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Backyard Science Activities, Crafts, and Books

August 10, 2011August 10, 2011 Candace

Children are natural scientists and the backyard is the perfect laboratory. Whether you are digging in the garden with kids, chasing butterflies and other bugs

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Government, Democracy, and Currency Activities

August 9, 2011August 9, 2011 Candace

As a former history and social studies teacher, teaching about government should come natural to me. However, I found it challenging to break down this

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Constellations: Stars in Your Eyes and in the Skies

August 4, 2011 Candace

As far back as we know, people have looked at the night skies and seen pictures in the stars. Before modern navigation technology, it was

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Outer Space Songs for Preschool through Elementary School

August 3, 2011 Candace

We like to sing songs as we learn. Audio cues have always helped me remember information and it seems to work well with my children,

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The Sun, Earth, and Moon

August 2, 2011 Candace

I do a brief demonstration with my kids of how the earth rotates on its axis to create night and day, how the Earth orbits

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A House for Hermit Crab Craft

July 27, 2011July 27, 2011 Candace

When I was a child, I got to take home the class hermit crab over a long vacation. There is something incredibly fascinating about a

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Woodland Animal Masks

July 19, 2011July 19, 2011 Candace

Masks are fun way for children to explore and move and act in different ways. For our Forest-Friendly Week of the Smart Summer Challenge, we

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Butterfly Coffee Filter Craft

July 14, 2011 Candace

After we released our butterfly friends it just seemed like there was something missing from our home. So, we made one of our favorite crafts:

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F is for Flowers

July 11, 2011July 11, 2011 Candace

Earlier in the spring, we learned about rain and the water cycle and about the plant life cycle. Then, once our flowers bloomed, we explored

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Skip Counting with Coins

July 7, 2011 Candace

I have to make a conscious effort to ensure mathematics gets equal time in our house. And, really, there are so many mathematics learning possibilities

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