Tuesday, the children helped make some cloud dough with lotion and cornstarch. These kids love some good, messy measuring and stirring. They also thought it was fun adding rocks and our toy worms to the cloud dough to see what happened.
Today, our friends walked hand-in-hand to the classroom first thing. It was unprompted and just what our teacher hearts needed to start the day right!
Then we made a home for some worms. We used rocks, sand, and soil to make a wormery, and will add some worms to it if we can catch some tomorrow!
We also introduced the idea of measurement. We used the toy worms to measure various objects and found that our long blocks are about three worms long!
Outside came inside in the form of mud paint. The children had a great time experimenting with the mud paint on two different surfaces. They used the brushes and poured the mud paint onto sheets of cardboard and plastic. They found that the cardboard absorbed more of the mud than the plastic.
"So much messy! We'll clean it?"
We have brought back out a Katon favorite toy! The stacking gears have reappeared, and at this point in the year, the children are doing a fantastic job practicing waiting and taking turns! Some of our littles are even making sure that their classmates are getting turns too.
Indiana Early Learning Foundations:
M5.2: Explore
measurement
using nonstandard tools
SE4.1: Engage in parallel
play
SC1.1: Use simple words
to describe
sensory
experiences,
objects, and how
objects move
SC4.1: Begin to construct
and deconstruct
using readily
available materials
CA3.2: Use a variety of
media
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