Resources

Children explore the structure and properties of water with objects and containers.

Encourage STEM learning while on a walk

Encourage STEM learning while grocery shopping

Encourage STEM learning while doing laundry

Encourage STEM learning while cooking

Encourage STEM learning during bathtime

Explore structure and properties of materials with various activities

Encourage your child to help with laundry tasks like loading or unloading the dryer by sorting colors and whites. Point out the characteristics and talk about the differences among them.

Take your child on a walk in the neighborhood or park, label what you see or smell to draw your child’s attention to the various objects, flowers, animals, etc. that are part of the walk.

Encourage your child to help you with laundry. Draw your child's attention to the names of different clothing and their characteristics (the sweater is fuzzy and soft). Help you child use their senses to explore clothes’ characteristics after being washed or dried.

Invite your child to do a cooking activity with you! Make something simple like pudding, cookies, or pancakes and help your child notice the characteristics of the food and the materials used to make the food.

Take your child grocery shopping. Talk about the characteristics of different groceries you are selecting. Show grocery items to your child that they may particularly like. Encourage your child to feel, smell, or perhaps taste the food item.

During bath time, help your child to explore and learn about properties of objects that are part of bathtime like, toys, soap, and washcloths.

Children will learn about properties (characteristics) of blocks/objects by observing, holding, manipulating, feeling, and mouthing blocks of different sizes and shapes.

Children use blocks/objects to explore the basic concepts of computational thinking.

Children explore blocks and other materials to build a bridge.

Children explore water.

Children learn about properties of water and use non-standard measuring tools to investigate water and how it’s affected by its container.