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Science experiment – Finding Volume, part 2

Sandra — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 15:00:54 +0000

Science experiment for finding volume using water -- differentiated for use with preschool through high school; great for science centers or math centers or multi-age homeschool groups. Read more...

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Finding Volume – A Science Experiment

Sandra — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 04:55:27 +0000

Water Displacement Observation Many of our best learning moments start with simple conversations. Today during lunch, N was (per usual) not focusing on his food. Instead of eating, he was dipping his hand in and out of his water cup. As I started explaining explain that he was making his water dirty, he interrupted me. […] Read more...

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Crafts with Kids 101: My Aha! moment

Sandra — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 04:56:48 +0000

While all the other kids were busy building forts and playing in water tables, J wandered over to this rock with a divot that had collected water. Someone (probably a staff member) had left out an old paintbrush and J picked it up and started dipping it in the puddle and "water painting" on another rock. Ha! Why had I never thought of that?! No prep work needed, almost no supplies, no mess to clean up, and endless directions to pursue -- use a paintbrush, sponges, roll toy cars through water, make water paint footprints and handprints, practice calligraphy, draw Anything you can think of, even do math on the sidewalk! ... etc. Here's an activity we could do at home any day for FREE (1 point!) that's clean (2 points!) and fun (3 points!). (Points are nonredeemable but fun to collect.) Read more...

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