water play
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Water play with preschoolers
Most of the preschoolers that I know would be happy to play in the water all day, every day. If this is true for your students, then you are probably looking for ways to keep water play fun and exciting. If you do water play every day, you might try implementing a schedule with a different kind of water play each day – like this; Monday – Wading pools Tuesday – Water balloons Wednesday – Sprinklers Thursday – Ice play Friday – Squirt guns Doing something different each day gives children something to look forward too and breaks up the monotony. It also gives you some guidance when planning the…
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Water play with infants and toddlers
As the temperature heats up water play becomes more and more tempting. There are definitely safe ways to introduce water play for infants and toddlers that are tons of fun. As long as children are supervised when playing with water these activities are a great way to cool off and have a lot of fun! One great way to introduce water play is with sponges and small bowls of water. These are great for outdoor play because little ones can soak their sponges and then squeeze them right onto themselves. This is a great way to explore cause and effect. Here are some other great ideas for using sponges; Sponge…
