Balls & Ramps Exploration

Encourage curiosity, movement, and early engineering thinking with this ready-to-use Balls & Ramps curriculum guide. Through rolling, building, testing, and experimenting, children investigate how objects move and how ramps change speed and direction through playful discovery.

Inside this guide, you’ll find:

• A suggested 4-week exploration plan

• Hands-on activities exploring balls, ramps, and rolling objects

• Invitations that support gross motor development, coordination, and spatial awareness

• Opportunities for children to explore speed, gravity, friction, and cause-and-effect

• Recommended materials, vocabulary, books, and songs

• Extension ideas that integrate exploration across classroom centers

Perfect for preschool classrooms, daycare programs, and home learning, this guide introduces early science and engineering concepts through playful investigation.