Science week- space and investigation!
DIY Easy 2 Ingredient Sensory Rainbow Bubbles and Foam Tutorial from Fun at Home with Kids (or... You know... Collage students...)
awesome!!! Space Shuttle Craft {add writing}, could make a rocket, some kind of chris hadfield letter
Introduce the concept of night and day to preschoolers with this simple, engaging sensory sorting activity. Perfect for small groups or circle time!
"Apple Jenga" #STEM Challenge! Kids get an equal amount of blocks and try to build the tallest tower they can that will support an apple. Such fun!
Moon play... from Rachel (",)
Moon Play! Just add flour, baby oil and glitter! We did this 2 weeks in a row and the kids loved it! Just add baby oil to flour (a 1 to 8 ratio), glitter and small world space figures! The kids were able to mould the moon dust, using their hands and containers- it’s a great way to explore and talk about the universe. One little girl made a ball with her hands and said “This is the world” Then pointing at two different locations, she said “There’s Australia and there’s Minorca!” AMAZING!
Exploring weight and capacity by weighing out bird seed in the sensory tray. Great for developing mathematical language in EYFS
A great idea for small world play that engages children for hours
Sunny Days in Second Grade: Our First STEM Challenge!
More ideas
small world alien scape - Filler (in this case, dried beans and peas) sprayed silver, play dough aliens, toilet paper roll astronauts, rocket ship, foil-covered dump truck "moon buggy," etc.
Simple idea for 'moon rocks' - scrunched up tinfoil - aren't these fun! Now with a link to the original idea.--Could use this with ten frames and a die!! Great idea FOR MOON ROCKS
Weighing and balancing moon rocks and asteroids - from Rachel (",)
Numbers and patterns from Rachel (",)
Space! Writing like an astronaut
Create with your hands: Junk Modelling Space Rocket
Glitter writing- we did this as part of our space topic and they loved it! :)
Space resources - Twinkl http://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/space More
Space Small World Play (from www.mudpiesandmarmalade.blogspot.com)
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