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10 Edible Beach Crafts For Teens and Make Edible Beach Glass

May 1, 2023 | Leave a Comment
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You’ll love these edible beach crafts for teens for fun summer learning. Also, look at my page Seashore Watching Unit Study and Beach Lapbook for more fun beach ideas.

Does your teen love to cook and craft?

If you are looking for a fun summer craft for a teen which is also edible, you’ll love the edible beach glass.

10 Edible Beach Crafts For Teens and Make Edible Beach Glass

This edible beach glass is adorable and delicious. It’s a great way to learn how beach glass is made.

Then there are the life skills cooking teaches, and some science and math worked into the simple recipe as well.

I also think it’s a great art project.

Whether the edible beach crafts are to be used as part of a unit study or for a fun summer-themed snack there are plenty of great ideas here.

So, include these excellent facts about beach glass.

5 Fun Facts About Beach Glass

Beach glass is the debris left behind by broken bottles and jars which have been broken. The pieces are worn smooth, have a frosted appearance from the combination of the waves, and the sand wearing them down.
There is a glass beach in Fort Bragg, California, but they don’t let you take souvenirs home with you.
Beach glass is also known as sea glass, mermaid’s tears, and sea pearls.
Common colors to find are clear, brown, green, and blue. Rarer to find are colors turquoise, yellow, and pink. Occasionally even red.
Sea glass/beach glass can be found in many parts of the world. It is commonly found along the coasts of England and New England, North and South Carolina, Kauai Island in Hawaii, and California. There is also sea glass along the beaches of the Great Lakes, but it does look different than the glass found tossed about in the ocean.

5 MORE Facts about Beach Glass

To age sea glass look at the tint- a light purple shade will be newer as manganese is added to the glass and turns purple with sun exposure, a green shade indicates that the glass is older.
Sea glass is highly collectible and is used in jewelry, glass mosaics, wind chimes, to decorate frames or even just stored in a mason jar.
It is much harder to find beach glass these days. More people are hunting for it on the beaches and many glass items packing items have now been replaced with plastic.
Due to more storms and the reshaping of the shoreline, the best time to find beach glass is spring.
While often used interchangeably sea glass and beach glass are not the same thing. Sea glass is found on saltwater beaches, and beach glass on freshwater beaches. The main difference in appearance is that the lakes aren’t as rough so there is not as much tumbling, making it less frosted and might even still have some shine to it.

Too, look at these other edible beach crafts for teens.

10 Edible Beach Crafts for Teens

Let them get creative with these Strawberry Sea Creature Snacks and see what they come up with.
Delicious for a hot summer day- Ocean Blue Lemonade Popsicles. I have added these Shark Attack Cheesecakes to my must-make recipe list, don’t they look amazing?
What a great art and cooking project this Edible Sugar Seashells and Sand recipe is.
These sand dollar cookies are just too precious.
Simple but these Beach Pudding Cups are a tasty and cute beach-themed treat.
Pinchable cute Beach Crab Sandwiches look delicious.
Learn how to Make a Sandcastle Cake.
Semi-healthy and a fun theme- Beach Ball Fruit Pizza.
I bet these Butterscotch Crunch Starfish are amazing.
Make a Fun Edible Coral Reef

More Beach Crafts for Teens Activities

Summer Crafts for Kids

Also, add some summer crafts to keep summer fun for teens.

Grab a copy of Ocean Anatomy, not a heavy textbook, but rather a fun and beautifully illustrated flip-through full of great facts about the ocean and all that is in it.

Finally, look how to make fun edible beach glass.

Beach Crafts For Teens Make Edible Beach Glass

I highly recommend using flavorings coconut, mango, and banana to add a little something extra to your edible beach glass but it is delicious with just the sugar flavor as well.

You will need:

2 cups granulated white sugar
¾ cup of water
⅔ cup of light corn syrup
food coloring -blue and green
Flavoring oils – optional.
Candy thermometer
Silicone spatula
Medium baking pot
Baking mat

Directions:

Clip your candy thermometer onto the side of a medium-sized pan so that it doesn’t quite touch the bottom.

Combine water, sugar, and corn syrup into the pot and stir together.

Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the temperature on the candy thermometer reaches 300 degrees.

At this point, you must work very quickly so be sure to have all your add-ins ready to go with the caps removed, heat-safe bowls, silicone mat, food coloring, and flavorings.

Carefully remove from the heat and divide ⅓ of the mixture into 2 heat-safe containers like these Pyrex measuring cups.

Quickly stir a bit of green and blue food coloring as well as a bit of the flavoring oil into two of your containers. Leave the third clear but feel free to add flavor.

Pour the mixture from the pan and your containers onto your silicone mat quickly.

Beach Crafts

You don’t need to be neat just make a large blob shape. If it has started to set up, you can place the pan back on the heat for a minute or the glass cups into the microwave for 30 seconds to soften the mixture.

Allow it to cool completely until hard, this should only take 10-15 minutes but you can pop it in the fridge to speed up the process a bit.

Transfer the hardened pieces to a zipper bag or cover them with waxed paper and hit them with a little mallet or against the counter to break them up into smaller pieces.

Add pieces to a separate ziploc bag and add a few spoons of powdered sugar, shake to coat everything. This keeps them from sticking together and gives your beach glass the dull frosted appearance of real beach glass.

Dust off excess powdered sugar.

Check out this side-by-side of real beach glass and edible beach glass, you can hardly tell the difference!

12 Easy Pick Up And Go Homeschool Kindergarten History Curriculum

April 29, 2023 | Leave a Comment
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Today, I have 12 pick up and go homeschool kindergarten history curriculum. Also, grab my other tips, ideas, and crafts for kindergarten on my page Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum.

Teaching history to a young child can be daunting.

And sometimes we may not have a handle on what is and isn’t important to teach in kindergarten.

12 Easy Pick Up And Go Homeschool Kindergarten History Curriculum

Additionally, you want to understand what pick up and go means. It can mean different things for each person.

For me it means the resource gives me in a capsule the important parts to teach.

Day-to-day lesson plans are what some families thinks of pick up and go.

With the resources I’ve listed, you’ll have a chance at both of those approaches along with others.

First, you need to determine what is the best way for you to teach history to your kindergartner.

For example, kids this age do best by hands-on learning.

That lesson was a hard one for me to learn because I felt comfortable with worksheets.

3 Ways to Make Homeschool Kindergarten History Relatable

And was comfortable thinking that completing a worksheet equated with understanding. It does not as I learned.

Worksheets do not teach anything, but they can guide you as the educator.

For instance, worksheets can condense important parts into smaller parts, and you can use them to construct a lesson plan for the day.

Or you can use the worksheet question and answers to summarize important points from the curriculum.

However, beyond choosing homeschool kindergarten history curriculum it’s more important to make history relatable to your child.

Look at these 3 ways to make history relatable to your young child.

1. Use a story telling method.

Because young kids don’t really have a significant grasp of time like the past other than the day they were born, a story is a fun and relatable way to bring history to life.

For example, Story of the World uses a reader to tell the story.

The rest of the work in the activity guides can be saved for next year when a child can write.

However, the activities can guide you how to flesh out the topic.

Too, living books are some of the best stories.

The Geronimo Stilton series of books is about a scaredy mouse Geronimo who goes on many adventures through history.

He’s a timid single guy afraid of new adventures yet finds himself reluctantly traveling the globe with his friends and family solving mysteries and completing research for his next big story.

They bring history to life without too many details which can be distracting to young learners.

2. Do Hands-on Activities.

This next point is hard for new parents to accept. It was for me.

I didn’t have enough experience to know that hands-on activities makes learning stick.

True I was quite judgmental thinking crafts was fluff learning.

But when you know better you do better. My kids showed me the way.

When we did hands-on activities, points in history stuck.

Also, we would do coloring, lapbooks, and use these hands-on lap packs.

Next, is one of the most important ways although I didn’t fully appreciate it in the beginning.

3. Through play learning.

Play is how children use their imagination to connect information.

Simply, children are learning about the world around them when they engage in play.

Use a diorama like Rocky Mountains Oregon Trail Fun Large Diorama Craft for Kids to teach kids about the early pioneers, learn about Daniel Boone through creating an edible cabin, and learn the difference between myth and true happenings by making the lost city of Atlantis diorama.

More Kindergarten Homeschool Resources

Finally, look at some resources for teaching kindergarten homeschool history.

12 Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum

12 History Curriculum for Kindergarten

You can get as much help as you need or as little with these resources. Sometimes we want lesson plans laid out and other times we want just a framework.

Story of the World

Available in paperback, this four-volume narrative world history tells the story of the entire globe, from the earliest nomadic humans all the way to the Persian Gulf war at the end of the twentieth century. It now includes the Revised Edition of Volume 4. Told in an entertaining, engaging style, The Story of the World uses the stories of women and men, countries and empires, rebels and rulers, peasants and presidents, to walk young readers through a continuous, chronological account of human events.

A Child's First Book of American History

This is America! And this is its glowing, epic story, from the days of the Viking expeditions to the birth of the Atomic age. Here are the explorers, the Indians, the settlers and fur trappers, the soldiers, the statesmen, the men and women who have shaped our country and its destiny. It is a continuous take of adventure, of wars, of industry and invention, of hardship and growth; it is an unparalleled tale of courage, high ideals, hard work--and a precious thing called Freedom.

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Teacher Guide Around the World Part 1 - Homeschool Teacher's Guide

AROUND THE WORLD WITH PICTURE BOOKS PACK PART 2

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Early American History K-3rd - Homeschooling History Curriculum

Sure to ignite curiosity about our nation's history, this Early American History Through Literature study will take you and your K-3 homeschooling students through the first Indigenous people of the Americas, the Vikings discovery of America, the exploration, colonization, settlement, and establishment of the United States

Social Studies, New Edition - Grade K5

A simple and fun introduction to American history.

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Hands-on History Lap-Paks

Each Lap-Pak contains projects on a topic for one complete lap book, as well as a text booklet, making this a complete topic study.

History Pockets: Native Americans, Grades 1-3

Bring history alive as students explore the fascinating past by making the interactive projects in History Pockets. Students store the projects in easy-to-make construction paper pockets
that are wonderful portfolios for assessment and display!

What's Inside History Pockets-Native Americans, Grades 1–3, contains nine memorable discovery pockets. The introduction pocket gives an overview of the tribes in North America that are featured. The other pockets focus on food, clothing, shelter, and family life of eight Native American tribes.

Who Was? and What Is? America Collection Boxed Set 25 books

Explore short biographies of historical figures so you can read aloud or if your child is already a fluent reader, he will short these engaging storeis about people and events.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition Coloring Book (Dover American History Coloring Books)

On April 30, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase Agreement between France and the United States was formally signed. President Thomas Jefferson paid the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte approximately 18 cents per square mile for a vast wilderness territory (more than 825,000 square miles) stretching from New Orleans to the Canadian border and west from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The Purchase effectively doubled the size of the young United States.

180 Days of Social Studies: Grade K

Supplement your social studies curriculum with 180 days of daily practice! This essential classroom resource provides teachers with weekly social studies units that build students' content-area iteracy, and are easy to incorporate into the classroom. Students will analyze primary sources, answer text-dependent questions, and improve their grade-level social studies knowledge.

My Story K: My Family My Life

This is a unique kindergarten social studies course, introducing you to family and culture, what it is to be a good citizen, basic geography, and basic economics.

History Quest Study Guide Early Times Pre-History to 8th Century CE

History Quest Study Guide contains everything you need for a full year’s history curriculum for elementary-age children. Each weekly unit takes a chapter of History Quest: Early Times, the narrative history series, and turns it into a robust unit study with a week’s worth of engaging activities. Your student will gain a broad and deep understanding of early civilizations through readings, geography activities, discussions, writing assignments, coloring pages, crafts, and more. Also included throughout the curriculum are four weeks of warm and cozy ancient literature study, where parents and students snuggle up together to enjoy time-honored tales from four ancient civilizations across the world.

Beautiful And Colorful Amazonian Rainforest Animals Lapbook For Kids

April 27, 2023 | 2 Comments
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If you want to focus on the beautiful and colorful Amazonian Rainforest animals, you’ll love this lapbook. Also, look at my pages Rain Forest Animals of the Amazon, Rain Forest Amazon, and my lapbook ideas for more activities and resources.

Of course, this by no means even touches the fringes of all the biodiversity of the animals contained in the Amazon Rain Forest, but I wanted to include as many as I could find.

Beautiful And Colorful Amazonian Rainforest Animals Lapbook For Kids

In addition, I have many free printables and more than enough to make two or three lapbooks since we’ve covered the Amazonian rain forest animals many times.

For example, look at some of my downloads below which include the ABCS of the rain forest animals.

Alphabet Amazonian Rain Forest Animals

Next, we found at least one species to represent the letter of the alphabet.

This gives your child not only choices to research but he can create an alphabet book or use my part of the lapbook.

A – Anteater, Agouti, Army Ant, Anaconda, Armadillo (Giant)
B – Blue Morpho Butterfly, Boa Constrictor, Blue-Headed Parrot, Bare-Faced Curassow
C – Crocodile, Capybara, Coatimundi, Collared Puffbird, Caiman (Speckled), Collared Peccary
D – Dolphin (Pink)
E – Egret(Great White), Emerald Tree Boa, Eyelash Viper, Emperor Tamarin

F – Frog (Red Eyed), Flag Bug, Firestick Bug, Fruit Bat, Fishing Bat,
G – Green Iguana, Green Anaconda, Giant Centipede, Green-Headed Tanager, Gladiator Tree Frog, Glasswing Butterfly, Golden Lion Tamarin, Golden Tree Boa
H – Harpy Eagle, Harlequin Beetle, Hercules Beetle, Hoatzin, Hawk Moth Caterpillar, Hermit Hummingbird, Hummingbird (Violet-Eared)
I – Ibis
J – Jaguar, Jaguarundi

K – Kinkajou (aka honey bear), Katydid (False Leaf), King Vulture
L – Leaf Cutter Ant, Long Nose Bat
M – Marmoset (Pigmy), Mimosa Butterfly, Mosquitoes, Macaws
N – Night Monkey (owl monkey),
O – Owl (Pigmy), Ocelot, Orb Weave Spider, Owl Butterfly

P – Parrot, Piranha, Poison Arrow Frogs, Peruvian Dung Beetle, Parakeet (Yellow-Chevroned), Postman Butterfly, Praying Mantis
Q – Quetzal (Resplendent)
R – Red Howler Monkey, Round-Eared Bats
S – Sloth, Saddleback Caterpillar, Stink Beetle, Sorcerer Moth, Squirrel Monkey, Swallowtail Hummingbird, Scarlet Macaws, Spider Monkey
T – Toucan, Tarantula (Pink-Toed), Tarantula (Curly-Haired) Tapir (Brazilian), Termites, Tayra, Treehopper, Thorn Bug

U – Umbrella Bird
V – Vampire Bat
W – Wasp (Tarantula), White-Throated Toucan
X – Xenops (pronounced ZEN-ops)
Y – Yanomi people, Yolk Butterfly, Yellow-Eared Conure, Yellow Crowned/Capped Amazon
Z – Zebra Long Wing Butterfly

Or your child can use this list to draw and make an art book.

You can see more pictures of the alphabet Amazonian rain forest animals on the page rain forest Amazon.

Books about Amazonia Rainforest Animals

Also, you’ll love this roundup of books about the animals of the rain forest.

Amazonian Rainforest Animals

Learn about the mammals, insects, birds and fish of the wonderful Amazon Rain Forest.

Over and Under the Rainforest

Under the canopy of the rainforest hundreds of animals make their homes, but up in the leaves hides another world. Turn the pages of this beautiful and educational book to discover in words and mesmerizing illustration:

Animals like the slender parrot snake and the blue morpho butterfly.
The canopies where toucans and pale-billed woodpeckers chatter and call.
Capuchin monkeys who swing from vines and slow-moving sloths who wait out daily thunderstorms.
And much more!

Discover the wonder that lies hidden among the roots, above the winding rivers, and under the emerald leaves of the rainforest in this glorious nature book for children and adults alike. Perfect for anyone who can't get enough of the rainforest and all the animals living in it.

The Rainforest Grew All Around (Arbordale Collection)

Imaginations will soar from the forest floor, up through the canopy and back down again, following the circle of life in this clever adaptation of the song “The Green Grass Grew All Around.” The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of the animals (jaguars, emerald tree boas, leafcutter ants, sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and bats) and plants (kapok trees, liana vines, and bromeliads) living in the lush Amazon rainforest. Delve even deeper into the jungle using sidebars and the three-page “For Creative Minds” educational section.

Wildlife Anatomy: The Curious Lives & Features of Wild Animals around the World

Bestselling author/illustrator Julia Rothman shares a delightfully illustrated guide to all the beasts of the wild, from lions, tigers, and bears to musk oxen, monkeys, elephants, giraffes, foxes, badgers, bats, crocodiles, owls, flying squirrels and much, much more.

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

A modern fable with an urgent message for young environmentalists. "Spectacular." (School Library Journal)

Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate this gorgeous picture book about a man who exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. While he sleeps, the forest’s residents, including a child from the Yanomamo tribe, whisper in his ear about the importance of trees and how "all living things depend on one another" . . . and it works.

Cherry’s lovingly rendered colored pencil and watercolor drawings of all the "wondrous and rare animals" evoke the lush rain forests. Features stunning world maps bordered by detailed illustrations of fascinating rainforest creatures.

An IRA Teacher’s Choice * ABA Pick of the Lists * Reading Rainbow Review Book * NSTA-CBC Outstanding Trade Book for Children

Rainforest Animals (Who Am I?)

Which rainforest animal is a frog that uses its eyes to help it swallow its food? Which rainforest animal is a bird with a big, colorful bill? Let's learn more about rainforest animals such as sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and more! Read With You's Who Am I? series encourages children to be more curious about the world around them as they learn fun facts about animals from across the globe.

Hello, World! Rainforest Animals

This bright and exciting Hello, World! board book teaches toddlers all about the amazing world of a rainforest—with easy-to-understand facts about the incredible animals who make their home there.Hello, World! is a series designed to introduce first nonfiction concepts to babies and toddlers. Told in clear and easy terms ("Croak! What's that sound? It's the red-eyed tree frog.") and featuring bright, cheerful illustrations, Hello, World! makes learning fun for young children. And each page offers helpful prompts for engaging with your child. It's a perfect way to bring science and nature into the busy world of a toddler, where learning never stops.

Additionally, look at the 36 minibooks which come in this download.

36 Rainforest Animal Minibooks

Blue Jean Frog
Resplendent Quetzal
Blue Macaw
Rainbow Parrot
Blue Morpho Butterfly

Vampire Bat
Capybara
Sloth
South American Coati
Black Caiman

Pink River Dolphin
Anaconda
Amazon Leaf Fish
Ocelot
Giant Anteater

Silver Arowana
Giant River Otter
Goliath Bird eater
Agouti
Rufous Tailed Hummingbird

Kinkajou
Electric Eel
Yellow Spotted River Turtle
Emerald Tree Boa
Blue Poison Dart Frog

Harpy Eagle
Howler Monkey
Jaguar
Red Lion Tamarin
Leaf Cutter Ant

Tapir
Macaw
Iguana
Pigmy Owl
Piranha Fish

Toucan

How to Get the Free Rain Forest Animals of the Amazon

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15 Star Wars STEM Activities Ideas | Fun Flashlight Science and DIY Lightsaber

April 26, 2023 | 1 Comment
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I have some Star Wars STEM Activities for May 4th. Also, look at National STEM Day – Popsicle Sticks for Creative DIY STEM Projects for more stem ideas.

May The 4th Be With You is a day we look forward to in our Star Wars-loving household all year long.

It’s a day to dig in (to the couch) and binge on all our favorite Star Wars episodes.

Spend the day eating Star Wars-themed food, enjoy a little Star Wars trivia, and soak up all the good fun of one of the greatest movie franchises.

15 Star Wars STEM Activities Ideas | Fun Flashlight Science and DIY Lightsaber

This year I wanted to include a little STEM to give it an educational slant.

I have gathered up a great list of Star Wars STEM activities.

And I am going to show you how to recreate one of the most iconic objects from the series while investigating flashlights and how they work.

If you don’t already know what STEM is, it’s an abbreviation for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…

Star Wars Stem Flashlight Science

First, look at this Stars Wars STEM flashlight science activity.

Some kids just naturally love to take things apart and explore the what, why, and how while others need a little push.

Either way, they are going to enjoy exploring what makes a flashlight work and learning what each of those components is called.

Grab an inexpensive flashlight for each child, once taken apart it may not work again, you can often find them at Dollar Tree.

What parts do you need for a flashlight?

Help your child identify each of the parts that make a flashlight work.

Explain that the batteries have different ends, positive and negative, and must be inserted in a certain way.

More Star Wars Activities

Make Cool Star Wars Soap and 15 Star Wars DIY Projects

Investigate the different parts and name them, what does each do?

Switch- Turning on the switch allows the power source to make a full circuit to the light source, giving the flashlight power.
Case- Protects the inner parts of the device.

Battery- Stores chemical energy and converts it to electrical energy to power the bulb.

Contacts- A strip of copper metal that allows electricity to flow from positive to negative terminals of the battery.

Spring-This is part of the circuit that transfers energy from the battery to the copper wire.

Transparent lens- Protects the glass bulb from breaking.
Light Bulb- Creates a light source.
Reflector- This reflects the bulb’s light into a steady focused beam.

I found this cool explanation of flashlight parts and how they are made for further study- How Are Flashlights Made?

Books about Star Wars

Second, add some of these Star Wars books and resources.

While origami is primarily considered an art it does incorporate aspects of math, engineering, and even computer science.

Grab one of these books for some fun Star Wars themed paper folding ideas.

Cooking is an excellent way to naturally work math and science into your child’s learning.

Turn it into intergalactic fun as well with a Star Wars Cookbook.

And if you are a fan of not only the movies but the man behind them, check out Who Is George Lucas from the Who Was series.

Now let’s use a second flashlight to create a fun DIY lightsaber for galactic war should we need it.

Star Wars Stem Activities DIY Lightsaber

You will need:

Bubble wand tube
Flashlight
Silver Duct or electrical tape
Colored tape or stickers

Take apart your bubble wands, and rinse well until all soap is removed from the plastic.

You can throw away the actual wand part; you just need to use the “sheath” that holds it. Allow it to dry completely.

Place the opening over the flashlight and secure it with silver duct tape and go as far up or down the handle of the flashlight as you like.

Cut small “buttons” out of colored tape or stickers.

We found these pricing stickers at Dollar Tree and cut some into squares. and apply them to the hilt of your lightsaber.

Click on the flashlight and it is ready for an epic space battle.

Additionally, I have more STEM related activities below.

More STEM Related Activities

Finally, look at these fun Star Wars themed STEM activities.

Star Wars STEM Hands-On Activities

I have some out-of-this-world activities and resources for you to enjoy with the whole family as you celebrate and learn at the same time for May the 4th and beyond.

15 Star War STEM Activities

It's fun to learn about STEM when you can add a Stars War theme to your day. Grab ideas here on this list.

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1. Star Wars Science Activity Erupting Death Star

Baking Soda science is fun no matter what the theme, but this erupting Death Star idea is pretty cool!

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2. Star Wars Minifigure LEGO Math Game

Star Wars minifigures make this LEGO math game so much fun. Practice addition and subtraction using your favorite LEGO characters,

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3. Star Wars Science: Defy Gravity the Easy Way

What I love about Star Wars is that it’s so easy to turn it into a lesson on any subject.

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4. Sticks and Stones Ewok Catapult (with Printables)

We started by sketching different models and then experimenting with sticks arranged in different shapes to find the most effective design

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5. Star Wars Slinky Sounds!

The original blaster sounds heard in the Star Wars were made by the foley artist Ben Burtt who repetitively hit the high tension wires of a radio mast with a wrench!

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6. Star Wars Slime

You’ll rule the galaxy with this easy DIY Star Wars Slime.

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7. Build a Mini LED Lightsaber | STEM Activity

Build your own mini LED lightsaber with a straw in this quick Star Wars-themed STEM activity.

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8. FREE Multiplication Mazes with Star Wars Theme

What better way to practice math skills for Star Wars fans than to learn with these FREE multiplication mazes with Star Wars theme?

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9. LEGO Star Wars Science Ice Melting Activity

A LEGO Star Wars science activity and icy rescue with Star Wars LEGO minifigures.

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10. Star Wars Paper Airplane Comparison

So with the topic of paper airplanes on the mind, we decided to test a few Star Wars themed paper airplanes!

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11. How to Make a Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter out of Office Supplies

Make an X-Wing Starfighter out of office supplies!

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12. ego Star Wars Printable Game Cards

Our Lego Star Wars Printable Game Cards provide exciting challenges for builders of all ages

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13. DIY Star Wars Sensory Bin for Kids

Sensory bins are a great way to supplement any themed unit study or simply just for fun.

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14. Light Up May the Fourth Be With You Cards

Show your love for all things Star Wars with these awesome May the Fourth Be With You Light Up Cards

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15. Star Wars STEAM Challenges for Kids

FREE printable Star Wars STEAM Challenge Cards.

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity & Worksheet

April 25, 2023 | Leave a Comment
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I have a free homeschool chicken unit study and an anatomy of an egg hands-on felt activity. Also, grab more ideas on my best homeschool unit studies page.

Spring is a great time to learn about farm life, like chickens.

A chicken unit study can take you through learning about the anatomy of chickens, their eggs, life cycles, habits, breeds, what products we get from them and what it takes to keep chickens.

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity & Worksheet

If you have ever been to a farm supply store and heard the adorable peep of chickens from across the aisles, you know how appealing they can be.

But there is so much more to chickens than fluffy yellow chicks.

They provide us with eggs, meat, and even entertainment.

If you haven’t watched a chicken go after a bug or try to take it from another chicken, you don’t know what you are missing.

Chicken Facts

Chickens have an elaborate communication system with over 30 unique vocalizations that they use to communicate with other chickens. These sounds are used for mating calls, danger warnings, stress signals, and when they find food.
It takes only 20 to 21 days for chickens to hatch an egg once they begin sitting on their clutch of eggs.
Chickens can recognize and remember around 100 different faces of humans and other chickens.
You may think that chickens are herbivores, but they are omnivores. They will eat a wide variety of things from vegetables and seeds to bugs, and kitchen scraps, including leftover chicken.
There are more chickens on earth than any other type of bird.
Mother hens talk to their babies in the egg by making purring noises to them, the babies will even chirp back from inside the egg.

And I have a fun chicken coloring page and a chicken egg anatomy worksheet.

Chicken Unit Study Resources

The chicken life cycle can be used in sensory bins, on a science shelf, in dramatic play, with blocks, have your child build them a “coop” from blocks, and so much more.

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity

When you are pulling together resources for your chicken unit study don’t forget to include something fun like this Chicken Coop Building Blocks Set.

MORE HANDS ON ACTIVITIES CHICKEN UNIT STUDY

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Chicken Unit Study Hands-On Activities

Create a Colorful Life Cycle Chicken Craft on stones to learn the life cycle.
A hide and peek Chicken and Chicks Craft is a great way to work on fine motor skills while also learning about how mother hens care for their babies.
Visit a working farm as a field trip if possible, to watch the chickens, ask questions, gather eggs if you can, check out feed and the chicken coop.
Make a cute Accordion Fold Chicken Craft in many colors.
This adorable Paper Plate Hen makes a great art addition to your study.
Consider raising some baby chicks of your own from incubator to hatching for hands on life experience, they are low maintenance and fun.
For the younger chicken tenders in your homeschool put together a Life Cycle of a Chicken Sensory Bin for hours of play.
Watch this video of chicks hatching on YouTube.

In addition, I have a chicken coloring page and anatomy of an egg if you have a child who wants to write and label the parts of the egg. Or your younger child can cut and paste to label the parts of the egg.

More Best Homeschool Unit Studies

Then add some fun books and resources to your chicken unit study.

9 Books and Resources for a Fun Chicken Unit Study

Whether you’re wanting to do a chicken unit study or study chickens for the day, you’ll love these books and resources to add to your collection.

Chicks & Chickens

Cheep . . . cheep . . . cluck! Everything you ever wanted to know about chickens and eggs—except which came first. With bright watercolor illustrations and simple, clear language, nonfiction master Gail Gibbons shows young readers everything there is to know about chickens. See what different breeds of chickens look like, discover how eggs are laid and hatched, and learn how big and little farms take care of their birds. Key vocabulary words about chicken behavior and anatomy are introduced throughout Chicks and Chickens, and new words are reinforced in accessible language for young readers.

4 PCS Chicken Farm Animal Life Cycle Growth Model

Children can see how animals change and grow. Realistic detail showing a different stage in the development of animals.

Uniquely molded textures and richly painted details bring them to life and help inspire creativity for kids.

It is a great way to expand the growth with children through physical science.

Farm Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life

Learn the difference between a farrow and a barrow, and what distinguishes a weanling from a yearling. Country and city mice alike will delight in Julia Rothman’s charming illustrated guide to the curious parts and pieces of rural living. Dissecting everything from the shapes of squash varieties to how a barn is constructed and what makes up a beehive to crop rotation patterns, Rothman gives a richly entertaining tour of the quirky details of country life.

Where Do Chicks Come From?

Read and find out about eggs—and how baby chicks grow inside of them—in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Learn how chicks develop, how they get the food they need to grow, and how a mother hen helps keep them safe in this introduction to the life cycle of a baby chick.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

Chickenology: The Ultimate Encyclopedia

A great educational book, covering:• Different breeds of chickens, like Padovana and Silkie• The difference between roosters and hens• How chicks are formed in the egg• Chickens sounds and noises• Chicken anatomy and feather anatomy and colors• Chickens and eggs around the world• Chicken history and folklore• Raising chickens at home• Chickens as pets

LEGO Creator Easter Chickens 30643

These LEGO Chickens are a fun and easy add on for little ones joining in the fun.

Farm Animal for Kids, Chicken Coop

DETAILED & REALISTIC. Crafted with precision and authentic detail to create a lifelike toy that teaches and inspires toddlers and kids of every age; helps introduce children to animals. From the first sketch to the intricate finishing touches, we see value in every detail.

Farm Animal Chicken Coop Building Blocks

Chicken Coop Building Blocks. It contains a coop, twenty chicken and ten eggs.

Compatible with LEGO: It's made of LEGO-compatible bricks. It will enrich your MOC blocks. It can be put together with a lot of block scenes, such as farm, house, castle, village, animal and so on.

Farm Animals Figurines Simulated Farm Life

These little chicken figurines would also make a great addition to a chicken study, put them in a sensory bin with a little birdseed or cracked corn for hours of fun.

Lastly, I have a fun hands-on activity to learn the parts of an egg.

And this activity can be adjusted to fit a child of any age.

Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity

You will need:

Tan felt
White felt
Yellow felt
Red felt
White yarn/string
Cardstock
Hot glue guns/stick

Cut an egg shape out of tan felt, you want to make it several inches tall so that you have plenty of room to label all the parts.

Trace the egg shape onto white felt and cut it out slightly smaller, leaving a very thin border for the shell.

Cut a small notch out of the bottom like this for the air sac.

Cut a circle of yellow to make the yolk, and add a small light circle on the yolk with a white crayon or paint pen.

Twist the white yarn from the top to the bottom of the eggshell and glue the yolk over top of it.

Write each of the parts of the egg on cardstock and cut them out Yolk, Eggshell, Chalaza, Shell, Germinal disc, and Albumen.

Or take it a step further and have your child type out their own labels for typing practice and to reinforce the new spelling words.

Now the egg can be put together and glued if you want it to stay permanent.

Or leave the parts loose so it can be built and rebuilt. Add the labels to mark each part of the egg.

Additionally, you can crack open a real egg to see the real-life parts. Have your child point out each one with a skewer.

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