Ok…can someone really please remind me to NEVER procrastinate again? The heat is on! I have two more days until my final Institute, and still have tons of work to do! Arghhh! I feel like I haven’t blogged in ages! (which means 5 days in the blog world!)
Anyways, I’m taking a quick break from studying and thought I’d post a real fun and quick activity you might want to try with your children!
Land, Water, and Air
AIMS:
- Expose the child to the basic elements of land, water, and air
- Expose the child to the concrete and abstract representations of these elements
- Preparation for cartography and geography
- To stimulate discussion
Materials:
- 3 empty clear glass baby food jars
- water (preferably colored blue)
- soil
- 3 labels-land, water, and air
An example of a presentation:
“We live on planet Earth. The planet earth is made up of three things: land, water, and air.”
Unscrew the lid from the land jar and scoop a bit of the soil into it and say–>”This is land”
Unscrew the lid from the water jar and add water.–>”This is water”.
Unscrew the lid from the air jar and explain that area is all around us and invisible. –>”This is air”
Depending on the child, you can introduce the labels and match them accordingly.
A fun extension: Use old magazines to find different examples of land, water, and air. You can already prepare this for the child, and have them categorize them on their own OR you can let them find the examples themselves. Follow the child!
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