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2-23-00
Question 9
Dear Preschool
Teacher,
I am currently going to the University of Rhode
Island and have a practicum each week where I need to do an activity.
Next week is manipulative and I would like to do something with
magnets. Do you have any suggestions or innovative ideas that I
would be able to use for this activity? Your help is much
appreciated.
Magnet Manipulative
Dear Magnet
Manipulative,
Our "Ask the Preschool Teacher"
staff has come up with many suggestions for you.
Good Luck To You!
The Preschool Teacher
Dear Magnet
Manipulative,
Try finding the book, MUDPIES TO MAGNETS: SCIENCE
FOR YOUNG CHILDREN by Robert Williams, Robert Rockwell and Elizabeth
Sherwood. It's full of hands on science activities for
preschoolers!
Jill
"Ask the Preschool Teacher"
staff member
Note: You can buy this
book by following this link to Amazon.com. It really is a wonderful
book.
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Mudpies to Magnets : Science for...
Dear Magnet
Manipulative,
We do magnetic marble painting. We use a
cookie sheet (actually a pizza pan) with a magnetic marble - put your
paper on just like regular marble painting. I rigged up a stand
and duct-taped the pan to it so a hand fits easily underneath to move
the marble around using a magnet on the underneath side.
Children and adults are quite fascinated by it!
I've also put various items and magnets out for the children to
experiment with, sometimes we hypothesize before trying.
Vangi
"Ask the Preschool Teacher"
staff member
Dear Manipulative,
I book I frequently use is by Totline called
Theme-A-Saurus. Here is an idea: Magnetic Attraction - Let the
children discover that magnets can attract or repel each other by
experimenting with donut-shaped magnets and small sections of dowels
set in play dough bases. Have the children try to put them on
the dowels so that they stick together. Then they can reverse
the direction of the top magnet - they repel each other.
Good Luck!
Annie
"Ask the Preschool Teacher"
staff member
Note: You can find many Theme-A-Saurus books at Amazon. Please use the
link below.
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