ABOUT THE 5 SENSES – Part 6 – TOUCH – RIBBON ACTIVITIES

Ribbons for Math

  1. Length Ribbon Activity-Place different lengths of ribbon on the table. Challenge the children to put in order the shortest piece of ribbon to the longest or vice-versa.  This experience can be simpler by limiting the ribbons used or more challenging by adding more ribbons.
  2. Polka Dot Ribbon Math-Display a ribbon with a dot. Invite children to count dots on all the ribbons.   You can add designs to the ribbons for children to count like flowers or cars as part of the design.  You can add colored dots to the ribbons and have them count the different colors.  You can add different colored ribbons with dots or designs.
  3. Use the spools for having the children guess what the length is or have several spools and see which one has the longer or shorter lengths.
  4. Place the ribbons in a plastic container and invite the children to estimate how many ribbons are in the plastic container and then have the children count the ribbons. You can add different colors into the container.

Ribbons for Science 

  1. Put water in the sensory table and invite children to speculate about what may happen when pieces of ribbon are put in the water. Invite children to put a ribbon into the water.  Discuss what happens.  Do the colors run and change the color of the water?  Do the ribbons sink or float?  Does the smell of the ribbons change?  Does the texture of the ribbons change?
  2. Use ribbons to create a “feel boards” and invite children to compare the textures of the different ribbons.
  3. Hang pieces of ribbons outside on the trees, swing sets, fence and let the children observe the ribbons on windy days and days without wind.Children may come up with novel ways to test ribbons in the wind. 

 Literacy

  1. Have children choose a piece of ribbon and use the ribbon to go on a treasure hunt to look for items or letters or words on the bulletin board or signs that match the color of the ribbon. Challenging to children is when you add a second color with children holding 2 colors to match.
  2. Use the short and long pieces of ribbons to have the children make a letter on the floor. Then have the children make the letter sound and give words that began with that letter.  Next, the children find objects that begin with that letter and place it on the floor next to their letter.
  3. Write a book about a lost ribbon. Each page can have a different colored ribbon and say: “Are you my ribbon?”  Reaction by the children; No, I am green, polka-dotted ribbon.”  Of course, the last page has the ribbon.  This becomes a touch and language development activity.

Social Studies

  1. Have a day when parents can come in and tell stories about any kind of award ribbons they received. Firemen or Policemen, too, can visit and show the ribbons they have on their uniforms and explain what they represent.  Afterwards, children can create their own award ribbons and explain it to the class.
  2. Have a hat day and have the children decorate their hats with ribbons. Challenge the children to put on their hats and move their heads around to the music to try to make the ribbons move in different ways.  They can move any way they choose.
  3. Invite a game and have the children come up with rules in using all the ribbons.

Physical Development

  1. For small motor development, provide bows and boxes for children to attach to the box. Use a variety of colors and sizes.
  2. Use a tissue box and have the ribbons placed in it. Children try to remove one ribbon at a time.  For more challenging attempts, have children use tweezers.
  3. For large motor development, place a ribbon hanging out of their reach and ask them to jump up and touch it.
  4. For balance skills, tape a ribbon on the floor and have the children walk on it like a balance board.

Creativity

  1. Encourage children to touch and explore various lengths of ribbon. Use different colored ribbons to touch but the children must touch each colored ribbon differently like with the foot, the pinky, the heel, the thumb, etc.
  2. Let children decorate their clothing with ribbons of their choice.
  3. Encourage children to move a piece of ribbon on a table to the other side without using their hands.
  4. Create roads with the ribbons.

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