We had a great week in 2B! We collaged with natural materials, went pumpkin picking, made puffy paint, and made baked apples with spices!
Specialists
Spanish - Our teacher’s name is Ernestina.
Soccer
Music
Collaging With Natural Materials
The children have been interested in exploring all of the natural materials we’ve been collecting! On Tuesday, we put out the various materials (leaves, branches, acorns), paper, and glue. They noticed the different colored leaves, the textures of the acorns, and the sizes of the branches. The children worked to apply glue with popsicle sticks and paste down the materials, creating their own individual artwork!
Collaging with natural materials provides such a wonderful sensory experience for children! They have the opportunity to explore different textures and colors found in nature, and assemble those materials in their own unique way.
Pumpkin Picking
On Wednesday, we took a trip to White Post Farms to go pumpkin picking! We also had the chance to see and feed different animals, as well as go on a hayride.
Puffy Paint
For Science Thursdays, we made puffy paint! We combined glue, shaving cream, and food coloring to create something completely new! Each child had the opportunity to participate in the experiment, adding ingredients, as well as stirring. We noticed that the paint did not look puffy, so we experimented and added more shaving cream!
After we were done, we poured the paint on paper, and the children used paintbrushes to explore their creation. They all agreed that the paint looked “puffy,” and loved using it!
Ingredients:
Glue
Shaving Cream
Food coloring
1) Add equal parts glue and shaving cream in a bowl.
2) Add food coloring and mix well.
Cooking
On Friday, we kept with our Fall theme and made baked apples with spices! Before we began, we talked about the different ingredients we were using: apples, nutmeg, and cinnamon. The children had the chance to smell each ingredient, and describe what they thought of. Mikey and Cooper decided that the cinnamon smelled like peanut butter. We also made several predictions!
“Are the apples crunchy or soft now?”
Cooper & Oliver: "They’re crunchy.”
“After we put them in the oven, do you think they’ll be crunchy or soft?”
Cooper: “They’ll be soft…and hot.”
Oliver: “Soft.”
Nicole: “Soft and hot.”
Next, we offered the children plastic knives and plates so they could begin cutting the apples! They worked on holding the knives correctly and safely, and using their muscles to push down hard! After, we tossed the cut apples in a bowl. We added cinnamon, then nutmeg, and mixed it all up. We then put the apples in the oven to bake for about 20 minutes. We let them cool, and enjoyed. Most of the children loved them!
Other projects this week included:
A Fall inspired collaborative painting
A matching game
Continuing meditation
Using our placemats
Hide & seek in the gym
A neighborhood walk scavenger hunt
Starting our Halloween costumes!
Reminder: Please RSVP and sign up for an item to bring to our Halloween party. Also, please let us know when you’d like to come in next week to help your child make their Halloween costume. If you can’t make it in, don’t worry! Just please let us know and we can work with your child on their costume.
Have a great weekend!