This resource provides ideas of how shells can be used as a resource. It was created by Tracey Anderson of Childhaven Nursery School Scarborough.
Click the link below to download the visual resource.
Wander along the beach and collect a few shells. Look at them closely and notice...
- Size
- Colour
- Shape
- Smell
- Texture
- Weight
You could try simple activities...
- Making patterns
- Counting the shells
- Sorting by size or similarity
- Lining up
Save the shells in a box or bag as a simple, natural resource for your setting.
Downloads
Seashells resource.pdf
Seashells resource.pdf
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Seashells resource