Features of Curious Crayons: [Includes 19 activities that foster age-appropriate process skills, including observing, communicating, comparing, measuring, and organizing. [Includes cross-curricular activities linking science to mathematics, literature, writing, art, and creative play. [Provides useful information for teachers on the science of wax and crayons and on current research in early childhood education, such as process skills, learning cycles, inquiry-based science, and documentation.

With this unique book, ordinary sponges become powerful learning tools for young children. Fun, but not just for fun... students from ages 3 to 8 will love this sequence of 20 hands-on activities designed to build science process skills and increase pathways for learning in all areas. Follows national education standards established by National Association for the Education of Young Children and National Science Education Standards. NSTA Recommends says that Squishy, Squashy Sponges "models the best in inquiry education for early childhood."