I am slowly getting into some summer routines with my kids; which includes spending as much time outside as possible! One activity that we do every year, is making liquid sidewalk chalk together. It is so simple and mixes a bit of science, to create the chalk, and lots of art! I use corn starch...
A whole town using just the materials around! I teach kindergarten, so we try to make our activities hands-on and exciting for students to learn from doing. For this activity, we headed outside to begin a sand pit creation. We were working to create a town that included a structure of some kind built by each student. Some students...
One of my favourite things about science for kids is all of the ‘I wonder’ questions that come from each lesson. Children have a natural interest in experiments and their world. I had done an activity that involved a bottle of oil floating in water and several students asked what would happen if I poured...
There are a lot of supplies that I purchase every year knowing that I will use them frequently over the year. Of all of the school supplies that I purchase for kindergarten, food colouring would be at the top of the list. I use it constantly! I use it for play-dough, countless science experiments and...
My children have always been curious about space and the planets. There is something amazing about learning about our universe. At home, I decided to keep my kids interest about space going as we created this solar system model. I’m not sure who likes looking at this model more – my kids or me! The...