In this egg lesson plan we’ll learn: what are eggs? what are eggs made of? and which animals hatch form eggs? You can watch a chick develop inside an egg and hatch, plus there’s a printable book about eggs that your children can complete. What are eggs? lesson plan Let’s Learn About Eggs You […]
One of the things I’ve noticed about inquiry projects is how everlasting the learning is. Our projects never really end; though we may “shelve” our thinking and ideas for a time, …
This Easter, decorate your eggs in florals! Click through for the tutorial on how to make these botanical Easter eggs for the Spring season.
If you are looking for a simple science experiment for kids, try walking on eggs! This is a great STEM activity for your kindergarten science unit.
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One of the things I’ve noticed about inquiry projects is how everlasting the learning is. Our projects never really end; though we may “shelve” our thinking and ideas for a time, …
Objective to observe and learn about birds in our own back yard. (finches, robins, & cardinals) *note- this is a month long unit. Every tray doesn't need to be out every day. Try just having 3-4 trays out each day and rotating them when necessary! It's Ok if you don't get to each activity! Practical Living Link to tutorial Here is a link to other kid friendly bird feeder DIYs. We will probably make more than one this month! Activity Tray I will have a tray set out with a bowl of cheerios and a plastic needle with yarn attached. This activity will also be very sensory friendly since beading works very much on fine motor skills! Language We will be working on the letters (click on links for free coloring pages) C for Cardinal, R is for Robin, and F is for Finch. Activity Tray I will have a tray set out with 3 photographs (1 of each bird), the names of each bird on a card for matching, the letters F, R, and C on cards, and a coloring sheet of each bird. F is for Finch R is for robin C is for Cardinal Sensory Sorting feathers Seed exploration Egg Color Match Activity Tray There will be 3 Trays for this section. Tray 1- different colored bowls, a bag of colored feathers that match bowl. Child will sort feathers into matching bowl. Tray 2- 2 bowls, One with bird seeds, one empty. Child will transfer seeds from one bowl to another using a spoon, scoop, or tongs. this one is with beans...but you can imagine the seeds ;) Tray 3- Egg Color Match Bowl contains opened plastic eggs. Objective is to put eggs back together with the matching color! Math Counting Eggs Egg Carton Counting Activity Trays Counting Eggs Tray- contains plastic eggs with a numbers written on them as well as dots for counting and pom poms. Child will need to fill each egg with correct amount of poms! activity source Egg Carton Counting Tray will have an empty egg carton with each egg slot having a # in it and a bowl of beans. Child will place correct amount of beans in egg carton slot! Activity Source Music/Creative Painting with Feathers Listening to bird songs on computer with help from mommy Supply List for April Cheerios Yarn Plastic Needle/ or tape one end of yarn to make it easy to thread F, R, C letter cards Printed pictures of Finch, Robin, Cardinal (can be found above) Word Cards for Finch, Robin, & Cardinal Bag of craft feathers Bird Seed Plastic Easter Eggs Small Pom Poms Empty/ Clean Egg Carton labeled with #'s in each slot Beans Paint Bowls Trays Sharpie Tape
Learn how to make small, colorful mushrooms from recycled egg cartons, rigatoni pasta, corks, and acrylic paint.
Forget perfectly pretty eggs. If you're doing toddler Easter egg dyeing this year, embrace an afternoon of creative chaos with these five incredibly fun (and messy!) ideas.
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This egg experiment has been in the works for over a week ! (I may or may not have forgotten to blog about it) By now, you know t...
These Mini Scotch Eggs are made with teeny little quails eggs and make a great picnic treat or afternoon tea snack.
The rainbow naked eggs experiment is an engaging science activity that demonstrates the chemical reaction between vinegar and eggshells.
Looking for fun and eco-friendly crafts? Check out these 35 amazing project ideas using old egg cartons. Let's get crafting!
Ready to make another Easter origami project? This time I’ve got a super easy origami chick in an egg for you. With its colourful chick popping out of an egg, it looks like it’s made from two separate pieces of paper but it’s actually only one. A cute craft to get the kids involved with or make yo
Get our best Easter crafts for kids, from easy, kid-friendly egg decorating ideas to basket stuffers. These fun ideas will keep children of all ages happy on the holiday.
This Easter we're showing off our creative side with some new Easter egg ideas that go beyond traditional dyes and store-bought kits.
Crystal Egg Geodes {Schoolage}This schholage Easter craft doubles as a science project, offering an opportunity to show kids the crystallization process at work. Geodes can be grown without using egg dye. The resulting crystals are clear to milky white, like quartz.View This Tutorial
Making Natural Easter Egg Dye is a fun and different way to color your Easter eggs. Discover all the beautiful colors you can get from things in your refrigerator.
Pinky is 5 years, Chaos is 3 years, Wild One is 17 months, and Sprout is 1 month Counting and Numbers We read two great books about numbers this week. The first, aimed more at the younger kids, was 1,2,3 to the Zoo by Eric Carle. It's a simple animal counting story, but, as with all Eric Carle books, is beautifully illustrated. The second book we read was a new one to me, but has quickly become one of my favorites - Numbers, Counting in the Natural World. Filled with beautiful nature pictures, this book counts to twelve and discusses sequence, comparison (lot, little, none; smallest to largest, etc), greater than and less than, evens and odds, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. I have the feeling we will be reading this book a lot! Math Activities: Pinky has decided that she really wants to learn to count to 100 before she starts Kindergarten. She knows the basic pattern but forgets the 10 place holders. I printed out a number chart from 1-100 for her to count with. I highlighted the 10 units and she practiced skip counting another love of hers) to help reinforce her memorization. You can find the number chart here at apples4theteacher and the skip counting charts here at Homeschool Creations. Chaos and I made sticker math charts together. He's gotten very good at counting, and I was surprised at how interested he was in completing the charts with me. The idea for this activity came from this post at Ramblings of a Crazy Woman. Magnets: We had a lot of fun exploring magnets and their properties this week. We started by exploring our new magnet sensory box. Next we tried an activity I read about on the Prekinders blog. Using a ruler, we placed a magnet marble at one end and slowly pushed our magnet wands toward it. We took guesses as to how far the marble would "jump" to the wand. We then experimented with different strength magnets to see which could make the marble jump the furthest. Our magnets - magnet wand, refrigerator magnet, a MagnaDoodle magnet and our magnetic cabinet lock "key" Our next activity (inspired by this post at Tinker Lab) was to see if the magnets would work through glass and water. We submerged a marble magnet and tried to retrieve it using our different magnets. Both the wand and the cabinet lock key were able to move the magnets. This was definitely the favorite activity for the kids. They loved "rescuing" the magnets over and over again. We also read two books about magnets: Magnet Power and What Makes a Magnet? We tried a few of the activities in each of these books which included magnetizing a needle, discovering North and South poles, making our own compass, and discovering that the refrigerator seal is magnetic (this was news to me too!). Finally, we decided to do some magnet painting!! This is such a fun project to do. We filled 4 small bowls with Crayola fingerpaint and added a magnet marble to each one. We put paper in the bottom of a shoe box and dropped in the magnet(s) of our choice. By moving the magnet wand on the underside of the box we were able to paint our pictures. Reading: Pinky continues to read the Bob books. I've noticed she has some trouble distinguishing the lowercase b, d, p and q. Using an idea I found here at Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary, I made a letter matching game for her to practice matching uppercase and lowercase letters. And since I had even more plastic eggs, I also made a few word family eggs to play with. The idea came from this post on Living and Learning Now. Other Reading Activities: This week we were also lucky enough to host Pete the Pigeon - a friend from Pinky's preschool class. He takes turns visiting each student during the school year. This was our second visit with Pete the Pigeon. The first time he visited he brought along Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus for us to read. This time he brought Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog. Pinky and Chaos both find the Pigeon stories hilarious. At the end of Pete's visit, we record what we did with him in the classroom journal and Pinky is able to share her story with her classmates. It is so much fun to read all the stories! This week Pigeon Pete joined Abby at dance class, Spanish class and was even able to attend Sunday School and sing in church! I think he had a good time. Also this week, Wild One had fun with her first sensory box - The Texture Box. She liked to cuddle the softer fabrics and had a fun game of emptying and refilling the bin over and over again. Finally, Pinky showed her how to use the squares as small blankets for her Little People. Speaking of Little People, Wild One had the best time playing with the Little People school bus this week. She would open and close all the doors, pull out the stop sign, and push it all around the house. She even let her baby dolls take a few rides. Sprout continues to grow bigger every day. I am amazed that she is a month old already. We spent a lot of time cuddling this week and spent some time on exploring her playmat (she has just started noticing the toys hanging from it). She surprised us all by rolling over from her belly to her back this week too! Here's one of my favorite pictures from this week. Sprout was crying so Wild One gave her back her pacifier and was stroking her cheek. So sweet! Linking up to:
The fish is a strong Christian symbol. After all, we are all called to be fishers of men. I have a special round up of Jesus fish crafts here, but today I am going to
Collection of great books about eggs. Features stories about eggs and nonfiction books with information about eggs.
We had so much fun with last year’s egg drop challenge that we had to do it again this year! The egg drop project is such a fun way incorporate critical thinking and problem solving into a fun science activity for kids, and it’s great for a wide variety of ages. Both my kindergartener and my …
Scientists are finally learning why insect eggs come in so many sizes, shapes, and colors.
Using two simple ingredients you can launch Easter egg rockets up into the air! Try it and learn about the cool chemical reaction that makes it happen.
I love studying oviparous animals in the spring! Here are some helpful educational videos and songs about those animals that lay eggs! Free Educational Videos about Oviparous Animals If you’d like more information to share
Learn how to grow super cool crystal geode eggs with just a few household basics in this kid-friendly STEAM activity.
The incredible, edible egg! These fun science experiments illustrate just how incredible the egg really is. Read on to see how you ...
Learn how to grow a geode in an eggshell at home! Follow these simple directions to grow beautiful geodes using eggs and a few ingredients in just 2 days.
Introduce a unit on kindergarten maps by reading "Rosie's Walk" by Pat Hutchins. It's an excellent story to begin map activities.
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I know that hatching chicks in the classroom is a bit of a controversial thing to do but I can't help but love it. The built up excitement waiting for them to hatch, the endless activities you can offer your kiddos and the most adorable little chirps really just make it such an amazing experience for both you and your students. Firstly, we wanted to make sure that we were getting our eggs from a place that was humane. We chose a camp that allowed us to return the chicks a week after hatch day. E
The beginning of a new school year is exciting but can also be a little bit nerve-racking for children and teachers alike! The first days need to fulfil several objectives including allowing everybody to settle in, to begin to re-connect/make new connections and to be filled with enthusiasm for the year ahead. Whole school or class projects are a great way to start the year with a bang, so here are 16 ideas to inspire and make everybody feel part of the team.
Do you know what is perfect for a rainy day? A playdate? Any sick day? Or a just-about-an-anything day? Homemade musical instruments! If you're not sure what to do with those little ones, making a homemade musical instrument band is the answer! There is so much fun to be had and amazing memories to be
This bouncy egg experiment teaches little scientists about egg anatomy and osmosis and takes just a few minutes to set up!
