Materials
Smocks
Water table full of water
Cooking utensils (measuring cups, measuring spoons, strainer, funnel, and so on)
Instructions
- Let two children play at a time.
- Help each child put on a smock.
- Make a rule that the cooking utensils are to stay in the water.
- Remove the metal utensils from the water before closing the table to prevent rusting.
- Use language like such as:
You are using a _________.
A ___________ is used to ___________.
What do you think a chef would use this utensil for?
What could you do with this cooking utensil?
Have you used a ___________ before?
You are moving the ______________.
Instructions
1. Explain to the children that frogs can change the color of their skin to match the woods around them to prevent their enemies from seeing them (camouflage).
2. In advance, use the frog pattern to trace frogs onto brown, green, and tan paper. Make enough so that each child will have five frogs.
3. Cut out the frogs and laminate them or cover them with clear contact paper.
4. Go outside and hide the frogs in a wooded area, among trees, picnic tables, leaves, and grass.
5. Bring the children outside and encourage them to find the frogs.
6. After each child has found five frogs, help her count them.
