Category Archives: Fine Motor

Learning about Science Through Art

Posted on September 4, 2014 by

Today we invited the children to use eye droppers to color coffee filters with liquid watercolor. The children had the opporutunity to observe how watercolor get abosorbed into the coffee filter. In addition, the children also got to see how … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Part of School Was…

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

  Today we asked the children about their favorite part of school.  this is what they had to say: Alexis: Played with Presley Aspen: Played in the kitchen Bronson: Played outside Mia: Building with Lauren and Aiden Myla: School Andi:  Go … Continue reading →

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Making guitars

Posted on March 4, 2014 by

The children have been making guitars in small group last week. It was amazing to see how much the children learned about the correlation between tension and sound pitch. In addition, the children also got to compare their guitar to … Continue reading →

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Creating shapes with Popsicle sticks

Posted on February 25, 2014 by

Today we took out Popsicle sticks with Velcro on the ends for the children to explore shapes and lines. Some children created simple shapes such as triangles, squares, and rectangles. Other children connected the sticks together to make train tracks. … Continue reading →

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Writing in Salt

Posted on January 24, 2014 by

The children in or classroom are very interested in sensory activities. They love to immerse themselves in sand, water, mud, and paint. We took the children’s interest to the next level by inviting them to “write” by using their fingers … Continue reading →

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Expressing Rhythm

Posted on December 9, 2013 by

We noticed children showing interest in creating noise with drums or objects in class. So we began taking the children in small groups to explore different ways to create rhythm and beats, first using our hands on tables and clapping … Continue reading →

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Making flubber with clear glue

Posted on November 22, 2013 by

It was raining outside this morning. We stayed in the classroom and made flubber with clear glue, fabric starch, and liquid watercolor. The children enjoyed stretching, squeezing, and poking the flubber. We made two different colors and mixed them together. … Continue reading →

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Ball Maze

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Making Wheat Berries into Flour

Posted on October 2, 2013 by

This week we continue with our investigation on bread baking. We turned our focus on how flour is made. The teachers brought out wheat berries and invited the children to look at them and to touch them with their hands. … Continue reading →

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Making dough

Posted on September 24, 2013 by

After determining that the children are truly interested in the topic of baking bread through the focusing activity of kneading dough, we began our first investigation of the basic ingredients of bread making: flour and water. At group time, we … Continue reading →

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