EARLY CHILDHOOD
NATURE AND SCIENCE

 

 

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Zootles Magazine for Kids 2-6

 

 

LtHdNaBk.jpg (13117 bytes)Little Hands Nature Book by Nancy Castaldo. For ages 2 to 6. Trade paper, Williamson Press. Whether a child lives in the city or the country, they will delight in using these activities to explore nature as they discover their own creativity.  There are over 65 irresistible, age-appropriate activities that will take advantage of a child's budding curiosity about nature to introduce early learning skills such as color identification and comparing and contrasting feelings and  shapes. Children can go on a firefly picnic, be  nature detectives, listen to bird songs (and sing back), make a homegrown sunflower bird feeder, and explore a caterpillar's tiny world. Children will learn about shadows and sun clocks, how rocks become sand, where frogs go in winter,  how plants drink through their stems, and much more.141 pages. Bold B/W graphics clarify the text. Cat. #Wmsn-163. $11.66-D.

Playful Learning Backyard Discoveries: A Hands-On Parent Resource,  McGraw-Hill, 2004. This book provides parents of children 3-5 with hundreds of simple, hands-on nature projects and science experiments that will interest young children and encourage them to explore and investigate the world around them. For extra motivation there are stickers, activity pages, and a check-off chart. After the child completes an activity, there is a place for him or her to place a sticker under it. Children will learn to make a rainbow, a paper bag kite, an insect cage, a sundial, and much more. Activities and projects include some that are physical, some artistic, food related, guessing, pretending, and more types. 128 colorful pages. BTH-3423. 7.93-B

SndBoxSc.jpg (23821 bytes)Sandbox Scientist: Real Science Activities for Little Kids by Michael Ross. For ages 2-8. When young children play, they are often scientists without knowing it. As they make mud pies, pour and measure water, or make playgrounds for worms and caterpillars, they are also observing, theorizing, and developing lab science skills. And they're having so much fun they don't realize how much they're learning. This book will teach parents and teachers how to assemble "Explorer Kits" to help young children get started on their on investigations -- individually or in groups. Children will use ice and bubbles; mud, rocks and sand; earthworms and rolypolies; wind and sound; compost and seeds; potions and plant prints; magnets and gears; snails and millipedes; and many more elements, objects, and critters.  After each suggested activity, there is a "Real Life Science" anecdote that shows you what one group of children did with the materials and how old they were. 193 pages. BTH-4814. $10.66-D. (Slightly damaged.)

 

Science Through the Year for grades PreK-K by Stephanie Lester. Teacher Created Resources, 2007. Inquiry-based and easy-to-follow activities help students develop positive attitudes toward science. The experiments are aligned with national standards and benchmarks. They cover the areas of physical, earth, and life science as well as health. There are a variety of hands-on activities, step by step instructions and background information for teachers, a standards alignment chart, and reproducible science journal pages for students to write responses. Some experiment topics include fossils, snow crystals, static electricity, apples, ocean life, butterflies, seeds, magnets, and many more. 208 pages. BTH-5256. $17.99-D