Category: No Mess

  • Sprouting a Seed

    Your Child Will Learn

    How plants change as they grow and how to take care of a plant

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Use a spray bottle to dampen (but not soak) a paper towel. Place the paper towel inside of
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  • Night Sky Noticing

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to observe and describe things in the world around them

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Before bedtime, head to a window with a view of the night sky (or head outside).
    2. Direct your child’s attention to
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  • Rolling Ramps

    Your Child Will Learn

    Exploring how ramps affect how an object moves

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather a flat surface to use as a ramp (like: a cardboard box, baking sheet, book, pillow) and a small ball or toy car.
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  • Balls in Motion

    Your Child Will Learn

    Exploring how balls move

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Choose two different types of balls and sit on the floor with your child.
    2. Roll the ball(s) in several types of ways. Examples:
      1. Roll the ball gently
      2. Roll
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  • Playground Physics

    Your Child Will Learn

    Exploring the effect of different forces on a ball

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather a few different types of balls (like: soccer ball, kickball, baseball, bouncy ball) and head outside to a wide open space.
    2. Mark
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  • Nature Observation Walk

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to observe different characteristics of living things in nature

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Head outside to a park, backyard, or other green space.
    2. Ask your child to look for living things (like: plants, trees, grass,
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  • Nature Sensory Walk

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to observe living things in nature

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Head outside to a park, backyard, or anywhere in your neighborhood or community there are trees or plants.
    2. Direct your child’s attention to animals and
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  • Let’s Shop for Numbers!

    Your Child Will Learn

    Recognizing Numerals 1-5

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Before heading to a store, make a “number shopping list”- write numbers 1-5 on a piece of paper and draw a box next to each number.
    2. When you arrive
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  • Shopping for Numbers

    Your Child Will Learn

    Recognizing Numerals 1-20

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Before heading to a store, make a “number shopping list”- write numbers 1-20 on a piece of paper and draw a checkbox next to each number.
    2. When you arrive
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  • Shopping Cart Addition

    Your Child Will Learn

    Introductory Addition (adding up to 5)

    Here’s What to Do

    1. At the grocery store, pick up one item and show it to your child before putting it in the cart/basket. Pick up one more item, and
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