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This is a really super cool activity that will help kids with reading AND science! I would love to do this with my own name – so much fun! Gardening is such a fun activity to do with your kids and it provides so many learning opportunities, but, this is a very unique way that it can help your child with his/her reading skills! I love it!

From the site:

Kindergarteners spend hours and hours reading, writing and exploring the sounds in their own names, and in those of their classmates. Teachers love to use names to help reinforce key skills in early reading instruction… and parents can help!

Seriously, this looks like a lot of fun! Go there now: Activities : Plant Your Name with Seeds!

I found this activity – written by Julie Williams – on Education.com

You have got to see this video – it’s truly amazing! It is an undersea volcano erupting!

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Wasn’t that incredible? Interesting that it happens now, when tons of school kids around the United States are busy preparing their own volcanoes for their Science Fair projects.

Now I know you guys have heard of Steve Spangler and other science guys erupting Coke with Mentos candies. But did you know that a lot of kids are actually making their volcanoes erupt with Coke and Mentos. I just learned that recently. It’s cool, because, mixing Coke and Mentos is so. much. fun. But it’s kind of sad, because, it’s so much fun when our kids partake in the very same activities we did when we were kids!

I actually thought I might get some Coke and Mentos for my kids for some Spring Break fun. Hey – if it would tear them away from video games and the internet for even a little while, it would totally be worth it!

Big ‘ol hat-tip to JustJulie and 408Down for this post!

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