An offering for the children of Room 5
Tape is a simple, low-mess yet incredibly engaging material for Toddlers. Below are some pictures of how Room 5 has used tape in the classroom.
How can tape be used to support children's exploration of line and trajectory?
How can tape be combined with other materials, such as blocks, people, animals, cars, etc?
Can you invite your child to line objects on top of the line, or build vertically?
Or maybe you could just set some lines up with tape and observe your child freely explore this invitation?
How can tape be combined with other materials, such as blocks, people, animals, cars, etc?
Can you invite your child to line objects on top of the line, or build vertically?
Or maybe you could just set some lines up with tape and observe your child freely explore this invitation?
Exploring tape and lines with cars, trucks, and vehicles.
Could tape be presented in a way that represents the lines of a road? Could cars or other vehicles drive on this road? What else could be added to the road? Tunnels, cones, people?
Or perhaps tape is combined with light or presented on a table or with other objects. Maybe it is presented in a way that just allows the children to freely explore the material...tape!

In Room 5, the children are often observed peeling the tape off the table, or wrapping the tape around certain objects. You could present the tape in small pieces or larger, long pieces and just see what your child does with the tape.
What are some other ideas that you have for exploring tape?
What are some other ideas that you have for exploring tape?