Search results matching tags 'science' and 'sensory'

Play outdoors with 25% off The Garden Classroom :: this week only!

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:37:38 GMT

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5 senses: Taste

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:00:00 GMT

We have been working on our 5 senses and for the sense of taste I wanted to have the kiddos try different foods. We were going to have banana, pretzels, lemon, a sour patch kid or two, and probably a few m&ms. However, in traditional busy mom/teacher fashion I forgot to ~~buy~~ bring the tasting items to school. So what is a teacher to do? I quickly assessed what we had in the cooking drawer and went from there. We tasted a lot of different kinds of cookies, but they got the idea. We talked about what we were tasting and they had to decide if they liked it or not. If they liked it, then they circled the picture, if they did not like it, then they drew an X over it. One of my students just could not wait to get the vanilla sugar wafers. He was practically jumping out of his seat. I don't know if he even tasted it when I gave it to him. The kiddos really seemed to enjoy this activity (Food is always a great motivator).

Water play experiments: learning through play

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:36:01 GMT

We’ve been enjoying some water play this week, as requested by the children. They love the sensory play element and I love that it’s the cleanest messy play activity around! The addition of a few extra materials, and some question prompts from me, turned their water play into some science experiments and maths play.

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Earth day activities: grow a meadow indoors!

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:24:31 GMT

Are you planning any Earth Day activities on April 22nd? Celebrated around the world, Earth Day is a great time to pause and reflect the impact you, your kids and your family have on the earth.

Last year we carried out an eco-audit of our play, looking at simple but effective ways we could align our activities . . . → Read More: Earth day activities: grow a meadow indoors!

Space play with water beads

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:46:09 GMT

Following on from our water bead science experiment, this week we’ve been enjoying some imaginative space play in our water bead sensory tub. With rockets, aliens and a lunar landscape the children have been stretching their imaginations and playing in a totally different world. Here’s how they took their water beads into outer space.

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Water bead science

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:00:42 GMT

Pin it After ohhing and ahhing and wishing and dreaming every time we read a post from an American blogger, this week we discovered you can get hold of water beads in the UK. An order was placed, the water beads arrived and we were ready to play!

Water beads are a super sensory material and versatile in . . . → Read More: Water bead science

Exploring what will float or sink in preschool

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:21:20 GMT

Exploring sink or float with Styrofoam trays, plastic lids, and other simple materials...

Part two: Baby day in preschool

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:22:40 GMT

Part two of baby day in preschool!! A day of celebrating together a new baby and becoming an older sibling.

Exploring pumpkin seeds in the preschool classroom

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:00:08 GMT

Exploring pumpkin seeds in preschool through sensory play, creative art, and science...

Plastic egg color mixing water play science in preschool

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 02:02:00 GMT

They say to keep your titles short but I couldn’t decide what to call this so I threw in the all the words that describe this activity! This is a fun little activity for exploring water and color mixing. I have written this post with examples of questions that can be asked as the children [...]