DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAIN CONCEPT MAP
PHYSICAL: Fine Motor
 Oobleck (properties of both a solid
and liquid)
 Silly putty (properties of materials
can change)
 Sand and water play
 Jelly (liquid to solid)
 Play dough (ingredients can change
when they are mixed)
 Textured playdough (ingredients can
change when they are mixed)
 Sensory walk (materials feel different)
 Sensory bins (materials feel different)
PERSONAL / SOCIAL /
EMOTIONAL
 Nature investigation table (discovery)
 Dress up corner
 Making potions (experimenting and
observing)
 Book corner with water cycle books
CREATIVE / AESTHETIC PHYSICAL: Gross Motor
 Painting with cotton balls  Water cycle- GoNoodle
 Chalk evaporation (evaporation) https://youtu.be/KM-59ljA4Bs
 Painting using natural materials  Puddle jumping
 Using an IPad to take photos of
different materials in the garden
Concept: Chemical science (materials, matter and
the water cycle)
Term: 1 Weeks: 1 - 2
COGNITIVE / LANGUAGE SPIRITUAL / MORAL
 Making cake batter (ingredients can change when  Musical instruments
they are mixed, measuring)  Dancing to rain music
 Water trough (measuring, problem solving)  Meditation and rain music
 Tasting plates (predicting)  Yoga and rain music
 Bending, stretching and twisting (exploring and
discovering)
 Cloud in a jar (observing)
 Erupting volcano (reasoning, problem solving and
experimenting)
 Does it dissolve in water (predicting, problem
solving and experimenting)