Learning Activities For Children

Learning Activities for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and elementary school aged children.

Archive for the ‘Health And Nutrition’ Category

Sethescopes

Sep-29-2007 By Melissa

Use toilet tissue rolls as stethoscopes. Have you and the children listen to each other’s heartbeats. Then have the children run or jump for a minute and then have the children listen to each other’s heartbeats again and notice the difference.

Yellow to White

Sep-21-2007 By Melissa

tooth.jpgMaterials:

  • Yellow construction paper
  • White paint
  • Scissors
  • Toothbrush
  • Corn Syrup

Directions:

  1. Cut out a tooth shape from yellow paper.
  2. Mix white paint with corn syrup.
  3. Give the children toothbrushes to dip into the mixture and brush their tooth with.
  4. The mixture will dry to a glossy finish and resmeble a healthy tooth.

Source: www.preschooleducation.com

X-ray Pictures

Sep-14-2007 By Melissa

bones.jpgObtain X-rays and magnifying glasses. Place the x-rays on the windows. Young children will enjoy discovering all the bones they find. You can make the activity more challenging for older children by quizzing them on how well they know their bones.