Alexander von Humboldt: A Botanist and Adventurer
Have you heard of the book series Little People, BIG DREAMS? I only just learned about it and I have to say, the book I’m sharing today from this series is amazing. Little People, BIG …
Science
What’s Inside a Flower? Book Review
I have the most beautiful non-fiction picture book to share with you today. Title: What’s Inside a Flower? And Other Questions About Science & Nature Author: Rachel Ignotofsky Publishing: Crown Books for Young Readers, 2021 …
The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle Book Review and Classroom Connections
The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle is a delightful book I chanced upon a few days ago and just have to share with you. Title: The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle – The Cool Science …
Earth Day Activities!
In celebration of Earth Day I have a round-up of Earth Day Activities for young children. If you’re personally interested in taking some earth-friendly steps in an attempt to reduce our pollution, be sure to …
Butterfly Art, Writing, Poems, Freebies
Inside: A collection of poems, art ideas, and writing for a butterfly unit. We’ve been learning about butterflies for the last couple of weeks so I wanted to share all the great things we’ve done! …
Our Butterflies!
Three weeks ago we received five Painted Lady caterpillars. They lived in little cups with special food inside a small plastic aquarium. We watched them very carefully for days, waiting to see when they’d turn …
Gravity Experiments
Last week we started a new Science unit called Force and Motion and we kicked it off with an exploration of gravity. I put the kids into pairs and gave them each a dish of …
A Peek at Our Bat Week
We worked hard last week on our bat unit. After a few final touch-ups on our books … we’ll be done! The kids wrote about one or two things they learned about bats and then …
Plant Diary & Apple Seed Drama Freebies
Do you remember our beanie babies? Sadly, not all of them survived their baggie homes. So I bought some sunflower seeds. Everyone has planted a sunflower and some lucky kids have also planted their beanie …
Look at our Beanie Babies!
We’re right in the middle of a plant unit. The kids are loving it and so am I! Today we made our beanie babies. After soaking some chick peas in water for about 15 hours, …