We continued to explore colors in many different ways. The favorite activity for almost everyone was making slime. It helps that we were able to make it outside! The slime was made from glue, liquid starch, and food coloring. We did some experimenting with making different colors. We discovered that red and blue make purple and yellow and blue make green. The slime is similar to silly putty. It's stretchy, slightly bouncy, and can be broken if pulled quickly. The kiddos used it in many different ways. They used rolling pins to roll it out, they stretched it to see how far it would go, they covered their entire hands with it, and they made necklaces and bracelets. We made the slime on Wednesday, and it was still a popular choice on Thursday.
We also explored the colors of the rainbow with a super fun math game. To play Roll-A-Rainbow, the students rolled a dice. Each number on the dice correlated with a color of the rainbow. The students, who all had a rainbow mat in front of them, picked the color of M&M that matched the number they rolled and added it to their rainbow. When their rainbow was full, they were able to munch on a few of the M&Ms and take the rest of them home. The children had a blast with this game! I was impressed at how well the children were quantifying (knowing the number of dots on the dice just by looking)! They were, of course, especially motivated by the candy.
Another way we explored color was by making painted toast. When I originally told the children we were going to make painted toast for snack, they all looked at me like I was crazy. After talking about it for a little while, though, they came to the decision that we probably weren't going to use regular paint for the toast because that wouldn't be good to eat. They were very much relieved when they discovered that the paint was really just milk and food coloring. They enjoyed painting rainbows on their bread, and then eating them.
Yesterday, since it was super nice outside, we took our exploration outside. We went on a scavenger hunt for all the colors in the rainbow. Our goal was to find three things that were each color. When the children found something that was a certain color, I let them take a picture of it. This took some practice for some of them. Cameras can be tricky. We'll be making these pictures into books next week! We ended our scavenger hunt at the park, where the kiddos had a chance to play. They were climbing everywhere! I was impressed with their bravery! This was a great chance for them to work on some of the gross motor skills that the playground at SON Shine doesn't offer. Overall, it was a great way to enjoy the warm weather we have been having!
Here are some of the pictures they took:
Fun at the park:
I wanted to send out a huge thank you to all of the volunteers who helped with our tip day last Saturday. We ended up making over $1000 to be put toward new playground equipment! I was so humbled by the number of people who were willing to offer hours out of their weekend to help! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Have a super weekend!
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