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Age 4 - 6 | Age 7 - 10 | Early Years Science | Everyday Materials | Materials and their Properties | Understanding of the World

Muffling Sound investigation
ByEmma Vanstone April 28, 2014April 28, 2023

We’ve talked about properties of materials before when we investigated how waterproof materials are or how strong they are, we’ve even organised different objects by the material they’re made from by looking at the properties of those materials. Today we’re going to explore how some materials are better at absorbing sound than others. Sound Investigation…

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Age 4 - 6 | Biology | Early Years Science | Scientific Enquiry | Understanding of the World

Playing Detective – add some science to role play
ByEmma Vanstone April 2, 2014November 23, 2023

This post is all about adding a bit of science sparkle to role-play. The activities should hopefully add a stimulating and educational twist to an already fun game. My little boy is usually a bit reluctant to join in with role-play games, but if I add in a task or some props, he is much…

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Age 4 - 6 | Biology | Early Years Science | Plants | Understanding of the World

Why do plants need water?
ByEmma Vanstone March 25, 2014May 7, 2024

A few days ago, we noticed that one of our little pumpkin plants on the window sill had wilted. The soil looked dry, so we watered the plant, and after a few hours, it was standing lovely and straight again. This got us wondering why plants need water. Why do plants need water? Plants need…

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Age 4 - 6 | Early Years Science | Garden Science | Plants

Plant Science for Early Years
ByEmma Vanstone March 19, 2014March 25, 2025

My children love pottering around the garden and watching plants grow, especially those that grow food! Spring seems to have arrived, so we’ve been making the most of the sunny weather and taking the opportunity to learn some plant science. We cleared out an area of the garden for the children to do some planting….

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Age 4 - 6 | Candy Experiments | Design and Technology | Everyday Materials | Just for Fun | Kitchen Science | Scientific Enquiry

Build a Candy House – STEM Challenge
ByEmma Vanstone March 13, 2014March 3, 2026

My 6-year-old came out of school last week incredibly happy and excited as he had spent the afternoon building a candy house. As soon as we got home, he wrote me a shopping list of what we needed to do a similar activity at home. This would also be great for a Three Little Pigs…

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Age 4 - 6 | Early Years Science | Just for Fun | Understanding of the World

Doctor Role Play Activities
ByEmma Vanstone March 10, 2014March 21, 2025

My little girls love to play doctor role-play games, leading to many fun learning experiences over the years. These are our favourite ideas for learning while playing doctors. Easy ideas for doctor role-play games Keep notes I bought a cheap little notebook for the girls to write their doctor’s notes in. Learn about the body…

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Age 4 - 6 | Age 7 - 10 | Everyday Materials

Making Music with Red Ted Art
ByEmma Vanstone February 27, 2014March 27, 2025

I’m very happy to welcome back Maggy from Red Ted Art today with a guest post about the Science of Music. I love Maggy’s blog because she makes everything so pretty, whereas I only manage functional items. Maggy has made “shooters” and explained roundabouts in previous posts, but today, it’s all about making music! You could…

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Age 4 - 6 | Early Years Science | Everyday Materials | Physics | Science Experiments for Kids | Understanding of the World

Exploring forces with bubble wrap
ByEmma Vanstone February 26, 2014November 21, 2023

We’ve done a couple of simple activities based around forces recently, so when a sheet of bubble wrap arrived in a parcel, I knew just how to use it. We laid the bubble wrap sheet flat on the floor and talked about what we wanted to investigate and what we expected to happen. Bubble Wrap…

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Age 4 - 6 | Age 7 - 10 | Early Years Science | Everyday Materials | Garden Science | Materials and their Properties | Preschool Science | Sensory and Messy Play | Understanding of the World

How waterproof is it?
ByEmma Vanstone January 22, 2014October 18, 2023

This mini science activity is great for learning about properties of materials, particularly how waterproof they are. It can be messy but works well as an outdoor or bathtime activity. The idea is to cover small soft toys in different materials to find out which have waterproof properties. Equipment Method Half-fill the container with water….

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Age 4 - 6 | Maths and Science | Science and Maths

Numeracy at Home Box for Preschoolers
ByEmma Vanstone January 20, 2014March 10, 2025

I’ve been trying to organise our toys and games by theme to make it easier for me to plan activities with the kids. One of the first things I’m hoping to set up is little boxes of inspiration. A maths box, a storytelling box, literacy box and, of course, a science box. Z loves numbers,…

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