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Thinking sheet · Imagine and invent
Potion Lab
Mix up a magical potion. Draw the bottle, list the silly ingredients and explain what happens to anyone who drinks it.
- Grades
- K–4
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Imagine and invent
- Kids practice
- imagination, descriptive writing, cause and effect
What kids do
“Welcome to the potion lab! What will your potion do?”
- Color your potion
- Ingredients (the sillier the better)
- Potion name:
- If you drink it…
How to run it
- Pretend only: no real mixing or tasting.
- Ingredients can be feelings or sounds, like “one giggle”.
- Read potion names aloud like a wizard.
Talk about it
- Who would you give your potion to?
- Is there a side effect?
- What potion would help the world?
Take it further
Write the label warning for the back of the bottle.
Pairs well with
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