Make Your Own Icicles - Fun Winter Science Lesson

Make Your Own Icicles!

 This is a perfect activity to do during the 'Ice, Forgiveness' weekly theme in our January Preschool/Kindergarten Book and our January Afterschooling Guide! It is also wonderful for those of you who live in climates that do not often get cold enough for the children to experience ice in this way.

Supplies Needed:

Plastic Milk Jug

Wire

Water

Pin

Make a small hole in the bottom of your jug with the pin about one inch back from the corner which is opposite the handle. 

Fill your jug with water.  Do not cover it.  Use wire to hang the jug outside on an evening that you know the temperatures will drop low enough.  The water will slowly drip and the freezing weather should create an icicle!  

If your water is dripping too fast, you will need to make another one with a smaller hole.  The water should barely drip out. 

Add food coloring to make colored icicles or colored ice blocks to build outside!

 Good luck!

January Preschool/Kindergarten At-Home Program

January Preschool/Kindergarten At-Home Program

Photographer: Heidi Fraser

FOUR Weeks of Blessings, Verses, Nature Walks, Crafts, Book Recommendations, Teacher's Classroom Work Ideas, Story Time Prop Ideas, Blackboard Drawing Ideas, Recipes, Children's Meditations, Caregiver Meditations, Outdoor Suggestions, Stories, Fingerplays and More!

Please note that our At-Home Kindergarten Guides are a Non-Academic Program Inspired by the Waldorf Philosophy of Education, as well as other Holistic Educational Methods.

Week One, January
Sheep's Wool, Warmth

Week Two, January

Animals in Winter, Deep Rest

Week Three, January

Snowflakes, Tolerance

Week Four, January
Ice, Forgiveness

Morning Blessing* Circle Time* Blackboard Drawing* Morning Talk Suggestions* Weekly Story with Puppet Show Ideas* Daily Activity* Teacher's Classroom Work* Nature Walk* Children's Meditation* Outdoor Play* Mealtime* Rest Time* Caregiver Meditation* Evening Routines* Bedtime Story and Blessing*

This program was designed for homeschooling parents, teachers or childcare providers who wish to share the joy of nature with the children in their care and create a healthy rhythm to their day. It is ideal for mixed-aged situations with ideas for both young and older children included.

While our curriculum is not religiously oriented, Little Acorn Learning does honor a Creator in many of the verses, songs and blessings that we use. We celebrate many seasons and festivals, with an emphasis on Christian saints and holidays. We encourage you to weave your own traditions and customs into the program to make it work best for your program.

January Preschool & Kindergarten Lesson: Hibernation

In our January Preschool & Kindergarten Program, we have so many fun ways to learn about warmth and hibernation:

Talk to your child about hibernation 

and the fact that when the cold 

weather comes some animals hide and 

sleep through the entire winter. 

Help your children make a fun indoor fort out of all the 

blankets, pillows and cozy things you can find! Invite a few 

well-loved stuffed toys or your child’s favorite dolls to have a 

make pretend sleepover party. Or make an Igloo outdoors!  This requires a lot of work but the children will remember it for a lifetime!