Science Activities For Your PreK Classroom
Three simple hands-on early-childhood science craft/experiment activities: making giant bubbles, building a windsock to explore wind, and testing which objects sink or float.
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Explore kindergarten science through simple investigations, nature observations, sorting, models and crafts. Find weather, plants, animals, the senses and physical-science activities, with teacher-led videos and nearby-grade support.
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Three simple hands-on early-childhood science craft/experiment activities: making giant bubbles, building a windsock to explore wind, and testing which objects sink or float.
A set of three hands-on preschool science activities introducing the five senses, primary/secondary color mixing, and basic physics concepts (gravity, friction, inclined planes) through play-based experiments.
Hands-on PreK science activity packet covering fossil-making/fossil hunting and plant growth from seed.
A full science workbook (Book A of the 'Simple and Fun Science' series, ages 4-6) teaching science process skills (observing, sorting, comparing, recording, classifying) through hands-on activities across life science, plants, animals, the human body, and weather topics.
A large collection (101 numbered activities) of hands-on science activities exploring everyday phenomena (breathing, weather, gravity, the human body, recycling) for early-to-upper-elementary students.
A UK Key Stage 1 (KS1) teacher activity pack of differentiated ideas, worksheets and charts for teaching young children about weather, aligned to the UK National Curriculum for Science and Geography.
Support a year-long (multi-term) nature-observation science project on the Horse Chestnut tree life cycle, aligned to UK Year 1 National Curriculum science.
A multi-part science unit teaching young children to observe, identify, and understand the Blackbird (a common UK garden bird) -- its appearance, habitat, diet, and behavior -- through a narrated PowerPoint and accompanying printable activities.
A 7-activity classroom science center for a plants/farm/spring unit, developing visual discrimination, sorting, observation, nonstandard measurement, and drawing/writing skills through hands-on work with plant parts, plant needs, and the bean life cycle.
A hands-on science activity teaching students how magnets interact with objects and with each other, through sorting, task cards, and recording observations.
Non-identical animal sorting/grouping activity to build categorization and observation skills as a math/science-readiness foundation.
The Weather Game - An Innovative Teaching Resource The Weather Game is a unique teaching tool crafted to make learning about weather both engaging and fun. This resource uses the exciting format of a Television Game Show, combining education with entertainment to provide an illuminating learning experience for students. It is primarily…
A mini-book and hands-on science activity packet teaching young children that the sun provides warmth and light that affects weather and the seasons, aligned to Next Generation Science Standards K-PS3-1 and K-PS3-2.
A farm-animal-families science center bundle developing visual discrimination, comparing/contrasting, and measurement (balance scale) skills through 5 hands-on activities.
This interactive and hands-on teaching resource is designed to help students explore the life cycle of a sunflower through a creative craft activity. The Sunflower Life Cycle Craft Foldable provides an engaging way for students to learn about the stages of a sunflower's growth, from seed to flower, while reinforcing key science and…
A multi-activity insect-themed science center bundle for an insects/spring/butterflies thematic unit, developing visual discrimination, nonstandard measurement, sorting, the butterfly life cycle, and insect body parts.
Guide to lead children through yoga poses themed around science topics (astronomy, weather, seasons, animal habitats, life cycles, landforms) as a movement-based add-on to science lessons.
a hands-on activity book of science, art-material, and simple-invention projects for young children, compiling three previously published Teaching & Learning Company titles
A hands-on paper craft that helps students visualize and reinforce different types of precipitation and weather as part of an earth science/meteorology lesson.
This interactive and hands-on teaching resource is designed to help students explore the life cycle of an orange tree through a creative craft activity. The Orange Life Cycle Craft Foldable provides an engaging way for students to learn about the stages of an orange tree's growth, from seed to fruit, while reinforcing key science and…
No Prep Geography Landforms Bingo Game is a fun and engaging way to help students learn about Earth's natural landforms and geographic features. Since bingo is a familiar game, it's easy to set up and encourages children to build geography and earth science vocabulary through interactive play. I like using this activity during geography…
A 90-minute Grades 1-4 lesson plan teaching types and elements of weather, including severe weather, through video, sorting games, worksheets, and a craft.
teach the life cycle of a lemon tree through a cut-and-paste foldable craft activity
A coloring book pairing illustrated solar system coloring pages with short 'fun fact' captions about each celestial body, combining fine motor coloring practice with light astronomy facts.