SUITABLE PLACE:
At the table with access to sink and water. (Or out in the rain?)

MATERIAL
Two identical glasses for each child, a teaspoon of metal and preferably several small jugs of water, which the children themselves can pour out.

DESCRIPTION
Before starting to explain briefly: ”We will learn new words with the help of water in glasses- We will learn words like more, less and as much. You will get two glasses each a small jug of water. First you will fill your glass, so that there is the same amount of water in both- ”When the children are done with this, we see if some children have the same amount, if some have less, etc.- By using the teaspoon we can hear if there is the same amount of water in all the glasses – does it sound the same?

VARIATION
Feel free to do the same activity in other words, such as higher, lower and equally high.

 

Task

Three bears should sit on a sofa. In how many different ways can it be solved?

Let the children document themselves on paper. The children can then be paired and compare their solutions.

End with a full class discussion. Discuss:

• What they came up with
• Different ways to document it

The task can be performed:

• Concrete: Find three figures and something that should be like a sofa and try to move around (or have three children sitting on three chairs)
• Semi-concrete: Draw a rectangle for the sofa and draw figures in it, or draw dots
• Abstract: Write letters for them in different order

To adapt the problem

• Two bears on a three-seater sofa
• Three bears on a two-seater sofa…
• More advanced: Increase the number of bears or sofa seats. Four bears on a three-seater sofa, or four on a four-seater sofa. But also four bears on a two-seater sofa!

A digital variant

A digital variant of the task is available in the CombiBears application. Teachers and students can now choose how many seats should be on the sofa and how many bears should sit there. After each completed combination, students can save their solutions by ”taking cards” and finally comparing the cards systematically to see if they have found all the combinations or not.

When spring comes, it is always interesting to see things grow. Here are two different ideas that make it possible to see the whole process how roots are formed and shoots sprout.
I give two ideas to choose from:

1. CD planting

If you have some old CD cases left over (also comes with plastic pockets), you can try to put some soil in them, moisten it and then put in some seeds and see how it grows.

Idea from @JeanettesKlassrum on Instagram

2. Grow in a plastic pocket

• Soak a cloth, washcloth or a few layers of kitchen paper and place in a bag.
• Staple the bag in the middle (so that the roots can fit downwards).
• Put some beans in the bag (in the proposal they had used, among other things, large white beans that were soaked overnight)
• Close the bag.
• Hang up in the window
  You can try putting beans / seeds on both sides if you want to compare
  If you take pictures daily can you follow the process of the sprouting.

Idea Förskoleburken

Mix water into the pulp according to the instructions on the package. 6-8 eggs need 6 dl mass / 2 dl water.
Pour the seeds onto a paper plate. You can use any seeds.
Pour some soil (or sand) into the bottom of the egg carton and place the finished seed balls in it.
Take a small mass mix in your hands and shape it into an egg. Gently swirl the egg into the seed mixture. Put the egg in the box.
Lightly spray the seeds with water.
Place the cell in a sunny place and water the seeds gently daily. Soon the eggs will be delicious, edible greens!