Tie the balloon and pop in the freezer. When the balloon is frozen, peel off the rubber balloon and you're left with a big ice block. Freeze a few for a variety of colours. The children also enjoy it when I set out 2 tubs of coloured water eg one yellow and one blue and then let the children mix away!!
I haven't tried the bottle idea but I have cups in the water play box with holes in the bottom - the children love that so I can't wait to try the bottle! It's the middle of winter here, and we still have water play almost every day. We have a rain barrel that collects rain water from the roof. Lately, the kids have been making mud then using shovels to "catapult" it against the side of the building!
They've got it as high as the second story and are strategizing how to get it even higher. What great ideas! As a day care provider, I don't use a wading pool with the kids--too much risk with all those little bodies and a pool of water--so I'm so glad to see so many great ideas that use smaller quantities or smaller containers.
It's winter now, but I'll definitely keep all these ideas for warmer weather! We have had a great time with "painting" with ice cubes on hot pavement, watching it melt and then dry away. I never thought of adding food coloring, but that sounds like fun too!
Great ideas. I'm making notes for Heidi's birthday party next year. The ice treasure hunt was very successful this year, thank you. Added bonus that water play is super easy to clean up after. Hey there, your blog rocks! We've been reading for a while now and have been trying out lots of ideas We're off to try your water ideas now Roman 1 and Mum. That looks like so much fun! I can't wait for summer again!
I'm going to be a daddy here soon so these are some cool ideas I could use to work with my daughter and help her learn while she's having fun. Thanks so much! Helping the child to notice where they are having successes and challenges in their play will allow the teacher to help chunk up anything complex into manageable pieces. Directly communicate what is taking place by pointing out the learning that you see.
For example in the photo above, the teacher may ask, "When you added the top block, what did you notice? Pause while a child gives you an example. Once you know what the child relates to, you can add in other relevant pieces to their play. This is a helpful question for the teacher to introduce a prop or a demonstration to extend the play. The purpose of the prop is to open the conversation up for the child to make interpretations and connections. What is different in your thinking now? Who would you like to share this with?
Encourage social interaction and peer learning [ 2 ]. You can help to suggest a friend or family member. Encourage drawing, documentation, writing, or photographing of the play to make the learning visible. This can also be a tool to help the child revisit their learning process and the ability to return to this topic with or without the teacher!
Genuine curiosity and scaffolding allows the teacher to assist in deliberate and co-created discovery. Some studies have specifically found spatial thinking to be related to proficiency in overall mathematics. M aths literacy is not limited to numeracy and understanding of numbers but geometry, measurement, data analysis, and algebra as well.
Brain research tells us that spatial visualization takes place in the right part of the brain which is known to control thinking and perception on the whole. Verbal reasoning takes place in the left part of the brain. Spatial visualization is different from verbal reasoning. The left brain is known for sequential and logical thinking and for its ability to combine parts and place things in order.
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