Monday morning was a snowy one in Cincinnati.
Time to bring the outdoors in!!!
The children loved using water colors and brushes to make our crisp white snow colorful.
Try this one at home!
During group time we read, “Camping in Green.”
Next, Ms. Laurel talked about different green items, like frogs and broccoli, as the toddlers placed them on the board.
Then the toddlers explored more green items in the discovery tubs.
Since we could not go outside to play in the snow, I brought the snow in to the children for a snow science day. I laid out five surfaces to put snowballs on so we could see which one would melt the snowball the fastest. I put out a piece of cardboard, a paper towel, a piece of black paper, a plastic tray, and a cookie sheet.
We predicted which surface would melt it the fastest.
I showed the children how snow melts into water by holding a small snowball in my hand then squeezing it to melt it with the warmth of my hand. We watched as the water dripped out.
At the end of the day, we determined that of the five choices… the snow melts fastest on the cooking sheet.
To continue our snow theme, we brought in more snow for the children to paint…
Click on the photo above to start building your own Christmas Box online with your family! It’s not too late!
We’ve been talking about the nursery rhyme “Three Little Kittens” and how the kittens lost their mittens. So, today we helped the kittens find their mittens in the snow. As the toddlers found a mitten we talked about it’s color and placed it on the board looking for it’s match.
Caught you sampling the supplies!!!
Search with the magnet wand and discover is the jingle bells are magnetic!
Our rice was peppermint scented…happy the holidays are here in the classroom!
Tape Resist Art
Ms. Diana put pieces of tape on the toddlers’ paper to look like a snowflake, and then the toddlers used their hands to paint over it. When the paint dried, Ms. Diana peeled the tape off to reveal a unique piece of resist art.
But the fun doesn’t have to stop there. At home you can let your toddler place stickers on paper and paint or color over top of it. For more project ideas check out http://handsonaswegrow.com/13-tape-resist-art-projects/
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