🔬 KG 2 · Science & our world · Ages 5–6 · about 3 weeks Dates: to

Air Can Move Things

Goal: Notice the effects of moving air and compare a small paper test with signs of wind outdoors.

For parents: Wind is moving air. We usually cannot see the air itself, but can notice what it moves. Use a hand-held paper fan, never an electric fan; keep fingers and paper away from electrical equipment. An adult stays beside your child. Observe outdoors only in calm, safe conditions, away from roads and water.

Do together

  1. Feel air moving

    You need: A folded sheet of paper

    While seated, gently move the folded paper towards your own forearm without touching it. Offer your child a turn if comfortable, keeping it away from eyes. Ask what they feel when the paper moves and stops. Explain that the paper pushes air.

  2. Move paper without touching it

    You need: A wide paper strip and the folded paper

    Hold the strip by one end. Keep your hand steady while your child gently fans towards it without contact. Swap roles. Compare fanning with stopping and describe what actually happens. Moving air can push the strip; touching it would be a different test.

  3. Find outdoor clues

    You need: Paper and crayons

    With an adult, watch leaves or a flag from a safe place without looking at the Sun. Draw whether they move or stay still. Compare this with the paper test. The fan made moving air indoors; outdoors, movement can give us a clue about wind.

Talk about it

  • What do you feel when the paper fan moves?
  • Did our fan touch the strip?
  • What outside could give us a wind clue?

Words to use

  • air
  • wind
  • move
  • push
  • still
  • notice
  • clue

Play (optional)

  • Weather Watch
    Weather
Play these games free

Every game is free for every family until 20 November 2026.

Your child can…

Ticks are saved on this device only. Move on when most are ticked.

on one A4 page, with space to write

Tick each one when you see it, and write the date. Move on when most are ticked.

We noticed:

wasilearn.com/learn/kg-2/air-can-move-things · free home learning, ages 2–7