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 […]
Nature Study Tools for Young Children (Giveaway)
It’s time for the 2014 Curriculum Clean-Out! I haven’t had time to clean out our curriculum shelves yet, but I wanted to join in the fun! This past weekend I finished up a new hummingbird unit to add to our nature study resources. For us, now that the weather is nicer, we are heading out […]
Build Your Preschool Science Library
One of my favorite topics to share is preschool science activities. Young kids are such enthusiastic learners! One way I like to introduce science concepts is by reading books together. I compiled a list of 10 preschool science books for read-alouds last year and here are a couple more you can add to the list […]
Nature Study with Young Children
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