How to Help Your 2nd Grader Love Science
Remember back when you were in school. Did your science teacher just stand there and present you with a bunch of facts and figures? For most of us, the only entertainment we ever had in science was looking at the photos in our textbooks.
This is probably how your child is feeling right now about his or her 2nd grade science. This is not because there is anything wrong with science or that science is boring. The problem is, that it is being introduced the wrong way.
Make Science Exciting
A textbook works great as a guide to learning science, but should try and do more to make science really exciting. Science experiments are by far the best way to get a child interested in science.
One thing you can try is to have your child plant a seed in a cup with some soil and watch as it goes through the life cycle of growing and sprouting. My favorite 2nd grade science curriculum would have to be Apologia Science. This is because Apologia teaches children science through activities and they are successful at making science come to life.
Children, especially 2nd graders, love interaction. If you feel up to it, let your child take of a chick that just hatched out of an egg. Let him or her care for it. This will not only help your child learn about science, but also about life itself.
Children Need Some Freedom To Learn
When a child asks you how something works, your natural instinct is to explain it to just explain it all to them. While that's fine, you might want to try answering their question with a question. This will teach your child that he or she can rely on their own thinking abilities to figure out how something works.
For instance, if your child asks you what fish like to eat, you could answer back 'What do you think fish like to eat?' Show the child what that fish has in it's environment, and encourage them to give you their thoughts.
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Published September 22nd, 2007