Water Cycle Exploration
Introducing our young children to various components of Earth will help lay the foundation of information they will learn in the future. As we know, providing a strong foundation to any topic will always be beneficial, especially when it comes to the education of our children. Water play and explorations are great hands-on activities that allow children to experience water and its different properties. Allowing them to use props, toys, etc. adds an extra element of fun and incorporating water in its different states, like liquid and solid, makes for a more engaging activity. My goal is to introduce the concept of the water cycle through water exploration, virtual field trips, and weather observations. This way the children are receiving a full, developmentally appropriate learning experience. As we work through the exploration process, they will be introduced to the important vocabulary words like precipitation and condensation, as well as being given books on the topic to help b...