Beach Stone Scavenger Hunt
The next time you are at the beach and your child needs something to do, send her on a beach stone scavenger hunt. She will have fun searching while at the same time reinforcing what she knows about textures and other descriptive words.
Start by having your child bring you a rock she thinks is pretty. Ask her to describe the rock to you. “Why do you think the stone is pretty?”, you might ask. She may describe its shape or color or even how it feels.
Next, send your child off to find a stone with a particular quality. You might ask her to bring you a stone that is smooth, for example. Other qualities your child could search for include speckled, striped, round, wet, smaller than a penny (you may need to have a penny on hand for this one), or too big to carry.
Each time your child retrieves a stone, have her describe it to you. If you are permitted, let her keep a few of her favorites for a collection at home. (A tackle box or a craft box with dividers works well for a rock collection.) Encourage your child to show off her rock collection to friends and relatives using descriptive words to tell about each stone.
Resource: Ellison, S. & Gray, J. (1995). 365 days of creative play. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc.
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Written by BRWI Staff on July 18, 2011
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