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 […]
Spring Preschool Science Planning
The Spell household is more than ready for spring to arrive! We can’t wait until we can spend a huge amount of time outdoors. We miss the sun. It has been a very dreary winter. So on the docket for this week is spring preschool planning! I’m going to be gathering the supplies and getting […]
Gum in the Hair? Frog Blood? Gold Rush?- all part of our week!
This week we were able to have some science fun! My mother in law surprised us with a new microscope! It was on my wish-list since I saw the value of a nice microscope while teaching biology to my 9th grader. We pulled it out and looked at frog blood, a fly leg, human skin […]
Learning About Birds: 7 Activities for Young Children
Are you participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count? My kids are very interested in learning about birds, so I came up with some bird activities to last through the month. Each day this week we will go on a bird hunt and see what type of bird we can spy with our little […]
Gregor Mendel, Genetics and Spudoodles
Sometimes when I look ahead at the biology module titles, I start to sweat. Will I be able to help my high schooler understand this when I don’t even remember what it is? Now I do have a basic (very basic) understanding of genetics, but my sleep-deprived brain (due to my sweet little newborn) had […]
