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Nitty Gritty

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  • DOMAIN(S)
    Communication, Language, and Literacy (CLL)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    CLL2.4a
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    48-60 months

Use a magnifying glass to look at individual grains of sand. Talk about how sand feels. Introduce the word “gritty.” Show the children sandpaper of different grades from very smooth to very rough. Encourage them to feel the texture. Let them know that sandpaper is classified by the “grit” as a measure of roughness. Show them the number on the package or on the back of the paper. The lower the number is, the rougher the paper. For example, 60-grit paper is very rough but 300-grit paper is very fine. Let them put samples in order from smooth to rough. Examine salt and grits; talk about how they can also be described as gritty.

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