Most children already have a fascination with ocean life and fish so it was easy to get them excited about extending their learning.
The puzzle below has ocean animals with a little magnet on each and a fishing pole with a little magnet at the end of the line. The children used the fishing pole to solve and "unsolve" the puzzle many times. It was super for visual spatial development and aim.
The Bunnies created their own oceans by mixing colors of paint to become the background of their own ocean art and they added sand and shells. They also used fish stamps and ink pads to create interesting work in the office center.
Stamping looks like art, but it is really literacy. Being able to organize items on a page is a very early literacy skill.
Everything we provide for the children to do has a specific purpose and value for development, but is looks and feels like play. Children learn best through play!
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