Home economics lab at McKinley High School in Washington circa 1910
Okay! We are in our 2nd week (at least) of homeschooling. For this post, I'm going to suggest one of my favorite resources for teaching: TeachersHelper.com
This resource has craft ideas, worksheets and lesson plans for almost all grade levels.
Here are my favorites for this week:
1. This class book project is sure to hatch students' interest in describing words. If desired, begin by reading aloud Easter Bugs by David A. Carter. Have each child decorate an egg cutout. Then give her a strip of paper with the question shown. Ask her to write in the blank a word that describes her egg.
Next, have each youngster glue her question near the top of a sheet of paper. Instruct her to trace her egg below it and to glue a small photo of herself in the middle of the tracing. Place her decorated egg on the tracing and staple it at the bottom. Compile students" completed work into a book. Have students look behind the eggs to discover the answers to the questions!
2. I love this one because it's all about decorating eggs:
Description:
What happens when you swirl an egg in tinted water and oil? Youngsters will be fascinated with the surprising results of this investigation!
Materials:
food coloring
egg dipper
water in a clear
disposable cup
2 hard-boiled eggs
vegetable oil
tablespoon
paper towel
Materials:
food coloring
egg dipper
water in a clear
disposable cup
2 hard-boiled eggs
vegetable oil
tablespoon
paper towel
SETUP
Mix a few drops of food coloring in the cup of water.
STEP 1
Display an egg. Ask, "What do you think will happen to this egg if we put it in the colored water?" After students share, immerse the egg. After a few moments, lift the egg and discuss the color of the shell. Then set the egg aside.
STEP 2
Pour a tablespoon of vegetable oil in the tinted water. Help students notice how the oil floats on the surface. Then stir the contents, directing youngsters' attention to the oily swirls.
STEP 3
Show the second egg. Ask, "What do you think will happen to the egg if we put it in this mixture?" After students respond, immerse the egg while swirling it and then remove it and pat it with the paper towel. Display the egg and discuss the marbleized results.
What Next?
Have students dye eggs in solid colors. Then have them marbleize the eggs with contrasting colors!
Marie E. Cecchini
West Dundee, IL
Mix a few drops of food coloring in the cup of water.
STEP 1
Display an egg. Ask, "What do you think will happen to this egg if we put it in the colored water?" After students share, immerse the egg. After a few moments, lift the egg and discuss the color of the shell. Then set the egg aside.
STEP 2
Pour a tablespoon of vegetable oil in the tinted water. Help students notice how the oil floats on the surface. Then stir the contents, directing youngsters' attention to the oily swirls.
STEP 3
Show the second egg. Ask, "What do you think will happen to the egg if we put it in this mixture?" After students respond, immerse the egg while swirling it and then remove it and pat it with the paper towel. Display the egg and discuss the marbleized results.
What Next?
Have students dye eggs in solid colors. Then have them marbleize the eggs with contrasting colors!
Marie E. Cecchini
West Dundee, IL
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