5/10/02
Question 156
Dear Preschool
Teacher,
What kinds of activities can I do with 3-5
year old children using sand and water. I've already buried
things in the sand table but what else can I do?
Fun in the Sand and Sea
Dear Fun in the Sand and Sea,,
The possibilities here are endless!!! Get lots of
small containers and scoopers, eyedroppers for water (and those things you use
for basting turkeys) and let the kids get to work.
In my experience they can spend a very long time entertaining themselves and
experimenting!
Just be prepared for soaked clothing and a wet floor
for the water play.
Heide
"Ask The Preschool Teacher
Staff"
Dear Fun in the Sand and Sea,,
In water, you can try sinking and floating
experiments.
Measure sand and water with measure cups. Pour with cups and funnels.
Mix colored water together to make new colors. Many household utensils
are fun to use in the sand and water. Mix sand and water together
and mold with different containers. Compare wet sand to dry sand.
Try an egg beater in the water table! Add ingredients to make bubbles ( soap
and glycerin) and find objects that could be used as wands. Or even just
bend pipe cleaners into different shapes, dip into bubble mixture and blow! Use
your fingers to write in sand. There are even other substances you can
put into the sand table, such as shaving cream, dirt, gravel, pine cones, and
buttons. Just be sure to supervise so it doesn't get into little eyes.
Little cars can be used for imaginative play in sand or dirt. Boats can
be used in water. The ideas are practically limitless!
Jackie
"Ask The Preschool Teacher
Staff"
