Weather (Activities for 3-5 Year Olds) by Caroline Quin & Sue Pearce

Author:Caroline Quin & Sue Pearce
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Early Years Foundation Stage, EYFS, early learning, nursery, toddlers, activities, science, weather
ISBN: 9780857475435
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited 2011
Published: 2011-11-14T00:00:00+00:00

Soap Flake Snow

What children should learn

Creative development - to play and make things with a substance that looks like, but is not, snow.

What you need

Quantity for one child: 1 cup soap flakes and 1/4 cup water; electric whisk. Put the soap flakes in a mixing bowl and add the water. Beat with the electric whisk to a creamy consistency, like whipped double cream; protective clothing; dolls’ clothes (optional).

Activity

Dip hands in water and play with the mixture, fashion into snowmen, snowballs, etc. When it is left to dry it looks similar to meringue. When the dried ‘snow’ is put into warm water, it becomes soap again and this can be used to wash dolls’ clothes.

If there is snow on the ground outside, encourage the children to compare and contrast the soap flake snow with the real stuff.

Extension

Place the resulting snowmen, snowballs or structures on foil. Weigh them and compare the weights.

Talk about

Have the children ever seen and/or been out in snow? Is the soap flake snow like real snow? What are the similarities and differences?

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