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Free Charlotte’s Web Homeschool Unit Study and Fun Hands-on Ideas

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I have a free Charlotte’s Web homeschool unit study today with fun hands-on ideas. Also grab more ideas on my best homeschool unit studies page.

Charlotte’s Web is not only a wonderful story for reading aloud or independent reading time, but it also lends itself beautifully to a wide-open list of topics to study beyond just the title.

Here is a free Charlotte’s Web Unit Study with a bushel of ideas for you whether you want to spend a week or a whole month learning about Wilbur, Fern, and Charlotte.

Free Charlotte’s Web Homeschool Unit Study and Fun Hands-on Ideas

Charlotte’s Web will keep you busy with new vocabulary, learning about things like characters, plot, setting, and point of view.

And of course, it is a wonderful setting to learn all about farm life including the animals that live there. 

To make the book more than just a read you will have to get creative by pulling something from the theme of the book for each of your main subjects.

Facts about Charlotte’s Web Book

I have a few ideas ready to get you going as well as some interesting facts to share with your farmhands.

  • The E.B. in E.B. White, the author, stands for Elwyn Brooks
  • Zuckerman’s farm in Charlotte’s Web was real. E.B. White based it on the farm he grew up on in Maine.
  • Fern did not become a character of the book until the last draft of it was written.
  • Garth Williams, who illustrated Charlotte’s Web is also well known for his illustrations for the entire Little House on The Prairie Series.
  • Wilbur was inspired by a sick pig that White had tried to nurse back to health. Unfortunately, the pig died.
  • Charlotte’s full name is Charlotte A. Cavatica which is a clever reference to her species class, Araneus Cavaticus or the common barn spider.
  • E.B. White won a special Pulitzer Prize in 1978 for all his writings and works.
Free Charlotte’s Web Homeschool Unit Study and Fun Hands-on Ideas

More Charlotte’s Web Resources and Activities

Moreover, grab some of these books to enhance your unit study.

Charlotte's Web Unit Study Resources

Add some of these books to flesh out your unit study if you're studying about farm animals, geography of Main or spiders.

First, here are some fun resources.

Next, look at some unit study science ideas.

Unit Study Science Ideas for Charlotte’s Web

One of the most enticing things about a unit study is being able to tie a lot of subjects to one theme. Look below at ideas for each topic.

Farm Theme Ideas

Choose one of the main character animals like pigs, spiders, rats, geese, or sheep to study. Your child can

  • Watch videos.
  • Write a report.
  • Create a diorama.
  • Paint a picture.
  • Make their animal out of clay.
  • Read books about various animals on the farm.

A great reference book to research farm life, as well as farm animals, is Julia Rothman Farm Anatomy with its beautiful illustrations and great information snippets on a lot of topics.

Free Charlotte’s Web Homeschool Unit Study and Fun Hands-on Ideas

Also, add some fun farm math.

Math Ideas

Use manipulatives to make math hands-on.

  • Measure plastic farm animals, take a poll on everyone’s favorite farm animals, and graph it.
  • Older kids can map out a farm on graph paper and figure out the scale, area, and perimeter.
  • Give simple math a twist by giving farm-themed math problems like “If I had 100 pounds of pig feed and each of my 3 pigs eats 5 pounds per day, how long will it last?” If Zuckerman’s truck had to go 40 miles to the fair and they traveled at 22 mph how long would it take to get there?

Moreover, add some fun hands-on geography.

Geography Ideas

  • The story of Charlotte’s Web takes place in Maine, take this time to learn a little about the state.
Free Charlotte’s Web Homeschool Unit Study and Fun Hands-on Ideas
  • Practice map skills and have your child draw a map of the farm where Wilbur lived including the farmhouse, barn, trees, and any other places they feel are significant.

Language Arts

  • Grab a list of spelling words for the story from Vocabulary.com to practice vocabulary and spelling by using words in sentences, flashcards, and other ways.
  • Draw a spider web with white crayon on white paper, weaving words throughout the lines, and give your child watercolors to reveal the words. As they appear, have them say the word and spell it out loud.
  • Have your child write their own short story about a farm by hand or on the computer.
  • Use farm-themed prompts for journaling- For example, “One morning I woke up and ran outside to the barn to find…”.

Below I have another fun and simple spelling activity.

Free Charlotte’s Web Homeschool Unit Study and Fun Hands-on Ideas

Free Charlotte’s Web Homeschool Unit Study Spelling Web Activity

You will need:

  • Black cardstock
  • White chalk or a white paint marker
  • Hairspray
  • Letter tiles or beads
  • Spelling words list
Free Charlotte’s Web Homeschool Unit Study and Fun Hands-on Ideas

Grab a piece of black cardstock or construction paper and draw a circle in the center with chalk.

Next, draw lines coming out from the circle all the way to the edges of the paper.

You can make it any size you like, depending on the child.

Free Charlotte’s Web Homeschool Unit Study and Fun Hands-on Ideas

Draw a line straight across the middle for spelling words and then a few more lines all the way across from edge to edge.

To get the webbed effect you want to slightly arch your small lines in between the big lines, going all the way around.

Free Charlotte’s Web Homeschool Unit Study and Fun Hands-on Ideas

Finally, if you use chalk, set it so that it doesn’t smudge by spraying it with hairspray and allowing it to dry fully.

Set out your web, spelling words, and the letter tiles-scrabble tiles, letter beads, or lacing letters.

Free Charlotte’s Web Homeschool Unit Study and Fun Hands-on Ideas

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

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Today we’re doing some fun hands-on learning with this herb and olive oil garden bread. And if you’re looking for another fun recipe look here at Cherokee Garden Pan Bread and look at my page  Easy Seeds and Gardening Unit Study for Kids (Middle – Upper Elementary) for more garden ideas.

Cooking and baking are some of the best ways to teach your child without any kind of textbook or formal classroom setting.

The lessons they learn, not to mention the memories you make together, are substantial.

Since it is spring and many of us have at least simple gardens, like herb gardens, I thought we would work on an herb garden bread.

This is a perfect recipe for the whole family to prepare and enjoy together.

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

If you don’t have a garden with fresh herbs, just pick a few up from the store farmers market, or grab them in pots.

And place a few in your window to grow.

You don’t need a sizable garden for herbs.

Gardening is another great way to teach your child some important skills and life lessons.

Homeschool Cooking

 Even if you don’t have the space for a large garden consider trying out a few things in pots.

Cooking teaches practical life skills:

  • following directions,
  • knife skills,
  • food prep planning,
  • budgeting,
  • kitchen safety,
  • sanitation, and nutrition.

And it introduces and increases knowledge of different cuisines (which can become a quick geography lesson).

This one is a lesson in patience as you must wait a bit for the bread to rise.

Don’t forget that cooking also provides reading, math, and science lessons as well.

This recipe offers all the above and if you want to get even more intentional you can include cookbooks and other food-related books in the “lesson”.

Easy Curriculum for Cooking

I found this recipe went along great with Julia Rothmans Food Anatomy.

 If teaching cooking was on your to-do list this is a must-have.

The illustrations are so pretty, and the book covers a host of food-related topics like the history of food, place settings, types of flatware, types of refrigeration, fruits and veggies, grains, meat, dairy, street food, seasonings, drinks, and sweets.

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

The two-page spread on olives makes a great supplement to this herb and olive oil garden bread.

It covers types of olives, acidity, cold press, origin country, harvest, and how they ripen.

There are also a few pages on bread around the world that go hand in hand with our recipe.

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

There are some fantastic food-related vocabulary suggestions as well.

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

Before we get into the recipe here are some more great activities to go along with it including some recipes from the garden that are fun to make and use.

Also, do you wish your kids knew how to cook? You’ll love the program Kids Cook Real Food.

More Garden Bread Hands-on Activities

How to Plan And Start an Easy Gardening Unit Study for Kids – perfect if you are ready to start a garden with the kids but aren’t sure how to begin.

The next natural step in gardening is composting to reduce waste and create your own free-rich garden soil.Easy Composting With the Amazing Dr. George Carver.

Butterfly & Bee Garden for Pollinators – How to Make an Edible Tea Garden– What a great idea.

This is a simple and fun recipe How To Make Herb Salt

And here is a fantastic post on Kids’ Knife Skills if you need a little extra help.

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

Finally, look at this fun recipe.

You will need:

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 package active dry yeast
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon Italian seasonings
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh Rosemary and/or Basil
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • Pinch of salt and pepper
  • 1 egg white whisked with 1 tablespoon of water.
  • A little extra fresh rosemary and basil for the top of the bread

I recommend using a stand mixer with a dough hook if you have one.

It’s the easiest for simplifying bread recipes. If not, you can still mix by hand.

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

How to Make Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread

Combine the warm water, sugar, and yeast in the bowl of the mixer and let it sit for 10 minutes until it becomes foamy.

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

Add olive oil and mix lightly.

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

Here is a great opportunity to teach knife skills and demonstrate how to hold it safely as they chop the fresh basil and rosemary.

In a separate bowl whisk together flour, rosemary, Italian seasoning salt, and pepper.

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

Add the flour mixture to the yeast mixture and mix just until the dough starts to form.

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

Lightly flour the counter surface and transfer the dough to the counter.

Then knead for 5 minutes until the dough becomes smoother and has some elasticity. You could also just do this in the mixer with the dough hook

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

Spray a large bowl with nonstick cooking spray, transfer the dough to the bowl, and cover it with a towel. Allow it to rise for 1 hour.

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

Remove from the bowl back to a floured surface and punch it down.

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

Transfer to a pan. I prefer a pizza stone and then form your loaf. You can make it round or create a longer loaf.

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

Cover with a clean towel and let it rise for the final time, 45 minutes.

Just before the time is up preheat the oven to 400℉. And place a second pan on the bottom rack to prevent the underside of your bread from burning.

Brush the egg white and water mixture over the top of your bread.

Use a sharp knife to cut 2-3 slits or a simple design into the top.

Add a little of your fresh chopped herbs to the top.

Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.

Remove it from the hot oven and allow it to cool for a few minutes.

How to Make Easy Herb and Olive Oil Garden Bread With Kids

Fun Homeschool Unit Study Egg to Sea Turtle Lesson Plans & Lapbook

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I have some sea turtle lesson plans and sea turtle lapbook today. Grab more ideas on my lapbook ideas page. Also grab more ideas on my best homeschool unit studies page.

We made a detour on finishing up high school for a quick nature read about sea turtles.

From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study & Lapbook

I chose Our Sea Turtles as a spine and we weren’t disappointed.

Today, in sharing from egg to sea turtle nature unit study and lapbook, I’ve rounded up some awesome links and ideas for you.

Also, I created a fun lapbook for about upper elementary to middle school for your kids.

From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study & Lapbook

Of course, you can decide what ages to use the lapbook for because I never make my lapbooks baby-ish.

Using cursive font and avoiding baby-ish or goofy looking clip art the best I can, I create my lapbooks for all ages.

From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study & Lapbook

Sea Turtle Unit Study & Lapbook

First, let me show you how much we loved the book Our Sea Turtles.

It is a 282 page reference book with beautiful color pictures on each page.

It has several sections, including:

From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study & Lapbook
  • The Species, Sea Turtle Form and Function,
  • Life Cycle and History, Ecology,
  • Our Sea Turtles on Land,
  • Sea Turtles in Water and
  • Saving our Sea Turtles.
From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study & Lapbook

One thing we learned right away that we did not know was that not all turtles in salty waters are sea turtles.

They are truly marine animals and one of the things that makes them different is their shell.

Moreover, sea turtles don’t really have the ability to pull in their head and limbs inside although they can still withdraw their neck.

Although we know that sea turtles are mostly herbivores, we did learn that they won’t pass up some easily captured prey.

From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit

Additioally, we learned about some of the predators of the sea turtle.

The Northern raccoon, ghost crab, fire ants, laughing sea gull, bobcat, fish crow, dolphinfish, crevalle jack, tiger shark and bull shark are a few of the sea turtle predators.

From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study & Lapbook

What was really interesting was learning what was inside an egg. Sea turtles have an amniotic egg.

The features of a sea turtle egg include a papery eggshell that protects but is porous (to air and water vapor), and an allantois (fetal membrane) which facilitates respiration and helps with waste.

The yolk sac supplies nutrients for the embryo and it shrinks as the turtle grows.

What we didn’t know was that the amniotic sac is like the equivalent to the placenta in mammals.

Sea Turtle Lesson Plans, Guides, and Background Information.

Along with reading the book  Our Sea Turtles I really loved a lot of these resources. Too, look at some sea turtle lesson plans.

  • Journey of Survival educators guide I found super helpful and used a lot of the information from here to do the lapbook. You can read it online.
  • 22 page pdf educator’s guide has a great roundup of vocabulary words.
  • Grab this fun coloring page with crossword puzzle activity.
  • You love this Sea Turtle Inc. site for great hands-on ideas like make a sea turtle habitat, make a magnet sea turtle for older kids (cool), and a template to create your own hatchling for younger kids. So cute.

Then here is a free discussing and activity guide to use with the book Sea Turtle Science which is also good to add to your sea turtle lesson plans.

Sea Turtle EASY Hands-on Ideas and Activities

Easy Hands-on Math Build a Geometric Turtle @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus
Our Journey Westward

In addition, look at some of these books.

10 Sea Turtle Resources

Add some books about sea turtles and hands-on resources to your lesson or unit study to bring it to life.

Sea Turtle Media

Fun Homeschool Unit Study Egg to Sea Turtle Lesson Plans & Lapbook

Then also, our unit study reminded us of the co-op we had where my sister brought a turtle shell Native American craft made by one of her Native American friends.

From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study & Lapbook

I love when we have a tie in to what we learned before in one of our co-ops.

The Basement Workshop Store
From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study & Lapbook

Then of course a family visit to the ocean is a great field trip.

The Galveston coast near us had these new and beautiful benches that are part art and part bench.

From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study & Lapbook

Local schools got to decorate them with facts about the marine life that live in the ocean.

It not only makes for a beautiful enhancement to seawall, but a fun way to learn facts.

From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study & Lapbook

I think doing a mosaic like this would make a great art project too.

Next, here is my lapbook.

Grab this FREE Sea Turtle Lapbook | Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

The minibooks include:

What Makes a Turtle a Sea Turtle?
7 Species of Sea Turtles layered book.
What Are the Sea Turtle Parts?
The Anatomy of a Sea Turtle.
Sea Turtle Tagalongs trifold book.
From Egg to Sea Turtle Life Cycle Circle book.
The Struggle to Survive.
Predators petal book.

If you’re looking to do any spring nature studies, you’ll want to get a few of the NaturExplorers. I love those studies for multiple ages.

How to Get the Free Sea Turtle Lapbook

Now, how to grab the free lapbook. The lapbook is a subscriber freebie.

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Look at these other links:

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From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study & Lapbook. Grab this fun sea turtle lapbook for your middle school kids and these easy hands-on activities and ideas to bring your homeschool science to life! CLICK HERE to grab it!

You’ll also love these other nature studies:


Cutest Ever Egg Carton Sea Turtle Craft and Learning Activities for Kids

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I have a fun egg carton sea turtle craft. Add my fun From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study & Lapbook to make it for multiple ages.

I love taking trash and turning it into a treasure.

And this was a really fun way to do it.

Create the cutest little sea turtles to put together a lesson that would be perfect for preschool or kindergarten.

Pair it with a book and a couple of fun activities and you have a wonderful lesson without a textbook or worksheet in sight.

Cutest Ever Egg Carton Sea Turtle Craft and Learning Activities for Kids

Grab a copy of Ocean Anatomy to dive into learning a little about sea turtles with your little one while you work together on this sweet egg carton sea turtle craft.

This book in a series by Julia Rothman covers a lot of ocean topics including sea turtles, seaweed, the food chain, ocean currents, and many of the other animals that make their home there.

5 Fun Facts about Sea Turtles

  1. There are 7 different species of marine turtles – Flatback, Green, Hawksbill, Loggerhead, Leatherback, Olive ridley, and Kemp’s ridley.
  2. The record for the largest marine turtle recorded goes to a leatherback that was found ashore measuring 8.2 feet long and 8.2 feet from flipper to flipper and weighing almost 2000 pounds.
  3. Unlike other kinds of turtles, sea turtles cannot retract their flippers and head into their shells.
  4. Nest temperatures determine the sex of sea turtle hatchlings. Warmer temperatures will produce more females while cooler will produce more males.
  5. Sea Turtles can live to be about 100 years old.

Cutest Ever Egg Carton Sea Turtle Craft and Learning Activities for Kids

Next, add some books and resources.

Sea Turtle Books For Fun Egg Carton Sea Turtles

Like I mentioned Ocean Anatomy is a must-have book for studying the wonderous ocean, look at the beautiful illustrations.

While it is not super in-depth it covers so much of the ocean in general and gives a great page on sea turtle Identification, some facts, and labeling of the parts of a sea turtle.

10 Sea Turtle Resources

Add some books about sea turtles and hands-on resources to your lesson or unit study to bring it to life.

Next, add some fun hands-on sea turtle activities.

Sea Turtle Hands-On Activity Ideas

  • Grab a life cycle set to help your child get a grasp on the various stages of life sea turtles go through. They can be added to a science table or sensory bin or used with a life cycle worksheet.
  • Paint a picture of sea turtles with watercolors, acrylics. Use chalk pastels or some medium you have never tried before using a book or photo from Google for inspiration.
  • Use a mixed collection of land and water turtles to compare their differences and encourage your child to sort and make a pile of each. What is the difference between their feet (or flippers?) What about the difference between sea turtles and aquatic turtles that live in freshwater?
  • Include the whole family with my free From Egg to Sea Turtle Nature Unit Study and Lapbook.
  • Visit a local aquarium if you live near one and spend some time at the sea turtle tank observing their behavior, learning what type they are, and learning about these beautiful creatures.
  • Use play dough to help your child recreate the Sea Turtles Life Cycle Craft.
  • You could also add plastic sea turtles into this Fun Making Ocean Layers Soap activity to cover even more ocean topics.
  • Finally, replace the shark in this Fun Aquarium Jar Craft with a plastic sea turtle to match with the theme.

Cutest Ever Egg Carton Sea Turtle Craft and Learning Activities for Kids

Next, make this fun hands on sea turtle craft.

How to Make an Egg Carton Sea Turtle

You will need:

  • Cardboard egg carton
  • Green pom poms
  • Google eyes
  • Green construction paper or craft foam
  • School glue
  • Green paint
  • Paintbrush
Cutest Ever Egg Carton Sea Turtle Craft and Learning Activities for Kids

Directions:

Cut out individual cups from a cardboard egg carton and cut one for each turtle you want to make.

Cutest Ever Egg Carton Sea Turtle Craft and Learning Activities for Kids

Paint the entire cup green and set aside to dry.

Cutest Ever Egg Carton Sea Turtle Craft and Learning Activities for Kids

Glue googly eyes to a green pom pom and then attach it to the body with glue as well.

Cutest Ever Egg Carton Sea Turtle Craft and Learning Activities for Kids

Cut 4 flippers from green construction paper or craft foam.

It is basically just a long crescent shape.

I recommend you draw 1 and let your child cut all 4 out at once by folding the paper into quarters before trimming.

Cutest Ever Egg Carton Sea Turtle Craft and Learning Activities for Kids

Attach flippers to the underside of the egg cup with glue and allow to dry.

Cutest Ever Egg Carton Sea Turtle Craft and Learning Activities for Kids

Add a little sand and you have all the makings for a lesson on how baby sea turtles find their way from the nest to the sea.

Cutest Ever Egg Carton Sea Turtle Craft and Learning Activities for Kids

How to Make a Simple Wind Vane | Fun Wind Activities Middle School

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If you’re wanting to add fun wind activities middle school, your kids will love this simple wind vane. Also, grab more ideas here Middle School Hands-on Science : Extreme Winds and Free Weather Unit Study for Kids Who Love Hands-on Learning.

Important and valuable science lessons don’t always have to come from books.

You and your student can get a lot out of hands-on experiments, interesting books, and videos.

How to Make a Simple Wind Vane | Fun Wind Activities Middle School

To help you get started on your wind activities middle school journey I have some great resources.

And then let’s put together a very simple but informative hands-on experiment creating a weather vane to determine wind direction.

Wind Activities Middle School Ideas

Start off with a really fun activity that kids of all ages love-paper airplanes. Investigating Wind: Paper Airplane Competition.

Build different styles and sizes, investigate the effects of the wind on them, and record the results.

Another fun and simple activity you can do is to learn about Extreme Winds and grab + a free mini book. 

Grab a Build Your Own Wind Turbine Kit for a firsthand look at wind energy.

Or build a model wind turbine completely from scratch with this tutorial.

Have your middle schooler create their own Anemometer with a few simple household items.

Why not challenge your teen to make their own windsocks, windchimes, and kites to incorporate some art into their studies on wind.

These activities are definitely not just for little ones.

Grab this online self-paced literature course for middle school to go along with the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Also, look at this mini weather station.

Next, look at these videos to learn about weather and wind.

Videos about Wind

Also, grab these useful books.

Learning about Wind

Wind Activities - Middle School Books

Create fun science learning ideas or a quick unit study from some of these resources.

Finally, look at this simple wind vane activity for your kids.

How to Make a Simple Wind Vane | Fun Wind Activities Middle School

How to Make a Simple Wind Vane With Kids

You will need:

  • Paper or plastic straw
  • Pencil with eraser
  • Cardstock
  • Stick pin
  • Paper plate
  • Plastic cup
  • Sharpie marker
  • Ruler
  • Razor or sharp knife
How to Make a Simple Wind Vane | Fun Wind Activities Middle School

Directions:

Find the center of your plate.

Then have your student draw intersecting lines for N,S, E, W.

If you are doing this with younger students you may want to stop here.

For middle school kids I suggest further adding NE, NW, SE, and SW.

How to Make a Simple Wind Vane | Fun Wind Activities Middle School

Poke a hole with a straight edge razor or knife in the bottom of the cup to fit your pencil tightly.

How to Make a Simple Wind Vane | Fun Wind Activities Middle School

Cut a slit on either end of the straw.

Next, cut cardstock into a 1-11/2” triangle for one end and a trapezoid shape for the other end.

Slide each into a slit and secure with a dab of hot glue.

How to Make a Simple Wind Vane | Fun Wind Activities Middle School

Poke the straight pin down through the middle of the straw and into the eraser.

How to Make a Simple Wind Vane | Fun Wind Activities Middle School

Slide pencil mechanism through the cup and to the plate. Add hot glue as needed to secure any loose pieces.

How to Make a Simple Wind Vane | Fun Wind Activities Middle School

To add weight to your weathervane so it doesn’t fly away outside glue coins or small pebbles to the underside of the plate to anchor it.

Use a compass (you can get an app on your phone if you don’t have one)

Figure out north and point your N indicator on the plate in that direction.

Use your compass to determine the direction the wind is blowing; the arrow indicates the direction the wind is coming from.

 Next, have your child track the wind’s direction throughout the day or week with a simple grid. 

How to Make a Simple Wind Vane | Fun Wind Activities Middle School