Materials
(See below)
Instructions
- These are suggestions to use throughout the year for the sand and water table.
- The object of the sand/water table is to encourage experimentation with different textures and substances. The following are some creative things to fill the sand/water table with besides water or sand: smelly salt (add peppermint or vanilla oil to salt), packing chips, balls, leaves, jingle bells, or plastic Easter eggs.
- Another fun thing to do is to add food color dye to the water each month to match the color you are studying or to match the season, such as red for Christmas and green for St. Patrick's Day.
Instructions
1. Hide plastic bugs outside in the grass, on tree branches, and so on.
2. Give the children magnifiers and encourage them to find the bugs.More to do:Sand and Water Table: Hide the plastic bugs in a sensory table among the plastic green grass. Encourage the children to find the bugs.Snack: Eat foods that insects eat, such as vegetables (lettuce, radishes, celery, carrot), peanut butter, fruit (apples, watermelon, oranges, and so on), raisins, fruit juice, honey, and crackers.
