- Castles, Caves, and Honeycombs (book)
- fiction and nonfiction books about castles
- glue
- paper
- plastic people
- plastic sand molds
- sand table
- wooden craft sticks
- build
- castle
- in front of
- on top of
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Language/L.PK.MA.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, listening to books read aloud, activities, and play.
English Language Arts/Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners during daily routines and play.
Head Start Outcomes:
Approaches to Learning/Initiative and Curiosity Demonstrates flexibility, imagination, and inventiveness in approaching tasks and activities.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature Relate themes and information in books to personal experiences.
Build a Castle
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Skill Focus: Imaginative Play, Vocabulary
Have children work together to build sand castles. Help children glue cutout rectangles onto wooden craft sticks to make flags. Talk to children about who lives in their castles. Suggest that children build their castles to size for a group of figures. Encourage children to use positional vocabulary as they play. Ask, What’s on top of the castle? Who is that in front of the castle?
Adaptation: You can adapt the Sensory Table activities by using a cake pan or baking dish for the sand (or salt). Pour a small amount into the pan. Use more than one pan if multiple children are doing the activity. Activities can also be done outside in a sand box.