Science & Inquiry

Bring wonder into your classroom with these easy to make discovery bottles! There is just something about pinecones and pine needles that are so inviting and so beautiful. I wanted my students to take a closer look at the pine needles so I made up a few pine needle discovery bottles to add to our classroom

One thing readers most request is inexpensive (or free) teaching materials. Here is the first "Teach with Trash" idea, and I plan to have more to come. This is a science activity using empty tissue

Make a gorgeous magnetic discovery bottle! It doubles as a great STEAM activity too!

Whether you're turning over a whole room to rumpus or just carving out a corner for playtime, these four strategies will help you set up a space that fosters creativity and generates a ton of fun.

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Simple Science Experiment for Kids - What Melts in the Sun? Perfect activity for a hot day!

Identifying animal tracks footprints in snow play dough is designed for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners to promote small world sensory play.

Have you ever wondered what pop or juice does to your teeth? In our kindergarten class we decided to do an experiment to see what would happen if we drank pop or juice and didn't brush our teeth. We took 10 eggs (not hard boiled) and put them in clear plastic cups. We covered them with different kinds of pop and juice and made our observations of what the eggs looked like. We predicted what we thought would happen to the eggs after sitting in the liquids. We recorded what we thought might…

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823 Likes, 36 Comments - Casey - Play Advocate 🇦🇺 (@littlelifelonglearners) on Instagram: “I must say, setting up discovery tables are my new favourite thing ever! I set up this living…”

This was an after school program that I put on for kids. (See all my kids' programs here! )

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How to set up the science center (with freebies) in your early childhood classroom.

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For everyone who hasn't gotten their Hogwarts letter yet.

Learn more about fingerprint for kids and play detective in your own home!