We are scientists

These 5 Senses Activities for Preschoolers will get little learners exploring science using all five senses.

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We've been working on our science launch unit and I'm so happy with how well it's been going. I have to admit, science often gets the short straw in my classroom. With reading, writing, math, and word study pressures, when something's got to give, it's typically been science. I've made a vow this year to try harder to give science it's due. So far, so good! We started by making an anchor chart of all of the things scientists do. We're using sticky notes so we can add ideas as we go. (One…

Our science center is stocked with lots of cool magnets and magnetic objects. We started with a basic magnetic/non magnetic sort, and have slowly added more interesting items for the students to explore. This is a pencil with round magnets on it, stacked so that they will repel each other. The preschoolers love to take them off, and put them back on again to see if they will attract or repel. On another day, I added a tub of paper clips and a magnet wand taped so that it would hang off the…

I recently shared about how we explored the tools of a scientist. Today I'm sharing another activity that we did with our pre-k students to extend our study of the tools scientists use and to encourage them to "think like a scientist"...

I’m thrilled to be guest posting on the ALSC blog today to share a science program I offer at my library. Little Scientists is a preschool program geared for children between the ages of 3 ½ to 5 years old. The activities in my science programs are designed to introduce preschoolers to the wonders of science while satisfying their growing curiosity through books and interactive, hands-on learning. In each 4-6 week session we cover a variety of topics from Forces, Plants and Living Things…

For the next few weeks our kindergarten scientists will be closely examining the properties of different materials. We are really pushing our students to move away from soft and hard to realize that...

Spring is just around the corner! With the sunshine and warmer weather, it makes it the perfect time of year to begin a study on plants and...