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Home » Montessori » Earth Day Sensory Tub

Earth Day Sensory Tub

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For this Earth Day themed sensory tub, I decided to focus on the colors of the earth – brown (land), blue (water), green (plants), yellow (sun) and white (clouds).
Earth Day Sensory Tub
I started with a base of globe bouncy balls and real pine cones (borrowed from our nature basket).

Earth Day Sensory Tub
Then I added a few items like egg carton scraps from a recent egg carton challenge, green and yellow porcupine balls, pom poms, cotton balls, and tree figurines.

Earth Day Sensory Tub
I added tongs for fine motor work…

Earth Day Sensory Tub
…and silicone cups…

Earth Day Sensory Tub
…and a scoop.

I loved watching my 15 month old trying to scoop and dig for various items.
Earth Day Sensory Tub

My almost three year old enjoyed the tub too but in different ways. That was fascinating to observe. My older used his tongs and grabbed a dish nearby to do a counting activity all on his own accord.
Earth Day Sensory Tub

We discussed the various items and what each represented in the tub:

  1. White pom poms and cotton balls > Clouds
  2. Blue pom poms > Water
  3. Green pom poms and porcupine balls > Plants
  4. Yellow porcupine balls > Sun
  5. Egg carton scraps > Reusing and recycling

Great books to supplement this activity include:

  1. Clouds by Anne Rockwell
  2. Planet Earth Inside /out by Gail Gibbons (mainly for the pictures)
  3. Little Cloud by Eric Carle
  4. Planet Earth by Leonie Pratt

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Marnie

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Marnie

Tagged With: Earth Day, Holidays, Infant & Toddler, Preschool, Sensory

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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