January 25, 2019

Paint is a colored substance that you put onto a surface with a painting tool to make it look nice, produce a picture, or create a color to something that is colorless.

We made color and colorless oobleck to investigate and explore the idea of "color." 

Oobleck incorporates both science and sensory exploration; is a substance that's somewhere between a liquid and a solid.  It pours like a liquid but acts like a solid when you squeeze it.   The children looked curious and explored the properties slowly by dropping their hands into the oobleck, feeling and squeezing its texture.   

Would there be a difference in how children interact with the oobleck if it is colorless?

We used large bins to experiment with oobleck.  As the children observed and approached the materials, some of the children sat and manipulated the colorless materials with puzzlement; while others, delved into the color oobleck with excitement. They engaged with sustained attention, as they tapped, poked, touched, and squeezed with their hands and fingers.

Paint conveys meaning through color; it elicits curiosity and is an invitation that captures children’s eyes as they engage with different color materials.  It stimulates their imagination, exploration, and creativity.  

Highlights of the Week:

Art:

Bubble Wrap Print:

The children selected the color or colors of their choice and then placed the bubble wrap paper on the poster board. As they pressed the paper onto the poster board, they noticed the imprint.

We will continue this project to provide opportunities to all children to participate.

Bleeding Tissue Paper Art:

This art activity is a two- step project:

-wet the canvas with a paintbrush

-apply square shape tissue paper on the canvas.

This is a fun way to add colors to your canvas.

James applied water and placed the tissue paper on different areas of the canvas. He looked curious as he put the tissue paper, and noticed the water changed into a green color.

James: "Look, green water!"

Toothbrush Painting!

Painting with different tools allows children to experiment and discover different ways to maneuver the toothbrush in different directions to create distinctive lines.

As children interact with a variety of colors, textures, and painting tools, they develop interests. We experimented with two colors blue and white. Which one will the children gravitate towards more?

We played a guessing game during circle time. What’s in the box? The children enjoy shaking the box and guessing what is inside. Many said, pom poms. But it was two balls. We counted, articulated the colors and each child had a turn touching the ball.

What color are you wearing today?

Sensory

We mixed color and colorless oobleck. On Thursday, we displayed both and allowed the children to choose which bin they would like to explore. As we observed, they looked curious and intrigued. More children went towards the color than the colorless.

Manipulative

Teacher: “What are you making, Nate?”

Nathaniel: “A building. A excavator.” (Excavator is the small structure)

Teacher: “What is the excavator picking-up?

Nathaniel: “Rocks!”

It appears that Cooper created a pattern. He selects a few of the same color as he aligns them.

James explores and manipulates the Magna Tiles as he enjoys creating different structures. He built a box as he connected the squares side by side. He hides one of the animal props and tells the teacher:

James: "Where did the worm go?

He then opens the box and says, "There it is!"

James creates boxes and places animals in them as he interacts with the manipulative. Interacting and engaging in play, children's imagination, and creativity increases. Adding props creates an extension to their learning.

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