The students will:

• use scientific terminology
• develop classification skills
• explore the properties of sand and water
• develop problem solving skills
• play co-operatively
• manipulate tools and material
• explore the concepts of matter
  
  

Through observation and direct communication, assess whether the student:

• makes comparisons using appropriate language
• estimates capacity of two containers
• estimates and compares mass
• records data in appropriate ways
• creates,extends/describes patterns using sand molds
• uses appropriate tools in wet/dry sand
• uses appropriate language to describe the concepts/activity
• plans work with others

Manipulative Stage
The child:

• creates tactile experiences with wet and dry
• does unstructured pouring, sifting, mounding, digging
• engages in repetitive play

• experiments with materials
• begins to predict, label, compare, measure
  shares, discusses and observes

• plans and organizes creations/constructions
• modifies the activity as the play develops
• begins to work more to scale

Teaching/Assessment Strategies

Materials/Resources

• encourage exploration of materials
• establish a specific purpose for the centre
• change materials according to purpose
• present challenges to the students related to the purpose
• use challenging/probing questions to interact with students
• organize materials for use in dry/wet sand for mounding, sifting,digging, patterning