Sand Table Fun

We added water, stamping, and scraping tools to our sand table this week. We thought the children would appreciate having a different medium to work with, as we've had dry sand for quite a while. It was a very popular center and the children used the tools in very interesting ways!

Some Ontario Curriculum this activity fulfilled includes:

2.3 demonstrate self-motivation,

initiative, and confidence in their

approach to learning by selecting and

completing learning tasks (e.g., choose

learning centres independently, try

something new, persevere with tasks)

2.5 interact cooperatively with others

in classroom events and activities

(e.g., offer and accept help in

group situations, engage in

small- and large-group games

and activities, participate in

democratic decision making)

4.1 begin to demonstrate control of

small muscles in activities at a variety

of learning centres (e.g., sand, water,

visual arts centres) and when using

a variety of materials or equipment

(e.g., using salt trays, stringing beads,

painting with paintbrushes, drawing,

cutting paper, using a keyboard,

using a mouse, writing with a

crayon or pencil)