kindergarten
Kindergarten
Theme... water
Trigger : (different entries possible)
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a show on the water
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a documentary film
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a local climatic event (heavy rain, storm, flood, snow, etc.)
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a visit to the port, to the aquarium etc.......
The water corner
Langage et éveil sensoriel : Petite section
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Name the objects, say their color, say what they are used for
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Manipulate, play at filling, emptying, with various utensils, refining the gesture
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Make comparisons: compare sizes, capacities
Material :water table - baby bath in the doll corner - large mops - plastic aprons - bucket - plastic bottles - of different sizes - flasks - small containers - funnels - small watering can - sponge
Procedure:(see prep sheet)
Discover the world
water in the house
Initial representations of the pupils - Search for water points - Understand the different uses of water
Initial question:
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What is water?
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Where do you find water in the house? at school ?
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Which appliances use water?
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Hygiene, toilet
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food
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Can we drink any water? (water tasting: tap water - still water - mineral - spring - sparkling water)
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Other uses of water (garden, swimming pool, cleaning)
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Listen to the noises made by the water (flush, tap, drop by drop, water being poured into a glass, etc.)
In the past, people traveled to fetch water. It's still like that in many countries.
At home, we turn on the tap and the water flows.
In each house, a meter indicates how much water has been used because it has to be paid for. water is a natural resource but the installations and water treatmentare expensive.
Where does tap water come from ?(statement of hypotheses)
Diagram of the tap water circuit.
visit a dam
Where does the water flowing from the tap go?
follow the school pipes - the sewers - visit a sewage treatment plant
Language mastery
Memorize a varied repertoire of nursery rhymes and songs
Song: WHITE FISH
A fish at the bottom of a pond
Who was blowing bubbles
who was blowing bubbles
A fish at the bottom of a pond
Who was blowing bubbles
To pass time
BLUB BLUB BLUB
BLUBBLUBBLUB BLUBBLUB
A bird by the pond
Was watching bubbles
Watched the bubbles
A bird by the pond
Was watching bubbles
How fun!
BLUB BLUB BLUB
BLUBBLUBBLUB BLUBBLUB
What are you doing pretty white fish?
I blow bubbles
I make bubbles
What are you doing pretty white fish?
pinks and blues
According to the current
BLUB BLUB BLUB
BLUBBLUBBLUB BLUBBLUB
Has a clear fountain
Going for a walk
I found the water so beautiful
That I bathed in it.
I've loved you for a long time
I will never forget you !
Under the leaves of an oak tree
I got dried off
On the highest branch
A nightingale was singing...
Goutte d'eau
Je suis goutte goutte d'eau
Je suis née dans un nuage
J'ai le plus joli berceau
Avec je pars en voyage
Je suis goutte goutte d'eau
J'ai parfois un gros chagrin
Je pleurniche dès matin
Et puis j'éclate en sanglots
Ce n'est pas malin
Mais ça fait du bien
Marie Litra
downpour
A tree trembles in the wind.
The shutters slam.
As it rained, the water made puddles.
Leaves fly in the wind
who scatters them
And suddenly it's pouring rain.
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Pedagogical exploitation
My baby is like water
she is like living water
it flows like a stream
that the children pursue
run run
if you can
never never
you won't catch it
Le printemps rit
Pluie ! Pluie ! Pluie !
Perles fines
D'opaline
Pluie ! Pluie ! Pluie !
Petite pluie
Qui n'en finit
Une éclaircie ?
Le printemps rit
Aux larmes, oh oui !
Marie Litra
The four elements
The air is refreshing
The fire is devouring
The earth is turning
water – it's all different
The air is always wind
The fire is always moving
The earth is still alive
Water – it's all different
The air is always changing
Fire is always eating
The earth is always germinating
Water – it's all different
C.Roy
a single poem
The Blue Whale (Steve Waring)
Poisson d'avril
Poisson d'avril
Poisson d'argent
Au bout du fil
Etincelant
Poisson d'avril
Tu es parti
Poisson fragile
En confetti
Marie Litra
Discover the world
Existence of fauna and flora
Life can be found in water.
The pond, living environment:
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Name the animals of the pond, the plants (vocabulary)
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The big-mouthed frog(link)
Ecology
Protecting nature and preserving water are essential to life. Initiate the good gestures.
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Identify signs of pollution (on beaches, riversides, at sea, etc.)
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Avoid wasting water
plastic arts
Color mixtures in water
Material: acrylic paint - powder paint - ink - transparent containers with water
The three elements are tested one by one in different containers.
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the acrylic paint remains compact
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powder paint dissolves
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the ink is diluting
you can continue by adding another color and observe other effects depending on the gesture.
To enter the activity, read the work : _cc781905-5c6_bbd183-5bbd-bad-31958The big wave
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Inks: diluted blue
_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ pure blue
_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ orange yellow gel
_cc781905-5cde-3194 brown
Make colorful fish:
making fish for a space structuring activity
crayons + ink (red green yellow blue)
Discover the world
The landscapes
The ocean, the sea, the river, the torrent, the river, the stream, the spring, the lake, the pond, the pond, the puddle
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The blue planet:
Observing the presence of water on our planet (poster of the earth seen from the sky)
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The trip water:
When it rains, where does the water go?
The water takes the form of its container - The water follows the unevenness of the terrain - The water level always remains horizontal.
When you take a shower, when you flush the toilet... where does the water go? --> notion of waste water
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Fresh water, salt water, drinking water, waste water
What water do you drink? bottled water (spring, mineral or sparkling) tap water --> notion of drinking water
Have you ever tasted seawater? --> salt water
Activity : Mineral waters (related to taste)
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At the seaside
Discover an environment and its activities - Read an image
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from image: (also rely on the experience of the students)
The beach Acquire vocabulary
What is the beach?(vast expanse of sand covered by the sea at high tide - except for the Mediterranean)
What are the people doing on the beach?(sand castles, ball or racket games, kite flying, collecting shells, reading, tanning, etc.) What activities in the water?(swimming, diving, using an inflatable boat, a buoy, a surfboard, a windsurfing board, a paddle...)How is the sea?(calm, waves)What is the color of the flag? What can we see in the distance?(large boats, sailboats, oil tanker, freighter, tug, liner, etc.)
Identify high tide/low tide
What animals do we find?(starfish, mussels, cockles, winkles, sea urchins, small crabs,...)
Seashells are soft-bodied animals protected by a shell. Sometimes two articulated shells, which ones?
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When can we see them on the beach? Where are they at high tide?
Can a fish live like this out of water?
Can algae live out of water?
Fishing harbour Acquire vocabulary
The port is a sheltered place, equipped to receive fishing boats.
The lighthouse - The fishing boats (trawlers) and the sea fishermen unload the fresh fish which will be sold at the auction - Angling on the pier - Repairing the nets (trawls) - the lobster, shrimp or lobster pots - the anchor - the wharf - the fishmonger - name a few fish (tuna, dab, sole, sardines, mackerel, monkfish, hake, etc.)
The marina
the sailboat, the speedboat, the boat, the pleasure boat, the quatamaran
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from documentary books
What animals live by the sea? (birds, shells, fish...)
Do they live in sand, on rocks, in water? Make a classification of the animals thus found
Show images of pollution (cardboard, plastic waste, oil, ...)
To go further, we can show images of different coasts (sandy, rocky, cliffs)
What I understood :
The sea is a source of pleasure (leisure on the beach or at sea), a source of employment (sailors, biologists, diving or board instructors, MNS), and it provides wealth (fish, shellfish, salt, seaweed, etc.). .)
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The boats
used for fishing, transport of goods, passengers, pleasure boating, explorations, war
Crafting an object that can move on its own in water
Working on the theme of pirates (album: the 3 daughters of Erik the Red - a world to read) leads the pupils to develop in this area and to wish for the construction of boats.
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Observation of different types of boats (posters, photos, livres,... ) _cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3cfb-136bad 58d_ _cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_Uncovering the components of a boat -> general shape, hull or multihull, sail or not, keel, decorative elements
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Manufacturing analysis -> material to be recovered, materials that float (experimentation), stages
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Setting up manufacturing workshops
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Experiment on the water -> small pool placed on tables at children's height
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Introduction of the concept of propulsion ->how can we sail our boat?= wind, oars, motor,... elastic, water
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Manufacturing workshops
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Experiment on the water
Elementary students can be asked for help to carry out this project, especially the manufacturing phases
Possible answers:
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Jet engine (water spray, air spray)
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Elastic motor (transmission and transformation of energy)
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wind energy
Experimentation :
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Air: compression (balloon, bicycle pump)
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Water: orientation of the nozzle according to the direction of movement
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Wind: orientation of the sail
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Elastic motor: paddle wheel - rotation of the elastic according to the direction of movement (forward or backward) - the role of the elastic is to store energy
Climatic states
Rain, storm,...
The clouds :
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Have your head in the clouds (oral language: what does this expression mean?)
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The Cloud Sculptor (album) -link to page
The rain :
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What is rain? let students express themselves
Where does the rain come from? Is it only the rain that falls from the clouds? And what is snow and hail?
If the weather permits let it melt in the class of snow or hail in a glass.
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Rainy day, are you wet? --> concept of permeability
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collect rainwater
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What happened to the water in the puddles that disappeared in the yard?
=> infiltration into the ground? evaporation? experiment with wrung wet fabric and unwrung wet fabric hanging in the yard - role of sun, wind
Experiments to be carried out = see thehands-on website
The water cycle
Where does the water come from?
Se document, understand the water circuit.
It is a natural phenomenon, evaporation/rain
Explore the material
The different states of water
Initial question: It's water ? Isn't that water?(to justify)
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ice cubes
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a cloud
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fog
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the snow
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River
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the steam coming out of the iron
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fog on the windows, etc.
The liquid state of water:
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"It flows, it wets, you can put it in your glass, if you spill it....... you can use a sponge..."
It is said to be liquid.
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What is the color of water?
Although it is often represented in blue, it is said to be colorless and transparent.
The solid form:
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Snow, ice: observation in winter (weather permitting)
Unseen water:
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water vapor
Experimentation
For these small experiments, use the experimental approach.
Initial representations of pupils (language/drawing) - hypotheses (what we think) - experiments (what we did, what we saw = graphic representation/schematization) - Final representations (what we understood = written trace)
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Ice cubes - freezing
make ice cream (show that water turns to ice)
Problem :the solidification is done out of sight (you can use an ice cream maker and make ice cream in front of the students.)
Make ice cubes of different shapes, color them with syrups.
Water that turns to ice grows. (place a plastic bottle completely filled with water in the freezer without reseal it and observe - or mark the level)
Liquid water has become solid. Snow is also solid water.
Break ice using a hammer. (character "solid" of the ice)
Handling ice cubes. Warning ! the ice slips and escapes from the fingers.
Place a colored ice cube in a bottle of hot water as it is less dense than water, it will float and observe the melting, the ice swirling and flowing as it regains its liquid density.
Experience ofcast ironice cubes - Show reversibility of state change
Show that ice turns into water - role of temperature - role of cover
- in class
- in class undercover
- out
To go further: Role of temperature
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Invisible water (water vapour) Boiling, evaporation and condensation
Water evaporation (place a container of water in the classroom, mark the level and observe over several days.
Convert water to steam:
Make water vapor appear by placing a lid (glass plate or mirror) on a container of very hot water,observe the mist.
Hot water is lighter than cold water.
Evaporation of sea water:
The pupils have already seen that sea water is salty. But does it contain salt?
Put seawater in a plate and wait for the water to evaporate.
Where
Boil seawater in a saucepan until the water has completely evaporated and observe, taste the white powder that remains in the saucepan....it's salt
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The water mixes...or not! Dissolution :
Drop a few drops of ink into a glass of water, observe.
Do the same with oil. Compare: oil/vinegar, water/wine
What will happen if I put sugar (or salt) in the glass of water?
Experience :
Two identical glasses one with water+salt the other with water+cocoa. Which of these two glasses would you like to drink?
Water with cocoa does not make you want so we taste the other and oh surprise! It's not good.
=> water can contain things that are hidden (drinking water/non-drinking water)
What products can hide in water? sugar, salt, white vinegar, orange blossom water, bleach, ....
=> We see nothing, we cannot taste. How to do ? feel (related to the 5 senses)
Decantation: muddy water -> can I make it clear again?
Filtration:coffee filter-filter+cotton-filter+sand-filter+filter
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Water takes the shape of its container - conservation of matter
Transfer water into different containers - Show that the quantity of water (the volume) is conserved during transfers. Warning ! Water spills easily.
To go further: how to decant without pouring?
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The water level always remains horizontal
Tilt the container in different ways and observe and then represent.(address the notion of horizontal surface for water at rest).
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sink or float
-Floating liquids:
oil, paint,
-Floating objects:
Observe what happens when you put an object in water - Make assumptions about the fact that some objects float and others do not - Sort and classify objects according to the property: sinks or floats.
Material :
for each group: a basin of water - miscellaneous objects: paperclip, cork, polystyrene, ballpoint, pencil, wooden and plastic clothes peg, egg box cell, piece of wood, etc...
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Make an object that floats by playing with material and shape
Choose the right tools and materials
Find out how to move it forward (air (wind), water (pressure), rubber band, hair dryer, etc.)
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The watermill
compare with the windmill and become aware of the thrust of air or water
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soap bubbles
Make a water/soap mixture (rely on experience: the bath, the dishes, the laundry)
Make a device to blow bubbles
Written record
Bring out the properties of water
The water is transparent
it flows
she doesn't smell
she has no taste
it takes the shape of the container
she turns into ice
Bring out the properties of ice
She is hard
cold
it does not flow
she doesn't smell
she has no taste
she melts
it turns to steam
to note: the reversibility of the change of state and the conservation of matter