Balancing Pictures

• DOMAIN(S)

  Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD)
• INDICATOR(S)

  CD-MA3.2b
• AGE GROUP(S)

  24-36 months

Make several pages with pairs of items that are heavy and light. Use poster board cut to size, or other heavy paper. Glue a picture of a rock on one side of the page and a feather on the other side. Other pairs might include an elephant and a kitten, a car and a tricycle, or a tub of water and a small cup of water. Punch a hole in the top center of the page with a large hole punch. Attach a weight (such as a washer) to the bottom of the page on the side with the heavier item; tape it on the back side of the page. In small group, show the children the pages, and have one child hang the page from an unsharpened pencil you are holding. The heavier side should tip down, just like on a balance scale. Say, "An elephant is heavy. A kitten is light."

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