I set out a tray with a different amount of dollars and coins in each compartment. Each compartment is labeled with a sticker that has either A, B, C or D in it. On a magic erase board or paper, I wrote down the letters and my 5 year old had to count and write […]
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Games we played this week are Professor Noggin-The Wonders of Science, Go Fish- Ancient Egypt, Connect 4, and 5 Second Rule. Here’s a little bit of information about each game: 
Professor Noggin- Wonders of Science is a really amazing and fun way to learn about so many topics in science. Some of the topics
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My 5 yo started to inquire about mummies so this was my cue to set up a unit study to learn about this ancient civilization. For our books to read, I grabbed our Usborne Encyclopedia of World History, Historium, Ancient History, and an E-Book of The Magic Treehouse (Fact Trackers): Mummies and Pyramids. For hands-on
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For my 5.5 yo, I poured different amounts of colored water into a flask, a beaker and a graduated cylinder. I asked him which container did he think held the most water. Then, he had to determine if he was correct by using a measuring cup to measure each liquid. Afterwards, we talked about capacity
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Gameschooling: It is basically learning through playing games. Can you really learn through playing games? YES! But, it depends on the quality of the game. When choosing games, I like to look for ones that are entertaining but also have value to it. I love educational games
such as prime climb and sequence, games that encourage
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For this 
art activity, I cut out oval shaped pieces of cardboard, laid out a few colors of paint, small plastic easter eggs, magnets, and magnetic wands. I put a magnet in each egg and closed it up. I taped the back of the oval cardboard to a pan to keep it in place while
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Today we are making a boat made out of foil to help our little yellow Peep travel! Have you made a boat made out of foil yet? It’s an awesome STEM activity as there are so many ways to construct a boat and see how well it floats. A few other materials to build a
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Are you up for some baking soda and vinegar science fun? We love baking soda and vinegar experiments as it’s so pretty and so cool to hear the fizzing that happens! When baking soda and vinegar combine, they react together and create carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide, or CO2 are those bubbles that form. Pretty cool,
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LEGOS are great for STEM challenges. Kids can be so creative and the possibilities are endless when they are given prompts to build something. For this Easter themed STEM activity, I set out a tray of colorful LEGOS and a few plastic eggs. The goal was to build a LEGO car to transport an Easter
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Have you tried building a structure out of styrofoam eggs yet? Very cool STEM activity to do for Easter, but you have to definitely be careful of sharp pokes! I suggest using paperclips instead of toothpicks but it’s still sharp so set the styrofoam egg on the table while you poke into it with the
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