Science, Nursery Rhymes and Circle
Time
with
Contact Phyllis at
[email protected]
Phyllis Campbell
In association with
Panda Bear Publications
What do you need for a dynamic
science program?
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Take a look at the standards and
be taught.
determine what needs to
Start at circle time with nursery rhymes, stories and songs
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Add fun and easy experiments
Create a phenomenal science table
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Have an engaging sensory table
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Use science notebooks
The science table - the place for active
observation, hypothesis, predictions and
information gathering.
Sensory Table
Materials
Teddy Grahams
Beans
Noodles
Corn Flakes
Cotton
Dry Cereal
Rice
Corn Starch
Bubble Water
Shredded Paper
Pine Cones
Oatmeal
Corn Meal
Bird Seed
Seed Corn
Flour
Water
Sand
Feathers
Confetti
Ice Cubes
Change materials
weekly
(Or even more often!)
Accessories
Scoops
Spoons
Dolls
Sifters
Tongs
Funnels
Sponges
Plastic eggs
Toy People
Egg Beaters
Bowls
Ladles
Grabbers
Sieves
Fish Nets
Tubing
Basters
Pumps
Buckets
Dishes
Investigations and the Science
Notebook
•Nature walk collections
•Pairs of eyes, eye colors
•Object observations
•Animal markings
•Same/different pictures
eggs, jack-o-lanterns
•Graphs
•Homework pages from
MathMagic
Write or dictate observations.
Attach in science notebook.
I’M A LITTLE TEAPOT
Perfect rhyme
to teach states
of matter.
Solids, liquids, gases
EXPERIMENTS from
Science Times with
Nursery Rhymes:
Don’t get steamed!
Escaping gas
Stop the meltdown
The shape of water
Pud Play
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decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
I’m a Little Teapot Learning about states of matter.
Pud Play - cornstarch and water
Blowing up balloons with
baking soda and vinegar
Melted crayons on warming trays
Rub a dub dub, 3 men in a tub
Who do you think they be?
The butcher, the baker,
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decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
the candlestick maker.
They all jumped out of a rotten potato,
‘Twas enough to make a man stare!
Experiments:
Straws and Potatoes
Float and Sink
Sink the Boat
Balancing Potato
Related Art:
Water colors
Magic Pictures -
candle and water colors
Blowing Paint
Potato prints
Candle making
Variation on Three Men in a Tub
3Tubs in a tub!
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decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
No hole, medium size hole, large size hole
Which tub will sink first?
Hypothesize/predict, Try, Note results
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decompressor
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Science Notebook
Which tub will sink first?
What will happen?
What happened?
Correct?
Yes
No
Activities:
Egg Drop
Egg Protection
Scrambled Eggs
Egg Bowls
(deviled eggs)
Rubber Eggs
Egg in a Bottle
Science Notebook
Drawing eggs – Compare/Contrast
This egg has
stripes.
Have children draw or
trace 2 ovals. Decorate to
make them look the same
or different
This is a
Humpty
Dumpty
egg.
Books and CD’s available
immediately after session or
online at www.pandabooks.com
888-206-4556
Contact Phyllis and Stephanie for information
regarding keynotes, teacher training
workshops, parent/child workshops and more!
Phyllis - [email protected]
Stephanie - [email protected]