Sand and water play are imperative to the early childhood process. Outdoors is a great place for this interactive learning process. Water and sand are very messy, and gets everywhere, if you are outdoors, there is no need to worry about it! A sand box is the best situation, however if you do not have space for one, you can use sand tables. You can use water tables for water. Sand and water play are crucial in every aspect of learning: social/emotional, physical, cognitive, language development are all being developed in sand and water play. Make sure you have lots of tools for the children to use! Such as: buckets, shovels, sifting tools, funnels, tins, sticks, natural materials (rocks, stones, leaves), buckets, pails, cups, saucers, plates, old indoor toys, like cars and trucks.
In this picture, there are two children using the water table. They noticed, in the center of the water table, there was a hole. They grabbed a small cup, and placed it underneath the hole. Then, they took a funnel, and placed it in the hole. Taking a bucket they poured water into the hole. They observed how long it took to fill cup, and how quickly they could do it.
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