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Monday, February 14, 2011

Touch, Feel, Learn ~ Magnetic and Non-Magnetic

touch feel learnIt’s time to explore the world around us and have some fun determining what is magnetic and non-magnetic!  My son loves to play with magnets and likes to walk around finding objects that are magnetic, so I decided to put together a tub of magnetic and non-magnetic items for him to sort.

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You’ll Need:

  • magnetic items ~ lock, paper clip, spoon, bracelet, magnetic marble, key, nut and bolt, and a bell
  • non-magnetic items ~ clothes pin, small ball, plastic bolt, domino, foam heart, button, sea shell, and a rock
  • magnetic wand
  • two small baskets to sort items
  • non-magnetic and magnetic label
  • plastic bin
  • cotton balls (snow)

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 I added the “snow” to the bin and hid the magnetic and non-magnetic items.  I put a label at each basket and let my son start searching and sorting the items. 

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As he pulled each item from the bin he would tell me if it was magnetic or non-magnetic and put it in the correct basket.

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Touch, Feel, Learn is a fun feature that focuses on science and nature activities for little ones.  Click here to see past Touch, Feel, Learn ideas.

 Cindy

1 comment:

Jdaniel4smom said...

What a great learning treasure hunt!