DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAIN CONCEPT MAP
CREATIVE / AESTHETIC
PHYSICAL: Fine Motor
Rock rubbings on paper
Soil investigation with tweezers, magnifying glasses,
etc. in a sensory tray.
Panning for rocks.
Panning soil – what did we find? What is soil made
of?
Rocks construction zone – pebbles, rough stones,
etc. in a sensory tub with construction vehicles.
Soil buildings – wet and pack into ice trays. Once set,
use the blocks to build. What happens when the soil
is dries? Is the structure strong enough to told hold
rocks?
PERSONAL / SOCIAL / EMOTIONAL
Planting in soil.
Investigation: what do people use rocks for?
Investigation: what do people use soil for?
Sorting and classifying of rocks – include minerals and
geodes. What can you see? Do they all feel the same?
Why/why not? Can you draw the different groups?
Pet rocks – descriptive activity. What does your pet rock look
like?
Geologists – map where the rocks are found (maps supplied
as images of the outdoor area), children use the iPad to take
photos of the rocks they have found and mark where they
found the rock.
PHYSICAL: Gross Motor
Rock scavenger hunt (unstructured and structured).
Soil Crayons
Rock leap.
Growing Geodes – how are they different to rocks in the garden? (Also
demonstrates irreversible and chemical changes). Structured soil scavenger hunt.
Paint making
LANGUAGE - Literature
Plant a pot of flowers – fake flowers, soil, rocks, leaves. Can you draw it?
Let’s Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans.
Non-permanent art – what can you make with soil and rocks? (take photos
Ricky, the Rock that couldn’t roll by Jay Miletsky.
to document).
Rocks and Minerals by Steve Tomecek.
Make a rock.
Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran.
Poster – Who lives in soil?
Everybody needs a rock by Byrd Baylor.
Concept: Rocks and Soil Term: 3 Weeks: 1-2 Scavenger Scout: Rock Hound by Shelby Wilde.
Rhonda’s rock hunt by Molly Beth Griffin.
COGNITIVE / LANGUAGE A Rock can be… by Laura Purdie Salas.
Exploring Soils buy Samantha Grover.
Pulleys in the sand
You wouldn’t want to live without soil! By Ian Graham.
Water wheels with different sands/soils/soil components/rocks
Life in a bucket of soil by Alvin Silverstein.
Can you make your own rock?
Dirt: The scoop on soil by Natalie Rosinsky.
Different types of soil – how do roots grow?
SPIRITUAL / MORAL
Exploring rocks investigation – balance scales, magnifying glasses, soapy water,
clean water. Emptying out plant pots to investigate and explore the soil.
Investigation: “What’s lighter/heavier than a rock?” What soil is best for growing seeds?
Testing density – which rocks float and sink? Provide pumice rocks and others Sediment jars.
that will float. What is different about the rocks that float?
“Rock band” – children choose containers made of different
Guided soil cycle exploration with fresh leaves, decaying leaves, rocks and soil. materials and insert different types of rocks into each container.
What kind of sounds do they make?
Build your own wormery – demonstrate the layering in soil.
Cleanliness of water through soil (Attach image).
Small world – Who lives in soil?