FREE Autumn: 'Float or Sink' Teaching Aid Posters | EYFS & KS1 Printables

Free Early Years 'Float or Sink' Display Posters & Activity | Autumn

🍂 Bring a sense of scientific wonder to your autumn topic with our wonderful FREE Autumn: 'Float or Sink' Teaching Aid Posters! This engaging printable resource is perfect for EYFS and KS1 children, providing a fantastic way to support scientific investigation, observation, and prediction through a hands-on and seasonal activity.

Ideal for Preschool, Nursery, School, or for Parents and Childminders at home, these posters are a brilliant tool for making learning about material properties interactive and fun.

This fantastic free sample pack features:

• Three different poster designs intended to encourage a floating/sinking investigation.

• Clear text and engaging images: The posters include text such as 'Will these Autumn items Float or Sink?'

• A variety of autumn-themed items to investigate, including images of brown, red and orange leaves, acorns, conkers, pinecones, and sycamore seeds.

(Note: Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity suggested on this page and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)

• 💡 How to use this resource in your classroom/setting

  Our FREE Autumn: 'Float or Sink' Teaching Aid Posters are incredibly versatile and can be used in a multitude of ways across various early years and KS1 environments:

  • Setting up an Investigation Area:

    • Use the posters to set up an engaging investigation area. Fill a large tub or container with water.

    • Place the posters nearby, along with a basket of the autumn items from the pictures.

    • Encourage children to use the posters as a guide for their experiment, one item at a time.

  • Prediction and Observation:

    • Before placing an item in the water, ask children to make a prediction: "Do you think the acorn will float or sink?"

    • Encourage them to explain their reasoning. This is a great way to develop their critical thinking and communication skills.

    • The posters act as a visual aid to prompt discussion and observation.

  • Display Aid:

    • The posters make a lovely and informative piece of artwork for a science or autumn display board, providing a visual reminder of the investigation.

  • Recording Findings:

    • Provide a simple sheet for children to record their findings, drawing a picture of the item and ticking a 'Float' or 'Sink' column. This supports mark-making and scientific recording.

  • Vocabulary Development:

    • Use the posters to introduce new words like 'float', 'sink', 'prediction', 'observation', 'experiment', and 'properties'.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐣 EYFS Framework

  EYFS Framework:

  • Understanding the World (The Natural World): Children learn to make observations of autumn items and talk about their properties.

  • Communication and Language: Children can talk about their predictions and observations.

  • Mathematics (Shape, Space and Measure): Concepts such as 'heavy' and 'light' can be explored in relation to floating and sinking.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐤 KS1 Curriculum

  KS1 Curriculum:

  • Science (Working Scientifically): Children learn to ask simple questions, perform simple tests, and observe and record their findings.

  • Science (Everyday Materials): Children can use the posters to identify and compare the properties of different natural materials.

Download our FREE Autumn: 'Float or Sink' Teaching Aid Posters today and add a delightful, educational, and fun touch to your learning! 🍂

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