People are always interested in what I do for homeschooling, especially when I say that we haven't even started any curriculum yet. We read, talk, play and explore. This summer we picked off my Science board on Pinterest and had loads of fun. Simple activity: pour baking soda into a cake pan (or a high chair tray), dye white vinegar. Simple, easy, cheap. I already had the droppers.
Little scientist at work! Or play :)
Thora tried eating the baking soda. She didn't like it at all, but that still didn't stop her from trying it about 5 more times.
When Dancy was done, I had fun pouring the vinegar out into her pan.
Tom and Katie got artistic with their pans. Tommy made a moonscape.
Katie made a volcano.
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Science activity #2: Magnifying glasses.
Inspired by Sid the Science Kid on Netflix, I bought the kids magnifying glasses at Dollar General. Hooray for $1 science tools, because that's all they need at this age. We can invest in higher quality items later.
And then we took them with us for a walk to the library. Oh, the wonders they found magnifying everything along the way, as well as inside the library! On the way home, we collected things for them to bring to the table to continue being scientists while I made lunch.
And when they had questions, they asked questions. And if I didn't have answers, we googled them.
