February 20, 2021
Crackle and Pop! Bible Science Experiments by Hanna Holwerda + STEM Activity
February 10, 2021
Dragon's Breath by Michael Gordon + STEM Activity
February 1, 2021
Six Fun Facts about Groundhogs
January 14, 2021
Saving Planet Earthly by ClimateScience
My Heart Beats for You, Valentine!
January 5, 2021
Love Grows Love by Lauren Grabois Fischer + STEM Activity
January 1, 2021
When We Stayed Home by Tara Fass and Judith A. Proffer
December 21, 2020
Is It an Insect or a Spider?
December 3, 2020
Ten Fun Facts About Reindeer
November 19, 2020
Hot Chocolate Surprise + STEM Activity
Teachers are always on the lookout for fast and easy science experiments to complement what their students are learning from their textbooks. Sometimes science textbooks are dry and not very interesting... even when they are introducing interesting subject matter! Science experiments are a fun, hands-on way to bring energy and excitement to those pesky pages. If you are looking for a science experiment that is easy to prepare and conduct, educational, and with a high-interest level, give Hot Chocolate Surprise a try. Hot Chocolate Surprise appeals to students of all ages and meets a number of objectives. Read on for a list of materials needed, directions, a free printable, and a (yummy) extension activity.
November 2, 2020
Leaves in Fall by Mari Schuh
🍎 Animals making preparations for winter
🍎 Farmers harvesting their crops
October 20, 2020
10+ Children's Books about Animal Poop
October 10, 2020
Kelly Stays Home: The Science of Coronavirus by Lauren Block and Adam Block
The United States had its first reported case of coronavirus back in January 2020 and life has changed dramatically since then. We've needed to change the way we do everything... where we can go... who we can see... what we wear on our faces... how far apart we can stand from other people... etc. It's a lot to take in and the reasons why we have to do these things don't always make sense to children. As teachers, we know children will come to us to ask their questions, and sometimes their questions are hard to answer. Lauren Block MD-MPH and Adam E. Block Ph.D. wrote Kelly Stays Home: The Science of Coronavirus (affiliate link to Amazon) to help children find the answers to their questions and to give them the explanations they need. Keep reading to learn more about their book and how we can use Kelly Stays Home in our classrooms.
October 1, 2020
It Came from Under the High Chair: A Mystery by Karl Beckstrand + STEM Activity
September 30, 2020
Oozing Pumpkins + STEM Activity
Halloween is coming! Families will be carving pumpkins and decorating their houses with them. When Halloween is over, these pumpkins will be thrown away, fed to animals, or tossed into compost piles. But... these pumpkins can be used for something fun and educational before being disposed of... science! Read on to learn more about a fun science experiment you can do with these leftover pumpkins.
September 16, 2020
Grow! How We Get Food from Our Garden by Karl Beckstrand
September 11, 2020
Does Halloween Candy Sink or Float? + STEM Activity
It's only September and the stores are already gearing up for Halloween. Shelf after shelf after shelf is loaded up with bags of Halloween candy waiting for you to buy it and take it home. Of course, we can eat the Halloween candy or pass it out to trick-or-treaters, but we can also use it to teach little ones about one of the basic fundamentals of science... does it sink or float?
September 8, 2020
How to Grow Celery from Scraps + STEM Activity
A couple of years ago I had an interesting conversation with my second and third-grade class. We were having a conversation about edible plants and some of the children were grossed out when they made the connection between vegetables and the plants we eat. Carrots are roots? Gross! Lettuce is a leaf? Gross! Celery is a stem? Gross! My students truly did not know where their vegetables come from. They knew that vegetables come from the grocery store, often in cans and freezer bags. They knew they could find fresh vegetables in the produce section... but most of them did not know anything more than that. To help your students make the connection between plants and the foods they eat, you can use their food scraps to grow veggies in the classroom. Keep reading to find out how.