Can you believe it’s the last day of April? Whether you are just joining us or have been using these invitations all month, we are so glad you are here. Below you will find three ideas for Preschoolers to explore on what looks like it will be a wet and possibly stormy day.
Outdoor/Nature Invitation: Adventure Day Scavenger Hunt
Thursday is Adventure Day for the preschoolers at LACS. If the weather is stormy, like it looks like it will be today, they stay closer to school. Today might be a good day for an indoor adventure. You can invite them to go on an adventure in their imagination. Perhaps they would like to turn a chair into a boat and sail the seas, or make a couch cushion obstacle course across the floor. You can challenge your child to bring back the following from their adventure:
- Something round
- Something that would hold liquid
- Something they found under something else
- Something that could be used to tie two things together
- The first letter of their first name
- Something soft
- Something that makes a nice sound
- Something they could use when creating art
This invitation might expand your child’s imagination, ask them to look closely, to think about shapes, location, texture and sound.
Art/Science Invitation: Observational Drawing
What did your child find on their scavenger hunt? Invite them to arrange their collection in a way that appeals to them and to use their observer skills to draw those items. What shapes do they see? How have they arranged things?
Observational drawing asks children to look closely, to notice, to examine their subject in a more scientific way. It also strengthens fine motor skills.
Sensory Invitation: Cornstarch and colored water
This invitation works well in a large dish tub or storage bin. You will need a container of cornstarch, water, two or three clean empty bottles (ketchup bottles or similar are perfect), and food coloring. Pour around ½ cup water into each bottle and add a few drops of food coloring. Make each bottle a different color. Put the tops back on and invite your child to squeeze the water into the bin of cornstarch and see what happens. Depending on the amount of cornstarch you have, you may need to refill the water bottles. Invite your child to stir the mixture and explore non-Newtonian fluids, transformation, and color theory.
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