This science center display explores water and sound. To make this display, I used glass vases from a craft store ($0.99 each). I added liquid
The science center in my classroom is always a busy place. Students can observe, experiment, create, construct, classify, compare, and question. Students are natural-born scientists. They are curious and eager to explore the world and everything in it! As teachers, it is our job to nurture their scientific spirit and help students form questions, investigations, collect data, and share their conclusions. Make your science center amazing to enhance their experiences! Plus, I have a few freebies for your center too!
Explore different materials and their properties with this engaging unit. Activities and printables for the Foundation and Prep Year chemistry strand.
Our science center is stocked with lots of cool magnets and magnetic objects. We started with a basic magnetic/non magnetic sort, and have slowly added more interesting items for the students to explore. This is a pencil with round magnets on it, stacked so that they will repel each other. The preschoolers love to take them off, and put them back on again to see if they will attract or repel. On another day, I added a tub of paper clips and a magnet wand taped so that it would hang off the edge of the center. One of our
Setting up a tray of "things that spin" is an inviting activity young children. Your prekinders will be drawn like magnets to the science center! To set
Children love exploring with magnets, and these magnet mazes and pathways let them experiment while working on coordination & problem solving.
Ignite your child’s curiosity in geology with a rock exploration center! Collect some rocks from outside and gather a few materials, and your’e ready to encourage all kinds of rock investigation. It’s such an easy and fun way to foster a love of science within young children! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! …
This is a simple and safe activity for the science center for exploring electronics and how they work. I bought a simple, inexpensive flashlight, took it
The science center in my classroom is always a busy place. Students can observe, experiment, create, construct, classify, compare, and question. Students are natural-born scientists. They are curious and eager to explore the world and everything in it! As teachers, it is our job to nurture their scientific spirit and help students form questions, investigations, collect data, and share their conclusions. Make your science center amazing to enhance their experiences! Plus, I have a few freebies for your center too!
Make a DIY balance with a few simple and inexpensive materials from the craft store. The balances are great for math activities, your science center, or STEM/discovery center in preschool and pre-k
Children love exploring with magnets, and these magnet mazes and pathways let them experiment while working on coordination & problem solving.
These FREE science activities help kids learn about magnets. They're a fun addition to Kindergarten or First Grade science centers. Magnet Sort &
I really don’t care what age you are this Science activity is going to be fun. The best thing about this project from laughingkidslearn.com is that is cheap, affordable and re-usable again an…
Our science center is stocked with lots of cool magnets and magnetic objects. We started with a basic magnetic/non magnetic sort, and have slowly added more interesting items for the students to explore. This is a pencil with round magnets on it, stacked so that they will repel each other. The preschoolers love to take them off, and put them back on again to see if they will attract or repel. On another day, I added a tub of paper clips and a magnet wand taped so that it would hang off the edge of the center. One of our
Fuel young minds with a dynamic science center for preschool! Cultivate curiosity and critical thinking through interactive exploration. Discover practical tips for setting up an exceptional science
Short on space? Come see how we set up our preschool science area using a small area on top of a bookshelf!
This science center display helps children explore sound with common objects. I collected "found" items to display on the tray with a sign, "What
Exploring scientific concepts through books is a fun way to encourage budding little scientists. If you are looking for books to supplement your science activities or to add to your science center or
My preschool science centers were pretty blah. They needed a change. Check out my new science centers!
Engage your students in exciting science lessons with this interactive science notebook.
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.
If your looking for ways to add play-based science exploration into your preschool classroom, it's easier than you think. Let me show you how to study rocks with your kids with a geology lab
Make learning science a blast with 10 easy and fun physical science activities for preschoolers! Explore experiments on matter, motion, and more. Start the adventure today!
Explore the wonders of the ocean with these math and literacy activities that provide hands-on learning through play for our preschoolers!
Exploring scientific concepts through books is a fun way to encourage budding little scientists. If you are looking for books to supplement your science activities or to add to your science center or
Here are my 5 favorite science center activities for preschool, preK, kindergarten, or first grade to learn about plants, animals, & weather.
The science center in my classroom is always a busy place. Students can observe, experiment, create, construct, classify, compare, and question. Students are natural-born scientists. They are curious and eager to explore the world and everything in it! As teachers, it is our job to nurture their scientific spirit and help students form questions, investigations, collect data, and share their conclusions. Make your science center amazing to enhance their experiences! Plus, I have a few freebies for your center too!
These 5 Senses Activities for Preschoolers will get little learners exploring science using all five senses.
Discover fun Balance Scale Activities for Preschoolers! Learn how to use everyday items for teaching weight concepts through engaging balance scale experiments. Ideal for educators and parents eager
Fuel young minds with a dynamic science center for preschool! Cultivate curiosity and critical thinking through interactive exploration. Discover practical tips for setting up an exceptional science
Get out your balance scale and set up a spring-themed weigh station in your science center! Here are lots of spring and summer-themed material ideas you can use in your weighing station. I have been
This week we’re focusing on rainbow science for kids by exploring prisms. Prisms can provide such a fun, hands-on way for kids to observe and hypothesize about light. Here’s some fun ways to use prisms with preschoolers, kindergarteners, and elementary students. *This science activity correlates with Next Generation Science Standard (NGSS) 1-PS4-3. Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! …
Scripted SCIENCE lessons for kindergarten - Engaging, easy to prep, and includes everything you need! Nonfiction read-aloud books, PowerPoints for every lesson, student activities and workbooks... Kids LOVE this program! NGSS and TEKS aligned.
Lean how to spark curiosity in kids with easy to set up preschool science centers and science tables. Kids learn to think like scientists!
These 5 Senses Activities for Preschoolers will get little learners exploring science using all five senses.
Exploring scientific concepts through books is a fun way to encourage budding little scientists. If you are looking for books to supplement your science activities or to add to your science center or
As I have shared in a few other posts, in my classroom we work on a different theme for science every month at our "science" station (see this post for picture of the science station). In today's post, I mostly wanted to share if with you how I created this station and how I organize my materials. Creating this station was not easy or quick. It probably took me one full year to get everything done. But, now I am so glad I did, because I am able to use the same materials every year (although I still add a few new things each year too). The first thing I did was brainstorm as many science themes as I could and assigned them to different months that seemed appropriate. For example, I started with body parts because this is pretty easy (and an important concept) and my students would need to know body parts before working on the 5-senses (which we work on in April). I came up with 9 vocabulary words for each theme and created a matching sheet and writing worksheets for the vocabulary. Then, I started searching the internet for worksheets related to each topic. I used a lot of enchanted learning and boardmaker share worksheets. For everything I didn't find online, I created my own. For the first year, I focused most of my worksheets on learning the vocabulary associated with each topic. Once my kids got this down, I created worksheets that covered actual science concepts and learning facts about the topics. So, for each topic, I am now able to create an advanced packet and beginner packet. To organize all of my worksheets, I have put them into two binders. They are categorized by month. I have the vocabulary matching sheet in a toploading sheet, then the worksheets related to the theme (including science tests--a newer addition to the science station). Next, I started writing grants through donors choose, because I knew my kids would be bored crazy if we only did worksheets every week in science. So, using my science topics, I wrote grants for puzzles, games, hands-on activities, books, etc. Check out this post to see some tips on Donorschoose. I organize all of these in plastic tubs I got at Target in a closet. Each tub is labeled with the topic and month, and filled with hands-on activities for the theme. Each month, it is now super easy to set up our science unit...just make some photo copies of packets and pull out a tub of activities!
Explore the stages of a tulip's life cycle with this fun foldable activity. Ideal as a spring science center, for an interactive science notebook, or to support learning about plants, life cycles, spring flowers, or seasonal changes. Print the black and white templates onto letter-sized paper for students to color and cut out. There are 4 similar PDF cut-and-paste templates to choose from so you can pick one that best matches your students' needs. Simple instructions with pictures are provided to help with folding. Once complete, the 2 halves of the tulip are brought together, then gently pulled apart to reveal the life cycle stages from bulb to flower inside. US and UK versions are included. Please note this resource is not editable. Benefits of this activity Low prep Children learn about the tulip life cycle in a fun and hands-on way, that’s a bit different from a standard science worksheet. Can be used to introduce the life cycle, or as a review/assessment to check understanding. Encourages fine motor/scissor skills, hand-eye coordination (folding), and sequencing. Differentiated options allow for multiple age ranges or abilities to do the same activity. Finished foldouts can be inserted into an interactive notebook where they can be referenced by children. Also included: A set of sequencing cards with descriptions to use as an additional center. Some ideas for discussion ***Keep up to date with brand new resources by following my store***
The science center in my classroom is always a busy place. Students can observe, experiment, create, construct, classify, compare, and question. Students are natural-born scientists. They are curious and eager to explore the world and everything in it! As teachers, it is our job to nurture their scientific spirit and help students form questions, investigations, collect data, and share their conclusions. Make your science center amazing to enhance their experiences! Plus, I have a few freebies for your center too!
Ignite your child’s curiosity in geology with a rock exploration center! Collect some rocks from outside and gather a few materials, and your’e ready to encourage all kinds of rock investigation. It’s such an easy and fun way to foster a love of science within young children! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! …
Teach your young kids that they are natural scientists with by using the scientific method for preschoolers'. This simple guide and printables makes it fun and easy for young kids to engage with
