Water Play

Water play is an important part of sensory learning. Children have the opportunity to explore water with just their hands or entire bodies and different materials can be used to enhance the experience. While at school, water play is explored in water tables both in the classroom and outdoors. We follow several rules to reduce injury, accidental drowning, and the spread of germs. One of the most important things we do is supervising play at ALL times. Water play whether in a pool, a bathtub, or even a small tub of water should always be supervised by an adult at all times. It is important to wash hands before and after water play to reduce the spreading of germs. Also, change the water out often if children are going back and forth from water play to other activities to make sure the water is clean. Now that summer is just around the corner, many people will be planning activities that include water to keep cool. Please take a few minutes to look over some of the following websites about water safety. 

http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/water_safety.html

http://www.healthychild.net/SafetyFirst.php?article_id=234