Babies like to put every item within reach into their tiny mouths, just to see how they taste and feel. Toddlers enjoy ripping and breaking things, just to see how they are made. Preschoolers ask "why?" on average every fifteen seconds, just to figure out how things work. Isn't it fun having these small scientists in our lives? Because that is exactly what they are - endlessly inquisitive little minds hard at work understanding this world they've been dropped into. So let's see what our kids have discovered up so far from all that hands-on investigating, and what more we can explore with them.
My child can differentiate between:
- Tastes: Salty / Sour / Sweet
- Touches: Hard / Soft; Wet / Dry;
- Sounds: Loud / Quiet;
- Sights: Light / Dark;
- Smells: Sweet / Sour; Bad vs. good smells
My child can identify and describe the ways that the sun, wind, and rain work.
My child can do how many of the following tasks?
- Mix with a spoon (e.g., ice cream, oat meal, powdered drink mix)
- Cut with a plastic knife (e.g., banana, play doh, sandwich)
- Use a spatula (e.g., to remove cookies, flip pancakes (real or pretend))
- Use a colander or sieve to strain
- Use (with guidance) blender or mixer
My child can identify how many of the following parts and needs of plants?
- Seed
- Stem
- Root
- Branch
- Leaf
- Plants need warmth
- Plants need light
- Plants need water
My child can identify how many of the following sets of body parts?
- Nose, eyes, fingers, toes
- Head, Stomach
- Hands, Feet
- Shoulders, knees, elbows
- Lips, chin, ears
My child can identify how many of the five senses and their associated body parts?
- Sight / Eyes
- Smell / Nose
- Sound / Ears
- Taste / Tongue
- Touch / Hands or skin
My child can identify and describe everyday uses of magnets (e.g., in toys, cabinet locks, “refrigerator magnets”, etc.).
My child can identify how many of the four seasons?
My child can identify practical measures for conserving energy and resources (e.g., turning off necessary lights, tightly turning off faucets, recycling, etc.)
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