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Grow Beans
added 2-27-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
Lima bean, cotton, string, Clear film container, and water.
Tie a string around the clear
film container. Big enough to make a necklace. The wet some cotton and put
it in the container. Place the lima bean on top then put some more wet
cotton on top. Close it up. Let the children wear there bean. In a few
days the bean should start to separate. Make sure you keep it moist.
Balance
added 3-1-99 Original
Author Unknown
Challenge the children to try walking with a book or beanbag balanced on
their heads. Ask the children to stand with one foot lifted up off the
ground. Then have
them close their eyes. Discuss what happens! Tape a long strip of wide
tape down the middle of a hallway floor. Challenge the children to walk
along the tape line. See who can walk the farthest without stepping off
the tape.
Bathroom
added 3-1-99
Original Author Unknown
Invite the children to bring
their favorite bathtub toy - fill a large tub with water and let the
children float their toys or cut a large sheet of blue butcher paper to
place on the floor.
Bread taste test
added 3-1-99
Original Author Unknown
Get several different types of
bread - have the children sample each kind - discuss how they taste alike
or different.
Brown
added 3-1-99
Original Author Unknown
Give the children small dabs
of red, yellow and blue or orange and black fingerpaint - have them mix
them with their fingers - makes brown - have the children write B's in the
paint.
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