Candidate promotes children’s vocabulary development
a) Intentionally provides opportunities for children to learn new words
Sea Foam Sensory Bin
Materials:
water
dish soap
cornstarch
blue food coloring
large plastic
mixer
shells
Procedure:
Prepare for activity by creating the foam.
In a large bowl, combine 1/3 cup water, 1/3 cup dish soap, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, and a few drops of food coloring.
Using your mixer on high to blend the ingredients together until a foam is created.
Put the foam in the plastic bin and repeat process until you have the desired amount.
Add a few shells for the children to scoop with and place the bin in an appropriate area for exploration.
While the children is playing, introduce new vocabulary such as the terms “foam,”“shells,”“beach,”and “bubbles” (the complexity of the sentences and words will vary with age and children).
Assessment:
Take observational notes during the activity. Did they children attempt to use the new vocabulary words or phrases? You can take pictures and put them, along with the notes in the children’s portfolio for future reference.
Note:Please provide appropriate supervision to the children in your care when completing all activities. You will need to decide what types of activities are safe for the children in your care. Appropriate and reasonable caution should be used when providing art and sensory experiences for children.Toddlers require special caution, only use non-toxic materials, and do not allow toddlers to put things in their mouths that are a choking hazard.
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Deep Blue Sea Snacks
Ocean Waves Tint white frosting with blue food coloring and spread it onto cupcakes. Place gummy fish or other gummy sea creatures on top of the blue “ocean waves”.
Sea in a Cup Make blueberry jello in clear cups. When jello is just partially set add gummy fish.
Beach Cups Using a see-thru plastic cups, layer with vanilla pudding w/ a few drops of blue food color, enough to make it a light sky blue. Mix in some gummy fish/ sharks. Next layer is the "sand", made of crushed Nilla wafers. Layer pudding again and follow with another layer of "sand", top off with an umbrella stick.
Place 2 tablespoons of washing up liquid and 2 tablespoons of water in a large bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of cornflour and a squirt of washable poster paint (you choose the colour!) Mix together using an electric whisk for a couple of minutes at high speed. Soon, you will have lots of soft bubbly foam ready to play with.
In a large bowl, combine 1/3 cup water, 1/3 cup dish soap, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, and a few drops of food coloring. Using your mixer on high to blend the ingredients together until a foam is created. Put the foam in the plastic bin and repeat process until you have the desired amount.
When you mixed the glycerin or corn syrup with the soap, it made it thicker. The thicker bubble keeps the water from evaporating as quickly making them last longer. It also makes them stronger, which means you can blow bigger bubbles!
To make your own foaming soap, combine one cup of water with 1/4 cup of liquid soap.Secure the top and slowly turn the dispenser.until everything is incorporated. And there you go.
1 cup of dish soap (the brands Joy or Dawn work best) 1/3 cup of glycerin (substitutions: 1/3 cup of honey or 1/2 cup of corn syrup) 1 empty water bottle or pop bottle and a sock for bubble caterpillars. Bubble wands—anything that can hold soap film, like a slotted spatula.
This foam is soft and dry, which makes it a unique sensory experience for students. It does come with an age recommendation for ages three and up. It is similar to Kinetic Sand as it flows through the fingers like a liquid but holds a form when squeezed. After the pressure lifts, the form slowly collapses.
Common foaming agents used in consumer products are the chemicals ammonium lauryl sulfate and -- even more common -- sodium dodecyl sulfate (sometimes referred to as sodium laureth sulfate) [sources: Fields, Rosen]. Beyond acting as foaming agents, these ingredients also function as surfactants.
1 cup Joy or Dawn dishwashing detergent. 3-4 tablespoons glycerin (Glycerin is optional and can be purchased at most pharmacies but you can make very good bubbles without it.) 10 cups clean cold water.
The secret behind the foaming action is the presence of surfactants in the soap. Surfactants are compounds that reduce the surface tension of liquids, allowing them to mix more easily with water and air.
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