. The plaster will reach a stage when it gets to thick and clumpy to work with. We dried ours over a heater vent overnight, but left in the air they could take a few days. They are dry when they are much lighter. They will still feel cold and ever so slightly damp and heavy whilst they still have moisture in them. *Important* Don't wash plaster down your sink or you'll have a plumbing nightmare! We wash hands and tools in a bucket of water then throw the water outside. Any left over plaster is left to harden and put in the bin. Next stage is to sand. Wear a dust mask and do this outside. We are sanding all the little lumps and bumps off. Kids might need help to sand theirs smooth, depending on age and skill level. Our plaster birds all sanded and ready for some colour. A bit of texture left is ok! Make sure all the dust from sanding is wiped away with a rag. Do an undercoat of gesso and let dry. Then choose some pale colours to paint your bird. Think about where your wings and eyes are and draw them in first if you like with a pencil. You can draw a leaf shape on it's side. The leaf shape works well for a birds wing, and is a good way to describe how to do it to kids. :) We stuck to pale colours because I then wanted to decorate them with paint pens. That meant using lots of white to make the colours pale. I love the texture of painting on plaster. Take your paint pens (once your paint has fully dried) and start adding patterns to your birds. We added stripes, spots, swirls, lines and other little shapes. (We have posca pens and montana paint pens here.) Once all of your decorations are done and you are happy with your bird, give it a final coat of varnish to protect. I love and use Matisse polymer gloss varnish. If your paint pen "shifts" whilst varnishing I recommend just doing one quick stroke over the pen lines, then going back when that first coat is dry to make sure it's all covered. Now, enjoy your birds! It's fun to make something from plaster. I think the surface of the plaster has an amazing texture to paint on. If you have any questions please ask! Jules :) Affiliate Information: Affliliate links help me earn small commissions on products (at no extra cost to you), which helps support my love of blogging and sharing creative things. I only ever recommend or link to products that I'm genuinely into.
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Teach kids about healthy eating habits with this fun Learning Resources New Sprouts Garden Fresh Salad Set. This kit lets your little one prepare a salad for four with veggies galore. Suited for children aged 2 years and older, this Learning Resources set contains mixed lettuce greens, tomato and cucumber slices, carrot crinkles and pepper rings. It also has four individual bowls with kid-sized salad tongs. This toy helps encourage healthy eating habits at an early age. It also teaches the concepts of serving and sharing. This appetizing Learning Resources play food set contains 38 pieces. Each unit is made of plastic. Toddlers and Preschoolers are all about pretend play and learning new skills. Educational learning toys for kids that combine role playing with their first introduction to math, science, and language are ideal for kids ages 2-4 years old. Toy and gift favorites include math games, reading games, and animal play pretend, stem toys, science toys, and fun role-playing activities. Children, boys girls alike, enjoy playing pretend to develop their imaginations and hone social skills that prepare them for school and more.
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Teaching our little learners about delicious apples is such a fun unit to get to explore this time of year! They'll love learning about how apples grow, apple trees, and even baking yummy apple pie! There are so many fun ways to go through this unit and watch them learn. It's even more fun as
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Looking for a fun way to teach your economics unit to your students? This Christmas project based learning unit is a fun way to embrace the holiday craziness & turn your classroom into a North Pole workshop! In this PBL unit, your students will learn about wants and needs, goods and services, producers and consumers, and so much more! ⭐The overall objective of this unit is to turn your students into entrepreneurs and your classroom into a North Pole workshop!⭐ You will teach various social studies concepts and will guide students into developing businesses in teams. (The businesses are holiday crafts! ANY you choose!) Students will earn money from you each day based on their productivity level. On the final day of the unit, all the 'goods' (crafts) created will be for sale! Students will first have to pay taxes, then will get to shop with their remaining earnings. The items created in your classroom will be great gifts students can “buy” to give to their family members for the holidays. Social Studies Topics Covered Include: Wants vs. Needs Goods vs. Services Producers vs. Consumers Businesses in our communities Supply and Demand The role of banks Taxes ⚠️Adapt the ideas presented in this unit for your individual classroom. *Not all students celebrate Christmas, so feel free to adapt it for your class any way you see fit.* The posters come with AND without a holiday-themed border so you can use this unit ANY time of year! ⚠️ ⭐Updated to include different options (lower and upper grades) for the end end-of-unit of unit assessment.⭐ TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐My students had such a fantastic time with this! They even remembered it at the end of the year, saying it was one of their favorite things in second grade! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This was amazing and the kids had a blast making their own business and products as well as shopping at the other stores. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This resource was exactly what I was looking for! I wanted something for my students that would teach them about producers, consumers, goods, and services. This nailed it! It was awesome watching them learn about the different topics, but then putting them into perspective by being producers and consumers. It was also awesome to give them the opportunity to shop for some Christmas gifts for family members! Download the preview to learn more! ❄️⭐Are you looking for more Christmas resources?⭐❄️ Christmas ELA Worksheets Christmas Math Worksheets Christmas Science Worksheets Holiday Economics Christmas Around The World Passages Reading Comprehension Escape Room ©Thrifty in Third Grade ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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I know you want to help your student become better writers. Teach them how to make a claim and provide evidence. But writing argumentative essays is not the only way to do it. Sometimes, in the battle against apathy, you need something show-stopping. Why not have a literary food truck festival?
The TapeTricity Card is a great first electronics project for kids. It's quick, cheap, easy, and fun to make. Not only does it teach how to make a simple circuit, but it engages the maker's creativity. You can make one for about 25 cents in materials.
Be an eraser ninja and get rid of mistakes as if they were never there with sharp throwing star erasers. Young samurais will love these shuriken school supplies as classroom giveaways, dojo prizes or martial arts birthday party favors. Rubber. (2 dozen per unit) 2 © OTC
I’m told almost every day, “I want to start a blog but I don’t know where to start!” I’m writing this FIRST STEPS Post to help you make it happen! In this post you’ll learn the quick and easy steps to getting your blog up and running TODAY! Life will never slow down completely…Have 15 minutes? Let’s do this! You have a voice and story to share. Sometimes, your blog isn’t even really about you… You never know who you are supposed to reach and help and connect with through your blog. I hope this gives you that little boost of encouragement to make it happen. You don’t have to be an expert blogger, you don’t know have to have your life picture perfect to start…(who even does?!) You just need to be you and share what you are passionate about. Share what you love! I guarantee there are others who will connect with you and see your passion. Sometimes the hardest part is just making those first steps happen, so I hope this step by step guide for getting your blog set up gives you the momentum you want and need! The Steps below are FREE advice – I want you to …
Chinese raffles commonly are used to raise money for a charity or organization. Many people refer to them as basket auctions, silent auctions or Chinese auctions. If you know how to run a Chinese raffle, you have the potential of raising a large sum of funds.
