The Georgia Early Learning Standards Activity Guides may - gapitc

Foundations for science
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Do You See What I See?
Gather a few children together and sit with them in a comfortable place where
you can clearly see some of the toys in your classroom.
Wear glasses that have the lenses removed and tell the children that they are
your “magic glasses” and they help you see special things.
Name and describe one of the toys – such as “I see a fire truck with a ladder on
it. It’s on the floor next to some blocks. Do you see it, too, Reyna?” If she does,
let her get it and bring it back to the group.
Repeat with a few more toys. Choose toys that are easy to see and find.
Encourage the children to use their eyes to help find the toys that you describe.
Special Needs Tips
Include a visually impaired child by placing two toys in front of
her, describe one, and ask her to feel each of them and choose
the one you described. A child with limited mobility can point to
the object and another child can get it for her.
What’s that Sound?
Make a recording of common sounds that the children would recognize, such as
children laughing, bells, a telephone ringing, a dog barking, a car horn beeping, a
vacuum cleaner, and familiar voices.
Gather a few children together and play the recording. Have some of the real
objects nearby.
Stop the recording after each sound and talk about what it is. Choose the real
object or person that makes that sound.
Special Needs Tip
Invite a child with hearing difficulties to sit close to the recorder.
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