Diaper
Submitted
by Julie
Bring in a diaper and explain to the kids how they work. Then slowly
feel it with water from a gallon jug to see how much it can hold. Desert Sensory Table
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by Lori
Make your sand table into a desert sensory table. Add fake cactuses and fake
lizardsOne Talented Bird
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by an Unknown Friend
Talk to your children about how talented a Duck is. A duck can swim better
than most animals while still being able to fly well.Make Your Own Duck Nest
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by Gayle
Provide you students with mud, sticks, grass, leaves, twigs, pine needles, and
pebbles. Let you kids create their own bird nest. Later you can talk about why
birds use these things in order to keep their eggs warm.Duck Feathers
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by Leslie
Collect Duck feathers (or other bird) from the local park or petting zoo. Show
your children how the feathers repel water by putting them on the table and
squirting a small amount of water on themA Dinosaur Egg
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by Tonya
Put a boiled egg into vinegar for several weeks. The egg will become soft and
leathery like a real dinosaur egg might have felt. You can carefully take it
out and let your children feel a "real" dinosaur egg. Just How big were dinosaurs?
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by Mindy
Make a people graph to find out. Have children measure out a dinosaur's length
using yardsticks. Stretch a string the length of the dinosaurs. Get your class to lie head-to-toe along the measured area. Count How many children it takes to make a dinosaurs length.
A second way to do this is by seeing how many of your children's footprints could fit into a dinosaurs footprint.
Real Chinese Dragon
Submitted
by Lisa
Show your students many pictures of dragons from different cultures. Then explain
to them that in the Chinese culture dragons are seen as helpful beings. Cut
holes in a trash can for eyes (or use a small laundry basket) then create a
dragon head. Then have your children use the ovals as dragon scales. Next
attach
a sheet to the dragon head and let your children glue, tape, or staple the
ovals on the dragon. Now several can get under the sheet, with one in the
trash can,
and pretend to be a Chinese Dragon
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