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Engaging Preschoolers with the Squirrel Habitat Game

Engaging Preschoolers with the Squirrel Habitat Game Young children are naturally curious about animals, especially ones they see in their neighborhoods and parks. Squirrels, with their playful running and nut-gathering, fascinate preschoolers. This fun squirrel habitat game helps children understand what animals need to survive while keeping them engaged through movement and play! The Squirrel […]

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Exploring Worm Behavior: Hands-On Science for Kids

Exploring Worm Behavior: Hands-On Science for Kids A Fun Way to Observe Worms in Action My students are fascinated with worms! They love digging in the dirt, searching for them, and excitedly calling me over whenever they find one. Often, before I can look, the worms disappear, sending students back to more digging. These moments

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Create a Classroom Roly Poly Habitat: Easy STEM Project

Create a Classroom Roly Poly Habitat: Easy STEM Project Setting up a classroom roly poly habitat is an exciting way to bring science into your classroom.  Originally, I created a holding tank to supply roly polies for classroom experiments. After the experiments ended, I noticed the kids couldn’t get enough of watching the roly polies.

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Pipettes in Preschool: Fun Science and Fine-Motor Activities

Pipettes in Preschool: Fun Science and Fine-Motor Activities When preschoolers hold a pipette, science becomes a fun hands-on experience, and their hands get stronger as they squeeze and explore! While scientists and researchers use pipettes to measure and transfer liquids with precision, pipettes in preschool become a tool for building fine motor skills. To introduce

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Observations Skills for Preschool: The What’s Missing Game

Observations Skills for Preschool: The What’s Missing Game As I teach my preschool classes about science tools, I like to begin with our five senses. In this fun memory game, called What’s Missing?, your students will learn to observe carefully with their eyes—just like scientists! This game is simple, uses everyday objects, and can be

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Listen Like a Scientist: Introduce Listening Skills in Preschool

Listen Like a Scientist: Introduce Listening Skills in Preschool When teaching preschoolers that we can be scientists and explore the world, I love adding sensory games. Our five senses are the first tools we all use to make observations. This fun listening game helps children to listen like a scientist and discover everyday objects using

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Regrowing Green Onions: Easy Preschool STEM Activity

Regrowing Green Onions: Easy Preschool STEM Activity Have you ever thought about using everyday kitchen ingredients for a science experiment? Regrowing green onions (also called scallions) in water is a fantastic way to introduce your preschoolers to how plants grow. It’s simple, quick, and inexpensive. With just a few supplies, you can create an exciting

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Introducing Preschoolers to Magnifiers

Introducing Preschoolers to Magnifying Fun

Introducing Preschoolers to Magnifying Fun Introducing magnifying glasses into your preschool classroom opens up a world of exploration and fun. These simple tools help young children develop essential fine motor skills, observation abilities, and critical thinking. By encouraging hands-on discovery, you’re laying the foundation for early scientific understanding through play. Why Preschoolers Love Using Magnifying

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Grow Mint in Water: Easy Preschool Science Activity

Grow Mint in Water: Easy Preschool Science Activity Engage your young learners with a hands-on science project by growing mint from cuttings. This activity combines STEM and gardening, offering students a chance to experiment, observe, measure, plant growth. It’s a budget-friendly project that’s simple to set up and can result in potted mint plants for

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