This week the children learned about mixing colors. We experimented with shaving cream, play dough, finger paint, and transferring colored water using eye droppers. The children even had the opportunity to use spray bottles filled with colored liquid to spray a white sheet and watch the colors all run together. There were some real artists! We read stories such as "Little Blue and Little Yellow" about two little color blobs who were best buddies. One day they hugged each other and turned green! In Exploring today, the children made open-ended rainbow art. For some, this was a favorite choice activity. For others, it was definitely the "rainbow snack"! Fruit in all shades of the spectrum was arranged to make an edible rainbow complete with a "cloud" of cool whip...mmmmm!
The children really did an amazing job transitioning through their first Exploring day. We all had a wonderful time. In addition to the Rainbow Art Room and Rainbow Snack Room, there was a Building Room complete with blocks of all kinds, a Shadow Dancing Room complete with the creativity of Mrs. McIvor and her super duper shadow puppets and scarves, and an outdoor shaving cream and foam water table experience and straw connecters building area. AWESOME!!!
More fun in learning and new experiences from this week included:
*a fire drill, complete with princesses, a fighter pilot, and a Home Depot helper.....as we were in the Exploratorium at the time of the "bell".
*meeting Mr. Clean Hand and Mr. Dirty Hand along with the wonderful Mrs. Smay in the library. The children had their first book check out too!
*more counting and measuring activities.
*practicing for assignments of new classroom jobs, weekly.
*making play dough
*So MUCH MORE! :)
Now we are off to enjoy a long weekend packed with all sorts of adventures. However, come Tuesday we'll be fresh and ready to engage in another exciting week of fun in learning! Have a happy and healthy, safe Labor Day weekend!
Big Bright-Eyed Bear Hugs to all!
Mrs. Carson
