I try to build in extra numeracy and literacy to our activities wherever possible, even it’s just something as simple as a bit of counting as we go along, but making a specific maths game is even more fun. Maths games are especially great for children who might not like maths or struggle with a…
Have you ever wondered how much a helium balloon can lift? We’re going to find out with a fun STEM challenge using helium balloons and a LEGO® figure. The challenge is to discover how much weight a single helium balloon can lift. Helium Balloon STEM Challenge You’ll need Helium Balloons String LEGO Weighing scales Instructions…
This month our featured author is Laura Numeroff and we’ve chosen to read If you give a pig a pancake. How do you make pancakes? I like American style thick and fluffy while my children prefer a thinner crepe type. We experimented with different recipes to see what happened. If you’d rather a less messy…
This is an easy waterproofing activity with a pirate theme. We painted one side of the coin so we could easily see if the coin was wet and placed 5 coins in each bag ( paper, cloth, plastic ) before spraying with water and then examining the coins. Don’t forget I’ve got lots more early years…
Last Saturday lucky visitors to the Science Museum had the chance to try some hands on science with Learning Resources® who collaborated with the Science Museum to run a demonstration zone bringing science to life. Children had the chance to create their own volcanic explosions, make raisins dance, investigate colour mixing and much more. Here at Science…
Every now and then we like to try a more ‘traditional’ science experiment and walking water is one I’ve been trying to catch on video for ages. This super simple experiment works quickly and is very impressive. The science behind it, can be a bit tricky for little ones, but you could start by spilling…
We’re coming to then end of our pirate themed activities and I had been really excited about this one but nearly didn’t write about it because IÂ just couldn’t get the barrel skittles to look as good as I wanted, but the kids loved it and actually there were so many different factors to explore that…
This is a fun activity I’ve done with a group of Year 1 children this week as part of their Materials topic to investigate whether wood is waterproof. We talked about the materials we tested being waterproof or not and if they were absorbent or not. Is wood waterproof? Materials LEGO house with no roof Materials…
Did you see our post about Solar System activities last month? Learning Resources have some brilliant Solar System and space products and kindly sent us these to try out. GeoSafari® Motorised Solar System This is a really great way to help children visualise our Solar System. The set comes with the sun, earth and eight planets….
The Rainbow Fish is a lovely story about a beautiful fish who eventually shares his shiny scales with other fish in the sea, he refuses at first, but then realises that having friends is more important than being beautiful. I used The Rainbow Fish resources from Twinkl to save me drawing the fish, then cut out scales of…
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