Science Activities
This blog introduces this activity for a student in Pre-K, however it is easily adapted for children in first grade. Use more items that are a mix of magnet metal and non-magnetic materials to make it a little more engaging for students. Ask students what they notice about the material that is magnetic, what do they have in common? Also use more sand/rice/beans to hide the scavenger items.
Use this experiment to introduce sound waves. It's a really fun and simple experiment to show kids that sound travels through vibration. If you watch closely you can see the string move when you speak into your end of the telephone.
Good Reads
What is Sound? (Sounds All Around Us) by Charlotte Guillain
Use this book along with the String Telephone activity to show children that sound is made by vibrations. They'll see in this book that a lot of different and unexpected things create vibrations that we can hear.
What Makes a Magnet? by Franklyn M. Branley
Use this book before doing the Magnetic Scavenger Hunt. In the book she tires to do different things with her magnet, like fishing. She also creates her own magnetic scavenger hunt! What a great way to get children excited about exploring magnets!
Resources
Check out these links for more fun and interesting activities to do at home with your student!
This blog is created by a first grade teacher, get to know her in her Meet the Teacher Section. She has some great activities not only in science but in other subjects as well. My favorite science one is on Insects!
This blog is also teacher created, get to know a little about her in her Meet the Teacher Section. She has all kinds of fun and interesting activities that you could easily do at home. I really enjoy her unit on rocks!
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