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A Windy Day

Go outside on a windy day. Help children become aware of things being moved around by the wind.

Act Out a Ramp Story

Read a book about ramps and help your child make connections to ramps found in your neighborhood.

Animal Colors

Have children sort pictures of animals by their colors and talk about how some animals blend into their environment.

Animal Homes

Explore the different types of homes animals live in. Then help your child plan and build a house for a favorite animal.

Animal Tools: "Chirp Builds a Nest" #3 (PEEP show)

Have children watch the video PEEP and the Big Wide World “Chirp Builds a Nest.” Encourage children to browse through books from the Library Center to find out more about how animals build their homes.

Bathtub Science

Have your child explore water at bath time with plastic containers of different shapes and sizes.

Building Site

Visit a construction site and talk with your child about the tools and machines used by construction workers.

Changing Textures

Explore how the texture and consistency of foods can change as you make a snack with children. Expand the exploration to include dry/wet sand or mud.

Color Art

Have children make a collage of colored transparent materials and observe how light shines through the colors.

Connecting Cube Train Races

Have children build connecting-cube trains to send down ramps, and use nonstandard measuring tools to mark how far the trains travel.

Different Material—Different Drying Time

Children choose items of different materials and determine which absorbs more water and which dries faster.

Divvy Up!

Show children how to divvy up or divide food as a character in their read-aloud.

Does It Float?

Have children test objects to see if they will float or sink. Instruct children to place the objects in the “sink” or “float” half of a poster board based on what happened.