Tubes, cars, and balls

Our toddlers had a blast using large tubes as a path for their cars and balls. They experimented using both. Watching to see how far they would roll and how fast they would go. Sarah and I extended their play by asking questions about what they were doing and what they thought would happen as they tried different things.

Ohio Early learning and Development Standards

Social and Emotional Development

       Strand: Relationships

                    Topic: Peer Interactions and Relationships

                               Engage in associative play with peers

Approaches toward Learning

       Strand: Initiative

                    Topic: Initiative and Curiosity

                               Experiment in the environment with purpose

                     Topic: Planning, Action, and Reflection

                                Make choices to achieve a desired goal

       Strand: Engagement and Persistence

                    Topic: Peristence

                               Engage in self-initiated activities for sustained periods of time

       Strand: Creativity

                    Topic: Innovation and Invention

                               Use materials in new and unconventional ways

Cognitive and General Knowledge

    Sub-Domain: Science

         Strand: Science Inquiry and Explanation
                 Topic: Inquiry
                            Engage in sustained and complex manipulation of objects
                            Ask questions about objects and events in the environment
                 Topic: Cause and Effect
                            Purposefully combine actions to make things happen