Monthly Archives: October 2012
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Lola Loves Stories Science Activity
Posted on October 28, 2012 by Melendra in ActivitiesLiving and Nonliving Things You need: Lola Loves Stories by Anna McQuinn Plastic jungle & farm animals, toy cups, airplane, bus, tractor What to do: Read the book Look back at all the things Lola pretends Bring out the props that go with each pretend Discuss which items are alive and which items are not [...]
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Fun Kid’s Websites that Teach Science
Posted on October 20, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Activities, UncategorizedThere are so many great websites that your kids can use to learn about science and to reinforce their knowledge in creative ways. Here is a small sampling: The Science Kids website has everything from information and quizzes to online games and experiment instructions. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ Amusement Park Physics is for upper elementary kids as it [...]
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So simple yet fun musical instrument
Posted on October 16, 2012 by Jennifer in CraftsAt a music workshop presented by Parent to Parent at our library on October 12, they ended with a simple, fun craft. Each child got a paper plate that had been folded in half, filled with beans, and stapled around the edges. The children were all preschool age, even some babies, and they were able [...]
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Snowball Launchers, Giants-Pumpkin Growers, and Other Cool Contraptions by Tom Fox
Posted on October 15, 2012 by Jessica in Activities, Books & Reading, CraftsLooking for a science experiment that seems more like a fun weekend project? Snowball Launchers has directions for twenty projects that will entertain as you teach! Use the snowball launcher to teach measurement – who can shoot their snowball the farthest? Use the heartbeat monitor (a working stethoscope!) to learn about your body. Learn how [...]
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A Mighty Girl website
Posted on October 14, 2012 by Jennifer in Books & ReadingA friend of mine told me about “A Mighty Girl: The world’s largest collection of books and movies for smart, confident and courageous girls.” You can purchase books and movies through the site (using amazon), but more importantly, you can use their categories as great book lists for finding the perfect reads for young girls. [...]
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The Storyteller’s Cornucopia by Cathie Cooper
Posted on October 12, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Activities, Books & Reading, Crafts, StorytellingSometimes it’s fun to tell a story in a creative, unusual way. That’s why I really like this book! Besides giving several suggestions for picture books to read aloud, it offers extension activities and crafts to accompany the books. Templates are [...]
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Mad Sci Network
Posted on October 12, 2012 by Jennifer in ActivitiesThe madsci.org web page is full of information and website links on science topics. Get ideas for science fair, help with your homework, or learn some fascinating new trivia. Remember, our October 17 Homeschool Afternoon will be all about science with lots of hands on activities, and our big Mad Scientist Party is scheduled for [...]
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Lola Loves Stories Flannel Board
Posted on October 10, 2012 by Melendra in StorytellingThe Kansas Reads to Preschooler 2012 book is Lola Loves Stories. This flannel board expands on the book by presenting other stories that Lola might read and asking listeners to select the appropriate hat for Lola to pretend with. To do this at home, you just need some dress up clothes that go with some [...]
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Chippy Chipmunk Babies In the Garden by Kathy M. Miller
Posted on October 9, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Activities, Books & ReadingChippy Chipmunk Babies in the Garden will encourage your child to become a “backyard scientist.” Miller captures all the activity that takes place in the garden in 60 close-up photographs. Most of these garden creatures go unnoticed by humans. The chipmunk babies are absolutely adorable, and Miller tells us more about these busy little chipmunks [...]
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Mythbusters lab at Discovery Kids online
Posted on October 2, 2012 by Jennifer in ActivitiesThis is a fun site just for kids that uses the ideas from the popular show Mythbusters to experiment and show kids what is fact and what is fiction. How can you really get rid of the smell if a skunk sprays you? What happens when you combine Mentos and Coke? Are beans the magical [...]
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