Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Music for Learning Recommended Reading Activities & Curriculum Arts & Crafts Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! We'll send you regular emails filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now   ACTIVITY Camping Memory Game By Debbie Butters An Activity for Preschoolers Play this game to reinforce memory and brainstorming skills. Curriculum Area Science and Language Before You Start Gather the children into a circle. Facilitate a discussion about camping, and encourage children to share their camping experiences with the class. Let's Begin 1. Pass the filled backpack around the circle. 2. One by one, have the children pull out an item and brainstorm with the class the many reasons that item might be useful to bring on a camping trip. Continue until all items have been discussed. 3. Next, take all the items out of the backpack and place in the center of the circle. 4. Give each child a chance to take an item from the pile and hide it (while the rest of the children have their eyes closed) when the item is hidden the other children try to guess which item is missing. Furthermore Brainstorm with children about other items (not in the backpack) that would be useful to bring on a camping trip.   Backpack filled with small items that you might bring with you on a camping trip (such as: flashlight, can opener, compass, matches, canned goods, sunscreen, small pots/pans, water bottle, etc.) 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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