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Leprechaun Trap Challenge (STEM): St. Patrick's Day

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Leprechaun Trap Challenge (STEM) Instructions: Build a trap to catch a leprechaun using everyday materials. Follow the design process below! Objective: Encourage creativity, engineering skills, and problem-solving by designing a functional trap that could catch a mischievous leprechaun. Planning Sheet: Materials List: What will you use? (e.g., paper, string, tape, cardboard, LEGOs, pipe cleaners, cups, paper towel rolls, craft sticks, aluminum foil, etc.) Sketch Your Design: Draw how your trap will work, labeling key parts and mechanisms. Trap Mechanism: How will your trap trigger when the leprechaun enters? Will it use a pulley, lever, or hidden entrance? Will you include bait like gold coins, glitter, or candy? Building Phase: Work on assembling your trap using the selected materials. Testing & Improvements: Try triggering the trap multiple times. Identify any weaknesses and refine the design. Reflection Questions: What was the most challenging part of building the trap? What ...
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End of the School Year Activities for your Classroom

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  If you are a teacher looking for some great end of the school year activities , here are some: End of Year Party: Host an end-of-year party in the classroom or school yard, complete with music, games, and treats. Memory Book: Create a memory book where students can reflect on their favorite moments from the school year. You can include prompts such as "my favorite subject," "my favorite project," and "my favorite memory." Awards Ceremony : Hold an awards ceremony to recognize each student's unique achievements throughout the school year. You can create fun and creative awards, such as "Best Team Player" or "Most Creative Writer." Read-a-Thon: Host a read-a-thon where students can read books they've been wanting to read all year. You can set reading goals and offer prizes for meeting those goals. STEM Challenge: Create a fun STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) challenge where students can work together to solve...
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Kindergarten Ideas for Mother's Day

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There are many creative and fun ideas that kindergarten students can do for Mother's Day. Here are a few ideas: Handprint Flower Pot: Have students paint a small flower pot in their mother's favorite color. Then, help them make a handprint on the pot using paint. Once the paint is dry, they can add some soil and plant a flower or seed. Mother's Day Card: Encourage students to create a special card for their mothers. Provide them with colorful paper, stickers, markers, and other craft materials to decorate their cards. Homemade Gift: Students can create a special gift for their mothers, such as a necklace or a bracelet made from beads or pasta. They can also decorate a picture frame or make a photo album with pictures of themselves and their mothers. Mother's Day Poem: Encourage students to write a special poem for their mothers. Provide them with examples of poems and help them brainstorm ideas for their own poems. Mother's Day Song: Help students create a spec...
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