Last week, we worked on color mixing and the color wheels. The art center was a mess! It is cool to see the kiddos mixing their own colors though. At the beginning of the year, they mixed colors just to mix them - it was all a sensory experience for them. Now, they mix colors to create a desired color. For example, I had one friend who wanted to use green paint, but we were out of green paint. I guided her to use the color wheel to decide which two colors make green and to mix it herself. She did just that, and made a delightful shade of green! That's the type of learning preschool is designed for!
Here's what the last week of our color study looked like:
Another fun thing we did last week was begin our Easter study during faith time. We started by learning about Palm Sunday. We made our own palms and acted the story out. The kiddos had so much fun pretending to be the people of Jerusalem, Jesus, and, of course, the donkey. Easter is my favorite holiday to celebrate with preschoolers. There is so much to talk about, and I've planned a ton of fun activities too!
This week, we are starting a study of eggs. We began by exploring how strong eggs are. (I, of course, forgot to take pictures of this...) I started by asking the kiddos what would happen if I squeezed an egg. They all thought that it would break for sure. So, I squeezed an egg and the kiddos squeezed the egg and it didn't break! Turns out eggs are much stronger than we thought.
We also watched an online story that talked about different kinds of eggs. We'll be watching this throughout the week and I'm sure the children will pick up something new each time.
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