Fill Me Up Lesson Plan Activity for Toddler

Activity Title and Description: Fill Me Up
          This activity is intended for 9 to 12 months however it can be expanded to a higher age group.

           This activity will enhance the children's curiosity as to what happen if they fill up the empty box/bucket with something or another toy and then empty it out. Children loves to 

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discover new things around them. 

This is the age where the child has intense desire to know things around them. They might not talk however child knows how to investigate things through observing and touching everything they see.

Materials/or preparation needed before the activity: We can use any materials that are readily available however, we are dealing with small children and so as an educator we are trying to find a materials that are safety to use for them like;

• empty shoe box
• small safe and soft objects to put in the shoe box or cereals

Setting/or space needed for the activity: Classroom settings or this can be done also in outside setting if it is summer or weather permitted.

Support from colleagues (if necessary): If using small but soft materials for filling, an educator might need helper for more supervision.

Rules for this activity: Gather the children around and let them sit on the floor. Give each child an empty box after introducing the materials or small bucket. Give them enough small soft objects or (cereals to make it safe for the children). Let them fill up the empty box and dump out again.

Safety and health rules (if necessary): Preference materials for safety are the following; cereals, small soft materials but not too small to choke on however in this case support from another educator might needed to avoid accident.

Which developmental areas this activity promotes: 

• Physical development
• cognitive skills

Objective and key experiences: At the end of the activity, the infants will be able to feel strong and supports his understanding of the concepts of empty and full.

Activity introduction (starter): Let the children sit on the floor and introduce the materials.