Little Learners are captivated by science! In this post, we're talking all about the Little Learner Science Curriculum and hopefully answer the questions you may have about it. First things first, the science curriculum has been designed specifically for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten using the NGSS standards, various state standards, as well as current research. Research tells us students learn by doing, feeling, touching, and examining, so that's just what this science curriculum is packed full of! I have included hands-on science activities that are appropriate for little learners.
Earth Day is right around the corner. I really do love this day. It's a time where we show our learners how important Earth is. We also learn how we can keep it beautiful. There are tons of activities out there for Earth Day, but I wanted to find an activity for my young learners.
Recycle Sort! Looking for some engaging ways to teach your students about what to recycle and what not to recycle?! This hands on activity provides multiple practice opportunities with 40 different picture cards to sort and is the perfect addition to any recycling unit. Students love feeding the trash bins, which makes this activity highly engaging. Students choose a picture card and then feed it to the correct trash bin. You'll simply attach the big mouth trash bins to a plastic container with tape. A recording/practice sheet is also included for students to color in afterwards or while sorting the picture cards. Check out the video preview to see it in action!!! You may also like this Earth Day Student Reader & Activity book HERE. Be sure to follow me HERE and on Instagram @thebenderbunch to be the first to know about new resources. :)
What bin do these items go into? This recycling sorting game is a fun way to introduce kids to the basics of re-purposing waste!
Cover Crew is a given garment in any summer wardrobe. It’s a highly breathable, quick-drying and light garment that you can wear for any occasion or activity in warm weather.Cover Crew is a great travel buddy in sunny places. Wear it for water sports, hiking, biking or whenever you need an ultra-light garment with sun protection. Cover Crew is made in Wish Woven, a super soft and comfortable fabric in recycled and recyclable polyester. The 2-way stretch and moisture management properties makes the Cover Crew great for any high intensity activity. This product is recyclable and we kindly ask you to return it to us when it’s completely worn out. We have recycle units in all our own stores and at many retailers.Details Regular fit Highly breathable Quick-drying Lightweight and packable Recycled and recyclable Weight 138 g Fabric produced in Japan Garment produced in Portugal Fabrics and TechnologyMain Fabric: Wish Woven™Super comfortable and soft fabric with quick drying and moisture management properties. Origin: Japan 70% recycled polyester 30% polyester Weight: 98 g/sqm Quick drying 2-way stretch Soft touch Wicking finish Dull face Recyclable Care InstructionsBase layers, everyday garments and fleece made of synthetic fabricsWhen washing clothes made of synthetic fabrics, the use of a washing bag becomes even more important: It prevents microplastics from entering into rivers and oceans. Air clothes instead of washing to save water, energy and to make the garments last longer. Use a washing bag to protect your garments and to prevent fibers from leaking. When cleaning the bag and filter in the machine, make sure to wipe it clean and throw the lint in your trash can. Never rinse it in water since we don't want the fibers to end up in lakes or oceans. Machine wash cold. Use mild environmentally certified detergents and make sure to use the right dose. Avoid fabric softener. Besides being harmful for our environment, they have a negative impact on the garment performance, mainly moisture transportation and breathability. Do not dry in dryer. This exposes both the garment and the environment to unnecessary wear and tear. Most polyester garments dry quickly anyway. Hang dry. SustainabilityCircularThe Circular label means that this product is made either from recycled and recyclable or renewable and biodegradable fibers. Most products in today's society are made in a linear lifecycle, where earth's resources are extracted, used and then discarded. This is not working in the long run and comes at a great environmental impact. Instead, we want to close the loop and reuse the material we already have. But we need your help. When your Houdini garments are completely worn out, please return them to us through the recycling units we have in all our own stores and at many retailers.Recycled The Recycled label means that this garment contains at least 50% recycled fibers (often more, see product description). The source is either recycled clothes or other sources like PET bottles. We mainly use recycled polyester, which has many benefits. It reduces both CO2 emissions and water use compared to virgin polyester. How much depends on the type of recycling. One of our suppliers show 32% less CO2 emissions and 94% less water use for mechanically recycled polyester. Besides the production impact, the major shift is using "waste" as raw material instead of crude oil.Recyclable The Recyclable label means that the raw material in this product can be used for new products, instead of becoming waste. Our goal is that by 2030, we will take no raw material to our products from the earth's crust. Circular products, made from recycled and recyclable materials are a real game changer, but we need your help for the system to work. When your Houdini garments are completely worn out, please return them to us. We have recycle units in all of our own stores and at many retailers.
Explore different materials and their properties with this engaging unit. Activities and printables for the Foundation and Prep Year chemistry strand.
The Morcott triple wheelie bin storage unit is constructed from the same heavy duty 3x3 posts and featheredge board as our log stores and features weather resistant galvanised fixings, handles and hooks. Perfect for the busiest of households. The design makes the unit free standing with no need to be placed against a wall or secured to the ground and is available in 1, 2 or 3 unit versions and also as a matching recycling unit. Product Specifications... Weight (kg):149 Width (cms):264 Depth (cms):88 Height (cms):120 Assembly Required:Yes
Use recycled items to make art with this Recycled Shapes Process Art Project. Kids will have fun discovering shapes with this Process Art Project!
With testing season in full swing, now's the perfect time to take a break and have some Earth Day FUN! These activities are sure to get your students' creative juices flowing.
Recycling Paper at Preschool - A hands-on look at how paper is made. Perfect way for preschoolers to see (and feel) how paper is recycled into new paper | you clever monkey
I. Am. Exhausted. Now, I'm going to warn you up front, this is going to be a long post, but I have so many fabulous photos I have to share them all!!
If you're looking for recycling activities, check out these 12 engaging activities you can do in your upper elementary classroom.
Recycling Paper at Preschool - A hands-on look at how paper is made. Perfect way for preschoolers to see (and feel) how paper is recycled into new paper | you clever monkey
These bear crafts for kindergarten and preschool will go great with all of your bear themed units and activities. Check out all 19 ideas!
These are just pretty as an abstract piece of art but even better they are actually a topographical map. You know how much I love twofers! Pop on over to the blog 3D Geography to see and read about…
Kids make the coolest sculptures from rolled paper.
Aren’t monkeys adorable?! When we visit the zoo, my kids always insist on seeing all the monkeys. My oldest loves spider monkeys and my youngest is fascinated by baboons. If your kids like monkeys as well as mine, you’re going to love this new craft! With this new printable craft, you and your little ones
Last week, I posted about line drawings that my kindergarten students made with oil pastels and watercolor paints. To finish these off, my students glued paper strip lines (folded to make zig zags, curled and pleated) to the bottom of the page. The students reinforced their learning of types of lines and were introduced to paper manipulation techniques. Then, we rolled and stapled them at the top and bottom to create a hanging windsock. A little bit of double stick … Read more... →
If you are looking for easy kids crafts, you’ve come to the right place. The best part? No special supplies will be needed for most crafts. You’ll find free printables, recycled crafts and projects you can make with supplies already found in your house!
A paper plate jellyfish craft for kids to make this summer as part of an ocean or under the sea unit study. Cute ocean animals craft.
10 great recycling activities for kids. It is never too early to teach kids about recycling. Fantastic Earth Day lessons for preschool.
Collaborative painting and relief sculpture by Ms. Borowski's fourth grade class. Students first painted the mural using tempera paint, then added details on top using acrylic paint. The Bird of Paradise sculpture was made using bottle and marker caps, old wooden rulers and one large sheet of cardboard saved from a new piece of equipment bought for the art room this year. The students first painted the bird, then attached the other items using hot glue. Beautiful!
Learn how to easily make this attractive modern privacy screen, perfect to hide unsightly outdoor garbage/trash cans, recycling bins, air conditioning units or other panels. You could even create a series of screens to bring more privacy to a yard or deck space!
I'm sure we've all read a lot about using stations or centers in the Art room. I don't use them regularly, but I do utilize them at least a few times a year. I used stations last week with some of my 3rd grade students. I wanted the students to type artist statements for their first projects into Artsonia so while one student at a time was doing that, the others were rotating to different stations. I wanted to come up with stations that did not involve drawing, just for something different. One, geometric shape tile pictures, I had used before but I tried a couple new things. I had 4 stations total and the groups rotated to each during the class period. They ended up with about 6-7 minutes at each station. 1. Water painting on the chalkboard! I read about letting Kinders paint with water on sidewalks at the beginning of the school year and that idea stuck with me. (I first read about it on B Art Z but I think the original idea came from Hands Head n Heart) One day I was trying to explain to some students how to turn their brush to cover a wider area and it popped into my head to show them with water on the chalkboard. I guess this is one time I prefer it to a whiteboard. For this rotation, I just put styrofoam cups with a little bit of water in them and big brushes on the chalkboard tray and let the students paint lines with water. I didn't tell them what to paint, just let them explore and be amazed at their temporary paintings. It worked pretty well besides when a couple students decided to use the brushes to fling water instead of "painting" with it. We just wiped with paper towels to speed dry time for the next group. 2. Building with recycled materials. This was so obvious that I can't believe I never did it before! I save all my paper towel tubes. I like to use recycled materials for projects, I just have to have over 100 of anything before I have enough for each student to do a lesson. I pulled out some paper towel tubes, cardboard pieces, plastic trays that someone gave me, and the little "ladders" I saved from old watercolor trays. I told the students when they were at that table, they just had to build something from the materials working together with their group. I did not set a specific challenge. Some used it to create architectural designs, some decided to see how tall of a tower they could build. I did put a stop to the tall tower thing temporarily when students started to climb on top of the tables to reach higher. Honestly, they were being careful and I think it would have been pretty safe (my brother and I were always doing stuff like that when we were younger) but I figured since we were at school and I don't want to get in trouble, they could only build towers as tall as they could reach from the floor. It was cool to see them learn about balance and figure out how to make the structures more sturdy. The students asked when they could do it again! There was definitely lots of critical thinking and problem solving happening! I found a big tub of blocks so one other station was individual building. This student wanted me to take a picture of her tower, too. I have plans for other non-drawing (not that I don't love drawing) stations but I have yet to test them out. I promise to share the results after I do test them with students.
ALL ABOUT EARTH Get ready for a month filled with so many fun activities to teach your kiddos all about our planet Earth . I teach this unit in April so it coincides with Earth Day. I’ve loaded up this blog post post with read aloud book ideas, free videos you can share with your students,
Explore different materials and their properties with this engaging unit. Activities and printables for the Foundation and Prep Year chemistry strand.
Earth Day is an important day for teachers to teach children about keeping the Earth clean and caring for the Earth. Try these engaging classroom activities.
ALL ABOUT EARTH Get ready for a month filled with so many fun activities to teach your kiddos all about our planet Earth . I teach this unit in April so it coincides with Earth Day. I’ve loaded up this blog post post with read aloud book ideas, free videos you can share with your students,
Explore different materials and their properties with this engaging unit. Activities and printables for the Foundation and Prep Year chemistry strand.
Learn all about the Viking and the Middle Ages in our Viking Homeschool Unit! Find books, projects, and activities for your K-3rd students!
One of my favorite things is to read picture books with my kids- even my older kids. No matter your age, you can enjoy a beautiful story with enticing illustrations. Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney is one of those picture books I still enjoy as an adult. The illustrations are beautiful, and I love the theme of Miss
This month, we have a very special celebration in store for our preschoolers, Earth Day! Earth Day is celebrated each year on April 22nd. During the week of April 22nd-April 26th our preschoolers will participate in lots of fun activities to learn about the importance of caring for our Earth and protecting the environment. We will also talk about what it means to "Go Green" and "Reduce-Reuse-Recycle." Below, you'll find two of the songs that we'll start to practice this week in honor of Earth Day! Las canciones del Día de la Tierra Este mes, celebraremos un día muy especial con nuestros alumnos de infantil, el Día de la Tierra. Se celebra el Día de la Tierra cada 22 de abril. Durante la semana del 22 de abril, los niños participarán en muchas actividades para aprender sobre la importancia de cuidar la tierra y el medioambiente. También hablaremos del significado de "Go Green" y "Reduce-Reuse-Recycle". A continuación, verán las letras de dos canciones que empezaremos a ensayar esta semana en anticipación del Día de la Tierra.
