SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Catholic Education South Australia
HLB-21.jpg

EYLF Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners

4.4 Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials

Preschool Literacy Indicator: I use language to connect with my world

Preschool Numeracy Indicator: I explore and understand my place and space in the world

Inquiry Question

What happens when I mix different materials or ingredients together?

Learning Experience

Making your own gloop is easy and your child will be learning as they go. Ask your child to help you find the ingredients in the cupboard. They can measure out the cornflour, fill the measuring cup right to the top. That makes one cup. Now we need another cup of cornflour. That makes two cups of cornflour. Now we need 1 cup of water. Add the water to the ingredients and mix in a bowl.  

Sensory awareness goes hand in hand with creativity. Sensory play arouses children’s imaginations, creativity and curiosity through exploration of texture, temperature and fun. Gloop is an interesting mixture with a unique texture and is great for sensory play. It is also great for learning about the concepts of what a solid and liquid is and comparing different textures before and after adding water. 

Link: How to make Gloop

Why is this important?

While your child is making gloop, they will be learning about measurement, size, the sequence of the recipe, and the way ingredients change as we mix them together. Children will also be able to see how mixing different ingredients together changes their look and texture as they compare before and after adding water.