What Can You Remember From The Tray?

Materials:

• A tray

• 5–8 different fruits, food items or kitchen utensils

• A cloth or towel to cover the tray

• Optional: small baskets for sorting

Instructions:

• Place several of the items on a tray.

• Invite children to look closely at the tray for about 20–30 seconds.

• Cover the tray with a cloth.

• Ask children to remember and name the foods they saw.

• Reveal the tray again and discuss what they remembered or missed.

• Repeat the game, sometimes removing or adding an item to make it more challenging.

Powerful InterACTions - PK3:

• What foods do you remember seeing on the tray?

• What did you notice first when you looked at the tray?

• Which fruit do you remember the most clearly? Why?

• How did you remember that food?

• What did you notice about the fruits on the tray?

Powerful InterACTions - PK4:

• Which fruit was the easiest to remember? Why?

• Which fruit was harder to remember?

• What helped you remember the items?

• What do you think changed on the tray?

• What clues helped you notice something different?