1 - Getting Started ~3 mins
Look at this mystery object. What do you think it is made of?
Today we go on a materials hunt around our classroom. We will find things, name what they are made of, and put them on our sharing tray.
2 - Today's Materials Words ~4 mins
Our big word today is material: what something is mostly made of.
Look at each picture card and the object beside it. Can you point to something like it in our room?
3 - Materials Hunt ~10 mins
Time for our materials hunt! With your group, find one safe thing in our classroom and match it to a picture card.
4 - Look Closely and Name ~5 mins
Come and gather at our sharing tray. We take turns naming each find. You say which picture name card it matches; the teacher moves the finds.
Look and touch gently. What does each one look and feel like?
5 - Share Our Finds ~4 mins
Who can show one find and tell us what material it is made of? We will hear names like wood, plastic, metal, glass, fabric and paper.
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