Home Hot Topics Articles About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading ECN Radio NEWSlink How to Get a School Grant Movement, Play and Physical Activity for Children Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Subscribe today to our bi-weekly newsletter!   ACTIVITY Anthills By Rae Ann Hirsh Toddlers like to hide objects and find them again. This activity encourages this exchange to happen. Curriculum Area Cognitive Development Before You Start Try to find an anthill outside. Let's Begin 1. Build an anthill in the water table out of playdough. Inside the anthill, hide the plastic ants. Ask the toddler to find the ants. Encourage them to put the ants inside the anthill and to create their own anthill. Furthermore Find other insects to hide inside the anthills.   Tweet Playdough Water table Large plastic ants Best Value Unscented Dough - 10 lbs. 20 1/2"H Toddler See-Thru Sand-n-Water Table AntWorks™ Space-Age Habitat Sand & Water Activity Tubs - Set of 4 Articles and activities listed on this website may be printed for single use. No article or activity may be duplicated or distributed in any form, in whole or in part, without permission from the publisher, Excelligence Learning Corporation. Contact Permissions Department.

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