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Let's Talk

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  • DOMAIN(S)
    Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    CD-CP3.4b, CD-CP3.4c
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    48-60 months

During outdoor time, give the children lengths of PVC pipe and a variety of connectors. Show them how you can talk into one end of a pipe and the person at the other end can hear you. Pose a problem. “Some times I am on one side of the playground and I need to talk to someone on the other side. How could we use these things to solve our problem?” Listen to suggestions and help the children work through potential obstacles by asking open-ended questions. “If we put the pipe across from the swings to the sandbox, then how would people ride on the tricycle path? What could we do instead?” Once a solution is decided on, help the children with the construction. Voila! A cross- playground phone system, ready to go!

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