Living and Nonliving Things

Introduction I've looked at a lot of ways that people teach kids about living and nonliving things. The problem is that there isn't really a standard definition of life. In fact there is an ongoing debate about which category to put viruses in. For the very youngest kids it may…

Classification of Mammals

  Mammals When considering the Animal Kingdom the first major spit is between animals with backbones and those without. Those with backbones include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The next major split is between the amniotes and nonamniotes. This is an important split because amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals)…

How Life Has Changed Earth and Life

Life Has Changed Earth Oxygen Releasing Microorganisms Earth looks like it does today due, in part, to the plants and animals that live here. The first major change life made to Earth was the Great Oxygenation Event. Blue Green Algae developed the ability to photosynthesize. This released massive amounts of…

The Breadwinner Dinner and Crafts

Cartoon Saloon's third movie takes place outside of Ireland. This movie is based on a book about a girl in modern day Afghanistan. It's an amazing movie, but it does depict some harsh realities for the people living in Afghanistan, so it may be too confronting for small children. It…

Stranger Things Cross Stitch

This post contains affiliate links. Stranger Things is a very popular subject of cross stitch projects it seems. I made two projects based on it. The first one is based on "The Upside Down". I made the demogorgon based on the pattern for a flower. It almost looks like a…

Swimming Cap Easter Eggs

I hope everyone had a great Easter! I made these eggs a little late, but at least I got them done when it was still Easter in some time zones. These eggs are meant to look like like ladies wearing retro swim caps. I made these for Easter, but you…