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At the Carwash
Have children build a carwash out of blocks and to drive the toy cars and truck through for a good washing.
Bathtub Science
Have your child explore water at bath time with plastic containers of different shapes and sizes.
Build a Bay
Place a bin of water in the Block Area to represent a bay. Have children build a coastline around the bay.
Colored Water Drop Design
Have children create water drop designs by letting colored water drops flow down a ramp.
Comparing Weight
Demonstrate how to use the balance or homemade scale. Let children compare objects and guess which one is heavier.
Different Material—Different Drying Time
Children choose items of different materials and determine which absorbs more water and which dries faster.
Does It Float?
Have children test objects to see if they will float or sink. Instruct children to place the objects in the “sink” or “float” half of a poster board based on what happened.
Draw and Write Together: Boat Characters
Have each child choose a boat character in Toy Boat and continue the story.
Draw and Write Together: It Floats! It Sinks!
Have children draw a picture of their favorite object from “Fish Museum.” Help them dictate or write a caption about if the object floats or sinks.
Draw and Write Together: Make a Graph #2
Make a graph of children’s results from the measuring activity.
Draw and Write Together: Our Water Story
Have children create a story together about a trip on the ocean in a boat.
Draw and Write Together: “The River”
Read the poem “The River.” Have children draw a picture of how they imagined the river flowed down the mountain.
Draw and Write Together: Water Poetry
Help children write or dictate a poem about water using the template provided.
Draw and Write Together: What Clothes Absorb Water?
Have children identify clothing articles that absorb water and dictate or write a caption about it.
Explore Together (indoors): Balls: Float or Sink?
Test children’s predictions and have them record which balls float and which ones sink.
Explore Together (indoors): Boats Afloat
Challenge children to make a boat that will hold the biggest load and still float on the water.
Explore Together (indoors): Drop Size and Shape
Have children explore how water drops behave on different surfaces.
Explore Together (indoors): From Here to There
Group children into teams to figure out ways to move water from one tool to another.
Explore Together (indoors): How Much Weight?
Continue to explore how much weight their boats can hold and still float using various materials.
Explore Together (indoors): Introduce Water Drops
Have children explore squirting or dripping to make drops. Encourage them to notice how drops flow, drop size, shape, and how many.