Here is a great FUN project to teach engineering for kids: build a parachute that really works! Thanks so much to Becky of Kid World Citizen – my blogging buddy and fellow Multicultural Kid Blogs board member – for sharing this fantastic activity! We recently made some fantastic parachutes out of coffee filters, popsicle sticks,…

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April 3, 2015

Endangered Animals: Learning about Andean Condors

by Leanna

As part of our study of Bolivia and the “Around the World in 12 Dishes” series, we looked more closely at one of the great symbols of the Andes – the condor. A really great online resource about the Andean condor (cousin to the also endangered California condor) is, of course, National Geographic. Many Americans...

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July 14, 2014

Preschooler Science: Check the Scale

by Leanna

This play idea is brought to you by Knoala – Raise Happier Kids. Knoala is a free app that offers activities for parents to enjoy with infants to preschoolers. Monkey loves science and is always full of questions about, well, everything! He wants to know how everything works, from light switches to eyeballs to Venus...

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June 25, 2014

Geology Activity: Learning about Iran’s Tectonic Plates with Play Dough

by Leanna

This post is part of the World Cup for Kids project from Multicultural Kid Blogs. Each time Iran plays, I will be doing a post on some aspect of that country’s culture. Today I am sharing a geology activity we did to learn about Iran’s tectonic plates! This post contains an affiliate link. If you...

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March 19, 2013

Runaway Radish: Book Review and Experiment

by Leanna

This post was written as part of the Gingerbread Stories from Around the World collection on Kid World Citizen. As you all know, I love bilingual books, especially ones that are as fun to read as Runaway Radish/El Rabano Que Escapo by Janice Levy. During a trip to Mexico, Levy learned about the Night of...

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