Little Pink Apple

Author: preppyteacher

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    This is a list of the favorite things I brought that definitely made our camp out easier and more comfortable Camelbak: Camelbaks are the most risk free investment.  Even if you are not sure whether you will like backpacking or not a Camelbak will change your life while simply taking a few hour hike.   I…

  • Field Trip: First Backpack Adventure

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    My daughter’s first backpacking trip would be a perfect example of “kids know better than adults”.  It all started last summer.  I am the leader of an absolutely amazing group of girl scouts.  Our troop is girl lead, which means that the girls run the show.  Not to say that we don’t guide or steer…

  • A Lesson in Soil

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    There are so many different angles you can take with this science project.  The project itself is constructed out of recycled plastic.  It teaches water filtration, erosion, and the need for leave no trace when hiking.  You will need scissors, three 2 liter soda bottles, 3 small water bottles, grass seeds (we used rye grass),…

  • Tin Foil Masterpiece

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    Odds are you have everything you need to complete this project in your home already.  It is very inexpensive to create which is great news if you are a teacher on a budget.  You will need  Elmer’s white glue, yarn, tinfoil, heavy weight paper, and sharpie markers.  Simply glue the yarn to the heavy paper.…

  • Kids In the Kitchen: Shamrock Shakes

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    Serves 4 2 1/2 Cups of Milk 4 Cups of Ice Cream 1/2 tsp. of mint extract 18 drops of green food coloring green decorators sugar whipped cream for garnish   1.) Blend milk, ice cream, mint extract, and green food coloring.  Pour in four glasses. Garnish your shakes with whipped cream and green sugar.

  • Map Work

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    Making topographic maps with kids is a lot of fun and educational.  All you need is a bag of celluclay, acrylic paint, high gloss polyurethane spray,  a piece of thick card board, and resin if you want a glassy water effect.  In a bowl slowly add water to the celluclay until it is the consistency…

  • Oxygen?

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      We know that fires need oxygen to breathe.  You can use this principal to test if oxygen is being released from a chemical reaction.  All you need is a chemical reaction, a wood ember, and something to light the ember with. For our chemical reaction we used hydrogen peroxide and activated charcoal.  We lit…

  • Sarah Breedlove Walker

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      We continue our study of the fifty states. This week we are studying the state whose name means “land of the Indians”, Indiana.  In the process we stumbled on a real treasure in the way of a book.  It is entitled “Vision of Beauty”.  It is the story of Sarah Breedlove Walker.  I admittedly…

  • Casual Valentine’s Day Get Together

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    I adore Valentine’s Day…everything is pink!  I love pink!  It’s visually perfect.  I also really enjoy Valentine’s Day because there isn’t the hustle and bustle of Christmas, it’s just a really fun holiday to celebrate.  We had a very casual get together for my daughter and her friends.  The homemade cake pops were particularly popular. …

  • Great Books for Teaching Your Child To Read

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    Today, someone asked me if I could recommend a book that would help her get her young child reading.  I get asked this a lot.  The truth is all kids learn differently,  so there isn’t one “silver bullet” book that is guaranteed to get a child reading.  With that said, there are two books that…