Fri, Dec 04, 2015 5:47 PM in Teaching Science to Kindergarten in a Short Time Frame
My suggestion would be to try to incorporate science with other subjects. One lesson I observed, the teacher incorporated math and science. She had a lesson on mixing primary colors to make secondary colors. I think it is also good to try and incorporate non-fiction texts as well as fiction.
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Fri, Dec 04, 2015 5:14 PM in Preschool Experiments
I am currently a student teacher and a few weeks ago my cooperating teacher did this activity as an activity for her pre-k class. It is called a skittles experiment, where students can see the different colors, observe what happens to them when they mix together as well. Using a good recording sheet also helps for the students to write down their observations.
http://www.prekinders.com/explorin...
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Fri, Dec 04, 2015 5:09 PM in Outdoor Activities
I recently taught a science lesson about leaves and how they change color because of the seasons. An outdoor activity I planned was to have a "leaf hunt", for which we spent some time outside looking for leaves. I also had the students use their magnifying glass to take a closer look at the leaves.
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