Water Table Retell

Mrs. Wishy-Washy is a favourite character to explore at the beginning of the year, especially because the texts are so easily read and accessible for the children. We read two of our favourites today. 

We asked the children if they wanted to explore the text further. After a discussion as to who the characters were in the books, the children set to work around the room finding all the animals that were in the books. They decided that they each wanted to role-play being Mrs. Wishy-Washy.

We thought the water table would be the perfect place to retell the events of the text. I laminated pages from the story and attached them directly in the water table for reference with heavy duty clear tape.

The children used a variety of brushes to wash the animals and retell the text as they went along.

It was so much fun to hear the children singing "wishy-washy, wishy-washy" and pass the animals and different scrubbers back and forth!

Having the text directly in the water table supported literacy by encouraging the correct sequence of events and helping children connect the written words to the pictures.

Some friends were even inspired to revisit the big book and copy the pictures so they could have their own copy of the text!

Bubble Prints

A favourite, fun activity to explore colour mixing and print making!

Use an individual straw to blow big bubbles!

When the bubbles are big enough stamp your paper. 

Lift to reveal your print! Repeat with all the bubbles to mix colours too!

Bubble Prints

Bubble prints are so much fun and so easy to do!

Soap, water, and paint will mix and bubble up when one blows into it with a straw. 

Then you press a paper quickly on top. 

Beautiful!

More Print Making and Colour Mixing

Similar to yesterday's paper towel prints, we invited children to explore print making and colour mixing today using bubble wrap and a new colour.

After some experimentation yesterday we realized that the prints did not work as well when the paint was thickly applied to the paper. Instead of brushes we decided to use rollers so that the paint was evenly applied.

The children were encouraged to cover their entire papers with green, white, and black paint.

Once the children were happy with their paint coverage, they gently pressed the bubble side of the wrap against the paper. Then they lifted the wrap and reapplied it to the paper in a different position. The plastic wrap helped retain some of the original paint, and when pressed against the paper again created new colours and interesting designs.

The result?  More stunning, original artwork!

Bubbles!

We spent some time outside today enjoying the cool autumn weather and blowing bubbles! We try and spend a large block of time each day outdoors so that we can engage in inquiry and exploration in our very large, nature-rich school yard.