I've got an easy but fun science activity today, sink or float? It gives an opportunity for me to discuss some great science vocabulary with Monkey (sink, float, heavy, light), plus it's water play which is always a winner with a three year old.
Supplies: bucket of water, various items to drop in the water
All of these items are things that Monkey is familiar with, that he has played with or used before. I also made sure everything was safe to get wet and wouldn't be ruined in the water.
We sat down together to get started. It took all of Monkey's patience and self-control not to dump everything in all at once. We talked about what the words sink (heavy, go to the bottom) and float (light, stay on top) mean.
This activity took less than five minutes to get through, but Monkey stayed next to the bucket of water taking things out and dropping them back in for a while. Like I said, kids love playing in water!
Mar
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