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Learning Games Your Can Make for Preschool Students

Fun and education don't have to be mutually exclusive. With a little ingenuity, everyday household items become fun learning games for preschoolers at home. Whether you want to help them develop sensory integration skills, have some active, indoor fun or get messy with some hands-on science, you might find you end up having as much fun as they do.

Things You'll Need

  • Goop:
  • Corn starch
  • Water
  • Shallow bowl
  • Indoor obstacle course:
  • Jump rope
  • Hula hoops
  • Chairs
  • Small trampoline
  • Sensory table:
  • Plastic dish pan
  • Water, corn starch, noodles or rice to fill the pan
  • Small toys
  • Spoons
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Instructions

    • 1

      Mix one cup of cornstarch with half a cup of water in a shallow bowl to make a goopy substance for your preschoolers to play with. This mixture mixes into something that is sometimes liquid and sometimes solid, and gives you a great opportunity to initiate some scientific questioning. Have children guess what will happen when the mixture is manipulated and then observe the results.

    • 2

      Set up an indoor obstacle course for some preschool physical education fun. Lay out a jump rope for her to balance on, hula hoops to jump around, a mini-trampoline, chairs to crawl under and whatever other physical activities the two of you can come up with. Record the time it takes your child as she goes through all of the obstacles.

    • 3

      Fill a plastic dish pan with a variety of substances to make a sensory table at home. Some ideas for fillers include soapy water, cooked noodles, rice or corn starch. Provide your child with tools, such as spoons and small toys to play with, in the pan. Children develop their sensory muscles as they dig their fingers in.

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