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This Shape Walk activity is to look for objects in the environment that are a particular shape. It’s best to choose a shape that will be found often in your environment. A square is a good one to start with, as it is among the most common and one ...
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This activity is about discovering that our eyes need light to see and in order for something to be seen, we need light. The activity works best on a cloudy day when not much sunlight is lighting the room, but make your room as dimly lit as possible....
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This activity uses the sense of sight to find matching objects. Take the students outside and ask them to find some items that look the same as the ones you collected and put in their bags. Back in the classroom, ask them to look at their items with ...
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This activity is for observing and tasting foods that are salty, sour, sweet, or bitter. Give each student a piece of four different foods, such as tortilla chip, pineapple, pickle, and green apple. As children taste each one, encourage a conversatio...
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This activity is for using the sense of smell to observe and identify different scents. At the start, discuss with the students how our sense of smell is very important and can help us identify different objects. Then distribute one set of “smelly ...
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This activity is for sorting flowers based on their scents. Have children arrange their flowers in a Sorting Box with all the flowers that smell on one side and those that don’t on the other side. Ask them to talk more about the sense of smell, wha...
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Sound: Shake, Rattle, and Roll
This activity focuses on exploring, comparing, and identifying sounds. Ask children to close their eyes and focus on their sense of hearing while making different sounds and letting them guess the sound. Then give a set of clear sound containers to ...
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This activity takes the children on a sound walk around the school grounds or surrounding neighborhood to listen for different sounds. The children should walk without talking until they hear some sounds. Once back inside ask them to draw a picture o...
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This activity explores sound and vibrations using rulers. Children are asked to observe and describe how the ruler moves or “vibrates” as it makes sound. After noticing that different sounds are possible, children will change the position of thei...
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This activity is about reusing materials to make sounds. In the activity, children use their used cups and paper towels to make a noise maker that results in a very realistic duck sound! Children will want to continue this activity all day long. Inst...
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This activity focuses on identifying various materials by touch. The activity encourages children to touch and hold the various materials as they make a collage. When collages are finished, put them on tables and have children feel each collage and t...
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This activity uses the sense of touch to match objects. In the activity, each group of students is given a matching set of materials to observe and describe. After initial discussions, children are asked to consider how the objects feel and one set ...
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This activity is for observing that wind can make objects move. In the activity, children take a walk around the school grounds on a breezy day to look for things that are moving. Children are asked to describe the things they saw once back inside. ...
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This activity is for discovering what makes streamers move. On a breezy day, give each child a small stick with a streamer attached. Let children explore with their streamers and challenge them to walk in different directions and to hold the streamer...
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This activity is for testing how different speeds of wind make objects move. In the activity, students hold their streamers in front of an electric fan. By changing the speed of the fan, have the students describe and compare their streamers. A mater...