In the Backyard
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Backyard Counting with Nature Activity
Get outside with this preschool math activity. Grab some chalk and head to the backyard for a simple counting game using items from nature. Preschool Math: Counting with Nature You’ll need a piece of chalk and an area of your patio, driveway, or sidewalk. Draw circles on the concrete and write numbers inside them. Start with numbers 1-10 or work on larger numbers if your child is ready. Call out a number and ask your child to find that number. (I recommend going in numerical order unless your child is ready to mix it up.) Say, “Can you find the number 1? Run to the number 1.” Go over each…
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How to Build a Bird House
Learn how to build a bird house specific to the birds in your area. See the four different bird nest boxes we made and find out how you can do the same. This is a great project for kids and parents to do together. I get commissions for purchases made through the affiliate links in this post. How to Build a Bird House Select Nest Plans for a Bird in Your Area The first step to building a bird house is finding out what birds live in your area. We have a lot of robins hanging around our house, so a robin nest box made perfect sense. We’ve seen several…
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Nature STEM Challenge – Map the Backyard
Let's head to the backyard for a nature STEM challenge. After reading Mapping Sam by Joyce Hesselberth, we were inspired to map the backyard.
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Summer Night Bug Hunt
