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The sorting machine makes learning classification skills fun. Younger children will learn how to discriminate between big and small shapes. What this activity will develop:
Science and thinking skills What you'll need: - Four boxes (same size)
- Scissors
- Tools for making holes (nails, pen, knitting needle)
- Tape
- Small pebbles
- Gravel
- Sand
Setting up: - Mark A, B and C on three boxes. Cut holes in the bottom of box A, which are big enough for the pebbles to pass through.
- Poke holes in the bottom of box B large enough for a piece of gravel to pass through.
- Poke holes large enough for a grain of sand to pass through in the bottom of box C.
- Stack the boxes on top of each other: box A on top, B in the middle, and C on the bottom. Place the fourth box below box C. Tape the boxes together.
What to do: - Put the pebbles, gravel and sand in box A. Shake the boxes gently until all of the materials have disappeared.
- Remove the tape and check the boxes to see where the materials ended up.
Variations:
Try sorting other materials: buttons, marbles of different sizes, coins, birdseed, breakfast cereals or popped and unpopped popcorn kernels. Size the holes in the boxes accordingly. Select more skills:
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