Week 4: Colors

This is our last week of colors.  Transportation begins next week. On Tuesday, we did a sensory activity with vinegar and baking soda . The kids mixed frozen vinegar and baking soda to make fizzing bubbles.  They really played with their wisks, bowls, and spoons for a while.  The cubes were dyed pink with some colorful beads in the ice cubes for the kids to discover.

On Wednesday, we did a group science experiment with Jello powder.  We looked at the powder, tried, to decide its color as a group, and then I added water to reveal that it was orange.  Everyone got turns stirring the bowl.  Then everyone got a turn to decide with color of dye to mix into the bowl and got to mix it.

On both days, we did a special "Treasure Hunt" in the back yard with a special map to lead the way.  We had to find "mail" with the colors of the rainbow, which led us to our bags with gold at the end.

Then we did learning centers, weather, and singing time as usual.  We are excited to start the Fall Semester next week.

The group experiment of mixing colors

Finding our treasures at the end of the rainbow.

Week 3: Colors

We did cookie decorating this week.  Each kid got to pick their favorite color to dye their frosting, and I provided some different colored sprinkles.  They were very engaged, and everyone got to take home a little box of cookies to share.  I could tell that everyone is better at following directions than they were the last time we did this while they decorated their cookies because everyone at least decorated a cookie before eating it.  They enjoyed the creation process a little more.

We played "Hide and Seek" outside and they loved it so much!  I need to do some more outside games for them because they hid all over the yard.  Behind trees, basketball hoops, and around the house.  I swear they could play that all day. We also did the Learning Centers and those have been great for everyone to practice sharing and working on a more focused activity together.

Week 2: Colors Theme

We played "I Spy" with colors of felt.  We painted cans to be drums in their favorite colors.  One day we did "bead discovery" in ice cubes at the water table.  The other day we did "Learning Centers" after playing outside.  The weather was especially lovely on Wednesday, so everyone really enjoyed playing at the water table and with the toys.  Look to the "Recent Activities: Colors" tab for more pictures.

Week 1: Colors Theme

We did a lot of new things this week.  We talked about colors using Fruit Loops and Fruity Pebbles.  We read books about rainbows, (and two fun books).  We matched colors and shapes with a game outside.  We also began our "Learning Centers" this week.  We'll use the same 4 centers all month, but alternate each Tuesday and Thursday so they get used to playing with them.  Every week I'm amazed at how much more comfortable the kids become with each other, and play well.  Look to the "Colors Theme" tab to see all the pictures.