One of my favorite ways to introduce science to my children is through nature walks. Nature walks allow for hands-on learning, observation, and conversation. Not only that, it allows my children to appreciate and have a love for their natural surroundings. Nature Walks with Young Children Nature walks do not need to be complicated. As […]
Preschool Science: Learning About Bees
As part of our farm unit study for this semester we’ve been visiting all types of farms. We recently visited a bee farm! We learned all about bees, honey and products made with beeswax! During the week we pulled out various bee books, printables, games and activities for a mini-unit on bees. Bees are such […]
Observing Ants
Usually I do all I can do to keep ants from entering my house, but this month I actually paid for ants to live with us for awhile. Since we’ve been studying about farms, I thought it would be fun to have an ant farm in the house for observation. I wanted to allow my […]
Ant Activities and Ant Nature Journal
Observing ants in our light-up ant farm has been the highlight of our nature studies so far. We have had so much fun with our ant farm set-up. To continue our ant learning, I came up with a couple hands-on activities plus an ant nature journal perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. Whenever I can, I try to […]
Nocturnal Animals Sort
Though we’ve been taking it easy this summer, we still are keeping up with our Letter of the Week activities. For Letter N week we learned about naps, night, and nocturnal animals! Here’s our nocturnal animal activities for preschool: One activity we did was a nocturnal and diurnal animal sorting activity. It was a great […]
