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Materials: Pan or Bowl Baking Soda Pouches (1 rounded tbsp baking soda, in a piece of single ply toilet paper) 1 quart vinegar (1/4 cup or 75mL per group) 1/3 cup measuring cups or 25mL graduated cylinders Ziploc sandwich bags Instructions: Make a baking soda pouch… Measure 1 rounded tablespoon of baking soda [...]
Materials you will need: Tissue Black marker Scissors Clear tape A balloon Directions: Step 1: Carefully separate the layers of your tissue and pull them apart. We want our tissue paper to be very thin for this activity. Step 2: Draw ghosts on your tissue pieces then cut them [...]
For today’s experiment, we’re going to head outside and learn how leaves and trees breathe! All you’ll need for this experiment is a bowl of water and a leaf! We’re going to create an environment where we can actually SEE photosynthesis taking place — the oxygen/carbon dioxide process of plants! Even though we chose [...]
Materials: Baking soda Vinegar Empty water bottles Balloons Funnels Measuring spoon Directions: Start by putting the funnel into the balloon. Add about 4 teaspoons of baking soda into the balloon. You can add a little more for a bigger effect! Next, use a funnel to pour [...]
Materials Needed: Assortment of Legos Plastic Cup Baking Soda, Dish Soap, Water, Vinegar, Food Coloring Imagination! Instructions: Place the plastic cup near the center of the baseplate. Start building around the plastic cup with LEGO bricks. Continue building until you form a volcano (it doesn’t have to be perfect!). Pour 3-4 tablespoons of baking soda, [...]
You know that feeling of exhilaration you get when you wake up and realize that it's Friday? Well, here at Montessori School of Oceanside, we get that feeling too! Just because it is a school day doesn’t mean that we can’t have FUN! We play with daycare toys, we play games and we have special [...]
"Within the child lies the fate of the future" ~ Maria Montessori Our new school year has begun with the all of the hope and promise that each new school year brings. We welcome you as we start this year's journey! We each so happy to have you travel along with us. Just a few [...]
Montessori School of Oceanside The Montessori Moments I love to learn new things! Recently, I learned that if I add pages to our website, www.montessorischoolofoceanside.com, we could do better on organic Google searches. So, I have been watching WordPress tutorial videos (yawn) and trying my hand at this blogging thing… (something you should know about me…I [...]
