Squishy, Squashy Sponges: Early Childhood Science Guide for Teachers

by Beverley Kutsunai, Susan Gertz, Lynn Hogue

* 16 squishy, squashy activities with sponges, including matching, sorting, sponge printing, and soaking up water
* Based on the four phases of the learning awareness, exploration, inquiry, and application
* Cross-curricular activities in literature, drama, writing, art, biology, and cooking
* Information for teachers on early childhood process skills, learning cycles, and inquiry-based science
* Ages 3-6 Big Science for Little Hands
* Provides the foundation for a lifetime of science learning both in and out of school
* Helps preschool-age children develop developmentally-appropriate process skills such as observing, communicating, comparing, measuring, and organizing
* Provides experiences with materials and events from childrens' everyday world
* Reinforces prior knowledge and offers new information to build upon that knowledge

129 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2003