When you are homeschooling your elder child you may find it difficult to occupy the younger one with gainful activity. Here are a few home based science experiments for preschoolers which can help you introduce your younger one to the entertaining world of science.
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Fishing with Magnets
This activity is going to take very little preparation and promises to be oodles of fun for your preschooler. To make the fish cut out nice bright pieces of paper. It can be any kind of paper that is light and can take a little bit of stress such as card paper, chart paper, glazed paper, or even magazine sheets.
Now make a few scales on the body and the eye and mouth on the head. You can even get your elder child to help you make the fish. Once the fish is ready poke some metal paperclips into the body of the fish. Make sure that you use the ones with the well rounded edges so that your child does not get hurt handling them. Make a small slit in the middle of the fish and fix the paper clip in the slit.
This will ensure that the iron paper clip does not come off with rough handling of the child. Once all the fish are ready you can lay down a small plastic sheet or rug, preferably of blue color to become the pond. The fish are then dispersed in the pond.Let the child have the pleasure of placing the fish in the make belief pond the way he wants to.
Next take a bar magnet and attach it to a string which is then tied to a small stick. The fishing pole is ready to use. The child is made to sit on a stool and begin fishing. To enhance the experience you can even have a small picnic basket with sandwiches and lemonade available next to the stool. provide a small wicker basket for the child to place the fish he has caught in and let the fun begin.
You can then begin a lesson on magnetism with your older child who will also understand the concept of magnets better having been part of the fishing experiment.
Article Inspiration: About Homeschooling
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