Sand Castles

• DOMAIN(S)

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

  CD-CP1.4b
• AGE GROUP(S)

  48-60 months

During outdoor time, designate an area of the sandbox for this activity or fill an outdoor sensory table with sand. Provide different sizes of cleaned containers such as yogurt cups, margarine tubs or small milk cartons with the tops cut off. Also provide a bucket of water and some scoops. Show the children how to pack the sand in the container and quickly turn it over to make a “castle.” Experiment with adding water to the sand. How does it affect the castles? What happens if you make the sand too wet? What happens if you pour the water in before you dump the sand out? What happens if you pour the water on top?

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