Chia Pets/Grass heads! Here's what we did. We took a bunch of too small little girls tights and cut the feet off... We p...
Looking for a fun and simple science activity that’s sure to entertain the kids?! In this quick, five minute experiment, little chemists mix up their own homemade bouncy balls.
Check out this easy butterfly craft for kids! Using just a few cheap craft supplies (hello Amazon), kids can paint butterflies with tissue paper! What a fun idea! These beautiful painted paper butterflies are made even easier with our free butterfly printable. This may be the perfect craft idea for spring and summer!
The Science behind Mindfulness an article by Giuliana Wheater < Anna Kennedy Online
Check out these cute, 1st Grade worksheets for January. Practice math, reading, and writing with these fun winter themes.
This Finish the Drawing girl worksheet features a funny girl who needs your kid to finish the drawing. Try our Finish the Drawing girl worksheet with your kid.
Try these easy sound experiments -- Elementary & Middle School kids will LOVE testing the science of sound with this fun wave experiment to create a 'gong' and explore how sound waves travel!
I don't know if you have seen the amazing videos on YouTube for melting crayons to make art but oh my word..they are awesome. This one happens to be my fav probably because of the Ellie Goulding song playing with it. I didn't notice the terrible language in the comments until just now! Mercy YouTube can be tricky to work with in a classroom. The f word with crayons? C'mon! I was looking for a way to amp up my science lesson this week. We are working on melting and freezing. I also made a goal for myself over the summer to do more science experiments so what a perfect fit. I totally teased the kids the day before by telling them, "You cannot be absent tomorrow. We are going to do the most amazing science experiment! There were dying to know what but I didn't give in. These are the crayons I used to the left. Notice that it doesn't matter if the paper is on or off. I tried it both ways. It also doesn't matter if they are brand new or old crayons or Crayola or cheep-os. Everything works. I just hot glued them down onto a piece of poster board matching up the ends. I saved a pizza box from over the weekend to prop the poster board up and catch any mess. I moved a little table to the front of my carpet and covered it with black butcher paper to make it look like a real science lab. I also borrowed the science lab goggles for the kids to wear. I wish I could post the video of those precious babies in their goggles. Since I don't have every parent's permission for that I'll post these precious angels. that would be my baby on the left, Mateo and my nephew on the right Carter. Ha! I love it! Back to the lesson. I stood at the table and held the hair dryer. I projected a timer onto the whiteboard behind me so we could see how many seconds it took to start melting. I told the kids if it didn't work we'd stop after 5 minutes. (trying to build the suspense) It only took about 35 sec. and boy did they LOVE it. They were so stinkin' excited! I was repeating that vocabulary like crazy and they were eating it up. After the melted wax cooled back down into a solid (do ya like how I threw that science knowledge in there? hehe) I let the kids touch it. I added some labels with a sharpie and this beautiful work of art is now hanging on our science wall. Now how's that for a vocabulary card? I don't think they'll forget what melting means. It was such a success I even had a student teach her parents how to do this experiment that night and they brought it in to show me. Today another little one did the same thing! It just makes my heart sing to know they loved a lesson so much they want to do it at home. Science + Fun experiments = one great day!
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Happy weekend to you!!!! My weekend started off not-so-happy. My littlest bit was sent home Thursday afternoon with a fever. After a ...
Turn paper into fun pinwheels with just a few supplies! Our step-by-step guide makes crafting a breeze – perfect for kids. Makes awesome party decorations too!
Practicing mindfulness is incredibly empowering for children. It can help them better manage stress and anxiety when it does occur. It helps with self-regulation, promotes positive emotions and self-compassion. Here are five simple mindfulness activities for kids to help them live in the present and focus on the positive using mindfulness.
The Unlikely Homeschool is an online, faith-based site full of ideas, organizational tools, and printables for the busy homeschooling mom.
Do a water filtration experiment to learn about pollution and how to clean the dirty water supplies around the world. Plus some great book recommendations!
This solar still experiment is a fun summer STEM activity for kids. Learning how to make a solar still is also a fun survival skill for kids to learn.
Lacing activities help children develop fine motor skills, bilateral coordination, motor planning and visual perceptual skills.
In this article I'll be sharing what I believe is the ultimate basic year-round capsule wardrobe. It can work year-round as your wardrobe on its own, or as a foundational wardrobe to pull from and build on with more seasonal pieces throughout the year.
Are you looking for (or wondering about) STEM or STEAM activities for kids? If so, you are in the right place, my friends! This is the ULTIMATE resource list for the best of the best Science, Technology, Engineering, (Art), and Math (STE(A)M) activities. My boys have always loved STEM challenges. And I completely understand why!
Astronauts, moon and space unit study activities. I'm giving you free dot-to-dot printables based on four popular constellations...
Are you looking for (or wondering about) STEM or STEAM activities for kids? If so, you are in the right place, my friends! This is the ULTIMATE resource list for the best of the best Science, Technology, Engineering, (Art), and Math (STE(A)M) activities. My boys have always loved STEM challenges. And I completely understand why!
All kids benefit from practicing mindfulness. Who wouldn't love the kids and young adults we work with to become more focused, calm, in control, and self-aware? Mindfulness is a technique that can help teach and strengthen those abilities over time. By practicing mindfulness, people can learn to bec
The bees are constantly buzzing in our yard during the summer months…bouncing from flower to flower, sucking up nectar. Our little nugget started to notice their presence every time we were outside, and if one flew nearby, she would become frustrated and fearful. In all honesty, I’m not a huge fan of bees swarming around […]
Are you looking for (or wondering about) STEM or STEAM activities for kids? If so, you are in the right place, my friends! This is the ULTIMATE resource list for the best of the best Science, Technology, Engineering, (Art), and Math (STE(A)M) activities. My boys have always loved STEM challenges. And I completely understand why!
Use this fun I spy dinosaur activity with the kids while you are stuck inside, for quarantine, or save it for a dinosaur birthday party activity.
Working on Pointillism is code for, you better be patient, and patient my artist were. We began our project by watching a video on YouTube about Seahorses Next we discussed French Chemist Michel Chevreul, focusing on his study of color interaction leading to his discovery of Simultaneous Contrast. When placed side by side, these colors can appear altered especially at a distance. Complementary colors are intensified when next to each other or when overlapped. Below are a couple of sources about Michel Chevreul http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/simultaneous.html http://lipidsarenice.weebly.com/biography-of-michel-eugeacutene-chevreul.html I showed students work from Georges Seurat and Paul Signac. Seurat was inspired by Chevreul's findings and began to apply these findings in his art work thus creating Divisionism, later coined Pointillism by critics. Students first practiced on a couple of worksheets using Crayola markers. After practicing on the worksheets, students drew their design in pencil then outlined their seahorses and its habitat in marker. Students used primary, secondary, and intermediate colors dots to create a variety of values. In the background, students created a pattern using complementary colors. During the process, the artists stood back to watch the dots disappear. I admire their patience during the process! Ali Niki Audrey Katie Saron Sarah Victoria
If you're looking for an alternative way for your students to research and report on states in the U.S., then look no further. These research banners are not only engaging and educational, they are also visually appealing and provide a great classroom/hallway display.This set includes:● 50 visually ...
Funnel painting process art for kids
FREE Detectives Lapbook and Unit Study
Choose from 10 different student information sheets to gather all the needed information for your students this school year. Print from home. FREE!
Check out these cute, 1st Grade worksheets for January. Practice math, reading, and writing with these fun winter themes.
