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Read Together: Toy Boat #2

Reread Toy Boat by Randal de Seve. Help children visualize the action of the story

Read Together: Toy Boat #3

Reread the story. Focus children on all the things that might make the toy boat sink.

Read Together: Who Sank the Boat? #1

Read the story and have children think about why the boat sinks further into the water each time an animal gets in.

Recite Together: “A Sailor Went to Sea”

Explain the difference between sea and see. Recite the chant and have children clap hands on each beat.

Recite Together: “Big and Small”

Recite the poem and have children act out the motions.

Recite Together: “Busy Beaver”

Recite the poem “Busy Beaver” and invite children to act it out.

Recite Together: “Ten Little Water Drops”

Recite the poem with gestures. Invite children to make up new gestures to show how the water drops moved.

Small Group: Bag of Objects

Give each child an object to describe and predict if it will float or sink. Test the items and place them in bins labeled “Float” or “Sink.”

Small Group: Drops on a Penny

Have children continue to explore how water drops stick together, and how water drops behave on different surfaces.

Small Group: Measure the Flow

Have children measure how far the water flowed with nonstandard measuring tools.

Small Group: No Shape of Its Own

Explore the idea that liquids do not have their own shape, but take on the shape of their containers.

Talk Together: Dams

Talk about dams and what happens when they put things in water to block its flow.

Talk Together: Drip Drop

Gather children around the faucet and have them describe how the drops form as water drips from the faucet.

Talk Together: Flowing Downhill

Remind children of their ramp explorations. Have children predict what will happen when they pour water down a ramp.

Talk Together: Introduce Float and Sink

Introduce the concepts of float and sink, using rubber bands and pennies as examples.  

Talk Together: Introduce Water

Discuss water with children. Ask them what they know about water, and what happens as water is poured.

Talk Together: Make It Move

Discuss how to make water move with various materials. 

Talk Together: Making Water Drops

Review using an eyedropper and discuss how the water comes out of it.

Talk Together: More About Water

Invite children to share more about what they have been observing and learning about water.

Talk Together: More Water Drops

Have children think about where they have seen water drops form.

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