Let’s get started
Today we will explore explore floating and sinking through play. Grown-ups can model it first; children can respond by pointing, moving, speaking, or drawing. There is no speed test.
Learn together
- Watch together: Predict if a cork and a stone will float in a supervised bowl.
- Try it as a team: Make a guess before you try. Pause, repeat and let the child lead.
- Try once more in a new way: Describe what happened afterward. Celebrate the attempt, not perfect results.
Watch and try an example
Predict if a cork and a stone will float in a supervised bowl.
Show what you noticed
- Show or tell a grown-up what you noticed while we explored explore floating and sinking. An adult may enter the child's words.
- Try it again: Predict if a cork and a stone will float in a supervised bowl. Tell your grown-up which part was fun or surprising.
- Draw, point, move, or talk to show what you learned about explore floating and sinking. Adults can record an observation instead of requiring writing.
Five optional ways to revisit this week
Choose a few minutes on any days that suit your child; these are ideas, not mandatory daily assignments.
- Day 1 · Discover: Predict if a cork and a stone will float in a supervised bowl. What did the child notice about explore floating and sinking? A parent may record their spoken answer.
- Day 2 · Repeat: Repeat explore floating and sinking together slowly. Encourage the child to choose the materials or lead the play. Describe how the child participated in explore floating and sinking today.
- Day 3 · Change it: Explore explore floating and sinking again in a different place or with another set of safe materials. What changed when you tried the activity differently?
- Day 4 · Pretend: Invite the child to explain or act out explore floating and sinking for a toy animal or family member. Which part could the child explain, show, or imitate?
- Day 5 · Celebrate: Let the child choose one favorite part of explore floating and sinking to repeat, draw or talk about. What is one skill, observation, or question to remember next time?
Family play extension
Family play extension: Predict if a cork and a stone will float in a supervised bowl. Take a picture or save a drawing if your family wishes. This week's theme is find a shape.
Reflect and grow
What did you enjoy or notice about explore floating and sinking? Let your grown-up write down your answer if you prefer to speak.