- paper cups
- plastic bottles and containers of varied sizes
- plastic measuring cups
- sponges
- squirt bottles
- toy water pumps or recycled soap dispensers
- turkey basters
- absorb
- amount
- least
- less
- more
- most
- pour
- same
- shape
- squirt
- water
MA Standards:
Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners during daily routines and play.
Language/L.PK.MA.6: Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, listening to books read aloud, activities, and play.
Head Start Outcomes:
Social Emotional Development/Social Relationships: Cooperates with others. Language Development/Expressive Language: Engages in communication and conversation with others.
Science Knowledge/Conceptual Knowledge of Natural and Physical Worlds: Observes, describes, and discusses properties of materials and transformation of substances.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Language 2: Participate actively in discussions, listen to the ideas of others, and ask and answer relevant questions.
Water Tools
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Skill Focus: Small Motor Skills, Vocabulary
Educator Prep: Cover the floor with plastic. Put newspapers or towels on top. Provide water smocks (Garbage bags with holes for head and arms work well.) Set guidelines about splashing.
Cover the floor with plastic. Put newspapers or towels on top. Provide water smocks (Garbage bags with holes for head and arms work well.) Set guidelines about splashing.
Leave the water table set up with the water tools throughout the week. Have small groups of children continue their explorations using water tools at the water table. Encourage groups to set up team games to play using the tools.
Safety Note: Be sure to clean and disinfect the water table and the plastic containers daily and fill the table with fresh water each day.
Educator Tip: Be sure to have plenty of towels and/or a mop handy for cleaning up spills.