Unit 1C: Sorting and using materials Section 1: Handling different materials
Objectives
Children should learn:
that every material has many properties which can be recognised using our senses and described using appropriate vocabulary
to record observations of materials
Activities
Outcomes
Children:
Ask children to handle a variety of objects and collections of objects eg spoons, keys, wooden objects, papers, fabrics and ask them to describe them eg hard, soft, shiny, dull, bendy. Introduce words children are not familiar with. Record eg by writing descriptions round a picture of the object.
use words eg hard, shiny, rough to describe materials and objects
Points to note
SAFETY - Glass objects should be avoided with young children but they could touch windows etc.
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SAFETY - Glass objects should be avoided with young children but they could touch windows etc.
