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🌋 Why Kids Should Learn About Natural Disasters

Nature Study - Natural Disasters 🌦️ Introduction Natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, and blizzards can sound scary, especially to young children. But teaching kids about these powerful forces of nature doesn’t have to be frightening. In fact, learning about them helps children feel prepared, confident, and curious about the world around them. 🌎 What Are Natural Disasters? Natural disasters are extreme events caused by the Earth’s natural processes. They can happen anywhere in the world and include: Hurricanes – giant storms that form over warm oceans with strong winds and rain Earthquakes – sudden shaking of the ground when rocks deep below the surface move Volcanoes – mountains that can erupt with hot lava and ash Floods – when heavy rain or rising water covers the land Wildfires – large fires that spread quickly through forests or grasslands Tornadoes – powerful spinning columns of air that touch the ground Snowstorms and Blizzard...

ABCs of Kids Movement Activities

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Play is a child’s work and that’s one job they take seriously. Normal healthy children are hardwired to move their bodies and have fun while learning and exploring the world around them.

There’s no shortage of fun movement activities that kids can engage in but for the days when there are talks of boredom and nobody can think of something fun to do; here’s a quick little list, as easy as ABC, of fun ways to get your kids happily moving.

  • A - A Farmer in the Dell & other ring games you played as a child. What were some of your childhood favourites? 👇🏾
  • B - Bicycle rides

  • D - Digging up buried treasure & filling a dump truck with dirt. 
  • E - Easy Peezy Monkey Bars
  •  Football (Soccer)
  • - Group games like Simon Says 
  • - Hop Scotch
  • - Ice Skating 
  • K- Kite Flying 
  • L- Limbo game (with kiddy themed music) 
  • M- Musical Chairs 
  • N- Netball and or Basketball 
  • O- Obstacle course for kids (whether at an indoor playground or home made)
  • P- Party Music 
  • Q- Queen games like...How many steps to reach the Queen.
  • R- Red Light, Green Light 
  • S- Scooter or Skate board
  • T- Tidying Up 
  • U- Ultimate Frisbee 
  • V- Volunteer to pick up rubbish around the house neighbourhood, park etc. 
  • W- Weeding a garden & loading up weeds in a wheelbarrow. 
  • X- Xylophone jam session
  • Y- Yoga (You can check out yoga story time vids on YouTube for inspiration)
  • Z- Zip-lining (like Tarzan) at a free playground, park or on a home made version. 

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