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Have each child choose a boat character in Toy Boat and continue the story.

Test children’s predictions and have them record which balls float and which ones sink.

Challenge children to make a boat that will hold the biggest load and still float on the water.

Have children explore how water drops behave on different surfaces.

Continue to explore how much weight their boats can hold and still float using various materials.

Have children explore squirting or dripping to make drops. Encourage them to notice how drops flow, drop size, shape, and how many.

Provide an assortment of objects for children to test whether they will float or sink. Have them record the results on a chart.

Add new materials to explore with and have children continue to explore how water drops behave on different surfaces.

Search outdoors for water flowing down or dripping off surfaces. Have children explore dripping water with their hands.

Read the story, focusing on words children might use in their explorations during the week.

Reread the book. Point out the beavers building a dam.

Revisit the charts, objects, and pictures from the week. Review floating, sinking, balance, and boats, “Bb,” /b/, and boat.

Revisit the charts, objects, and pictures from the week. Review absorb, evaporation, water drops and drips, “Uu,” /u/, and up.

Play the PEEP and the Big Wide World video “Making Boats.” Compare the video to children’s experiments with boats.