We're huge fans of using pasta for sensory play. We're also working on our preschool bird unit. We combined to two and made nests out of cooked pasta!
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click through to Amazon from this page and purchase anything, we will get a small profit for referring you without any additional cost to you!
We discussed the properties of the birds' nests that we've been studying. They are round and they have a place in the middle for the delicate eggs to rest gently so they are protected and warm. E used her fine motor skills to twirl the pasta into circles once I demonstrated.
We listed the materials birds use to build their nests. Since birds don't have hands to form their nests like E does I had her think critically when I asked what might body parts the birds might use instead.
She was so proud of her pasta birds' nests! She counted and sorted the eggs telling me which types of birds would hatch from each.
We did a bit more fine motor work when I gave E scissors to practice her cutting skills on the cooked pasta.
Threading Buttons from School Time Snippets
Painting with Carrot Shavings from House of Burke
Colorful PomPom Toothpicks from Stir the Wonder
Loose Parts Play for Toddlers from Powerful Mothering
Play Dough Fine Motor Skills & Proprioception Sensory Input from Little Bins For Little Hands
The ULTIMATE Guide to Cutting Activities for Preschoolers from Lalymom
The ULTIMATE Guide to Cutting Activities for Preschoolers from Lalymom
More Spring Sensory Activities:
For all of our posts and ideas please follow us on Pinterest:
Subscribe to our weekly emails for exclusive news, all of our posts, and free printables!
I absolutely love this activity!! I love all of the critical thinking and dialogue that went on between both of you. Definitely pinning for our bird theme!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very cool sensory activity to add to our bird nest theme in the spring. Every year, a bird (or birds) builds a nest in one of my hanging (fake) floral baskets. This is an awesome time for children to experience the habits of birds. After the bird and babies leave the nest, I bring it in, place it in a clear container for observation and for them to guess what the nest is made of. I also include a magnifying glass, paper and pencil for children to write ("write") down their answers. I also include the book, "A Nest Full of Eggs" by Priscilla Belz Jenkins. Your activity also gives us something else to do with those colorful plastic eggs left over from the Easter activities LOL
ReplyDelete