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Written by a preschool teacher who specializes in early childhood science, these easy-to-do ideas are fun ways for you and your kids to learn simple science concepts. Each activity extends the science ideas of each PEEP and the Big Wide World story. |
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Plants
Branching Out
Exploring Your World Growing Seeds Growing Sunflowers Springing to Life Tree Detective Animals
Animals Eat
Bird Watching Building a Rabbit Den Exploring Different Senses Going on a Bug Walk Hunting for Animal Homes Making Tracks Move Like the Animals Now and Then Observing Animal Differences Observing Animal Movements Observing Small Creatures Observing Animals Indoors and Out Sculpting Animals Searching for Animals Watching Baby Animals Web Watch Homes and HabitatsWater |
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WeatherThe SkySimple MachinesSimple ToolsProperties of Objects
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The Way Things Move
Dropping Objects
Flipping an Eraser Floating Balloons Flying Paper Airplanes High Rollers Making Parachutes Rolling Down a Ramp Rolling Down a Tube Track Sliding Objects Sound
Bird Listening
Hunting for Sounds Listening to Echoes Listening to Night Sounds Playing Marco Polo Playing a Tube Tune Whisper It! Light and Color
Exploring Colored Reflections
Making Hand Shadows Making Shadow Puppets Me and My Shadow Mixing Colors Playing with Mirrors Playing with Reflections Tracing Shadows CategorizingMeasuring |
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When you give your kids the opportunity to explore, wonder and ask questions, they will pick up information, expand their experiences, and draw new conclusions. 
Keep your own mind open to new ideas especially when things don't turn out the way you expect them to. Explore and learn with your kids rather than teach them. 
Don't try to give explanations or teach facts, concepts and vocabulary. Although discussions are great and incredibly valuable, parents should follow the kids' lead. Let them stay absorbed in the play if they are not ready to talk about what they are doing. 
A huge part of science is awe, wonder and delight in the natural world, and an appreciation of the beauty, order, and complexity of all its forms (be these snakes, rocks, insects, water or whatever). If this is what you give your kids through participating in these activities, you will have done more than enough.