Science and nature can be integrated through many different kinds of hands-on, real-world experiences.
See how we have been exploring Science and Nature!
Snowball science and sensory play for preschool
If you happen to have snow on the ground or are expecting some anytime soon, then be sure to add snow science and sensory play to your plans! I think
Six crazy cool ways to explore with snow inside the classroom
The weather here has been all over the place from well below freezing to beautiful blankets of snow. I am not a fan of the freezing but the snow…. well
Rainy day inspiration in preschool
Thanks to a rainy day, we were inspired… We had our whole day planned out. From the book we read to each activity we set out on the tables, but
Pressed flower art in pre-k
Bring flowers into art experiences in your classroom to create beautiful displays that ignite the senses! Our Pre-K class spent the week exploring, creating, and dissecting flowers. Exploring Flowers in
Exploring the science behind clouds
Our Preschool class explored the science behind clouds through this engaging sensory process! The Book and the Activity Miss Kaylin introduced clouds by reading “Cloudette” by Tom Lichtenheld. You could
Planting beans in the science center
Our students love problem solving – especially through science experiments! One way we did that was seeing how long it took for our lima beans to sprout! To start things
This holiday light box is so simple to make!
Holiday Light Box This DIY light box is super simple to make and SO fun to explore! To make the box I poked a few small holes around one side
How to explore energy with energetic kids!
Discovering the power of very own energy! Our energetic students were surprised to find out that they have real energy flowing through their bodies. Although you can explore energy anytime
Washing up apples in the water table!
Each year, we collect apples from an apple tree near where I live. Some of the apples have already fallen off the tree while others we pick off the tree.
This DIY sand table stand worked great!
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am on a DIY roll with making different kinds of PVC stands for my classroom and this DIY sand table stand worked
How does music build STEM skills?
Songs, fingerplays, and movement activites are an important part of learning and development in young children! How does music teach STEM skills? Well before I go one step further, let’s
A crazy cool DIY water play stand
I spent about an hour at our local Home Depot store in the PVC pipe section trying to figure out how to make my own crazy cool DIY water play
Exploring trees all around us in Pre-K
As part of our continued focus on Earth Day, I thought I would invite my students to spend a little time exploring the many different kinds of trees we have
Making our own tiny seed pods
Making our own tiny seed pods was a fabulous exploration in science, nature, and sensory play! After reading the book “Plant the Tiny Seed” by Christie Matheson, Miss Lauren invited
Things we learn on a rainy day!
The weather here has been cold and rainy which means instead of piles of snow on the ground, we have mud puddles. But whether it is mud puddles or piles of snow,
Winter science in preschool
While I prefer to stay inside by a cozy fireplace during the freezing cold days of winter, our students prefer to be outside digging up chunks of ice. So after zipping up
You can’t have too many carrots!
You can’t have too many carrots unless you are the rabbit in the super sweet and funny picture book “Too Many Carrots” by Katy Hudson.
Learning about the skeleton inside of you!
With spring upon us, I was chomping at the bit to start exploring bugs, flowers, gardening – you know – all that springy stuff but my students had a different idea in mind. They wanted to do a Skeleton Day! So smack in the middle of our first week of spring, we stopped to explore the skeletons inside our bodies.
Looking for signs of spring
The weather is finally starting to feel more springlike so we are beginning to talk about and look for the signs of spring around our preschool!
Raindrop graphing on the flannel board
The flannel board is such a great teaching tool when you think outside the box a bit. This week, we turned the flannel board into a raindrop measuring graph!
Rainstick in a bottle
Learn how to make a rainstick in a bottle! Super simple and fun for children to make and explore!
March roars in like a lion: Talking about weather in preschool
The month of March roared in like a lion and has continued to be crazy weather ever since. This crazy weather system gives us the perfect opportunity to talk about the different kinds of weather all month long.
STEAM : How to make moving noodle robots
These DIY robots are hours of fun! School starts back up for me at the very end of August but today, my youngest grandson, age 21/2, and I decided to spend
Exploring letters with leaves
Exploring the letters of the alphabet or even your child’s name with leaves!
The butterfly unit in preschool
My students and I loved the experience of exploring and observing the growth of a caterpillar to a butterfly!
Fun with frozen: making ice grow
Did you know you can make ice grow? See this simple ice science activity in action!
Let’s head outdoors and check out nature!
Exploring the things we can do while going out on a nature walk with our nature checklists!
Xx is for x-ray!
Before heading off for spring break, my students explored the letter Xx and the best word that I know of to examine the letter Xx is x-ray!
Butterflies all around the classroom
Spring is a wonderful time to explore butterflies and their life cycles! Today I am sharing some great ways to learn about butterflies all around the classroom…
Exploring raindrops and clouds in preschool
The weather helper informed us that today’s weather was definitely going to be cold and rainy making it a perfect day to explore raindrops and clouds at our sensory table.
Who cares about the weather?
As the weather changes, it is a good time to naturally promote conversations and ideas that lead us to explore the weather in the preschool classroom.
Hi Deborah. Just a quick note to let you know I didn’t get a di formation for the classes that begin feb 13 th. I want to be sure everything is ok. Please let me know.. Thanks! Emry Quinn
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Deborah,
Like always I enjoy checking out all your ideas. I am having trouble with looking at your website. It allows me to click on a topic and then when I scroll down a form pops up for me to subscribe which I am already. Any ideas on how to keeping looking.
Thanks again
Lucille