My kids and I love doing science experiments at home. It's the simple, classic experiments that end up having the coolest reactions and are the most fun. Here are some of our favorite "must-do" classic science experiments for kids! Science Experiments for Kids Create a geyser with the classic Mentos™ and Diet Coke experiment. Make your own rock candy and study sugar crystals. Study density with the easy liquid layers science … [Read more...]
Vowel Sounds Practice Game
Vowel sounds are hard to practice, especially the A, E, and I. To make the phonics practice fun we created a fun vowel sounds practice game with cups! Phonics Practice Game 3 plastic cups permanent marker pom pom or gem or something similar The vowel sounds can be harder to remember and reproduce correctly than the consonant sounds. To get in some extra practice I wrote 3 of the vowels on the cups and set up a simple phonics … [Read more...]
Sight Word Pumpkin Patch
We are all about pumpkins this time of year! Recently, we made these pumpkin print craft with a secret item and thumbprints. (Seriously very fun!) We just had to use the cute pumpkins in an activity. My Big Sister (age 7) is a first grader this year, and the sight word practice continues. We've been practicing sight words in a lot of fun ways and this pumpkin patch sight word activity was a big hit! Sight Word Pumpkin … [Read more...]
Witch Hat Cupcakes for Kids
Halloween snacks and treats are half the fun of October! We made some super simple and yummy witch hat cupcakes to eat after reading the book Room on the Broom. It's a fun story by Julia Donaldson about a witch and her cat who encounter a bunch a helpful friends. Each time the generous witch makes room on her broom for them to ride too until they encounter a dangerous dragon, but we'll let you read it yourself to see what happens! Witch Hat … [Read more...]
Apple Counting Busy Bag for Preschool
Looking for a fun way for your child to practice counting? Try a hands on apple counting busy bag! There is so much to love about busy bags--they are educational, engaging, and fit into a little package that can be taken on the go! This apple seed counting busy bag is perfect for preschool kids who are working on numbers, counting, and one-to-one correspondence. Once you put it together you can use it during quiet time, in a classroom center or … [Read more...]
Fun Sight Word Practice: Ghost Zappers
Making sight word practice fun makes it more effective! The more sight words new readers know automatically the better they can comprehend the text they are reading. Since Halloween is coming we decided to practice with a little sight word ghost zapping! The premise of the game is similar to our Fire Hose Fact Practice Game, where the kids read and squirted the chalk sight words. I used white sidewalk chalk to draw ghosts on our driveway with … [Read more...]
Candy Corn Science Experiments
Halloween is the perfect time for some candy science experiments! And what better candy to experiment on than candy corn--it's everywhere in October! We conducted three candy corn science experiments using things we already had in the kitchen. Candy Corn Science Experiments bag of candy corn 3 jars or glasses water microwave freezer CANDY CORN SCIENCE LAB printable Download your free printable … [Read more...]
Fun and Simple Multiplication Fact Practice
At some point we all have to learn our multiplication facts, but is doesn't have to be boring! Take a break from flashcards to move and learn to skip count. Grab some sidewalk chalk and get ready to play multiplication hopscotch...or should we say skip-scotch? Hop count? Either way this multiplication fact practice game is super simple to set up and lots of fun! Did you learn to skip count as a child to help make memorizing those multiplication … [Read more...]
