Tag: swimming creatures
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How do ocean currents move and how does this affect navigation?
One of the weird random facts I learned about Benjamin Franklin is that he learned how the ocean currents move and charted the Atlantic Current. If Benjamin Franklin is ever the subject on Jeopardy, I’m set. Since that’s not likely to happen, I set the kids to an ocean currents experiment and had lots of…
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Amphibians and Reptiles unit
I think an amphibians and reptiles unit is one of the most fun science lessons with little guys because it’s so easy to become a field trip. You just load up and head to the nearest pet store and spend a long time watching the snakes and turtles climb around. A perfect field trip if…
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Zoology for kids
Zoology is a favorite subject with elementary kids. They love to watch animals, go to the zoo, act like animals, and will watch endless animal movies. Or maybe that’s just my kids? Either way I’m discovering I’ve got dozens of animal and zoology for kids posts. Future Ticia 2024 wants to add that our elementary…
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Swimming Creatures Unit
Way back when the kids were in elementary school we studied swimming creatures for our science lessons and I started to collect all our lessons together, but never really finished that. So now, I’m updating that post and organizing it a bit better than I did initially. Partially because I went back to find something…
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Penguin booklist
There is something cute and adorable about penguins. That may be why so many different schools have a penguin unit for kindergarten and preschool. When we used My Father’s World Kindergarten I put together a penguin booklist, and I realized I never shared it, which gives me a great excuse to add to my giant…