Prop Box

 

This is a photo of what the whole prop box would look like. The box contains pictures of the food and the box includes play food and a book on food.

 

 

 

This picture shows a picture of the books that would be in the prop box. These books are all about food, anywhere from going to the market for food or making food at home.

 

 

Play food like this one here will allow the children to act as a chef or restaurant server. They will be able to serve the food and even pretend to make it.

 

 

Having a microwave in the prop box will allow children to cook food like they see in a real environment whether it is at home on in a restaurant. This prop box allows children to use their knowledge to act as a waitress or cook using the objects in the box.

 

Notebook and pencil will also be in the box allowing children to take orders of what customers want so they know what food to bring out to them.

Cool Experiments for Children!

Fantastic Foamy Fountain: This is an easy but fun experiment for children to do at home. Using little materials children and watch foam grow out of a bottle right in front of their eyes.

 

 

 

Blobs In a Bottle: All children need for this is a soda bottle, water, vegetable oil, fizzing tablets and food coloring. This experiments allows children to make a bottle with a cool effect of bubbles floating all around when they are done

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making Slime!: All children love to play with slime so why not make it on your own?! This fun experiment allows children to make their own slime for them to have for themselves.

 

 

 

 

 

Lava In a Cup: This experiment does not need many materials to do. In the end children will see what looks like real lava in a cup right in front of them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make a paperclip float!: This will amaze children as they watch a paperclip float. It will look like magic and children will love that they are able to make a paperclip float.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make an Electromagnet: Children can make their own electromagnet and experiment with seeing what attracts to it and what doesn't.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Make your own Volcano!: There is no better activity for children than allowing them to make their own volcano! Children will love this activity as they watch their volcano act like a real volcano!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bend Water!: Ever see a stream of water bend? Well now you can! With this fun experiment children will see something they have probably never seen before, water bending!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make a Parachute!: Children can make a parachute for different objects. They will enjoy this as they stand at a high area and drop the parachute and watch it float to the ground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make a Tornado! This fun activity will allow children to make their own weather; a tornado! Children will be able to make their own tornado in a bottle and watch it happen like a real tornado looks like.

Great Science Books for Children

 

 

The Skeleton Inside You by Philip Balestrine

 

   This book goes through the skeletal system as a child gets ready for Halloween. Connects to children through Halloween. It is a fun book for children to read while also teaching them about bones, x-rays, and the body.

 

The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons
 

The Moon Book is a book that goes through the moon's role and location in our solar system, myths and ancient ideas about the moon and also shows how and why the moon goes through phases. It is a great book for children as it has good pictures for them to look at while reading the text.

 

Floating in Space by Franklyn M. Branley
 

Floating in Space goes through the reasons behind Earth's gravity in terms young students are able to understand. It shows what it is like to be an astronaut along with how they do day-to-day activities.

 

Air is All Around You by Frankly M. Branley
 

This book uses great illustrations to describe why air is so important. It talks about air in a fun way that engages the children as you read it. This book also involves two experiments which is a great way for the children to be involved during and after the book is read.

 

Can you feel the force? Putting the Fizz back into Physics
 

Not only is this book about how the earth works but it uses brainteasers, puzzles, and other experiments to explain everything about the earth. It's a book that isn't boring and gives children a lot to learn about.

 

Dinosaurs by Gail Gibbons
 

Dinosaurs is a great book for an introduction for kids in Kindergarten or first grade. It presents information about dinosaurs in clear, and simple language that is easy for young listeners to understand.

 

How a House is Built by Gail Gibbons
 

A simple book to learn the basics of house building for young kids. Has good detail but just enough for young readers to understand the process of building a house. Involves great illustrations as well.
 
ABC Zoo Borns!
 

This book is a great book for children because it goes through zoo animals using the alphabet. It has great pictures, facts and glossary for children


Eight Days Gone by Linda McReynolds

This book uses poetry to talk about Apollo 11's historic, eight-day mission to the Moon. Children will learn the basics about parts of a ship, the gear and equipment used by the astronauts, and the history of NASA's moon mission.


Islan A story of the Galdpagos by Jason Chin

Island is a book about the life of an island, born of fire, rising to greatness, its decline, and finally the emergence of life on new islands. It is a great book that introduces adaptations and evolution.


























 

Recycle and Reuse: This lesson focuses on teaching children how grass clippings, leaves, and other natural debris can be recycled and reused through composting. Children will have the oppurtunity to go outside and explore their surroundings while also collecting items such as, cuttings, clippings, leaes, and other natural debris. They will use these to put into a jar with soil and water to do their experiment. At the end children should be able to, measure the temperature and height of the compost jars, describe the changes that took place to the yard waste as it decomposed, and explain the benefits of composting yard waste

Water in My World: In this lesson students will learn how little of our water is actually usable and the importance of conserving water. Students will begin by brainstorming ways they can think of that they use water everyday. The children will be faced with the questions, Why is it important to conserve (save) water? and why is important to keep our water unpolluted (clean)? Students will make tally marks for each time they use water through out the day at school. Students will use a hundred chart to look at how much water we are unable to use out of all of the water in the world.

The Living Earth: In this lesson students will discuss glaciers and how they change the land and what other things that causes changes to our planet's structure. Students will be asked if they know what glaciers are to start out the lesson. A sample definition of what one is would be, "A large body of  ice moving down a slope, pushing rocks and sand as it travels. Glaciers are responsible for new landforms." Students will use ice cubes to show how glaciers cut into the Earth's surface and cause change.

Introduction to Flight: This lesson will teach students about the forces involved in flying such as lift, gravity, thrust and drag and also Bernoulli's principle. Student will be challenged with the following questions to begin, What are some examples of things that fly? Can you group them into different types of flight? How about grouping them into natural and man made things? Flight is the actual process of flying, many things can become airborne but are they actually flying and under control? And, what role does gravity play in our efforts to fly?

Learn About Dinosaurs: In this lesson children will learn more about dinosaurs and then will do an activity to expand their learning. Children will be asked, What are dinosaurs? Who can name some modern reptiles? The children will be faced with the question, What happened to the dinosaurs? The answer is, "65 million years ago half of the species of living things on earth disappeared. Scientists believe they were wiped out by a huge meteorite which caused climatic shocks that wiped out the dinosaurs. Other theoris include: Mammels taking over the food supply or a massive volcanic eruption spewing out poisonous gases. Children will be able to make a dinosaur claw from cardboard, paint dinosaur eggs, play dinosaur bingo, or other activities listed in this lesson plan.

Basic concepts of cell and it's structure: In the lesson students will begin by learning the definitions to all the parts of a plants cell and a animal cell. Once they learn these students will then create a diagram on cardboard of the animal cell and its organelles.

Alternative Energy: Students will be faced with a problem in this lesson plan. Their will be an electrical appliance that will not be turned on even when the switch is on. Children will give ideas of why this may be. This will then lead to the discussion of what electricity is and what it is able to do. At the end of this lesson children should have a basic knowledge on what electricity is and what it can do for us along with have an appreciation for it and know good energy-saving/energy-efficient practices.

Exploring Scientific Tools: Balance: In the lesson students will learn to use a scientific balance and will observe, predict and record their findings. Students will be asked to predict which object out of two will weigh more and why. As the children move from station to station children will be writing down what they are doing and their predictions in a journal.

The Body Parts: In this lesson students will be taught a variety of vocabulary that includes parts of the body. Students will use a visual aid along with their own body to learn the parts of the body. The song, "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" will beused for the students which will give a good use of repetition for them to remember it. By the end the students will be able to label the body parts names.