Family enjoying picnic So, the school year is finally over and I am ecstatic! The above photo is of our celebration. Balancing work, school, and the stressors of day-to-day life combined with the additional stress of being Black in America during this time has been quite a lot. (Click here to read about our experience.) Still, I cannot help but be proud of my older kids. Considering everything, they are the rock stars. They are the ones who did their work and focused. And, yes, the focus required prodding and there were sometime tears. Still, they kept at it every day. They dealt with mommy school and they thrived. Boy graduating Kindergarten Our daughter completed fourth grade. We began her...
An easy way to make salt crystals is to dissolve table salt in water and leave the solution somewhere warm until the water evaporates leaving behind sparkly salt crystals. We also made coloured salt by adding a little food colouring. This activity and more salt science experiments can be found in an salt science activity sheet made as part of a collaboration with the Primary Science Teaching Trust. You’ll need Table Salt 500ml warm water Bowl or jug Spoon Plate or shallow bowl Food colouring – optional How to make salt crystals Put about 500ml of warm water into the jug. Stir in a large spoonful of salt and stir until it is all dissolved ( when you can’t see...
Making alum crystals is an easy, fast, and fun science experiment. Making them is a safe process and only requires several household items. Using food coloring, you can alter the color of the crystals as well. With a few days' time, you can make all the alum crystals you'd like. [Edit]Steps [Edit]Growing a Starter Crystal Gather the necessary materials. To grow crystals using this method, you will need alum, two jars, a spoon, hot water, a wood pencil, some clear string, plastic wrap, and food coloring (optional).[1] The food coloring can be used to alter the color of the crystal if you wish, but is not necessary to the creation of the crystal. Alum can be found in the spice...
Shutterstock Is time travel possible for humans? Jasmine, age 8, Canberra, ACT. Hi Jasmine. I wish! In books and movies, our favourite characters can use “time-turners” and treehouses to travel through time. Unfortunately, it isn’t that easy for people in real life. Let’s look at why. First, there are two types of “time travel”: going back in time, and going forward in time. In the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, characters Harry and Hermione use a time-turner to go back in time. Warner Bros. Pictures Travelling to the past As far as we know, travelling back in time is impossible. Even sending information back in time is difficult to imagine, because it can change things that have...
Pool noodles are great for summer play and learning. They are inexpensive, versatile, lightweight and bright colored, making them the perfect craft supply and learning manipulative for kids activities. Explore these creative pool noodle learning activities to discover how many hands on activities you can create with pool noodles this summer! Which pool noodle game will you try first? Here are 20 of our favorite pool noodle learning activities for kids! All activities and images have been shared with the original content creators permission. We encourage you to use these activities with your classroom, summer camps, children, preschools, and daycare centers. Do not sell or use images, or claim them as your own. Please make sure to give credit. We LOVE mentions...
