What’s better for beginner scientists than eye droppers? These really make kids feel like they are doing real science. Doing kindergarten prep, I use these on a regular basis and kids always love them. I like when little hands work to be steady and precise. We use both pipettes and the eye droppers. When we...
Show your boards! I often use dry erase (write and wipe) boards and they are always a hit! This is one of my school supplies that I bought that cost a bit more than others. However, they are well used and have held up very well. The ones in the photo are over a decade old....
When working on healthy eating and Canada’s Food Guide, I like to use as many real pictures (or real food) as possible. Food kids recognize and food that they, hopefully eat. I made a food pyramid plate for each student with the basic proportions suggested for each food group. Using flyers, students cut out food to...
A little mix of art and science! As one kindergarten class was doing an inquiry on magnets, and another class that I cover on kindergarten prep were learning about colour mixing, I figured that this would be the perfect arts and crafts for kids activity! I put students into groups of about 4 for this...
Need a super simple hands on activity for symmetry? I love doing various art projects for kids. This activity requires very little prep, but it is always a favourite and one that my children love to do. I am always surprised by how long they will happily sit doing this activity making picture after picture. ...
This is a great, and easy way to make a bath fun for kids. This bath could be used for spring time or simply for Easter ideas for kids. I often add a few drops of food colouring to a bath for my kids. When I do it seems to immediately become a special bath. ...