When it comes to hands-on learning, kids of all ages absolutely love STEM activities, especially when they get to engineer and then use the item. Spring is the perfect time to study weather, especially the wind. Your child will have fun discovering how to make an anemometer with cardboard and paper cups. Once you finish […]
Weather Unit Lapbook
We have enjoyed doing several unit studies this year, including one on the Titanic, a farm unit, and an apple unit. With our spring weather unit I wanted to try something new that would allow the kids to show off what they learned. They each had fun creating their own personalized Weather Lapbook. Most of […]
Make a Tornado in a Jar
Last week we had fun learning about clouds. This week we continued our weather unit. One of our favorite activities has been making a simple tornado in a jar. Materials needed to make your own tornado: Clear bottle or jar with a securely fitting lid Water Liquid dish soap Glitter, stickers, paper (optional) […]
Paint Blot Craft for It Looked Like Spilt Milk
This week, as we’ve been studying clouds, one of our favorite books has been It Looked Like Spilt Milk. The book is full of repetition and simple pictures that look like ink blot images, and made this paint blot craft the perfect activity for the book. I originally wanted to do this craft with white paint to […]
How to Make a Cloud in a Jar
We’ve started a weather unit in homeschool, and this week we are focusing on clouds. After reading about how clouds form, we decided to do our own experiment and make a cloud in a jar. It was so much fun the kids begged to do it several times. Ready to impress the kids this week? […]
