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Sand Hills and Ramps
Children make an obstacle course at the Sensory Table as they freely explore the materials to make ramps, hills, and slides.
Seed Museum
Create a seed museum and invite children to visit the museum with friends and compare and discuss seeds.
Seed Search
Take an outdoor walk with your child and collect seeds (flowers, trees, bushes, etc.). Explore, sort, and compare your seed collection.
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: Body Ramps
Have children make body ramps with their legs, arms, and different body parts. Then have them objects down their ramps.
Small Group: Build a Shape House
Have children glue shapes on paper to build shape houses.
Small Group: Change the Flow
Collect materials outside with children to experiment how to change the direction of water flow.
Small Group: Check Sprouts
Assign children to rinse the seeds again. Then observe and record how the sprouts have changed.
Small Group: Create an Underground Environment
Discuss how worms help plants meet their needs. Then set up a worm habitat with children.
Small Group: Different Materials
Encourage children to explore a variety of building materials. Have them record their observations and ideas in their “Building Materials” journals.
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: Enough Room?
Have children explore the idea of fitting objects in a limited space.
Small Group: Explore Trees
Discuss parts of a tree. Go outside and have children compare and explore trees.
Small Group: Foam Ball Houses
Explore making walls and roofs with foam craft balls and toothpicks.
Small Group: Growing Sprouts #1
Prepare sprout seeds for planting with children.
Small Group: Growing Sprouts #2
Have children rinse the sprout seeds and record any changes they observe in the plant.
Small Group: High and Low Material Sounds
Have children use various materials instead of their voices to continue exploring high and low sounds. Encourage children to work in pairs and to take turns.
Small Group: Making Group Music
In preparation for Music Day, have children listen to music and perform it in a group. Encourage small groups to try different volumes, pitches, and instruments.
Small Group: Making Music
Continue sharing and exploring making music in small groups. Invite the class as a group to give a concert of the sounds they made.
Small Group: Measure the Flow
Have children measure how far the water flowed with nonstandard measuring tools.