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With three tumblers on the table, a measuring cup filled with water, paper towels, and food dye, I told my sons we were going to fill a cup with water without pouring a single drop in it. "HOW?!?" they said. "Let me show you!" This experiment is simple. It did require patience, though. We prepared our cups in the afternoon and then watched throughout the evening and overnight. How We Did It Fill two identical drinking cups 2/3rds full of water. Put an empty cup of the same size between them. Squirt 8-10 drops of food coloring in the water-filled cups. We used yellow in one and blue in the other. Now take a paper towel - we used a half sheet since we have the select-a-size rolls - and fold it the long way so the paper towel is about an inch wide. Do the same to another paper towel so you have two long flattened 1-inch wide rolls of paper towel. Fold them in the middle and put one end in the food dye, and the other in the empty cup. Now observe what happens. What Happens The paper towel absorbs the water and in doing so, the colored water is transferred from one cup to another. When the two primary colors, yellow and blue combine, they make green. Even more fascinating is how the water level ends up perfectly even among all three cups. The water has been evenly distributed! It took about 36 hours for our water to "walk" from each of the end cups to the middle and even distribute between the three cups. Have patience! This great experiment came from Coffee Cups and Crayons. Stop there to see other color combinations!
Here we are, a good chunk of the way through summer. Some kids are heading back to school (not mine, sigh) You are almost half way through marathon training if you are doing a mid-late October marathon. 20 mile runs are popping up on the calendars. So, of course, Patty, April, and I want to
Kids are amazed at this simple hand washing science demonstration showing how using soap when washing hands literally makes "germs" scatter.
Does the first week of Kindergarten have you shaking in your boots? You are not alone! I've been at this for a little while now so you would think it would get easier with time but I am here to tell you it does not! I still get anxious right before school starts. What will they be like? Will I remember what to do at line up time? What if I don't set things up right and I mess up the whole rest of the year? (sounds dramatic but that is really what goes through my head!) I sat down as soon as school got out and wrote down my first week of lesson plans to put my mind at ease. It has really helped with my worry so far! I wrote down the first five days, plans and procedures I need to introduce, brain breaks, classroom community building activities, easy morning work to get started with and even got my welcome back gifts ready. My mind is officially at ease. I want to make sure I have a lot of fun and a LOT of books planned for the first week too. Here are a couple of fun crafts to go with the books I have planned. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. You can't skip this book the first week of school! Our focus will be all about names the first week (or more!). I put together all of my favorite books with some crafts to help teach all of those back to school procedures like cutting, gluing, and of course following directions. The Wheels on the Bus This one is fun for a little first sound fun. The students change the words to match the first sound in their name. A My Name is Alice by Jane Bayer Alphabet books are the best the first few weeks of school. A My Name is Alice Jane Bayer is the best! This is a fun activity to do after we read the book and they will make really cute self portraits to hang in the hallway the first week of school. Not only did I plan out the activities for these books but for lots of other favorites like Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes, Rosie Takes a Walk by Pat Hutchins, No David by David Shannon, and Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell. So now I don't have to feel guilty when I am floating in the pool this summer (just kidding, I never feel guilty doing that!) But honestly, I can relax knowing all I have to do is hit print when I get back to school. These plans can work for you too! Click here to see them in my store! Or if you are not ready to think about school yet pin this for later! P.S. Get a FREE ALPHABET ACTIVITY when you sign up for my newsletter HERE!
Whether you're ready to jump into jogging or have completed dozens of races, this detailed primer on proper running technique can help you run better and avoid injury.
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We have a fantastic game to share with you – Laundry Basket Skee Ball! I’m especially excited about this game because it’s simple to set up and it’s something active to play indoors that will (hopefully) not involve breaking anything! And it’s not very loud either. A couple months ago, I bought Janie a pack […]
A fun spring craft to make with the kids! Using tissue paper and black construction paper, this butterfly looks like it's made from stained glass.
A quick and easy way to make a table easel out of cardboard.
Third grade used warm and cool colors and pattern to create these tempera paintings. The students viewed artwork by native people and how their hand print was not only a record of who they were or where they had traveled, but also a way to sign their art. The students each used their hand prints to sign their paintings. Notice how the warm colors (red, orange, and yellow) advance and the cool colors (blue, green, and violet) recede? This color effect creates an optical illusion. The boys and girls loved this trick of the eye! The boys and girls also learned how to "let their paintbrush do the work" while working with the cake tempera, a new medium for the third graders.
A Punch a Present Gift is fun for any holiday or occasion! I forgot to share this Christmas gift idea, so I thought it would be a good time now since Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. I am a Price
Thanks so much for your super kind comments on Friday’s {Date Night Style} post! I’m so thrilled you find inspiration…
Did you know there were such things as funicular trains? I learned about them from a train book that my son and I read together. Apparently these trains are used to move people up and down steep cliffs. Two cars are attached via a cable and one car moves up the mountain as another moves down. Now of course, you know me.... I just had to try making a funicular train for our lego minifigures.... especially after we enjoyed playing with our cardboard conveyor belt so much! Let's Build a Funicular Train! Ok, this was so easy to make, you could probably just scan the photos and make one for yourself within minutes. Here's what I did. First, I cut out the bendy portions from two straws. Then, I cut out a super long string and wrapped one end with masking tape. Then, we strung the two bendy straw bits on by pushing the masking tape through the straws' openings with a skewer. Then, I tied the two ends of the yarn together and trimmed. Then, I taped one straw to the wall and the other straw to the ground. (Ok. Design point here: Looking back, I could have made this a lot sturdier if I just looped the top portion onto a door knob instead of sticking it to the wall. Oh well. Live and learn.) Then, I taped one cup to one string at the top and one cup to the other string on the bottom. (I also tried to strategically tape the cup right over the knot.... so that it wouldn't get caught in the straw.) And that was it! Now our lego minifigures can get free rides up and down the wall. (We also added a cute mountain cutout to the wall and reattached the funicular train to that. It was fun to color and cute to photograph, but definitely not as sturdy. Our tape kept pulling our paper mountain off the wall.) Here's a video showing how our train worked: how to build a funicular train from Pink Stripey Socks on Vimeo. And if you liked this craft, here are 18 other transportation crafts to do with little kids! Let's keep in Contact! You can always find fun ideas on my Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter accounts! (Or subscribe to my email mailing list by filling out the pink bar at the top of your screen.) Happy creating, friends!
The Three Little Pigs is a classic story involving three pigs (obviously) and a sneaky wolf that's trying to eat them. I'm sure you've heard of it. If not, here is a Youtube video of one version of
The rainbow naked eggs experiment is an engaging science activity that demonstrates the chemical reaction between vinegar and eggshells.
Enjoy this fun and tasty melting chocolate science experiment. Find out whether melting chocolate is a chemical change or not.
Running injuries are no fun. Here's what you can do to prevent common running injuries. Causes and prevention tips for running injuries, with infographic.
Struggling writers in your primary classroom? Help them improve their writing! Perfect for informational, personal, and opinion writing!
10 Breathing techniques for Children. You can use the sheets to teach kids different breathing techniques. Breathing techniques include: Snake Breath, Mountain Climb, Lion Breath, Dragon Fire Breath, Rainbow Breath, Flying Bird Breath, Flower Breath, Frog's Belly Breath, Elephant Breathe and 4-7-8 Breath. All illustrations are drawn by Monkinya - and prepared by a kids yoga and mindfulness teacher. They explain how to do the breathing exercises in a simple way and also provides visual guidance to make it easier to understand and follow. Once you complete your purchase, you will receive a link to donwload a PDF file with 10 pages. (A4 size) Make sure you print them on a high quality paper for the best results. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions and I'll be happy to help! (For personal use / teaching purposes only. Mass production or selling is not allowed. All rights reserved.)
In order to make the directions easy to follow for you and your students, I've created a quick video of the one-paper fold, then the assembly for each group size from 1-6. Each student chooses one piece of paper that is perfectly square. You can cut colored paper to size, or use real origami paper. Each student will be represented in their group by their own unique paper, and will join their paper to the other group members to create a new shape - depending on the number of members in their team.
