Blog #24: How did that get into my lunchbox?

                                                           Extension Activities 

Activity #1: Children can create a class book of what they bring in for lunch

Activity #2: The teacher can assign a piece of food for children to document how it was made and how it got into the lunchbox (Ex: how did the cheese in your sandwich get into your lunchbox?

Activity #3: Make child-friendly recipes with the children out of the 'Chop Chop' magazine

                                                              Children's Literature 

Links to Technology

https://www.fueluptoplay60.com/funding/general-information 

https://www.wholekidsfoundation.org/ 

https://www.ftpf.org/ 

https://www.saladbars2schools.org/ 

Blog #23: Science Spies Link

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Mj1o6Rod6CMIPG2vXgdcqrCN_cL9xjoXYX04D3K_5pk/edit#slide=id.p1

Blog 22: Padlet (Antarctica) Link

https://padlet.com/mary_orourke/vpx3ra9ma2ie

Blog #21: Kapok Tree & Other Environmental Science Activites

Class Activity on the Kapok Tree

Kapok Tree Script: Children can act out the story of the Kapok Tree with the given script. Each child will be assigned a role, whether it be the narrator or a type of animal or the tree, and then they will get to act out the story to see it come to life. 

Other Environmental Science Activities: (Can also be found in previous blog)

Sorting animals in their habitats activity: Children will get a habitat such as a grassland, ocean, pond, etc., and will then find the animals that belong in that habitat and place them there. 

Children's Literature

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Endangered Animals 

This is the Kapok Tree!

Blog #20: Endangered Animals & Habitats

Activities on Endangered Animals and Habitats

Hey! Get off our Train Activity: Children will each get assigned an endangered species and create a poster on that animal that would promote support to help save it. Children can then act out the story, lining up to represent a train. Eventually the children will all get on the 'train' when they explain why their animal should be saved. 

Endangered Animals Musical Chairs: Children will all get assigned an endangered animal species, and pair up with another child with that same animal. Children will then stand around chairs and walk around when they hear music. When the music stops, children will have to find a chair, and the one who doesn't get a chair, or the one who sits on the 'Chair of Extinction' will leave the game. Children also have the option to sit in a chair that allows them to bring an animal back.

Environmental Poems: Children can practice writing various types of environmental poems such as acrostic or alphabetical poems, to express concerns related to animals or their disappearing habitats. 

Howler Monkey: Children can watch a video of the Howler Monkey and mimic the sounds that he makes. Children will also learn why the Howler Monkey makes those sounds. 

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Blog #19: Water

Ways in Which Water is Used Activities: 

This activity highlights how damaging oil can be in our water and to the animals that live in it. Place feathers in water and take observations of it. Then pour a little bit of oil in the water to see the affects of it on the water and the feathers. Then clean feathers off with fresh water to see how hard it is to get oil out of it. 

Let's talk about hydrology! Hydrology is the study of water and its properties. Have children go around the school or even their homes to search for sources of water. Some sources include water fountains, sinks, showers, toilets, heating systems, sprinkler systems, and more. Children could document what sources of water they use over the course of a few days. 

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Technology on Water and Water Conservation: 

Children can begin to think of water conservation when they do a water footprint calculator. This is something children can do with their families as well, to get an idea of how much water everyone is using, and how to move forward when trying to conserve. 

Blog #18: Rock and Mineral

Click the Links Below to learn about the rock
Andesite and the mineral Hematite!

Rock Page

                        Mineral Page

Photos:

This is the mineral Hematite.

Crushed up Hematite

Hematite on Mars

This is Andesite. 

This is the sculpture, Standing Deity, and it is made entirely of Andesite. 

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Blog#17: Landform Dinosaurs

Process of Making Landform Dinosaurs: 

Each group in class got to create a unique dinosaur using various landforms. Each dinosaur came out with their own look, even though everyone used similar landforms. Here are the dinosaurs that were created in class. 

Extension Activities: 

Extension Activity #1: Children could create their own landform dinosaur using actually pictures of landforms. Various pictures of landforms would be laminated and displayed in the classroom. Children could tape the pictures onto themselves and actually be the dinosaur. For instance, children could tape a picture of rivers on their toes and feet, and tape an actual picture of a volcano onto their backs. They could then describe what landforms they chose and talk about their dinosaur, while having fun and being silly! 

Extension Activity #2: Big Book Read Aloud: During this time, the teacher could read the book Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp, by Carol Diggory Shields. The teacher could read a big book that allows children to really see the illustrations of the dinosaurs. This could then be a gross motor activity where children stand up and do the motions that the dinosaurs do in the story. 

Extension Activity #3: Measuring Life-sized Triceratops Print: During this activity, the teacher could put out a large, life size Triceratops print out on the floor, with pictures of Triceratops on the wall for children to see. Children's handprints could then be traced and put into the footprint to see how many preschool hands fills up one Triceratops foot. This could give children an idea of how large a dinosaur actually is! (Source: https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/simple-fun-dinosaur-footprint-activities/) 

Extension Activity #4: Building Landforms with Sand: Children could create actual landforms in a sand table. Various landform cards with pictures could be put next to the sand table, and children could then try to create that shape with the sand. This would be a great way for children to learn through sensory experience. (Source: https://www.teachjunkie.com/sciences/landforms-for-kids-activities/) 

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