Colander Flashcard for Preschoolers
Ages 4–5Safe to use
The green bowl full of holes — the colander lets water escape and keeps the food in, which is exactly the magic kids want to know about: where does the pasta water GO?
Say it together
“Colander! The bowl with holes. In go the grapes… water on… woooosh — the water runs through the holes and the grapes stay in! The colander drains the water away.”
Say it naturally, then wait. Whatever comes back — the word, the sound, a point, a giggle — is the right answer.
Try this
Wash fruit together: grapes or berries in the colander, your child works the tap, watches the water through the holes and shakes the bowl gently to dry. Then the grand demo — draining pasta (grown-up carries the hot pot, your child holds the colander steady in the sink). Holes that hold food and lose water: kitchen physics, visible.
Quick parent note
The colander teaches the filter idea — let liquid through, keep the solid — which shows up again in sieves, strainers and tea bags for the rest of life. Washing fruit in it is also a zero-risk job with a genuine result: clean fruit the washer is proud to eat.
Teach it, step by step
Want the full walkthrough? Open the Colander lesson on the Learning Path.
From the Kitchen Things (Extra Class) room — with every lesson one tap away.
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