The gift of learning lasts a long, long time. With these colorful, imaginative books and materials, children build reading readiness skills, vocabulary, and science knowledge. Both the Quirkles and Fuddlebrook Science series offer a great way to create budding young scientists through fun stories and hands-on experiments. Watch the excitement on children’s faces as the encounter science in all sorts of interesting ways. You’ll …
While you are sitting around the Thanksgiving table discussing the fabulous cooked turkey, delicious sweet potatoes, and indulging in your second piece of pumpkin pie, don’t forget to impress upon the crowd that November is Healthy Skin Month. Yes, perhaps in preparation for the cold, harsh months ahead, November is officially designated as National Healthy Skin month in the United …
Come join us for our first ever Zoom Halloween Science Workshop/Party on Thursday, October 22, at 6:00 Central Standard time. Things may look a little different these days, but Halloween fun does not have to stop! Whether you are teaching virtually or in person you won’t want to miss this Quirkles/Fuddlebrook Halloween science extravaganza that you can share with your students. …
In our part of the world, the trees are not so vividly colorful this year. Why does this spectacular show vary from year to year and tree to tree? And, did you know yellow and orange colors have actually been there throughout the spring and summer, but we haven’t been able to see them? The deep green color of chlorophyll, …
It’s time to start thinking about the new school year. Maybe you need to replace some books or supplies that have “wandered off” over time. It’s also time to order your Quirkles or Fuddlebrook Science Journals. Students can reinforce what they’ve learned in each Quirkles or Fuddlebrook lesson through these reflective writing/drawing activities. This assessment tool will help solidify science …
In the event of social distancing on-site or even working from home and teaching virtually, we’re offering new, flexible learning options with the Quirkles and Fuddlebrook series! Provide your students with their own “mini” experiment kits with ingredients/supplies for ten of the most child-friendly Quirkles or Fuddlebrook activities from ten different Quirkles or Fuddlebrook books. These come in a handy …
We know the new school year is going to be interesting to say the least! In the event of social distancing or even working from home and Zooming, we are offering some new, flexible learning options with both the Quirkles and Fuddlebrook series. We’ve gone through our books and determined which experiments would be most suitable to go in a …
With vaccines promised very soon, maybe some sort of normalcy is just around the corner! Let us re-introduce the Quirkles or Fuddlebrook series into your school day. It’s more important than ever! Add a dash of fun and awesome science to your day with the Quirkles®, a 26-book alphabet series and related materials. A great way to integrate literacy and science, the …
While your summer activities may be somewhat different this year, hopefully you’re still able to get outside in the warm sun and participate in outdoor fun. In many areas, the extremely warm temperatures and higher humidity can result in a whole lot of sweating! Sweat sometimes is embarrassing and might be smelly, but very necessary! Why is this? What is …
July 4th celebrations may be different this year, but will still probably include some sort of fireworks display. As you enjoy the show, think how much science is behind that spectacle. People everywhere enjoy the fantastic explosions and the brilliant light displays of fireworks, but there’s a lot happening to make that celebration entertaining. Each firework launched into the sky …