Yeah….not the beach….but even better cause I didn’t have to deal with sand stuck in their every nook and cranny!
The kids had a great time making signs, and pricing their goods:
They didn’t even know they were learning:
It was the perfect day at the beach.
Click here for fun ways to learn using seashells!
Last week I set up this Rocks and Minerals Discovery table for the kids to explore with! Let me tell you that they L-O-V-E-D it, and it was hard to wrap it up and move on to the next thing. (Don’t you just hate when you have to pry them away from learning in order to get them to eat something?)
I used a few different kits that I picked up at the local teacher store, as well as our local museum. If you’re looking to pick up a kit for your classroom, I think the Minerals kit was better because it came with a streak plate and a nail to test the rocks with. However, the more “fancy” rocks like the ones in the first photo are the ones we picked up at the Museum, and you can snag a nice kit of some here online.
Here are some photos of the different stations that I set up:
Click here for the rest of them, including details for each one.
I also made up this handy Rocks and Minerals printable to keep track of all the information we collected about the rocks. These print 2 to a page so you can easily have a bunch on hand for your kiddos to fill out.
And CurrClick has a Rocks and Minerals Flash Card Set for Free!
Stay tuned for more Rocks and Minerals Activities!