Discovery Play Activities with Your Young Child: Playing with a Ball

Authors:

Hsui-Wen Yang

Publication Date:

revised 5/3/2022

" "Infants love playing with balls. Ball play is not just a motor learning activity, but a learning opportunity to support children’s STEM learning.
 
During the ball play,  children can learn about the properties of balls and discover how balls can move in different ways.

PDF icon Discovery Play Activities with Your Young Child - Playing with a Ball.pdf

Audience: 

  • Families

Developmental stage: 

  • Birth-5

Setting: 

  • Home

Resource Type: 

  • Activity cards (playtime, daily routines)

Topic: 

  • Science
  • Math

Level of Intended Impact: 

  • Knowledge application

Language: 

  • English

Developer / Author: 

  • STEMIE

Routines and Everyday Activities: 

  • Playtime (indoors & outdoors)

Resources for Families: 

  • Discovery Play Activities