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My First Science Experiment: a fun, simple, hands-on project you can do at home to fascinate preschoolers and kindergartners with the scientific method!
My oldest son was 5 when he asked, “Daddy, can we do a science experiment?” My husband, a brilliant engineer and an awesome dad, was obviously delighted to oblige. John designed a simple experiment to explore with our son and daughter (then 5 and 3 years old) demonstrating the process of the scientific method at home! Since then, he’s recreated the same demonstration twice: once with our middle daughters (when they were also 5 and 3) and once with our youngest son when he was 4. Try this “Does it Float or Sink?” experiment with your own preschool or kindergarten children for hands-on science experiment fun! The Scientific Method Explained…
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Textbook-Free Science: all the resources you’ll need to learn about WEATHER in your homeschool!
Want to explore the topic of weather in your homeschool science? Here’s a complete textbook-free resource guide for your homeschool learners! All ages are sure to enjoy this homeschool science weather study! Our family keeps science pretty simple in the elementary years. We follow interests (in this case, my daughter’s curiosity about the weather). We read lots of good books. We explore simple hands-on activities and nature walks. We watch some videos. We incorporate nature journaling into our normal reading journal routine. Mostly, we just have fun! Here are some fabulous resources you can use to customize a textbook-free weather curriculum in your homeschool: Weather Book List: Nature Study Guides:…
