Naming Everyday Materials
Identify and name a variety of everyday materials including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock
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Can your child look around a room and correctly name the materials things are made of — like glass in the window, metal in the radiator, and plastic in a pen?
Identify and name a variety of everyday materials including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock
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- Name at least six everyday materials: wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, rock
- Identify the material of at least ten different objects around the home or classroom
- Recognise that some objects are made from more than one material
“Can your child look around a room and correctly name the materials things are made of — like glass in the window, metal in the radiator, and plastic in a pen?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Matter & Materials
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
Standards