Place the two boxes side by side so children can work in one area. You can adapt this activity by using a large plastic box for the sand and hunting objects, and a second plastic box to set up the ramps. (it rolls, it slides, or it rolls and slides)Īdaptation : Family-based childcare educators and smaller group-based environments may not have room for a sand table.
Encourage them to try moving the object on different ramps and discuss the outcomes. Once they find an object ask them to describe how they think it will move down the ramp. Have children take turns feeling around and hunting for objects in the sand.Tell children they will be hunting for items that roll, slide, or roll and slide and then recording those items on the chart.Before the activity, hide small items, such as marker caps, cubes, pompoms, etc., in the sand or beans. Set up a few ramps of different steepness on one end of the sand table. Skill Focus: Listening and Speaking, Small Motor Skills, Vocabularyįill the sand table with any material you decide. © Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Early Education and Care. Science and Technology/Technology and Engineering 23: Explore and describe a wide variety of natural and man-made materials through sensory experiences.
Science and Technology/Physical Sciences 21: Explore and describe various actions that can change an object’s motion such as pulling, pushing, twisting, rolling, and throwing. Science Knowledge/Scientific Skills and Method: Uses senses and tools, including technology, to gather information, investigate materials, and observe processes and relationships. Logic and Reasoning/Reasoning and Problem Solving: Classifies, compares, and contrasts objects, events, and experiences. Physical Sciences/Motion and Stability Forces and Interaction/PS2.A: Plan and carry out investigations of the behaviors of moving things.Īpproaches to Learning/Initiative and Curiosity: Demonstrates flexibility, imagination, and inventiveness in approaching tasks and activities.Īpproaches to Learning/Cooperation: Plans, initiates, and completes learning activities with peers. English Language Arts/Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners during daily routines and play.
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