Boats
By Kathryn Beaney
Making and floating boats is always a fun activity.
Introduce the topic of boats during circle time, talk about different types of boats, sizes of boats
and what we use boats for - remember to have plenty of pictures available to show the children.
Sing songs such as:
Row, Row, Row your boat
I love to sail in my big blue boat
Both of these can be found on the internet if you are not sure of the words or tune, they also
have lots of actions to them.
Boats can be made out of many materials, you can bring in a box of materials and allow the
children time to make their own boats and experiment, talking about which ones work best and
why.
Resources can include:
Sponges
Corks
Twigs
Lollipop sticks
Egg boxes
Plastic bottles
Paper (different types)
Make sure you have a large bowl of water available to test out the
boats.
You can develop these boats into a pirate theme, where large boxes
can be used to make a big pirate ship. Make sure that you include a sail, an anchor, some
binoculars, life rings and a parrot.