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The Bowls Go Inside

Rafi has two empty toy bowls. One is big. One is little. He sets them on the rug.

Rafi puts the big bowl on the little one. It rests across the top. It does not go inside.

Mommy sits beside him. "Try this one first," she says. She puts the big bowl on the rug, open side up.

Rafi lifts the little bowl. He lowers it into the big bowl. It goes inside. Rafi takes it out and tries again.

Now he turns the big bowl upside down. He tries to put the little bowl inside. The opening is underneath.

Rafi turns the big bowl back. He puts the little bowl inside. Mommy carries both bowls to their low shelf.

Activity 1

Which bowl is bigger? A grown-up reads the first paragraph.

Does the big bowl go inside the little one?

Which bowl does Mommy put down first?

Which way is its opening?

What goes inside the big bowl?

What changes when Rafi turns the big bowl upside down?

With a grown-up, watch two large lightweight nesting bowls go together. Try only if you want.

Where does Mommy put the bowls at the end?

1. The big bowl; no picture needed.

2. No.

3. The big bowl.

4. Up.

5. The little bowl.

6. Its opening is underneath, so he cannot put the little bowl inside from above.

7. Adult chooses intact unbreakable bowls; no small pieces, water or food.

8. On their low shelf.