Germs and Microbes K-1 unit study

We're embarking on a new collaborative K-1 unit study of Germs and Microbes. It's great to be teaming up with Darci from STEM Mom and Andrea from No Doubt Learning again! Over the next three weeks, we'll offer you some great science experiments, printables, and more. This post contains affiliate links as well as freebies.

Here are the books we've read over the last week:



I have made a few lapbook elements to go with this study. I'll have more later, but for now, here are my germ lapbook pieces you can download free if you'd like to play along with us.

These are just a few - there are couple more in the download that aren't shown because I made them but D hasn't used them in his lapbook yet.

Don't forget to go see what STEM Mom and No Doubt Learning are sharing this week, and the experiments that they did!

Outdoor Play Party - Sunshine and Parks!

Along with

Learning for Life

The Golden Gleam

Kitchen Counter Chronicles

Making Boys Men

I am happy to be co-hosting the Outdoor Play Party!

 

We had some great posts linked up last week and I couldn't pick just one! Some posts you'll want to make sure that you see:
KC Edventures had this great post on the science of kites

Creative Star Learning had 10 Little Stick Activities

My Nearest and Dearest wrote about sensory play in nature

And I am still completely jealous of Happy Hooligans' play logs!

This week, we spent a lot more time indoors than out, enjoying the unexpected gift of sunshine and warm weather. Our favourite outing was a trip to Parc Angrignon in Montreal, where we discovered that the catfish love the birdseed we threw as much as the birds!

What outdoor play have you been up to? Link up below!
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Supercharged Science - a free chance to see it in action!

You may remember our SuperCharged Science Review a couple of weeks ago.

If you were intrigued by the review, I think you'll like this week's free chance to see it in action! Aurora, the owner, is doing a free online science class this week. This post contains an affiliate link - the online science class is free but if you fall in love with the program and want to sign up like we did, using my link to do so is appreciated.

You can reserve a free spot by clicking here!

She's done these classes several times before (as you may know), and my kids have really enjoyed them. She's warm and engaging - and knows her science.

Kids not only learn solid academics, but get to do hands-on activities during the class. (How? You prepare the materials before the class, and during it, she gives you 5-10 minutes to do a certain activity, then discusses it.)

This week's topic is Rocketry and Spaceflight. This is really appropriate because Aurora actually used to work forv NASA, and is a real rocket scientist!

If you've never seen Aurora in action, you need to sign up for this class and try it out!

It is also great for parents who don't like teaching science -- because she does it for you, and kids stay engaged!

Reserve your free spot now by clicking here

Dig Into Gardening

We're exploring great books about gardening this week! This post contains affiliate links. This is a blog hop to encourage reading and literacy, along with some great bloggers:

JDaniel4's Mom  Royal Baloo  The Usual Mayhem  Growing Book by Book Frogs & Snail & Puppy Dog Tails      Edventures with Kids  

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Here are the books we borrowed from the library this week:

  

  If there's a Magic School Bus book about it, my son wants to read it! 

This one is really more of a fall book, but we just couldn't resist Tomie DiPaola's illustrations!





What better way to get reluctant kids to eat their veggies?! My kindergarten sidekick is hoping we move soon enough for him to plant a pizza garden now.


 
This book has 12 great ideas for themed gardens that will appeal to kids!


 
This book explores healthy eating by encouraging the children to eat the food they grow themselves. It'd be a great go-along with a nutrition unit.


 

 This one is self explanatory and my 12 year old was really interested. She's now spirited it up to her room to read though the whole thing. It covers more than just basic planting and decorating.


 

This book includes the seeds (except that in our library book they'd already been removed). What a great idea - open the paper, plant the seeds, and grow a butterfly-friendly garden while reading the book!




 21 indoor and outdoor projects for age 7 and up. We liked this one so much I've ordered it!

What great books and activities about gardening have you explored lately? Link up below!