GIVE SCIENCE A LITTLE LOVE
WITH A NATURE CENTER!
Children love to collect things. Aren't they always bringing you rocks or leaves or flowers or nuts? A nature center would be a perfect place to display their treasures and give them the opportunity to observe and investigate natural items.
Getting Started
Take a plastic tub and fill it with objects from a natural area in your community. It's as simple as that! Invite the children to bring in other interesting items that they find in nature to add to your center.
Materials:
leaves, rocks, shells, pine cones, sticks, nuts, or other natural items (rotate for different seasons)
magnifying glass
clipboard, pencils, paper
ruler
field guide book (leaves, rocks, shells, etc.)
Activities:
*free exploration
*sorting
*counting
*seriating by size
*measuring
*observing with a magnifying glass
*sketching with a clip board
*identifying with a field guide book
*non-fiction writing
*PLAYING!
clipboard, pencils, paper
ruler
field guide book (leaves, rocks, shells, etc.)
Activities:
*free exploration
*sorting
*counting
*seriating by size
*measuring
*observing with a magnifying glass
*sketching with a clip board
*identifying with a field guide book
*non-fiction writing
*PLAYING!
FREE, GREEN, ENGAGING, OPEN-ENDED, EASY - IT'S A WINNER!!!