Chinese Character Copying

I set up an invitation to explore copying characters

from the Chinese Zodiac.

I love when a parent is involved and sharing their child's joy of learning.

 One child's attempt is pretty impressive.

Here are a few others that I spotted.

Two of the pages to copy from are Chinese characters,

two other pages are pictures of the animals.

'r' for rabbit

Creating her own design.

Drawing in Sand

I have this beautiful purple sand that is great for putting in a tray 

and making marks with our fingers.

That's what I usually do but this time I put it in our sensory bin

with paint brushes (dry).

Using the paint brushes in the tub, instead of a tray, allowed the children

to make big movements without the sand flying out onto the floor.

They were able to make a lot of quick swipes.

Fast enough to clear the bottom.

Using a paint brush gives them another opportunity to hold a 

printing tool.

Printing with Colours

So much, fun, colour and children making art.

We used thin sheets of styrofoam to draw a design then painted it.

The design was then covered with a piece of paper.

Next the brayers were rolled over the paper (rolling is so fun).

Lift the paper to see your print.

Predicting Flower Colours

Last week I brought in two pots of bulbs.

As a few children were having their snack I heard them talking about the flowers.

 It inspired me to ask them if they knew what colour the flowers will be?

I grabbed a piece of paper to record their colour guess.

As the week progressed more children recorded their colour.

Some noticed the tag that came with the plant and guessed a colour from the picture.

Others just guessed their favourite colour.

This week when we returned to school the flowers were blooming

and we had the answer, purple.

To me it doesn't matter what colour they guessed

or if they were right.

The process got them thinking about flowers, colours,

sharing their thoughts, gripping a pencil

and printing their names.

And now we have lovely centrepieces for our snack table.