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Table Top Neighborhood
Have your children assist you in making this great accessory for your water or
sand table top. Or make it as a display for any table or countertop.
Ahead of time, get a piece of smooth plywood (no splinters!) or cardboard cut
to fit the top of the sand or water table.
Use a marker to divide the board into six or seven distinctive sections or areas.
Give the children a variety of surfaces to glue on the board such as textured
upholstery, sandpaper, “model magic,” aluminum foil, and corrugated cardboard.
(Find “model magic” at craft stores or where you buy other clay and art supplies.)
Allow the glued surfaces to dry.
Place small cars and plastic animals on the board for children to experience the
smooth, bumpy, high, and low areas they have created!
My Space
Provide each child in a small group with a shallow box lid or plastic tray.
Give each child a set of small objects for creative play such as small blocks, little
people figures, plastic trees, and animals.
Tell the children the space in their tray is their own space. Encourage them to
create play scenes within the boundaries of their tray.
Remind the children to respect the boundaries of the other children.
Sight Seeing in My Neighborhood
Take photographs of popular local sites that would appear in the children’s
neighborhoods such as grocery stores, restaurants, gas stations, and home
improvement stores.
At Circle Time or with a small group, hold up the pictures and ask if children
have seen these places near their home. Invite them to elaborate. They will be
excited about recognizing popular places.
Ask them if they can walk from their home to any of these places.
Ask them about places far away from home that they see while riding in a car
or bus.