It is very important in an early childhood classroom to have a Science area/center set up. This area can be changed out frequently, used to help store science equipment, do different cooking, science experiments, and seasonal activities such as a fall box. It is very important also that the EC room has pets. I have had a tarantulas (which was so much fun) an ant farm (so excited to see the new tunnels etc) a rabbit (I don't suggest they are very messy) we have hatched butterflies and let them go and so on. These are pics of different animal habitats you can use. Don't forget when you go into a store, tell them you are a teacher, MANY times stores give good discounts!
These are Science Viewers. There is one that magnifies, one that reflects, and one that shows rainbow colors. These are very neat to have in a Science center.
These are investigation tubes. These can be made in water bottles or if you have or find long plastic tubes, cover the ends with heavy duct tape. You can fill them with whatever you want to fill them with.
Safe recipes for cleaning in your classroom (that children can use)----Mailbox
Brass Polish:
2 tablespoons four
2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoons water
Mix into a thick paste. Rube with a soft cloth onto brass. Rinse with water and dry with a clean, dry cloth.
Drain Cleaner:
1/2 cup baking soda
1 cup white vinegar
Pour baking soda down drain and follow with vinegar. Cover drain until fizzing stops. Flush drain with boiling water.
Silver Polish:
Aluminum Foil
Baking Soda
Salt
Warm Water
Place a sheet of aluminum foil in the bottom of a glass bowl. Sprinkle with baking soda and salt. Fill the bowl with warm water and soak silver. When clean, dry silver with a clean, dry cloth.
All-Purpose Cleaner:
4 tablespoons baking soda
4 cups warm water
Dissolve baking soda in warm water. Apply with sponge. Rinse with clear water.
Furniture Polish:
2 cups olive oil
1 cup lemon juice
MIx together until well blended. Use a clean, soft cloth to apply to furniture.
Brass Polish:
2 tablespoons four
2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoons water
Mix into a thick paste. Rube with a soft cloth onto brass. Rinse with water and dry with a clean, dry cloth.
Drain Cleaner:
1/2 cup baking soda
1 cup white vinegar
Pour baking soda down drain and follow with vinegar. Cover drain until fizzing stops. Flush drain with boiling water.
Silver Polish:
Aluminum Foil
Baking Soda
Salt
Warm Water
Place a sheet of aluminum foil in the bottom of a glass bowl. Sprinkle with baking soda and salt. Fill the bowl with warm water and soak silver. When clean, dry silver with a clean, dry cloth.
All-Purpose Cleaner:
4 tablespoons baking soda
4 cups warm water
Dissolve baking soda in warm water. Apply with sponge. Rinse with clear water.
Furniture Polish:
2 cups olive oil
1 cup lemon juice
MIx together until well blended. Use a clean, soft cloth to apply to furniture.
Make your own paper--teach your students about paper recycling. When paper is recycled we use fewer trees. Make recycled paper with used scraps of paper. (They can ONLY have ink on them nothing else for the process to work).
1. Tear scrap paper into tiny pieces, and soak in water for 10 min.
2. Fill a blender with the pieces and cover with water. Pulse several times at high speed until the mixture is fine and thin. Mix with a spoon between pulses.
3. Pour the mixture into a large container such as a plugged sink or plastic tub. Add water to make the depth at least two inches. The pulp should be floating in the water.
4. Dip a piece of steel gauze or sturdy wire screen into the mixture, then life it out of the water. Evenly distribute the pulp by holding the screen horizontally and shaking back and forth.
5. In one continuous motion, flip the screen onto a piece of felt so that the pulp adheres to the felt. Press the screen with a wet sponge to separate the pulp from the screen and lift it off, starting at one corner. Flatten the pulp with a wet sponge.
6. Allow the pulp to dry overnight and remove it from the felt.
Children will look forward to making new paper out of scraps!
1. Tear scrap paper into tiny pieces, and soak in water for 10 min.
2. Fill a blender with the pieces and cover with water. Pulse several times at high speed until the mixture is fine and thin. Mix with a spoon between pulses.
3. Pour the mixture into a large container such as a plugged sink or plastic tub. Add water to make the depth at least two inches. The pulp should be floating in the water.
4. Dip a piece of steel gauze or sturdy wire screen into the mixture, then life it out of the water. Evenly distribute the pulp by holding the screen horizontally and shaking back and forth.
5. In one continuous motion, flip the screen onto a piece of felt so that the pulp adheres to the felt. Press the screen with a wet sponge to separate the pulp from the screen and lift it off, starting at one corner. Flatten the pulp with a wet sponge.
6. Allow the pulp to dry overnight and remove it from the felt.
Children will look forward to making new paper out of scraps!