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National Bison Day: Make Fun Oregon Trail Bison Jerky With Kids

November 5, 2022 | Leave a Comment
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Today is National Bison Day and to celebrate we made some Oregon Trail bison jerky. If you’re looking for a unit study on Westward expansion or Westward Ho Unit Study grab my ideas.

If you are studying pioneers and westward expansion you’ll have fun with your kids making my Oregon Trail bison jerky.

Cooking is a great way to learn about the times and work some practical life skills into your lessons.

National Bison Day: Make Fun Oregon Trail Bison Jerky With Kids

Westward expansion, wagon trains, pioneer life, wide open prairies, hopes of new and exciting lands full of game and promise- what a time it must have been.

It was also hard work, using what you could find, sicknesses on the trail, and eating whatever you could scare up.

I am still pretty sure I would happily don my bonnet and apron to load up in a wagon for that great adventure.

Oregon Trail Bison Jerky

One thing that was a staple for many on the Oregon Trail was bison.

A great way to preserve it was to turn it into jerky so it could be eaten longer.

Pioneers used the sun, wind, and smoke from carefully controlled fires to turn fresh meat into jerky.

The cooking method is very different today as well as the method of obtaining the bison.

However, it’s still fun to get as close as you can to what the pioneers on the Oregon Trail might have eaten.

What’s the Difference Between Buffalo and Bison

Aren’t they the same thing? They are not in fact.

Bison have large humps at the shoulders and bigger heads than buffalo do.

They also have beards and thick coats that they shed in warmer weather.

Cape and water buffalo are native to Africa and Asia. Bison can be found in North America and Europe.

Oregon Trail Hands-on Activities

Make a cute No Sew Pioneer Rag Doll like children might have taken with them on their journey.
Watch Sacagawea on Amazon prime for a different perspective on this time period.
10 Westward Expansion Hands-on History Activities
Paint some Pioneer Peg Dolls to recreate your family on the Oregon Trail.
7 Educational Movies for Kids About Westward Expansion
Free Westward Ho History Cards
Print out this Westward Expansion map lesson.
Explore the animals of the Wild West with a video that shares over two dozen of the animals that made up the westward area.

Grab these fun Westward Ho Coloring Pages to add to your fun Westward Expansion activities.

0. Westward Expansion History Fun 10 Coloring Pages
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Next, look at these books.

Westward Expansion Books and Resources

Add in a few books and one gameboard to your study.

10 Westward Expansion Resources

Add in a few books and resources to bring the study of the Oregon Trail to life during the United States expansion of the west.

Your Life as a Pioneer on the Oregon Trail (The Way It Was)

Your Life as a Pioneer on The Oregon Trail, has some funny illustrations and great information for this unit study.

Little House on the Prairie Series 7 Books Collection

Of course ALL the Little House Books are some of the best about pioneer life.

The Ingalls are the most famous pioneers and westward moving families.

Westward Expansion (A True Book: Westward Expansion)

A True Book: Westward Expansion takes readers on an amazing journey to a fascinating time in U.S. history when the country was experiencing dynamic change and expanding westward.

The Oregon Trail 4-Book Paperback Box Set Plus Poster Map

In this boxed set, choose your own trail and complete the journey to Oregon City with all four paperbacks in this exciting series! It's 1850 and your first goal is to get your family, covered wagon full of supplies, and oxen to Chimney Rock on time.

The Oregon Trail: Journey to Willamette Valley Boardgame

It's a race to Willamette Valley as you join the wagon train and seek your fortune in the West!

Apples to Oregon:

Apples, ho! When Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he can’t bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, and pears. Oh, and he takes his family along too.

Locomotive

It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together, riding America’s brand-new transcontinental railroad. These pages come alive with the details of the trip and the sounds, speed, and strength of the mighty locomotives; the work that keeps them moving; and the thrill of travel from plains to mountain to
ocean

The California Gold Rush and the '49ers

Try your luck, and search for your fortune in California! Follow the joy and heartbreak of the '49ers during the California Gold Rush.

Daily Life in a Covered Wagon

In 1853, the Larkin family loaded up their wagons and headed west in search of a new life. But how did they do it? What did they eat? How did they survive sickness, and attacks from cattle thieves? Drawing on diaries and letters, and illustrated with photographs of actual object from the past, Daily Life in a Covered Wagon explored what life was really like on the wagon trail.

Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails

Illustrations and simple rhyming text follow Mother, Father, and Baby John as they make the difficult journey by wagon to a new home across the Rocky Mountains in the fertile Sacramento Valley of California. By the creators of Gold Fever.

Additionally, here are a few tips about cooking with bison.

3 Tips on Cooking With Bison

Then a few final tips about bison before we begin.

I found ground bison at both Walmart and Target. But if you can’t find it or would just don’t care for it you can follow the same recipe with ground beef, choose the lowest fat beef you can find like 90/10.
If you think you will get more use out of it these jerky guns, it comes in handy for making your own out of all sorts of ground meat.
Ground beef jerky is much more brittle than that made from muscle. So you will need to take more care when storing or your pieces will end up as crumbs.

Finally, let’s make Oregon Trail jerky.

How to Make Oregon Trail Jerky

Here is what you need:

1 pound ground bison
½ teaspoon table salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1 Tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon onion flakes
⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper flakes

First, preheat your oven to 200℉.

Spray a large baking sheet well with nonstick cooking spray.

Place all the ingredients in a large bowl.

Mix well with your hands to completely combine.

If you have a jerky gun load the ingredients.

Follow the directions for making flat or tubular jerky, otherwise follow along with the rest of my steps/

Place the mixture between two large sheets of parchment paper or waxed paper and roll out to about ⅛” thickness.

Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut into 1”x 4” to 5” strips.

Transfer carefully to a large pan using a knife or spatula to lift each piece from the parchment paper.

Leave a little space between each so that the air circulates and they are able to dry evenly.

Bake for 2 hours, then flip each piece carefully and bake for another 2 hours or until completely dry.

Store in an airtight jar for up to a month.

I served ours up to try in little pockets I made from waxed paper.

Simple and Easy Instant Ice Kids Activity Homeschool Science Experiments

November 3, 2022 | Leave a Comment
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If you’re looking for homeschool science experiments, you’ll love this easy instant ice activity. Add it to your winter season unit study.

If your kids are like mine, they prefer to get hands-on with their learning rather than just being read to from a book.

Although we love reading, we also love doing.

Simple and Easy Instant Ice Kids Activity Homeschool Science Experiments

Whenever you start a new unit, a new week, or a new concept consider adding something that requires a lot more of their involvement like this instant ice homeschool science experiment.

This homeschool science experiment is easy to set up, perform, and requires very little prep.

Other than a watch and wait for the bottles to almost freeze, it’s simple and fun.

Freeze extra bottles so that it can be repeated.

But don’t stop with this hands-on winter experiment, keep the learning going.

Look at how to turn simple ideas into a fun little unit for you and your curious learners.

Fun Winter Ice Facts

Check out Why Does Water Turn Into Ice and Where do Icicles Come From to learn more about incredible ice.

Read a few interesting ice facts to see what you both can learn and reinforce what they already knew.

Interesting Ice Facts:

Fresh water will freeze at 0 ℃.
Ocean water will freeze but at a colder temperature of -2 ℃.
The Inupiaq of Alaska have 100 names for ice.
There are two types of ice on the earth. Land ice consists of fresh water and sea ice is made of salt water.
More than ⅔ of the earths fresh water is in the form of glaciers.
Ice is not only on earth but it can also be found on some of Saturn’s rings, in comets, the Moon, and on Jupiter.
The thickest ice ever recorded was 2.97 miles thick by an Antarctica research aircraft
Scientists believe there to have been 5 different ice ages which are the Huronian, Cryogenian, Andean-Saharan, Karoo Ice Age and the Quaternary glaciation.
Glaciers do not melt in very cold areas like the arctic but continue to build up and create massive ice sheets.
Ice is a mineral and meets all four of the requirements to make it a mineral.

The four requirements are it’s naturally occurring, a solid, has organized crystal structure and is inorganic.

So, technically, ice is a rock.

Ice Vocabulary Words

Next, add a few science words about ice.

Supercool- a liquid that is below its freezing point without solidification or crystallization.
Ice- Frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid.
Freezing- When the temperature of the air falls below the freezing point of water- 0 ℃.

Then move into learning about the science behind instant ice.

Instant Ice Science

First, purified water can be chilled below its freezing point and remain in a liquid state. This is a supercooled water.

There are not enough impurities in the water for ice crystals to grow on. Hitting it on the counter or pouring it over the ice gives it a kick start.

When a new material phase begins to form that is the water changing to solid ice.

It is called nucleation.

Nucleation is when there is an imperfection in the substance.

For instant, dust in the water that the state it is changing to (ice) can anchor to and thus create a nucleus.

Just one molecule forms an ice crystal at the nucleus.

And the molecules next to it and on top of it begin to change state due to the icy surface.

This creates a chain reaction of ice until your supercooled water forms a little tower of ice.

We used the ice cubes to help us get that process started.

Take this experiment further and use different types of water in the water bottles.

Try these different waters.

tap,
salt water,
filtered,
add coloring, or
sugar.

Do you get the same results?

Have your child record it in a science journal and tell them the why of the bottled water working after they have tried their different ones.

Instant Ice Homeschool Science Experiment

This experiment will amaze your kids.

You will need:

Ice
5 or 6 water bottles
Sheet pan or tray
Small bowl or cup

Open and reclose the caps.

This will help keep it at the supercooled state later without disturbing it too much when you open.

Place bottles in the freezer for an hour (set a timer so you don’t forget) how long it takes to freeze will depend somewhat on your freezer, how full it is and etc.

Check them after one hour, then after 30 minutes, and then every 15 minutes.

You want them to be close but not yet frozen.

A good way to test this is to remove one and hit it on the counter.

If you see a bit of slush form at the bottom of the bottle it’s perfect.

Here is a quick video of me tapping it on a chair to demonstrate that kick start effect of your supercooled water.

Fill your bowl or cup with ice when you are ready.

Learn from our mistake. Put a tray or baking sheet under it to catch overflow.

Carefully remove your bottles from the freezer and set them down gently.

Quickly remove the cap from your water and slowly pour the water over the ice from just slightly above it.

You should see an ice tower begin to grow.

You should be able to get at least 2” to 3” before it begins to melt.

You need to be sure to work quickly because the ice will begin to melt within 30 second.

Therefore it’s a good idea to freeze a lot of bottles so you can try it over and over.

Want to see it in action?

More Winter Homeschool Science Experiments

Also, you’ll love these other winter homeschool science experiments.

What do you think? Ready to give it a try?

Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time Series Fifth Journey Fun Eiffel Tower

October 31, 2022 | 3 Comments
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The Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time Series has so many topics in one book. If your child is loving the Geronimo Stilton books, your child will love making a fun Eiffel Tower.

In Geronimo Stilton No Time To Lose The Fifth Journey Through Time Geronimo jumps from Napoleon’s Time to the Vikings’ Time and finally to King Solomon’s time in the Whisker Wafter time machine.

We are going to ride with him to France to Napoleon’s Court for his coronation ceremony to crown him as emperor of France.

Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time Series Fifth Journey Fun Eiffel Tower

And then we will work on a hands-on activity which combines several areas of stem.

technology
engineering
math
art and
some history, and geography as we learn about a famous French landmark.

Geronimo Stilton Hands-on Literature

As usual these great Geronimo Stilton adventures take you through the clothing of the time periods in the books.

No Time To Lose (Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time #5) is no exception.

You get to meet interesting historical figures like Napoleon and Josephine, and your kids learn so much about history through an entertaining little chapter.

Was the Eiffel Tower part of the landscape when Napoleon charged through?

No, but it was built to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution at the World’s Fair.

While it is not a part of the story it is unarguably one of the most famously identifiable landmarks in the world.

Too, this is a great way to introduce a timeline to learn about events before, during, and after the French Revolution.

Also, you’ll love my French Revolution Unit Study and Lapbook to go with this craft.

6 Hands-on Activities for Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time Series

Then, look at these 6 ways to enhance the book and timer period about the French Empire.

Pull up a world map online, check out the map on your wall, or use an atlas to help your child identify France.
Give them a hands- activity like this Edible Eiffel Tower to make.
Learn a few words in French – Bonjour-Hello, Au Revoir- Goodbye, Merci- Thank You, Oui- Yes and Non- No
Check out a few French artists through their paintings online or in a book.
Free Storming the Bastille Game
Learn About the Geography of France by Creating A Solar Oven

French Empire Hands-on Activity

First, before I get to the directions I want to say you should definitely let your kids learn through trial and error in making this edible Eiffel Tower.

This is a great learning experience but I do want to give you a few tips that we learned along the process that will make it a little bit easier for you.

We originally set out to make our Eiffel Tower with just the cookies and the frosting which was not a strong enough glue.

Definitely, include toothpicks as well as anything else you think might be helpful for the building process and then let your child experiment with what works and what doesn’t.

Second, I found the sugar wafers cut very nicely with a butter knife but they make a huge mess from the minute they leave the package.

I’m talking worse than those little green packages of granola bars that leave crumbs everywhere.

I highly recommend you do this somewhere that is easily swept up or possibly even outside.

Will it be perfect? No it won’t, but remember momma, that’s okay the goal here is for them to learn and most importantly have fun while figuring it out.

Add these Safari Ltd Around the World figurines to your collection.

They can be used as art inspiration like for the Eiffel Tower, in sensory bins and dioramas, and so much more.

Build a Fun Edible Eiffel Tower

You will need:

Vanilla sugar wafers
Frosting
Plastic or metal butter knife
Toothpicks, skewers, etc…
Plate, cookie sheet or other base

Next, the directions to make this fun craft Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time Series

This is an activity where you want your kid to be in the lead.

Let them solve with as little support as possible.

Try to keep your help as open ended as possible by forming it into a question.

I see your tower is leaning, what do you think you could do to help that?
You did a great job on the base, what is your next step going to be?

That being said I will give you a few tips and things that worked for us to share with your child to help them get started.

Dip both ends of your cookies in the frosting to help hold it into the base and each other as you secure it.

Start by making the base with 4 cookies in each corner.

Using another cookie in between is a good way to measure equal distances between the corners.

I found the easiest way to do this was to carefully press a toothpick through two, slide them apart to the ends and bend them slightly to get an angle. Two made a stronger connection.

Then build your “platform”.

This is easily done by piercing two wafers through the sides at each end like this.

Place it on top of the angled corners and secure.

You can then “wrap” cookies all around the side or just leave the platform depending on your little one’s level.

Repeat the same steps and cut your cookies slightly smaller for each level to create the tall tapering look. Use lots of toothpicks.

This is what happened before we started using lots of toothpicks to secure everything- a great lesson in why the strength of the foundation and each subsequent level to support your structure is so important.

Continue building all the way up as high as your child wants to go.

They will find after a certain point it will not hold well. Another great lesson they can learn on their own by doing.

Here is what your final structure may look like.

Finally, look at these other Geronimo Stilton books.

Other Geronimo Stilton Chapter Book Activities

For younger children or those who may become too frustrated due to coordination or learning challenges you may just choose to let them copy the Eiffel Tower on a flat surface.

You can still talk about the structure, the shape, what makes the Eiffel tower strong, etc.

Julie of the Wolves Free Hands-on Arctic Unit Study

October 27, 2022 | Leave a Comment
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If you’re looking for a literature-based unit to do for an Arctic unit study, you’ll love Julie of the Wolves. Be sure to grab more ideas on my page Arctic and Inuit Unit Study Free Lapbook – Hands-On Ideas and also on my page Best Homeschool Unit Studies.

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George is a wonderful book for reading aloud or it can be an exciting adventure as an independent reading chapter book.

Julie of the Wolves Free Hands-on Arctic Unit Study

It makes the perfect addition to a winter or Arctic unit study.

Too, I’ve pulled together some of my favorite resources to go along with the Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George to help you put together your own unit study.

And I have rounded up vocabulary words, videos, additional books, and of course plenty of great hands-on activities.

About Julie of the Wolves Book

First, Julie goes by two names Miyax to her Eskimo village and as Julie to English speaking friends.

The story tells of the adventures of Julie after she runs away from a forced marriage to live in the wild Arctic fighting for survival, following the way of her people.

But will she choose to continue this way or return to civilization?

There are 3 books in the series, but we are going to focus on the original for this.

In addition, this story is a great base for a unit study as it covers Eskimo life, snow/winter, animal habits and habitats, and the emotions of growing up.

You can go in the direction of studying the book from a literary angle, diving into Inuit life and culture, studying the animals and habitats mentioned in the book, or a combination of all.

Hands-on Ideas for Learning About the Arctic

Always include some fun hands-on ideas in your unit studies to keep the kids interested and make the points really hit home.

Arctic and Inuit Unit Study. Free Lapbook – Hands-On Ideas. Be sure to grab my lapbook, ideas for studying animals, making snow goggles, soap carving and making a salt dough map.
Inuit of the Arctic: How Animals Survive Harsh Winters Fun Blubber Activity
Winter Season Unit Study
Arctic Ground Squirrel Lapbook & Unit Study Resources
How to build a Milk Jug Igloo– That’s a lot of milk.
Arctic Region
How to Build an Igloo ( with real snow)
Inuit Soap Carvings
Wolf Facts & Worksheets
More Arctic Wolf information
The Inuit Way of Life lesson plan
Ideas for a diorama and a Miyax (Julie) doll.
Free Gray Wolf lapbook

Too, many birds are mentioned in the book which live in the Artic. For instance, look at this list of ones to learn about.

lapland longspurs
puffins
snowy owl
siskin
sandpipers

Next, add in some other reference books.

Other Arctic Books and Resources

In addition, Nature Anatomy is a go to spine for anything nature related.

In this book I found a couple pages on snowflakes, animal life like caribou, seals, fish, snowy owls, and other birds of prey that are found in Arctic regions.

Another book in the series Ocean Anatomy covers polar bears, penguins, seals, Narwhal, and whales.

But also sea ice, life under the ice, glaciers, and Icebergs.

And Safari LTD Animals may be considered for young children, older kids love them too.

Older kids can use them in dioramas, as inspiration for an art project or to create an inviting display.

Additionally, YouTube has wonderful videos.

Videos about Arctic Life

Too, you’ll love this list of vocabulary words.

Julie of the Wolves Vocabulary Words

Last, here are 12 vocabulary words for each of the three sections of the book to get you started.

First, this list is for Part I.

Bleak- unpleasantly cold and damp.
Lichen-A slow growing plant that produces leaflike branching growth on trees and rocks.
Semaphore- a system of sending messages using arms or two flag poles.
Undulate-Increase of decrease of volume or pitch.
Carrion- Rotting flesh of dead animals.
Ravenous- Extremely hungry.
Wean- Gradually accustomed to living on something other than mothers milk.
Deference– Tendency to yield to another.
Viscera-Internal organs in the main cavities, especially abdomen.
Apogee-The farthest point at which the moon or a satellite is from the earth.
Forage- To look for and collect, as in food. Further, grab my Foraging and Feasting Unit Study and Lapbook.
Permafrost- Permanently frozen ground.

Second, this list is for Part II.

Shaman-A person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds.
Blubber-The insulating layer of fat underneath the skin of some animals.
Prance-Spring forward from the hind legs.
Tundra-A treeless plain where the subsoil is permanently frozen.
Derisive-Showing contempt or ridicule.
Scarce- Insufficient for the demand, food in this case.
Mythical-Based or described in stories rather than history.
Drone- A monotonous low dull sound.
Descent- Downward movement.
Foyer- Large entrance waiting area.
Piteous- Deserving or evoking sympathy and sorrow.
Seize-To grab or take hold of.

Further, here is Part III.

Brandish- Move or swing objects back and forth.
Abeyance- State of temporary suspension or disuse.
Saunter –Leisurely walk with no evident aim.
Deviate- Change or turn away from planned course.
Bravado-Bold show of courage to impress or intimidate.
Cumbersome-Hard to manage due to size or weight.
Desolate- Bleak, depressing, empty, bare.
Larder- A storeroom for storing food goods.
Plaintive- Showing sorrow.
Totem- A person or thing considered to be a symbol of something.
Temperate- Mild temperatures, without extremes.
Resonant- Evoking powerful memories or emotions

Pond Life for Kindergarten Activity Build a Fun Beaver Dam

October 26, 2022 | Leave a Comment
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If you’re studying pond life for kindergarten you’ll love this activity for your kindergartener to build a beaver dam. Grab my other craft ideas for kindergarten homeschool curriculum.

As the largest rodents in North America and the second largest rodent in the world, beavers are a fun subject to cover.

They go along perfectly with a pond life unit study. They are a vital part of life in rivers, ponds, and lakes.

Pond Life for Kindergarten Activity Build a Fun Beaver Dam

I have a fun and inexpensive hands- on activity to share that your little one will love.

It’s a simple invitation to create and learn using items gathered from the yard and few items from the house.

Your child will probably spend the day playing in their little “pond” learning and growing their imagination.

Beaver Facts for Kids

Beavers don’t actually live in the dams they build; they make them to create a deep pond of water for protection from predators. They live in similar structures called beaver lodges.
Beavers build their dams out of trees, limbs, mud, moss, plants, grass, and rocks.
When they feel threatened, beavers will slap the water with their tail making a loud noise to warn all creatures in the area.
A long time ago beaver fur was commonly used to make hats and clothing. Some people still trap beavers for their fur today.
Beaver dams don’t just benefit them, they also help with carbon storage, flood management and drought prevention. They are also helpful in keeping streams cool.
Also they create wetlands that house many frogs, fish and invertebrates, and in turn these animals provide food for birds and bats.
Beavers can swim underwater for 15 minutes.
Some adult beavers can reach up to 55 pounds.
Beavers eat the inner bark of trees and woody plants, but they also enjoy soft vegetation like apples, grasses, clover, water lilies, giant ragweed, and cattails.

Pond Life Activities

Before you begin your activity, read about beavers and ponds and choose a video or two to watch together.

If possible visit a local pond or lake that has beavers to observe them in the wild.

This will help give your child a good point of reference for beavers and how and why they build dams.

Also, grab letter tiles you have on hand,

Scrabble tiles are great because you can pick the games up inexpensively at yard sales and thrift stores.

Use them to practice beginning letter sounds or spell out words related to your theme.

For this one you could use:

Pond
Beaver
Fish
Turtle
Dam
Water
Frog

Allow your child to build silly words and see if he can pronounce them as well.

Too, you’ll love adding some of these books to your activity.

Books About Pond Life

This is one in a little series of picture books that are gems with beautiful illustrations and they teach children about the ecology of the pond. Over and Under the Pond goes perfectly with this activity.

Nature Anatomy is another one. If you don’t know by now I just love this series, they are perfect to add to any nature study that you do.

This next resources if Natural and Earth Science Educational Flash Cards.

If you enjoy doing earth science with your child this is a great addition. Little cards with everything from beavers to minerals.

Safari LTD North American Wildlife toobs are a great resource for small world play like this, to give children a model to see for art or learning.

Also they can be used in dioramas, or to create an inviting setup for a new unit study.

Beaver Videos

Finally, here are a few videos that are interesting and will give you and your child a little more understanding of beavers and ponds.

How to Build a Beaver Dam Activity

Gather:

Sticks and small branches
Grasses
Leaves
Small rocks and pebbles
Mud or clay
Moss

First, go on a nature walk into your own backyard to gather the above items.

Set out your invitation to play and learn in an inviting way by placing the items neatly on a tray (or cooking sheet like I did).

This makes it more eye appealing than just throwing everything you gathered in a heap.

Add water to a shallow dish or pan to create a pond.

Encourage your child to create a beaver dam in the pond using all the same items that a beaver would use in the wild.

Twist sticks together to make it sturdy. Add moss and clay to the openings between sticks, etc.

Continue building until it is heaped up both above and below the water.

Once they have built their dam in the water, add in a fun little plastic beaver as well as other pond animals.

Now they can have fun exploring inside and outside the dam.

How cute is this little beaver peeking out from the dam he just built?

Finally, you’ll love these other resources for teaching kindergarten.