Testing the Writing Tools

• DOMAIN(S)

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

  CD-CP3.3b
• AGE GROUP(S)

  36-48 months

Give the children a sheet of waxed paper and several writing or drawing tools like chalk, water- based markers, crayons and tempera paints. Tell them you are trying to figure out which of these will be the best choice for writing on the paper. Have the children test each one and compare the results. What happens when they draw with crayons? What about markers? Does the color stay? Is it bright? Does it smear or run?

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