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Building & Home Construction for Young Children
May 31, 2016Constructing a bird house Do you have a young child who loves tools and building things? Build and paint a bird house, construct a house out of pretzels, and more in this fun, hands-on lesson exploring the world of home construction! I created this “lesson” to do as a two hour “play…
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Gears and Pulleys Simple Machines Lesson
May 21, 2016 Playing tug of war This is part 4 of a 6 part hands-on unit on inventions and simple machines. Build and test pulleys, play pulley tug-of-war, find out how a clock works, and more! My lessons are geared toward 3rd-4th grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created…
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Wheels and Axles Lesson
May 20, 2016 Creating a waterwheel This is part 3 of a 5 part hands-on unit on Inventions and Simple Machines. Build and test waterwheels, use cylinders to make wheel cookies, experiment with matchbox cars to demonstrate friction, compare the mechanical advantage of an adult and a children’s bicycle, and more! My lessons are…
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Lever and Screw Simple Machines Lesson
May 20, 2016 This is part 2 of a 5 part hands-on unit on Inventions and Simple Machines. Build and test catapults, lift an adult using a lever, test out screws of various threads, and more! My lessons are geared toward 3rd-4th grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to…
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Dive into the Ocean An Oceanography Lesson for Children
Feb 17, 2016 Examining a starfish on our field trip to the beach This is part 3 of a 3 part hands-on unit on Global Expeditions. This lesson is on Oceanography. Sculpt ocean floor pies, act out what creates tides, create ocean wave bottles, try on scuba gear, make ocean zone flip books, and…
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California for Teachers & Travelers
January 8, 2016Source Are you looking for fun worksheets, books, video clips, and activity ideas for teaching and/or learning about California? Included are links to wonderful worksheets, book suggestions for children, YouTube videos, points of interest, and more — all related to the state of California! These are the resources we found to be…
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Alaska for Travelers & Teachers
Jan 4, 2016 Image credit: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/arctic-climate-change/ Are you looking for fun worksheets, books, video clips, and activity ideas for teaching and/or learning about Alaska? Included are links to wonderful worksheets and lapbooks, book suggestions for children, YouTube videos, and more — all related to the state of Alaska! Whether you’re a school teacher, homeschooling…
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Missouri for Travelers & Teachers
Jan 1, 2016 “St Louis night expblend cropped” by St_Louis_night_expblend.jpg: Daniel Schwenderivative work: ←fetchcomms – St_Louis_night_expblend.jpg. Licensed un Are you looking for fun worksheets and lapbook pages, children’s books, and YouTube video clips for teaching and/or learning about Missouri? Whether you’re a school teacher, homeschooling parent, involved parent, librarian, lifelong learner, or a student…
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Oklahoma for Teachers & Travelers
Jan 1, 2016 Image credit: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ Are you looking for fun worksheets, children’s books, video clips, and points of interest for teaching and/or learning about Oklahoma? Whether you’re a school teacher, homeschooling parent, involved parent, librarian, lifelong learner, or a student searching for ideas and books on Oklahoma, look no further! This is part…
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Wyoming for Teachers and Travelers
January 1, 2016Image credit: http://wallpapers.bassq.nl/ Wyoming for Travelers & Teachers Are you looking for fun worksheets, books, and activity ideas for teaching and/or learning about Wyoming? Included are links to wonderful worksheets, book suggestions for children, YouTube videos, and points of interest — all related to the state of Wyoming! This is part of…