Connecting the Books with the

Boom!Kimberly Thompson, M.Ed, MLISThe Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County

Snow

Make your own salt crystals: http://www.adayinfirstgrade.com/2013/03/egg-geodes.html?m=1

Make Cold Paint...http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2014/05/frozen-olaf-paint.html

My Five Senses

Make sensory balloons: http://www.playathomemomllc.com/2011/07/sensory-balloons/

Sensory play: http://playfullearning.net/2013/10/sensorial-education-my-five-senses-printable/

Butterflies

Edible Butterfly Life Cycle:

http://mylittleyellowroom.blogspot.com/2012/04/edible-butterfly-life-cycle.html

http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2014/10/static-electricity-butterfly-experiment.html

Butterfly Static Electricity

Bats, Dolphins, Echolocation, SoundBats and Echolocation projecthttp://www.brighthubeducation.com/preschool-lesson-plans/106864-sound-and-vibration-science-activities-for-preschoolers/

Sound: Egg Shakers

Egg Geodeshttp://tinkerlab.com/experiment-egg-geodes/Egg Shakershttp://www.funathomewithkids.com/2013/03/exploring-sound-with-homemade-egg.htmlMore Egg Shakershttp://de-tout-et-de-rien-caroline.blogspot.com/2012/03/une-douzaine-doeufs-sonores-fait-maison.html

MagnetsMagnetic Hairhttp://laughingkidslearn.com/2013/07/crazy-magnetic-hair-styles.html/

Magnetic Bottlehttp://frugalfun4boys.com/2013/07/03/preschool-play-with-magnets-and-pipe-cleaners/

Making Mountains http://we-made-that.com/how-are-mountains-made/

Engineering

Imaginative Play: http://almostunschoolers.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/toilet-paper-tube-tinker-like-toys.html

Engineering Playhttp://amomwithalessonplan.com/tinkering-station/

Birds and BeaksHow do birds eat?

http://www.thescientificmom.com/2013/06/birds-of-feather.html

More fun stuff...

http://scienceinavan.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/early-childhood-education-fun-stuff.html