Group Project submitted in CHD 120 at Tidewater Community College- Portsmouth.

1. Water & Sand Play
ACTIVITY CENTER

2. Available Vs. Accessible
Staff has the
equipment and
materials
needed for
children to play
in sand or
water.
Requires the
children be
able to reach
and use the
materials.

3. Materials
When fewer children use the toys at one time, fewer toys are required
for variety, as long as the toys can be used for different purposes.
When children must share, more toys of different types are needed.
NO duplicates of one toy with no other toys to use.

4. Variety Materials
• Measuring cups/unbreakable containers.
• Funnels/plastic tubes.
• Molds
• Scoops
• Pales, shovels, rakes, sifters, sand or water-
wheels, pipes, and toys that make patters in the
sand (wide tooth combs)
• Sponges
• Things that sink or float
• Turkey basters
• Unbreakable spray bottles
• Toys for dramatic play (animals, sea
creatures, dolls, and boats.
At least 2 toys for children to use with sand or water
ACCESSIBLE
Variety includes: amount of toys accessible
for play.

5. Variety Materials
• Different types
of sand
• Wet sand
• No red beans or
Styrofoam
• Soapy water
• Bubbles
• Switch out
materials daily to
give children
different
experiences.
Time requirement – at least 1 hour, at least once a week

6. Equipment to
hold sand
and/or water
Sand boxes, sand pits,
various types of sand/water
tables, dishpans, plastic
bins, tubs, sinks, hoses,
sprinklers, etc.
Outdoor sandboxes
must be covered when
not in use.
Both sand & water must be accessible indoors and outdoors

7. Infant and Toddlers
Must be closely
supervised.
Sand and water play
are not required for
children under
18months, however
if these activities are
used then issues
related to health and
safety should be
addressed.
Disabilities
If an older child
with a disability
is enrolled, the
appropriateness
of this indicator
will depend on
the child’s
abilities, not
necessarily of
the child’s age.

8. Diversity
• Different ethnicities for dramatic play with dolls, or small people.

9. Skills & Abilities
• Sensory experiences that play an important role in a child’s cognitive
development.
• Water play gives children an opportunity to experiment, learning that
water is a liquid which flows between their fingers and hands, and can be
poured and splashed.
• Discoveries of sand being a solid that can be raked and shoveled but that it
shares many characteristics with water
Difference in activities broadens the experiences the children have to
develop and learn new skills.
Sand and water play access
provides children with:

10. • Stress reducing and relaxing activities
• Eye hand coordination & exercise small muscles by digging sand and pouring
water,
• Self restraint & learning not to eat the sand or water
Skills & Abilities
Sand and water play access provides
children with:

11. Teacher’s Role
• Provide children with enough materials
• Supervise the children
• Make sure the materials are accessible

12. Milestones
Cognition & General Knowledge
Strand 1- Learning About Mathematics Concepts
B6: Explore measuring tools (e.g., measuring cup, ruler, scale)
Page: 87
Strategies:
Providing opportunities for child to measure such as putting measuring cups in
the bath tub or sandbox.

13. Milestones
Cognition and General Knowledge
Strand 3- Learning about Families and Communities
B6: Use senses to explore and observe materials and natural phenomena
Page: 116
Strategies:
Provide materials for a variety of sensory experiences (e.g. sand and water) and
asking open-ended questions.

14. Milestones
Cognition and General Knowledge
Strand 2: Learning About The World
B11: Begin to use simple tools and equipment for investigation
Page: 101
Strategies:
Providing opportunities for child to learn through play (e.g. a sand box/table with
measuring cups and various containers to fill.

15. Milestones
Approaches to Learning
Strand 3- Creativity & Inventiveness
C3: Delight in finding new properties and uses for familiar objects and
experiences
Page: 78
Strategies:
Providing sand and water play, giving child opportunities to pour, fill, scoop,
weigh, and dump, under adult supervision

16. This Concludes the
Sand & Water
Activity Center

17. Picture Credit goes to,
• Kaplan Early Learning Company
• www.Discountschoolsupply.com
• https://store.schoolspecialty.com
• Google images
• http://www.communityplaythings.com/resources